Oct 17, 2024 City Council A Session

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>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS.

IF YOU CAN PLEASE LOWER THE VOLUME OF YOUR CONVERSATION, WE'LL BEGIN OUR MEETING.

THE TIME IS 9:13 A.M. ON THE 17TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2024 AND WE'LL CALL OUR A SESSION

[ PROCEDURAL  ]

>> CLERK: MAYOR, WE HAVE QUORUM. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO OUR A SESSION. TO BEGIN TODAY, I'LL TURN THE FLOOR TO COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ TO WELCOME OUR INVOCATOR.

>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M VERY EXCITED TO WELCOME TODAY'S INVOCATOR. LINDA XIMENES IS A MEMBER OF THE XARAME CLAN OF THE TAP PILAM COAHUILTECAN. SHE WAS RAISED CHICANA BUT RECOGNIZED HER INDIGENOUS ROOTS IN THE 1990S. SHE IS A SUN DANCER AND POURS WATER FOR HER PEOPLE.

SHE IS ALSO A PAST PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS IN TEXAS AT THE SPANISH COLONIAL MISSIONS, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. XIMENES ESTABLISHED HER CONSULTING BUSINESS IN 1984 AND CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARDS BUILDING COMMUNITY AND CONSENSUS. SHE HAS THREE CHILDREN, THREE GRANDCHILDREN, AND ONE GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY .

>> THANK YOU. NICE TO BE HERE THIS MORNING WITH YOU ALL.

APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS AND ON BEHALF OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, I KNOW THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WE WERE INVITED TO COME HERE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NATIVE PEOPLE FROM THIS AREA WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR AT LEAST 10,000 YEARS.

IN THAT REGARD, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOME WORDS.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT -- THE BLESSING I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS AN HONORING OF THE FOUR DIRECTIONS. AND IT'S A BLESSING THAT'S DONE BY MOST INDIGENOUS PEOPLE BECAUSE WE ARE ALL EARTH BASED. AND SO WE TEND TO HAVE THINGS IN COMMON. MOST OF US WILL HAVE SOME SORT OF INDICATION OF THE FOUR DIRECTIONS. WE MAY NOT HAVE THE SAME COLORS.

WE MAY NOT HAVE THE SAME ATTRIBUTES. WE MAY NOT HAVE THE SAME HERBS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM BUT WE HAVE THAT CONNECTION TO THE FOUR DIRECTIONS.

SO I'D LIKE TO START WITH THE EAST DIRECTION. I THINK THIS IS EAST.

FACE THE EAST DIRECTION. THAT'S EAST. OKAY.

THANK YOU. THAT'S THE EAST. OH, YEAH, SURE.

NOW I SEE IT. I GET IT NOW. THANK YOU.

WE OFFER THIS WATER TO THE EAST DIRECTION, THE PLACE OF THE NEW DAY, OF NEW LIFE.

STARTING OVER AND BEGINNING AGAIN. OF THE EAGLE, THE CEDAR, AND THE WIND. WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR GIFTS AND ASK THAT YOU BE WITH US TODAY. WE TURN NOW TO THE SOUTH DIRECTION.

WE OFFER THIS WATER TO THE SOUTH DIRECTION, A PLACE OF INNOCENCE AND IGNORANCE AND UNANSWERED QUESTIONS. THE CHILD OF THE CHILD, THE HOME, AND THE HEARTH IN AUDIO] THE SAGE AND THE FIRE. WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR GIFTS

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OF WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE BEAR, THE SWEETGRASS, AND THE WATER. WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR GIFTS AND ASK THAT YOU BE WITH US TODAY. WE TURN NOW TO THE NORTH DIRECTION.

WE OFFER THIS WATER TO THE NORTH DIRECTION, THE PLACE OF THE WHITE BUFFALO CALF WOMAN, THE BUFFALO NATION, AND THE GREEN GRASS NATION. THE PLACE OF POWER, STRENGTH, AND COURAGE. OF STEADFASTNESS AND PERSEVERANCE, OF PRAYER AND NURTURE AND THE EARTH AND TOBACCO. WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR GIFTS AND ASK YOU BE WITH US TODAY WE TURN NOW TO MOTHER EARTH. WE OFFER THIS WATER TO YOU, MOTHER EARTH. WE THANK YOU FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS THAT YOU GIVE US EVERY DAY THAT NOURISH US BODY, MIND, EMOTIONS, AND SPIRIT.

WE PLEDGE TO CARE FOR YOU IN THE WAYS THAT WE KNOW AND TO LEARN MORE.

BLESSING AND WE ASK THAT YOU THINK OF THE FOUR DIRECTIONS AS YOU GUIDE YOURSELVES TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE. THEY GIVE YOU A WAY OF THINKING ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, ATTRIBUTES, AND APPROACHES. WE KNOW YOU HAVE A DIFFICULT JOB AND WE APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND TAKE CARE OF ALL OF US, NOT JUST YOUR CONSTITUENTS. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LINDA. FIRST ITEM FOR BUSINESS TODAY IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF OCTOBER 2 AND 3, 2024.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THOSE. >> VIAGRAN: I MAKE A

MOTION. >> COURAGE: SECOND. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES IN ITEM NO. 3. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NO. 4 IS THE SWEARING IN OF OUR NEW MAYOR PRO TEM FOR THE TERM OF OCTOBER 17, 2024 TO JANUARY 1, 2025, SO IF COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE

GAVITO CAN APPROACH THE PODIUM. >> CLERK: RAISE YOUR RIGHT

HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. >> GAVITO: I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR PRO TEM FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO OF THE STATE OF TEXAS FROM OCTOBER 17 THROUGH JANUARY 1.

AND I WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE, SO HELP ME GOD.

>> CLERK: CONGRATULATIONS. >> GAVITO: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN FOR HER DISTINGUISHED TERM. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO THE

[CONSENT AGENDA  ]

ITEMS 5 THROUGH 28. THERE ARE NO INDIVIDUAL ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED TODAY SO I'LL ASK MY COLLEAGUES NOW IF THERE ARE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

26, 27, AND 28. ANY OTHERS? IF THERE ARE NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ALL ITEMS SAVE FOR 26, 27, AND

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SPEAK ON ITEM NO. 23. JACK FINGER. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER. ONE ITEM I WISH TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA IS ITEM NO. 23. BASICALLY WHAT DOES IT SAY? AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, THE INNER CITY TIRZ BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ALL ABOARD HOLDINGS.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A TRADE COMPANY. FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,025,000 FOR THE WHAT? THE ST. PAUL SQUARE REHABILITATION -- REHABILITATION AND PREVPRESERVATION PROJECT LOCATED ON EAST COMMERCE.

THE ST. PAUL SQUARE , THAT AREA OF TOWN, IS LITERALLY LITTERED WITH THE BROKEN DREAMS OF ALL KINDS OF REHABILITATION PROJECTS GOING BACK DECADES.

WHY HAVEN'T THEY WORKED? WHY ARE WE STILL TRYING TO REHABILITATE ST. PAUL SQUARE? YOU KNOW SOME OF THESE PROJECTS.

MR. MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ, I THINK YOU LIVE IN THAT AREA, YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT -- HOW MANY PROJECTS THEY HAVE. AND EVEN THE SPURS STADIUM, AT&T, NOW THE FROST LOCATION. THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO REBUILD THE EASTSIDE, YOU KNOW? BUT WHY HAVEN'T ALL OF THESE WORKED? DID ANYBODY FIGURE OUT WHY THEY HAVEN'T WORKED BEFORE WE SUBJECT ANOTHER MILLION DOLLARS TO THIS THING? HUH? DOES IT SEEM LIKE THERE'S KIND OF LIKE A MISMANAGEMENT HERE? I MEAN, IF IT HASN'T WORKED IN THE PAST, WHY AREN'T YOU FINDING OUT WHY IT HASN'T WORKED IN THE PAST BEFORE YOU GIVE MORE OF OUR TAX DOLLARS TO THIS DARN THING? REHABILITATION AND PRESERVATION.

ST. PAUL SQUARE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT GET ESTABLISHED.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE VIBRANT AREA BUT QUITE FRANKLY IT JUST HASN'T REACHED THE LEVEL THAT Y'ALL KEEP PROMISING ALL OF US, THE TAXPAYERS FOR.

WHY DON'T YOU DECIDE, MR. MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ, HEY, TAKE THE LEAD.

SAY, NO, LET'S NOT DO THIS. LET'S FIND OUT WHY IT HASN'T WORKED BEFORE WE GO FURTHER ON THIS. HUH? THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. FINGER. ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON CONSENT ITEMS SO I'LL ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION. SIGNAL ME. I DON'T SEE A QUEUE.

COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. >> KAUR: THANKS, MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT 13, WHICH IS ADDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT FUNDING FOR THE FIGHT DIRTY CAMPAIGN. ILLEGAL DUMPING IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT A LOT AND FOCUSING ON WITH THE FISCAL YEAR. WE'RE EXCITED TO GET ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT THAT. IF YOU SEE SOMEONE NEXT DOOR DUMPING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, MAKE SURE YOU CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT THE

CHALLENGES. THANKS, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COUNCILMEMBER

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

I'LL HIGHLIGHT ITEM 22, 23, AND 24. THESE ARE VARIOUS APPROVALS OF INNER CITY TIRZ THAT INCLUDE RELOCATION FOR THE ELLA AUSTIN CENTER, ST. PAUL SQUARE IMPROVEMENT AND ROYAL BLUE GROCERY IMPROVEMENTS. ELLA AUSTIN HAS BEEN IN EXTREME NEED OF UPDATES SO I'M GRATEFUL WE HAVE FOUND RESOURCES TO ASSIST IN THEIR RELOCATION DURING THE RECONSTRUCTION. ST. PAUL SQUARE IS GOING TO BE HOSTING LUMINARIA SATURDAY BEGINNING AT 6:00 P.M.

WE ARE EXCITED TO INVEST IN ST. PAUL SQUARE AS IT IS ANOTHER EASTSIDE GEM BEING RESTORED TO ITS FORMER GLORY AND WE'RE HOPEFUL IT WILL BECOME A BUSY HUB OF ART, FOOD, AND CULTURE. THERE MORE RESTAURANTS AND BARS THAT WE INVITE YOU TO CHECK OUT. THIS INVESTMENT WILL ENSURE IT CAN BE A THRIVING SPACE.

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THESE FUNDS WILL GO TOWARDS IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS TO MAKE BIKING AND WALKING MORE ACCESSIBLE. SUPER EXCITED FOR ALL THREE OF THESE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT 16, WHICH IT IS NOT BEING DISCUSSED TODAY BUT PERHAPS WILL BE ONE OF THE MOST POWER SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TOOLS IN OUR COMMUNITY AS THIS GETS FURTHER DEVELOPED. AND IN COORDINATION WITH APPROXIMATELY 15 LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCIES, I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO SUPPLY SA, WHICH IS A REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE THAT WILL IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC PURCHASING FROM LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES.

THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, THE LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY WILL BE ABLE TO EASILY IDENTIFY AVAILABLE LOCAL PUBLIC PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND RECEIVE SUPPORT THROUGH CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMS AND PROCUREMENT NAVIGATION TO ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THEIR BID SUBMISSION.

FURTHER, THIS INITIATIVE WILL TRANSFORM THE ASSESSMENT OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL BUSINESS CERTIFICATIONS, HISTORICALLY PROVIDED BY THE SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL CERTIFICATION AGENCY TO ENSURE THEY ARE PROCESSED IN A TIMELY MANNER. COUPLED TOGETHER THESE SERVICES WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESSES ON PUBLIC AGENCY CONTRACTS, WHICH IS CRITICAL GIVEN THE APPROXIMATE $9 BILLION IN FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL SPEND OPPORTUNITIES ON GOODS AND SERVICES THAT OCCURS IN OUR REGION ANNUALLY.

IN ADDITION TO THESE SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY, SUPPLY SA WILL ALSO RETAIN AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR TO REPORT ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS INITIATIVE AS WELL AS HELP DEVELOPED A UNIFIED REGIONAL REPORTING SYSTEM TO HIGHLIGHT SUCCESSES AND IDENTIFY GAPS FOR IMPROVEMENT.

I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK ALL OF THE LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCIES THAT HAVE JOINED THE SUPPLY SA EFFORT AS THE GOALS AND SUCCESS MEASURES OF THIS INITIATIVE REQUIRE PUBLIC COLLABORATION AND WILLINGNESS TO WORK TOGETHER.

THIS COLLABORATION IS A CULMINATION OF YEARS OF HARD WORK INITIATED BY DREXEL UNIVERSITY, THE ASPEN INSTITUTE LATINOS IN SOCIETY PROGRAM, CONGRESSMAN JOAQUIN CASTRO AND HENRY CISNEROS . I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT AND THANKS TO MY FORMER COLLEAGUE, NELSON WOLFF AND ALSO A SHOUT OUT TO YOU, ERIK, FOR LEANING INTO THIS INITIATIVE AND PROVIDING THAT LEADERSHIP AT THE CEO TABLE.

I'M EXCITED TO OFFICIALLY LAUNCH AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE PROGRESS.

SMALL BUSINESSES NEED ACCESS TO CAPITAL. THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL TOOLS WE CAN LEVERAGE AS A REGION TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN THIS COMMUNITY, SO LOOK OUT FOR SUPPLY SA.

ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS SAVE FOR 26, 27, AND 28.

PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT.

BEFORE WE GET INTO OUR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS, WE HAVE A FEW CELEBRATIONS.

IF YOU'RE DEPARTING NOW, IF YOU CAN PLEASE KEEP THE VOLUME DOWN.

I WOULD LOVE FOR ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN -- ALL RIGHT. YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED THE

[POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE  ]

THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS NOT WITHOUT ITS OWN ROSTER. OUR CITY BOASTS 250 EMPLOYEES WHO SERVED IN THE NAVY . AND I ACKNOWLEDGE OUR OWN NAVY VETERAN'S SERVICE TO OUR NATION, OUR CITY ATTORNEY, ANDY SEGOVIA, WHO SERVED IN THE NAVY FROM 1981 TO '87 AS A SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER AND ACHIEVED THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT. AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, HE IS READY TO GO BACK IN IF CALLED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ANDY. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT ANDY AND/OR OUR CITY COUNCIL HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST TODAY. ANDY'S DAUGHTER IS IN THE

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MARISSA SEGOVIA. WE ARE PROUD OF YOU AND YOUR DAD.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND FOR BEING HERE TODAY. YOU REPRESENT THE BEST OUR NATION HAS TO OFFER AND THE FUTURE OF OUR NAVY. ALTHOUGH I DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO CALL OUT EVERY CITY EMPLOYEE WHO HAS SERVED IN THE NAVY I'LL RECOGNIZE A FEW OTHER CITY OF SAN ANTONIO PERSONNEL WHO ARE NAVY VETERANS.

PATSY, OUR CITY'S CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFF. MIKE RAMSEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. AND TIM SOLACE, CHIEF OF STAFF FOR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4. THE NAVY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1775 DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR.

THE CIVIL WAR AND NUMEROUS CONFLICTS IN BETWEEN. DURING WORLD WAR I AND THE INNER YEARS WARS THE NAVY PROTECTED AND SHIPPED THOUSANDS OF THE SOLDIERS AND MARINES. OPERATING FROM COMBATANT SHIPS, SUBMARINES AND AIRCRAFT, THE NAVY CONTINUED TO DISTINGUISH ITSELF DURING THE COLD WAR DURING MOST RECENT CONFLICTS TO INCLUDE KOREA, VIETNAM, AND THE WAR ON TERROR.

THE NAVY IS THE LARGEST AND MOST CAPABLE IN THE WORLD, AND THE THIRD LARGEST AIR FORCE IN THE WORLD. OUR NAVY HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR NATION'S DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS FROM JAPAN TO THE BAHAMAS ALWAYS STEPPED FORWARD WHEN CALLED TO SERVE. FOR US IN SAN ANTONIO THE NAVY HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR HISTORY. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE NAVY HAS A SHIP NAMED AFTER OUR GREAT CITY, THE USS SAN ANTONIO, A TRANSPORT COMMISSIONED IN 2006 CARRYING A CREW OF 700 TO INCLUDE U.S. MARINES.

IN A FEW MOMENTS WE'LL HERE FROM REAR ADMIRAL WALTER BRADFORD, COMMANDER OF THE NAVY FORCES DEVELOPMENT COMMAND AND JOINING REAR ADMIRAL BRADFORD TODAY IS GRAND MASTER SERGEANT WHO SERVES AS SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER FOR MEDICAL SERVICES COMMAND. SHE IS THE SENIOR RANKING MEMBER IN SAN ANTONIO AND IN ADDITION TO THOSE ASSIGNED, WE WELCOME SAILORS ASSIGNED TO OTHER UNITS WHO CALL SAN ANTONIO HOME SUCH AS THE NAVY MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT SAN ANTONIO, NAVY TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER, NAVY INFORMATION OPERATIONS COMMAND TRAINING TEXAS, AND THE NAVY TALENT ACQUISITION GROUP IN SAN ANTONIO. SENIOR REPRESENTATION FROM THESE ORGANIZATIONS IN ATTENDANCE TODAY ARE CAPTAIN JENNIFER BUSHEL, NAVY MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT SAN ANTONIO, COMMAND MASTER CHIEF SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER, NAVY MEDICINE READINESS AND TRAINING UNIT SAN ANTONIO.

CAPTAIN CHRIS BRECKENRIDGE. COMMANDER CAMERON THOMAS, EXECUTIVE OFFICER NAVY INFORMATION COMMAND TEXAS. CAPTAIN RICHARD LAWRENCE, COMMANDING OFFICER MEDICINE TRAINING SUPPORT COMMAND. AND CAPTAIN TOMMY EDGEWOOD, SENIOR OFFICER REPRESENTING NAVY TALENT ACQUISITION GROUP SAN ANTONIO. THE MISSIONS OF EACH OF THESE COMMANDS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE WELL-BEING OF OUR UNIFORM SERVICE MEMBERS AND TO OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE. NOT ONLY IS IT A PRIVILEGE TO HOST OUR MILITARY, IT'S A UNIQUE PRIVILEGE TO CELEBRATE THE 249TH BIRTHDAY OF THE WORLD'S PREMIER NAVY HERE IN MILITARY CITY, USA. TO SAILORS EVERYWHERE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME REAR ADMIRAL WALTER BRADFORD. HE IS A PROUD NAVY OFFICER IN THE SAN ANTONIO AREA AND WE AT THE CITY COUNCIL ARE PROUD OF OUR NAVY AND PLEASED THAT HE AND OTHER SAILORS STATIONED IN SAN ANTONIO COULD JOIN US TODAY FOR THIS CELEBRATION.

ADMIRAL BRADFORD, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THAT GREAT INTRODUCTION. IT IS TRULY AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE FOR ALL OF US TO BE HERE TODAY CELEBRATING THE UNITED STATES NAVY'S 249TH BIRTHDAY.

249 YEARS OF POWER, PRESENCE, AND PROTECTION. FOR THOSE OF US THE NAVY AND FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE PART OF THE SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY, WE ARE INCREDIBLY HONORED TO BE A PART OF THE FABRIC OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND ESPECIALLY MILITARY CITY, USA. THERE IS TRULY NO OTHER CITY THAT CELEBRATES AND SUPPORTS ITS MILITARY MEMBERS LIKE SAN ANTONIO. THE U.S. NAVY HAS A RICH HISTORY IN TEXAS DATING BACK AS FAR AS THE BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO IN 1836.

THE U.S. NAVY AND OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS HAVE BEEN PRESENT HERE EVER SINCE. THIS WEEK

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I WOULD ASK THAT ALL OF US HERE TODAY KEEP OUR DEPLOYED SAILORS, MARINES, SOLDIERS, AND AIRMEN IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING US CELEBRATE OUR 249TH BIRTHDAY WITH YOU TODAY. WE ARE THRILLED TO BE PART OF THE SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY. MAY GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES NAVY, OUR SAILORS AND MARINES, EVERYONE HERE TODAY AND THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. HAPPY BIRTHDAY U.S. NAVY AND GO NAVY! [APPLAUSE]

>> CRYPTOLOGIC AND INTERPRETER.

TRADITIONALLY, REGARDLESS OF LOCATION, MILITARY MEMBERS WILL PAUSE TO OBSERVE THEIR SERVICE BRANCH'S BIRTHDAY BY SHARING A CAKE . A SWORD IS USED TO CUT THE CAKE AS A REMINDER THAT SERVICE MEMBERS ARE A BAND OF WARRIORS, COMMITTED TO CARRYING THE SWORD SO THAT OUR NATION MAY LIVE IN PEACE.

REAR ADMIRAL BRADFORD AND MAYOR NIRENBERG WILL NOW CUT THE CAKE.

ENJOY THAT CAKE, SIR. [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] TODAY'S NAVY MEMBERS HAVE PERFORMED ABOVE AND BEYOND IN THE FACE OF MULTIPLE CHALLENGES SUCH AS A PANDEMIC, NATURAL DISASTERS, AND SUPPORTING CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. THE UNITED STATES NAVY, ITS MEMBERS ARE DEDICATED TO LIVING THEIR MOTTO, ALWAYS COURAGEOUS.

HAPPY 249TH BIRTHDAY, UNITED STATES NAVY! [APPLAUSE]

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: I DON'T KNOW ABOUT FOOTBALL, BUT NAVY WINS THE BAKING PRIZE EVERY YEAR. AND FOOTBALL. OKAY.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. AS OUR NAVY MEN AND WOMEN ARE DEPARTING, LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU ARE DOING FOR OUR COMMUNITY. [APPLAUSE]

[Annexation  ]

THESE ARE BRIEFLY PULLED FOR PROCEDURAL REASONS. IF WE CAN GO AHEAD AND CALL THOSE ITEMS UP, I'LL CLEAR THOSE AND WE'LL GET TO OUR NEXT CEREMONIALS.

>> CLERK: ITEM NO. 26 IS AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE CITY LIMITS BY FULL PURPOSE ANNEXATION AS REQUESTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER, DOGGETT FRIGHT LINER PROPERTIES LLC.

ONE PROPERTY LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS 16.371 ACRES OUT OF CB5088, GENERALLY

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ORDINANCE AMENDING THE I-10 EAST CORRIDOR PERIMETER PLAN, A COMPONENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION FROM URBAN LIVING TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL ON 35.668 ACRES OUT OF CB5088 AND NCB18225 GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF WEICHOLD ROAD AND I-10 EAST. STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL. THIS ITEM WAS ALSO CONTINUED FROM SEPTEMBER 5, 2024.

ITEM NO. 28 IS A ZONING CASE Z-2024-10700059 CD, ETJ CLOSEST TO COUNCIL DISTRICT 2. ORDINANCE ASSIGNING ZONING TO PROPERTY CURRENTLY OCL OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS, C-2 AHOD, COMMERCIAL AIRPORT HAZARD OVERLAY DISTRICT AND AHOD NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION AIRPORT HAZARD OVERLAY DISTRICT TO C-2 CD AHOD COMMERCIAL AIRPORT HAZARD OVERLAY DISTRICT WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR MANUFACTURED HOME OVERSIZE VEHICLE SALES, SERVICE, AND STORAGE ON 35.668 ACRES OUT OF CB5088 AND NCB18225, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS DENIAL. THIS ONE IS ALSO CONTINUED FROM SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 .

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT. THESE WILL BE HEARD IN A SINGLE ITEM. THERE ARE A FEW FOLKS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 26 THROUGH 28 SO LET ME CALL THEM NOW. FIRST, JOE MOST.

MS. MOST, YOU WILL BE FOLLOWED BY MONICA WHICHEVER.

>> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS JO MOST.

I LIVE IN THE PALOMA SUBDIVISION, THE AREA RIGHT BEHIND WHERE THEY WANT TO BUILD THIS FACILITY. I AM HERE TO STRONGLY OPPOSE THE DOGGETT FREIGHTLINER DEALERSHIP BEING BUILT IN FRONT OF OUR COMMUNITY. IT WILL NOT BE GOOD FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IT WILL ONLY BRING SIMILAR TYPE AUTOMOTIVE-TYPE BUSINESSES AND WILL NOT -- FAMILY-FRIENDLY RETAILERS WON'T WANT TO BUILD THERE, WHICH WILL NOT BE GOOD FOR US. OUR AREA IS A VERY LARGE GROWING AREA, NOT ONLY OUR SUBDIVISION BUT MANY OTHER SUBDIVISIONS IN THE AREA.

THEY RECENTLY BUILT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THERE AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF GROWTH AROUND THERE AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE AREA. IF DOGGETT WERE TO BUILD HERE, THEN PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO WANT TO LIVE IN THAT AREA, WHICH IS NOT ONLY GOING TO STUNT THE GROWTH OF OUR AREA, BUT IT'S ALSO GOING TO STUNT THE CITY'S TAX BASE BECAUSE PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO WANT TO BUY THERE AND SO THE CITY WON'T BE ABLE TO EXPAND. SO WE ALSO ALREADY KNOW THAT DOGGETT WILL NOT BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR TO US. THEY'VE ALREADY PROVED TO SEVERAL TIMES.

THEY HAVE HAD MEETINGS AND THEY HAVE SENT ME PERSONALLY E-MAILS AND THEY SENT A LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY. IN OUR MEETINGS, THEY WERE A DISASTER.

THEY WERE VERY CONTENTIOUS AND IT GOT VERY HEATED. AT ONE POINT, ONE OF THE PEOPLE ASKED MR. BROWN IF YOU WOULD LIVE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD BEHIND DOGGETT.

HE SAID NO AND THEN HE WENT ON TO BLAME US, THE RESIDENTS, AND SAID WE SHOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT HERE. WE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I DON'T KNOW HOW HE THOUGHT WE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BUT THAT WAS HIS CONTENTION. HE ALSO RECENTLY SENT US AN E-MAIL WITH A LETTER ATTACHED TO THE COMMUNITY THREATENING THAT IF WE THE RESIDENTS DID NOT AGREE TO THIS ZONING CHANGE TO LET THEM BUILD HERE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO USE THE OUT OF CITY LIMITS AREA TO BUILD A STORAGE AREA. WHEN I CALLED AND SPOKE WITH MR. BROWN'S OFFICE, I WAS TOLD, YES, WE'RE GOING TO USE THAT AS STORAGE.

WE'RE GOING TO PUT UP A FENCE. IT WON'T BE PRETTY.

THE HOMELESS CAMPS WILL SET UP BETWEEN THE FENCE AND OUR COMMUNITY AND WE'LL BE INUNDATED. THEY WERE FINE WITH THAT BECAUSE THEY JUST WANTED US TO BUY INTO THEM. SO THAT WAS THEIR THREAT. WE ALL WORKED HARD TO GET

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FOR DOGGETT TO COME IN DOESN'T SEEM FAIR FOR US TO SUDDENLY LOSE OUR PROPERTY VALUE THAT WE'VE ALL WORKED SO HARD TO GAIN. IF DOGGETT HAD BEEN HERE PREVIOUSLY, OUR HOUSES WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH CHEAPER. SO I'M JUST HERE TO ASK THAT YOU PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE THIS ZONING CHANGE BECAUSE THEY AREN'T GOING TO BE GOOD

FOR US AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE GOOD FOR THE CITY. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. MOST. MONICA WHICHEVER. MS. WHICHEVER, YOU WILL BE

FOLLOWED BY TASHA JAMES. >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I AM COMING TO YOU OPPOSING THIS AS A HOMEOWNER WHOSE LOT WILL ABUT THE PROPERTY.

THAT DOES ABUT THE PROPERTY. WHEN WE PURCHASED OUR HOME IN 2022, WE PAID A PREMIUM FOR A PREMIUM LOT ABUTTING LAND THAT WAS NOT ALREADY ZONED FOR THIS KIND OF BIG COMMERCIAL USE. CURRENTLY, THAT LOT IS OVERGROWN AND A TOTAL MESS.

WHEN LARGE COMPANY PURCHASES LAND AND TRIES TO WOO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD INTO NOT OBJECTING TO THEIR BUILD, ONE WOULD THINK THEY WOULD CARE FOR THEIR PARCEL IN A WAY THAT WOULD REFLECT THE CARE THAT WOULD GO INTO THEIR BUILDING.

THROUGH A HANDFUL OF NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS, THE DOGGETT FRIGHTLINER REPRESENTATIVES HAVE ATTEMPTED TO PERSUADE US TO SUPPORT THE ZONING CHANGE BY SHOWING US PRETTY PICTURES OF WHAT COULD BE BUT PRESENTING DIFFERENT PLANS TO THE SAN ANTONIO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEES. THAT DOES NOT INSTILL A WHOLE LOT OF TRUST THAT THEY WILL KEEP ANY OF THEIR PROMISES TO US SHOULD THE ZONING BE CHANGED AND THEY ARE ABLE TO BUILD. I ACTUALLY DROVE TO THEIR CURRENT SITE ON 1516, BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN ASSURED AS A HOMEOWNER THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY IMPACT AS FAR AS NOISE POLLUTION, AIR POLLUTION, OR ANY OF THAT GOES, IN MY BACKYARD. WELL, THEIR DEFINITION OF NOISE, AIR, AND OTHER POLLUTANTS IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM MINE. I SAT THERE AND I SAW THE TRAFFIC GOING IN AND OUT. I HEARD THE TRAFFIC GOING IN AND OUT.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANT IN MY BACKYARD.

I DON'T FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WHAT DOGGETT BRINGS TO THE TABLE SHOULD THE ZONING BE CHANGED WILL ALIGN WITH THE CURRENT RESIDENTIAL GROWTH OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS BEING BUILT IN AND AROUND OUR AREA. LIKE JO SAID, THERE'S AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT WAS JUST BUILT THAT JUST WENT IN.

LOTS OF KIDS IN OUR SUBDIVISION AND THE MAIN STREET THAT GOES THROUGH OUR SUBDIVISION IS A FABULOUS CUT-THROUGH TO GET FROM THE CROSSROAD FROM I-10 TO 1604.

THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PEOPLE COMING TO THIS DEALERSHIP ARE NOT GOING TO USE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AS A CUT-THROUGH, A SHORTCUT. IT'S ON WAZE AND GOOGLE MAPS. IN ORDER TO GET TO 1604, YOU CUT THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT BY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARK. TONS OF KIDS ARE PLAYING IN THE STREETS, RIDING THEIR BIKES, THROWING AROUND FOOTBALLS.

JUST TO HAVE THOSE BIG TRUCKS ROLLING THROUGH -- I DON'T HAVE CHILDREN THAT PLAY AT THE PARK BUT IF I DID I WOULD STRONGLY OBJECT. I JUST ASK THAT YOU OPPOSE.

THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. WHICHEVER.

TASHA JAMES. MS. JAMES, YOU WILL BE FOLLOWED BY CLAUDIA AYERS.

>> GOOD MORNING . I AM ALSO A HOMEOWNER IN PALOMA RIGHT ON WEST VASQUEZ SO MY PROPERTY WILL BE IMMEDIATELY AFFECTED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS COMPANY.

MAY I SUBMIT JUST SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. WHAT IS PERMITTED IS NOT ALWAYS GOOD, BEST, OR RIGHT. THE TRUE CHARACTER OF AN INDIVIDUAL OR A COMPANY IS BASED UPON THE INTEGRITY BY WHICH THEY BEHAVE AND TREAT THE ONES THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO CONVINCE AND COME ALONGSIDE AND HELP. THEY PRIORITIZE THE NEEDS OF THOSE THAT EVENTUALLY MEETS THE GREATER GOOD OF THOSE THAT THEY WANT TO SERVE.

WHAT DOGGETT MAY SEE IS A TON OF HOUSES AND LAND RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR COMMUNITY.

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SO IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER OUR CONCERNS ON THIS MORNING, PLEASE THINK ABOUT OUR COMMUNITIES. THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF YOU WERE IN OUR SITUATION AND WERE IN OUR SHOES. WOULD YOU WANT A BIG CORPORATION COMING IN AND DISRUPTING THE COMMUNITY AND THE PROTECTION OF OUR CHILDREN AND THIS DOES NOT ALIGN THE CITY'S PLANS TO CONTINUE TO MEET THE DEMANDING NEED FOR HOUSING. WE WANT GOOD NEIGHBORS WHO WILL ADD VALUE TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU AGAIN AND GOD BLESS YOU.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. AYERS. I'M SORRY.

YOU ARE MS. AYERS. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU, MS. JAMES.

MS. AYERS AND THEN YOU WILL BE FOLLOWED BY JACK FINGER. >> HI.

SO WE DON'T NEGOTIATE WITH TERRORISTS, CORRECT? I HAVE BEEN THREATENED PERSONALLY BY ONE OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES. CHALLENGED ME TO A FIGHT.

SUPER FUN. AND IT'S A WALKING NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT'S EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN TRYING SO HARD TO GET US THERE.

WE ARE A WALKING NEIGHBORHOOD. WE TALK TO OUR NEIGHBORS.

IT'S A DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS. BUT, ANYWAYS, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A COMMUNITY. WE DO THINGS TOGETHER. WE ARE ACTIVE.

WE HAVE THIS NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WE ARE WITHIN A MILE OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHICH MEANS WE WILL BE WALKING, AS SOON AS THEY GET THE PAVEMENT IN, WE'RE WALKING. IT IS EXTREME DEVELOPMENT BOOM, 100%.

WE'RE ALSO IN A FOOD DESERT. THINK ABOUT ALL THOSE THINGS.

YOU'RE GOING TO PUT DOGGETT THERE, SUPER FUN SITE. THEY ALREADY HAVE A SUPER FUN SITE. WE DON'T NEED MORE OF THOSE. IN SHORT, THIS IS A BAD PLAN. THEY HAVE COME TO YOU GUYS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

THEY HAVE COME TO EVERY SINGLE THING THEY CAN. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MEETINGS I HAVE GONE THROUGH. IT'S RIDICULOUS.

JUST SAY NO.

THEY BOUGHT THIS AFTER THEY WERE TOLD NO ONCE, TWICE. WE DON'T WANT IT.

WE'LL DO EVERYTHING TO FIGHT IT. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. AYERS. JACK FINGER.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL.

FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER. THIS ITEM, A ZONING ITEM, IT'S RARE THAT YOU HAVE A TON OF OPPOSITION HERE, YET EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU WILL BE VOTING ON THIS ITEM.

NOW, THIS IS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS SO SUPPOSEDLY IT'S FAIR GAME BUT IT'S CLOSEST TO MR. MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ'S DISTRICT THERE.

NOW, WHAT KIND OF OPPOSITION IS THIS? THE PEOPLE YOU SAW COMING UP HERE, ONLY THREE OR FOUR, THEY ARE NOT JUST ISOLATED INDIVIDUALS, THE ZONING COMMISSION MEETING THAT TOOK PLACE RECENTLY -- LET'S PUT A GLARE ON SOME OF THE HANDWRITING THERE, MR. AUDIO-VISUAL MAN. AROUND 27% OF ALL THE PEOPLE WITHIN A 200-FOOT RADIUS SAID THEY DID NOT WANT THIS. 27%.

THEY'RE DOING GOOD TO GET 5 OR 10%. 27% SAID THEY DIDN'T WANT THIS THING. KEEP GOING ON THE AUDIO-VISUAL, PLEASE.

YEAH. YEAH. THE UNDERLINED AREA SAYS 76 NOTICES, FIVE IN FAVOR, 20 IN OPPOSITION, AND OUTSIDE OF 200 FEET, 77 WERE OPPOSED TO IT. OUTSIDE. ANOTHER 77%.

NOW, TURN THAT NEXT PAGE OVER, MR. AUDIO-VISUAL MAN. HOW MANY ACTUALLY SPOKE IN OPPOSITION TO IT AT THE COMMISSION MEETING? YOU HAVE AS MANY AS 30 WITH VOICE MAIL AND IN PERSON. 30. YOU'RE DOING GOOD TO GET ONE OR TWO AT THESE MEETINGS. 30 SPOKE IN OPPOSITION. I HAVE UNDERLINED THE NAME BILL KAUFMAN. THE WHEELING, DEALING LOBBYIST WHO MAYBE SOME OF YOU HAVE RECEIVED CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM. EVEN HE THOUGHT THIS WAS A

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THIS IS A MAP. YOU HAVE SEEN IT ON YOUR BACK-UP DOCUMENTS THERE.

OUTSIDE OF THAT RED OUTLINE, IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, SOME OF THE BLUE -- ALL THAT LINE OF BLUE NOTATIONS THERE, RESIDENTIAL. IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THIS MONSTROSITY. YEAH, I DON'T SEE ANY BUFFERS HERE.

ALL THESE PEOPLE HAVE TO LIVE RIGHT NEXT TO IT. BEYOND THAT -- YOU CAN RETURN THE CAMERA NOW, IF YOU WANT TO. THE PEOPLE WHO SPOKE HERE JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO, THEY TOLD YOU WHAT A BAD ACTOR THESE PEOPLE ARE.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. FINGER. ALL RIGHT.

THAT IS EVERYONE TO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

WE DO HAVE TO TAKE THESE IN SEPARATE VOTES, I BELIEVE. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON

26. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: I'LL MAKE A MOTION BUT CAN I SAY

SOMETHING FIRST? >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: LET ME GET A MOTION.

>> VIAGRAN: I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 26. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: IS THERE A SECOND? MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF 26.

ITEM NO. 27. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF ONLY

THE C-2 COMMERCIAL DISTRICT FOR ITEM 28. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: LET ME GET A BASE MOTION FOR 26, 27, AND 28 AND THEN WE'LL BEGIN DISCUSSION.

>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THAT'S THE BASE MOTION. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COULD

YOU RESTATE THAT? >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU.

MOVE TO APPROVE ONLY THE C-2 COMMERCIAL DISTRICT FOR ITEM 28.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE COMMERCIAL ZONING ON 28. AND A SECOND. WE NEED ONE FOR 27 AS WELL.

>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: MOVE TO APPROVE. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION. WAS THERE A SECOND? AND A SECOND ON ITEM 27.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL BEGIN DISCUSSION ON THESE ITEMS.

COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. SO FOR OVER A YEAR NOW I HAVE STRUGGLED WITH THIS CASE AND MY CONSTITUENTS IN THE PA PALOMA NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE WORRIED ABOUT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY THE 50 HOUSES THAT ABUT THIS PROPERTY.

I HAVE SHARED WITH YOU THE IMPACTS OF ENCROACHMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ON MY COMMUNITY'S NEIGHBORHOODS ON THE BUILD ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING THE TONS AND TONS OF 18-WHEELERS THAT ARE TEARING UP OUR ROADS, ESPECIALLY THOSE PARKING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. I HAVE SHARED WITH YOU MANY BUSINESSES COULD OFFER AMENITIES AND ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES TO DO AND ALSO NECESSITIES SUCH AS HEALTHY FOOD, HOW THESE BUSINESSES HAVE SHARED THAT THEY CANNOT BUILD IN MY DISTRICT BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH HOUSEHOLDS, IE HOUSING AND PEOPLE TO SUPPORT THOSE BUSINESSES SO THEY SET UP ELSEWHERE. THEN THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT MAKES THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING UNLIKELY AND UNDESIRABLE.

I SHARE HOW WE HAVE WITNESSED THE LOSS OF COUNTLESS TREES AND GREEN SPACE REPLACED BY CONCRETE AND POLLUTION. I HAVE ALSO SHARED THAT IT WAS DECIDED FOR MY DISTRICT, NOT BY MY DISTRICT THAT WE WOULD BECOME A HUB FOR WAREHOUSES, TRUCK STOPS, CAR WASHES, AND LANDFILLS. WITH TODAY'S ACTION, YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN TASKED WITH THE IMPOSSIBLE MISSION OF REVERSING THIS TREND AND PROTECTING MY RESIDENTS FROM THE GROWING IMPACTS OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. MY NEIGHBORS HAVE EXPRESSED WHAT WE ARE BEING ASKED FOR BY THE APPLICANT IS A CONTINUANCE. A CONTINUANCE HAS HAPPENED TIME AND TIME AGAIN. WE'RE NOT COMING TO A RESOLUTION.

WE NEED A RESOLUTION ON THIS TODAY. THEY'VE BEEN THREATENED BASICALLY IF THEY DON'T GET THE CONDITIONAL USE, WHICH WILL BE FOR THE 18-WHEELER DEALERSHIP, THEN WHAT IT WILL BE IS STORAGE FOR 18-WHEELERS.

AND SO THE CHALLENGE THAT I'VE HAD TO COME TO IS HOW DO I PREVENT EITHER OF THESE THINGS FROM HAPPENING. AND THE WAY TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING IS WITH A C-2 COMMERCIAL DESIGNATION. SO THAT'S THE MOTION THAT I HAVE MADE FOR THAT.

THEY OWN ANOTHER PROPERTY NOT TOO FAR AWAY THAT THEY SAID THEY CAN BUILD THEIR DEALERSHIP ON AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS FINE WITH THAT AT THIS POINT.

THEY JUST WANT THE OPPORTUNITY THAT EVERY OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD HAS TO SEE BUSINESSES AND SHOPS GROW NEAR THEIR COMMUNITY AND FOR THEM TO STAY A NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND SO I'M ASKING FOR MY COLLEAGUES' SUPPORT, EVEN THOUGH THE SUPERMAJORITY IS REQUIRED FOR THE CONDITIONAL USE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE OPPOSITION IS TO, THE C-2 DESIGNATION STILL REQUIRES THAT SUPERMAJORITY, SO I'M ASKING FOR ALL OF MY

COLLEAGUES' SUPPORT. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ. I NEED TO ASK THE ATTORNEY FIRST.

WE HAVE THREE MOTIONS ON THE FLOOR. 26, 27, AND 28.

28 IS JUST FOR THE C-2 ZONING. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE A BASE MOTION FIRST AND THEN AMEND IT.

IS THAT -- >> CLERK: FOR ITEM 28? >> MAYOR NIRENBERG:

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CORRECT. >> YES. THE MOTION .

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE C-2 USE ONLY.

THAT IS THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: RIGHT.

SHOULD WE HAVE A BASE MOTION AND THEN AMEND IT TO JUST BE THE C-2 PORTION?

>> YES. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY. I'LL ASK COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ IF HE WOULD BE WILLING TO WITHDRAW HIS MOTION SO WE COULD DO IT

THAT WAY. IT WOULD BE CLEANER. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: SURE.

LET'S DO IT. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR 26, 27, AND 28. WE WILL TAKE THOSE AS SEPARATE VOTES.

NOW, IF THE DESIRE IS TO AMEND IT TO JUST BE THE C-2 PORTION, WE CAN VOTE ON THAT

AMENDMENT, CORRECT? >> YES. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.

>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: I MOVE TO AMENDMENT THE BASE MOTION TO APPROVE ONLY THE C-2

COMMERCIAL DISTRICT FOR ITEM 28. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: IS

THERE A SECOND ON THE AMENDMENT? >> VIAGRAN: SECOND.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO -- ALL RIGHT.

SO I APOLOGIZE. I THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT QUICKER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE IF YOU'RE HERE FOR CEREMONIALS.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON ALL THREE OF THOSE ITEMS. WE HAVE AN AMENDED MOTION NOW FOR 28 TO INCLUDE JUST THE C-2 PORTION.

WE'LL START WITH THAT WHOLE DISCUSSION AND WE'LL TAKE THOSE UP IN ORDER.

COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE. >> WHYTE: THANK YOU. KEN?

>> I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS 35 YEARS AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.

I SHOWED UP TODAY BECAUSE I WAS TOLD BY THE COUNCILMEMBER THAT THIS WOULD BE CONTINUED TO THE 21ST. SO HE ALLOWED THE PUBLIC HEARING TO OPEN BECAUSE THIS IS A ZONING CASE, A PLAN AMENDMENT, AND A PETITION FOR ANNEXATION. HE ALLOWED THE PUBLIC HEARING TO BE OPEN SO NOW I CANNOT PULL THOSE ITEMS. TYPICALLY AN APPLICANT CAN. AFTER THE CEREMONIAL, HE CAME DOWN AND TOLD ME THAT HE WAS GOING TO DO THIS, WHICH MEANS I COULDN'T PULL THESE ITEMS AND I DIDN'T SIGN UP BECAUSE HE TOLD ME HE WAS GOING TO CONTINUE IT.

IT IS A VERY COMPLICATED ZONING CASE. I THINK YOU SHOULD BE A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT ONLY FIVE PEOPLE WERE HERE. IT IS VERY CONTROVERSIAL.

IT IS VERY COMPLICATED ALSO. THERE WAS A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROPOSED.

WE DO HAVE AN ADJOINING TRACT THAT IS ZONED I-1 SO THERE IS GOING TO BE A FACILITY THERE. THERE'S NO WAY TO STOP THAT. I THINK -- AND WE'VE TOLD THE NEIGHBORHOOD WE FEEL LIKE THE ALTERNATIVE I-1 ZONE TRACT IS INFERIOR AND WILL CAUSE MORE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. LESS BUFFERS, NO CONCRETE WALLS, ALL THAT SORT OF STUFF. IT IS A VERY COMPLICATED CASE BUT I AM NOW NOT ALLOWED TO PRESENT MY CASE BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE CONTINUED. AND I CAN'T PULL IT. SO YOU NEED NINE VOTES TO TAKE ANY ACTION. THESE ARE NOT MY APPLICATIONS.

I WOULD HAVE PULLED THEM THIS MORNING. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT TURNED OUT LIKE THIS. I'M SORRY THAT IT HAS BUT I WANT RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU NOT TAKE ACTION TODAY. I BELIEVE, AFTER WORKING ON THIS FOR 16 MONTHS WE -- AND THERE ARE PEOPLE IN SUPPORT AND THERE ARE ISSUES THAT I THINK THAT YOU GUYS WOULD UNDERSTAND. AND I THINK WE DESERVE THE CHANCE TO PRESENT A FULL CASE TO YOU AND NOT A ORCHESTRATED FOUR PEOPLE COME UP AND SAY WE'RE BAD PEOPLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I APPRECIATE IT. I WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU DO NOT SUPPORT THESE ITEMS TODAY AND THAT YOU CONTINUE THEM TO THE 21ST AS WE HAD ORIGINALLY

AGREED. THANK YOU. >> WHYTE: THANKS, KEN.

I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE. COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO HAVRDA?

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

YOU KNOW, ANNEXATION IS ALWAYS AN ISSUE WE NEED TO LOOK AT AND TALK ABOUT AND WHEN SOMEBODY COMES VOLUNTARILY AND WANTS TO BE ANNEXED, THAT'S ONE THING.

MY CONCERN IS WHY THIS IS ALL COMING TOGETHER WITH THE PLANNING AND THE ZONING, ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE PUT FORTH A PETITION THAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT OUR CURRENT

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SO THAT IS WHY TODAY THIS WHOLE THING IS JUST PROBLEMATIC.

THE OTHER THING IS 28 HAD A DENIAL FROM OUR ZONING COMMISSION AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO TAKE A BIGGER CONVERSATION OF WHEN WE BRING IN THE REST OF THE COUNCIL AND ALLOW THE REST OF THE COUNCIL TO HEAR THE STORY.

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

COUNCILMEMBER -- WELL, I DON'T SEE A QUEUE SO WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? LET ME JUST SAY -- COUNCILMEMBER

MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: I'LL JUST ADDRESS MR. BROWN'S REMARKS. I HAVE NEVER DONE THIS EITHER AND I PRIDE MYSELF ON BEING A VERY HONEST PERSON WHO FIGHTS WITH INTEGRITY AND WITH HONESTY.

THIS HAS BEEN A VERY, VERY CHALLENGING CASE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

AND WHAT'S HAPPENED OVER THE PAST YEAR AND SOME CHANGE NOW IS THAT THIS CASE HAS DANGLED OVER MY CONSTITUENTS' HEADS. AND THE VERY FIRST TIME I WAS GOING TO MOVE TO DENY THIS ITEM, IT GOT WITHDRAWN. LOBBYISTS SWITCHED, IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN FOR MY CONSTITUENCY AND IT HAS BEEN A HEADACHE AND BATTLE THEY HAVE HAD TO FIGHT THIS ENTIRE TIME. HAD I LET THE APPLICANT KNOW WE WERE GOING TO BE EITHER DENYING IT OR DOING THIS, IT WAS GOING TO BE WITHDRAWN AND IT WAS GOING TO CONTINUE TO DANGLE OVER MY CONSTITUENCY'S HEAD.

I HAD TO MAKE A DECISION THAT WAS GOING TO BENEFIT MY CONSTITUENTS.

AND SO I'LL STAND BY THAT DECISION. SORRY IT HAD TO GO THIS WAY BUT I'M DOING IT FOR MY PEOPLE. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MR. BROWN, COULD YOU COME UP FOR A MINUTE? SO YOU REPRESENT THE APPLICANTS IN THIS CASE?

>> YES, SIR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO A HE SAID, SHE SAID. WAS IT YOUR DESIRE TO PULL THIS?

>> YES. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: FOR NOT CONSIDERATION?

>> I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO. HE HAS ESSENTIALLY CHANGED THE ENTIRE APPLICATION. I WOULD HAVE -- REMEMBER, PART OF THIS PROPERTY IS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. IF HE WASN'T GOING TO COMMIT OR TELL ME WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO ABOUT THE ZONING, I WOULD WITHDRAW THE ZONING CASE AND WITHDRAW THE PETITION FOR ANNEXATION. NOW HE'S FORCING ME INTO THE CITY LIMITS WITH A ZONING

DESIGNATION THAT I NEVER ASKED FOR AND NEVER WANTED. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY.

THAT'S FINE. DO WE HAVE CITY STAFF ON THIS THAT HAS WORKED THIS

CASE? RUDY, I NEED A NEUTRAL -- >> AGAIN, THIS IS AN ANNEXATION CASE RELATED TO THE PROPERTY ALONG IH-10. THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED THE C-2 ZONING DISTRICT IN ORDER TO PROCEED WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE FREIGHTLINER USE ON THE SITE. ASIDE FROM THAT, THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON THIS CASE. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE ANNEXATION AND APPROVAL OF THE PLAN AMENDMENT.

WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE ZONING BUT, AGAIN, THE CONDITIONAL DISTRICT IS THE AUTHORITY OF THE COUNCIL WHETHER OR NOT THE CONDITIONAL DISTRICT SHOULD

BE APPROVED OR NOT. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY. SO THE MOTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE IN ACCORDANCE TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU HAVE MADE TO THE COUNCIL?

>> AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE MOTION FOR ANNEXATION WAS TO APPROVE, THE MOTION FOR THE LAND USE WAS TO APPROVE. THE MOTION FOR ZONING WAS FOR THE C-2 COMMERCIAL BASE DISTRICT WITHOUT THE CONDITIONAL USE. STAFF IS CURRENTLY RECOMMENDING THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR THE PROPERTY. BUT, AGAIN, THAT IS STAFF'S

RECOMMENDATION. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: AND THE CONDITIONAL USE THAT'S ON THE TABLE RIGHT NOW IS -- COULD WE GET CLARIFICATION ON WHAT THAT WOULD DO?

>> THE CONDITIONAL DISTRICT WOULD ALLOW FOR A FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS OR LARGE TRUCKING BUSINESS, THE SALES AND STORAGE OF LARGE VEHICLES ON THE SITE.

WITH THAT, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CONDITIONS THAT WERE PLACED ON THE PROPERTY.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE, WE CAN SHOW THAT ON THE SCREEN. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: PLEASE. IF YOU ARE HERE FOR CEREMONIALS, AGAIN, YOU'RE GETTING AN EXTRA ADDED CIVIC LESSON TODAY, AS WE ALL ARE. THANK YOU.

>> AGAIN, COUNCIL, THE FIRST PART OF THIS ITEM 26 IS A REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION. THE PROPERTY THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, WHICH IS

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THOSE PORTIONS OF THE PROPERTY ARE ZONED C-2 AND NP10.

AND THE PORTION THAT YOU SEE ON THE TRIANGULAR PIECE SHADED OUT IS CONSIDERED OCL OR OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. BECAUSE THIS IS A VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION REQUEST, ULTIMATELY THE CITY WOULD BE PROVIDING THE FULL ARRAY OF SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE ALL OTHER SIMILARLY-SITUATED PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE APPLICABLE FIRE, POLICE, SOLID WASTE SERVICES, ET CETERA.

ALONG WITH THIS ITEM 27 IS THE PLAN AMENDMENT. CURRENTLY THE PLAN IS URBAN LIVING. THAT WOULD BE AN OUTDATED LAND USE CATEGORY.

IT'S ONE THAT ULTIMATELY, AS WE ADOPT FUTURE SA TOMORROW PLANS, THIS WOULD BE CATEGORIZED IN A DIFFERENT WAY. THERE IS A PLANNING PROCESS THAT HAS STARTED BUT WOULDN'T ACTUALLY BE COMPLETED UNTIL LATER NEXT YEAR. SO THAT'S WHY THIS CASE IS COMING BEFORE YOU TODAY.

IN TERMS OF THE PLAN AMENDMENT, THE PROPOSED IS COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL IN ORDER TO ALLOW THAT C-2 CONDITIONAL DISTRICT TO BE REQUESTED AS PART OF THE CASE. THEN ITEM 28 OF COURSE BEING THE ZONING.

AGAIN YOU CAN SEE WE DISCUSSED BEFORE THE C-2 AND THE NP10 ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF IH-10 AND THEN THE OCL, WHICH IS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING C-2 FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROPERTY WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE THAT WOULD ALLOW THE MANUFACTURED HOME, OVERSIZED VEHICLE SALES AND SERVICE. THAT WOULD ALLOW DOGGETT TO DEVELOP THE FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS ON THIS SITE. THIS IS THE SITE PLAN THAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED AND MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE BEING PLACED ON THE SITE PLAN TO INCLUDE A 25-FOOT BUFFER ALONG THE SOUTHWEST SIDE, A 40-FOOT BUFFER ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE, ALONG WITH SOME ADDITIONAL FENCING, LANDSCAPING. THERE IS A REQUIREMENT THAT THE BUILDING BE PLACED 200 FEET FROM A PROPERTY LINE.

IN ADDITION, THAT THERE BE NO SPEAKER USE OR AUDIO SERVICES ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING BECAUSE OF THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL USES. THIS IS THE SITE ON THE UPPER LEFT, YOU CAN SEE IT'S AN UNDEVELOPED SITE. SO THE BALANCE OF THE PROPERTY AROUND IT IS UNDEVELOPED. BUT THEN TO THE EAST AND TO THE SOUTHEAST, THERE ARE RESIDENTIAL USES. THIS IS THE TIMELINE AND SCHEDULE. WE ARE CURRENTLY AT THE COUNCIL MEETING, AS STATED BEFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERED THIS IN MAY.

THE ZONING COMMISSION IN JUNE. AND WE ARE CONSIDERING ULTIMATELY THE ANNEXATION, THE LAND USE, AND THE ZONING TODAY FOR COUNCIL

CONSIDERATION. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, RUDY.

SO THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE ITEMS WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE.

>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: WHAT WE ARE CONSIDERING TODAY IS THE APPROVAL OF THE ITEMS WITH THE BASE C-2 ZONING WITHOUT THE CONDITIONAL USE.

>> AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THAT'S THE MOTION THAT'S ON THE TABLE, YES, SIR.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: SO THE APPLICANT'S OBJECTION TO THAT IS THAT WHATEVER THEY PLAN TO DO WITH THAT PROPERTY WOULD BE DISALLOWED BASED ON THAT PROPOSED

ZONING. >> THAT THE FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS WOULD NOT BE

ALLOWED. THAT'S CORRECT. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: NOW I UNDERSTAND THE FACTS. NOW, AGAIN, THERE'S NO ONE HERE TO DISCUSS THE ITEM.

DO MY COLLEAGUES WANT ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ON THIS?

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

THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION AND I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND APOLOGIZE TO MY FELLOW COUNCILMEMBER WHEN I TOLD HIM EARLIER I WOULD SUPPORT THIS.

WHAT I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND, IF I MAY, IS A SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO CONTINUE THESE THREE ITEMS TO OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON THE 21ST SO THAT THERE CAN BE SOME CONTINUING DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM. AND I THINK THAT I NEED TO KNOW MORE AND I THINK OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS NEED TO UNDERSTAND MORE.

AND SO IF THERE'S A SECOND TO THAT MOTION, THEN I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE IS A MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE OF ITEMS 26, 27, AND 28.

>> JUST A REMINDER, A MOTION OF CONTINUANCE WOULD TAKE PRECEDENCE.

THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST THING. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: IS THERE A SECOND ON THE MOTION TO CONTINUE ITEMS 26, 27, AND 28? I'LL SECOND THE MOTION BECAUSE I AGREE WITH IT. WE NEED MORE TIME TO CONSIDER THIS, IF THE DESIRE IS TO KILL THIS ZONING, I THINK A LITTLE BIT OF TIME

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THAT WILL BE A MOTION THAT WE TAKE UP FIRST. COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN.

>> JUST FOR CLARITY, JUST TO MAKE SURE -- TO WHAT DATE ARE YOU REQUESTING THE ITEM

CONTINUE TO? >> COURAGE: I BELIEVE THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON THE

21ST OF OCTOBER. >> THE 31ST. >> COURAGE: 31ST.

THANK YOU FOR THE CORRECTION. THE 31ST.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN. >> VIAGRAN: SO I THINK A CONTINUANCE WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ANNEXATION.

AGAIN, ALTHOUGH I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THIS UNTIL WE GET A PLANNING COMMISSION THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. SO I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOING TO COME TO THE 31ST AND IF WE DON'T -- THIS NEEDS TO GO TO A PLANNING COMMISSION THAT UNDERSTANDS THE ENTIRE AREA. AND I JUST DON'T FEEL THE PLANNING COMMISSION WE HAVE RIGHT NOW -- IF THE ZONING DENIES AND PLANNING APPROVES, WE ARE HAVING A HUGE DISCONNECT THERE. BECAUSE THIS WOULD BE EASIER IF BOTH PLANNING AND ZONING DENIED. SO THE 31ST IS FINE BUT I REALLY THINK WE NEED A PLANNING COMMISSION THAT'S REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY AND OF THE GROWTH WE HAVE AND OF THE PRIORITIES THAT WE WANT.

AGAIN, THIS IMPACTS HOUSING AND I'M NOT OKAY WITH WEEK AFTER WEEK US GOING AGAINST OUR HOUSING AND SHIPPING GOALS. I WILL BE VOTING FOR THE CONTINUANCE BECAUSE I DO FEEL WE NEED TO HAVE OUR HOUSING PRIORITIES PUT FORWARD AND THAT WASN'T EVEN PART OF THIS DISCUSSION. AND THE PROPERTY OWNER DIDN'T EVEN DECIDE TO DISCUSS THAT. I'M NOT HAPPY WITH WHAT I HEARD BUT I THINK WE DO NEED MORE TIME TO LOOK AT THIS. THANK YOU.

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

>> WHYTE: YEAH, SO I'M NOT GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION FOR A CONTINUANCE BUT I CAN'T NOT SAY THAT I HATE HOW THIS HAS BEEN DONE. I DON'T LIKE IT.

I DON'T LIKE THE PRECEDENT THAT IT SETS. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WORK HARD ON THESE PROJECTS: TIME, MONEY. A LOT GOES INTO IT AND TO DO THIS LIKE THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND I HOPE THAT THIS DOES NOT SET A PRECEDENT FOR COUNCIL ACTIONS IN THE FUTURE. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS WHAT YOUR COMMUNITY WANTS, HOWEVER. AND THIS HAS BEEN CONTINUED MULTIPLE OTHER TIMES AND I BELIEVE AT THE END OF THE DAY, FOR ME, YOU KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY, THIS IS WHAT YOU FEEL IS BEST. I COMMITTED TO YOU THAT I WOULD SUPPORT YOU ON THIS BUT I DON'T LIKE HOW THIS WAS DONE AT ALL.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? COUNCLMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ.

>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. I CAN RESPECT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT AN EASY WAY TO GO ABOUT THIS CASE AT ALL. I WOULDN'T HAVE WANTED TO DO THIS BY ANY STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION. BUT IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH AN END GOAL, THIS WAS THE ONLY WAY THAT I SAW POSSIBLE.

AND SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN DISCUSS THIS LATER. I WOULD PREFER WE NOT CONTINUE IT. THERE'S NO NEW INFORMATION TO BE GAINED.

THERE'S NO NEW SUPPORT TO BE GAINED. WHAT HAS HAPPENED OVER THE PAST YEAR AND SOME CHANGE NOW IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE BECAUSE WE HAVE A MEETING BEFORE NOVEMBER 21ST. WHAT'S GOING TO END UP HAPPENING IS MY COMMUNITY IS AGAIN GOING TO BE SCREWED OVER BY A PROCESS AND BY BUREAUCRACY AUDIO]. THEY'RE JUST GOING TO DO WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO WITH THAT PROPERTY ANYWAY. THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE IT PARKING FOR 18-WHEELERS AND THEN MY COMMUNITY LOSES OUT. THIS RIGHT NOW, THE ACTION THAT I'M ASKING US TO TAKE WITHOUT THE CONTINUANCE, WILL PREVENT THAT ACTION. IT'S GOING TO PREVENT THE VERY DEVELOPMENT THAT MY COMMUNITY DOES NOT WANT TO SEE AND IT'S GOING TO PREVENT THE USE THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE. SO I HAD TO MAKE A DECISION.

I HAD TO STRATEGIZE AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW -- THE COMMUNITY DID NOT KNOW I WAS GOING TO DO THIS TODAY. BUT I KNOW THEIR END GOAL. I KNOW THEIR END GOAL.

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

COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE. IF YOU'RE CALLED UP BY A COLLEAGUE, YOU CAN COME UP,

KEN. >> COURAGE: I'LL ASK FOR YOU TO COME UP AND ANSWER A QUESTION FOR ME, PLEASE, KEN. IF THE PROPERTY BECOMES PART OF THE CITY BUT DOES NOT HAVE THE ZONING THAT'S REQUESTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER, WOULD THE PROPERTY OWNER THEN DEVELOP THAT PROPERTY SOME OTHER WAY?

>> IT WOULD BE DEVELOPED SOME OTHER WAY. IT WOULDN'T BE BY US.

WE'RE A SINGLE USER. SO WE HAVE NO USE FOR IT. >> COURAGE: IF THE PROPERTY OWNER KNEW THAT THE ZONING WOULD NOT BE WHAT HE WAS REQUESTING, WOULD HE EVEN WANT TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE PROPERTY ANNEXED BY THE CITY?

>> ABSOLUTELY NOT. >> COURAGE: SEE, THAT'S MY PROBLEM.

WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS, WELL, WE'LL ANNEX THIS PROPERTY BECAUSE HE ASKED US TO BUT WE WON'T ALLOW HIM TO USE IT THE WAY HE WANTS TO. WHICH I RESPECT, YOU KNOW, THAT PEOPLE ARE THINKING THAT WAY. I'M A NEIGHBORHOOD KIND OF GUY AND I REALLY RESPECT WHAT THE PEOPLE WHO'VE COME AND SAID THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE BY THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I THINK ALL OF THIS NEEDS TO BE RECONSIDERED.

I WOULD JUST AS SOON THE PROPERTY OWNER SAY NEVER MIND.

DON'T ANNEX MY PROPERTY AND THEN WE'LL SEE WHAT NATURALLY MAY DEVELOP IN THAT AREA IN THE FUTURE. RATHER THAN ALLOW THE PROPERTY TO BE ANNEXED AND THEN NOT BE DEVELOPED THE WAY THE DEVELOPER WANTS. BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO GO THERE NEXT TIME EITHER. AND I THINK THE COMMUNITY ALWAYS HAS A RIGHT TO HAVE INPUT ON WHAT'S GOING TO GO NEXT TO THEIR PROPERTY.

SO THAT'S WHY I THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUE THIS. AT THE VERY LEAST ALLOW THE PROPERTY OWNER TO SAY FORGET IT. I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO GET IT ANNEXED. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE WOULD ALL BE SATISFIED WITH THAT DOWN THE LINE RATHER THAN ANNEXATION WITHOUT A PURPOSE, SO TO SPEAK.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP AND SAY, LOOK, I HAVE ALL THE RESPECT IN THE WORLD FOR DISTRICT 2 AND IT WAS VERY SHREWD BUT I DON'T THINK IT FOLLOWS THE EQUITY AND FAIRNESS THAT HE PRESCRIBES FOR EVERYBODY. I THINK IT APPLIES TO OUR CLIENT TOO. I THINK IF HE WANTS IT TO BE OVER TODAY -- AND I UNDERSTAND HE WANTS A -- AND SO DO THE NEIGHBORS. THEY WERE GROANING ON A CONTINUANCE. THEN ALLOW US TO WITHDRAW THE APPLICATION FOR

ANNEXATION AND IT WILL BE OVER. >> COURAGE: SINCE I STILL HAVE THE FLOOR, MAYOR, MAY I ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY AT THIS POINT IN TIME CAN AN APPLICATION BE WITHDRAWN? CAN THE COUNCIL ALLOW THAT OR VOTE TO ALLOW THAT?

>> SEGOVIA: HOLD ON, COUNCILMAN. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: WE DON'T HAVE ANY JEOPARDY MUSIC SO I'M GOING TO INTERJECT.

I'LL JUST -- I DON'T THINK ANYTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE BETWEEN NOW AND OCTOBER 31ST. HOWEVER, WHAT WILL CHANGE IS A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE PRESSING A VOTE BUTTON HERE AND THAT'S WHY I'LL BE SUPPORTING A CONTINUANCE. I DON'T THINK IT'S BAD GOVERNANCE TO TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO CONSIDER ALL THE FACTS BEFORE US. SO I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION, ANDY, IF YOU HAVE IT NOW, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

>> SEGOVIA: GIVEN THE WAY THIS HAS PLAYED OUT, MAYOR, IT'S NOT AN EASY ONE TO ANSWER. I WOULD FRANKLY PREFER THAT IF THE COUNCIL DOESN'T WANT TO APPROVE THIS, THAT WE DO THE CONTINUANCE, THAT WE PROCEED WITH A MOTION FOR

CONTINUANCE. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: FOR THE SAKE OF GOOD GOVERNANCE, I WOULD ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT A CONTINUANCE, JUST SO THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO VOTE ON THIS WILL UNDERSTAND IT BEFORE THEY DO. AND SO ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. I'M GOING TO CALL THE VOTE NOW. THE VOTE FOR A CONTINUANCE IS PRIMARY.

AND SO THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CONTINUE. THIS ITEM, AGAIN, YOU WILL HAVE THIS BACK TO US ON OCTOBER 31ST IF THERE'S A YES VOTE.

IF NO, WE'LL CONTINUE WITH THE MOTION ON THESE ITEMS. OKAY. MOTION FAILS SO WE'LL TAKE UP THE ADDITIONAL MOTIONS

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SO CONTINUE WITH DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. HOW SHOULD WE TAKE THESE

VOTES, ANDY? >> SEGOVIA: THE FIRST ONE IS ON COUNCILMAN

MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ'S PROPOSED AMENDMENT. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: I'M

SORRY? >> SEGOVIA: THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS THE NEXT ONE, 28. ITEM 28. BUT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT

ON 28. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THE AMENDED MOTION NOW IS TO REMOVE THE CONDITIONAL USE FROM THE BASE ZONING C-2. SO THAT WHAT WOULD BE APPROVED IS JUST THE C-2 ZONING. IS THAT CLEAR FOR EVERYBODY? OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO HAVRDA.

>> HAVRDA: THANK YOU. IS IT POSSIBLE TO VOTE THE ANNEXATION ITSELF?

IS THAT A SEPARATE VOTE? >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: IT IS. >> HAVRDA: SO WE CAN VOTE ONE UP AND ONE DOWN? WHAT'S THE SCENARIO WHERE THEY'RE NOT ANNEXED?

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT VOTE FIRST, JUST AS SOON AS

WE TAKE THIS MOTION ON THE AMENDED ZONING. >> SEGOVIA: BUT TO CLARIFY, MAYOR, IF ITEM 28 DOES NOT PASS, THEN ITEM 26 AND 27 ARE MOOT.MO

SO THERE'S NO NEED TO VOTE ON THOSE TWO ITEMS. >> HAVRDA: OKAY.

THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: WELL, HOLD ON A MINUTE, ANDY.

BECAUSE AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS THE AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING.

SO IF THAT DOES NOT PATS, WE STILL HAVE A BASE MOTION. >> SEGOVIA: CORRECT,

MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THE ANNEXATION WOULD STILL BE

EFFECTIVE AS A BASE ZONE C-2. >> SEGOVIA: CORRECT.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: IT'S NOT MOOT. >> SEGOVIA: I'M ANSWERING THE COUNCILWOMAN'S QUESTION ON THE ZONING. HOPEFULLY I ANSWERED IT.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: BUT HER QUESTION IS IMPORTANT. IF IT'S JUST C-2, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE ANNEXATION VOTE FIRST. AND SO THE APPLICANT'S

DESIRE IN THAT SITUATION IS TO NOT BE ANNEXED. >> HAVRDA: OKAY.

SO CAN WE NOT DO IT THAT WAY? DOES THE ANNEXATION HAVE TO

BE FIRST? >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: WE'RE GOING TO DO IT PROCEDURALLY IN THAT ORDER. THE AMENDMENT TO 28 FIRST. THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO 26,

27, AND 28. >> HAVRDA: IS THAT MANDATED?

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THAT'S PROCEDURALLY HOW WE SHOULD DO IT AND I ALSO THINK FOR

THE SAKE OF GOOD GOVERNANCE THAT'S HOW WE SHOULD DO IT. >> HAVRDA: IF WE DIDN'T DO IT THAT WAY, THERE'S A SCENARIO WHERE THEY'RE NOT FORCIBLY ANNEXED, CORRECT?

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: NO. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE ANNEXATION VOTE FIRST.

I UNDERSTAND -- GO AHEAD. >> SEGOVIA: ITEM 28, MAYOR, IS THE ZONING CASE.

THAT'S WHAT SHOULD BE TAKEN FIRST. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: YOU'RE ASKING IF WE SHOULD TAKE THE ZONING BEFORE THE ANNEXATION.

>> HAVRDA: SO IT'S NOT FORCIBLY ANNEXED. >> SEGOVIA: I CONCUR WITH THAT. ITEM 28 SHOULD BE DONE FIRST BECAUSE ITEM 26 AND 27 ARE

CONTINGENT ON 28 PASSING. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GOT IT.

THIS IS WHAT WE'VE DO. WE'LL TAKE THE AMENDMENT MOTION FIRST, THEN WE'LL

TAKE ITEMS 27 AND 28. AND THEN WE'LL TAKE 26. >> SEGOVIA: RIGHT.

>> COURAGE: MAYOR, MAY I ASK A QUESTION? >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: LET'S

HAVE ANDY CLARIFY THE VOTE. >> SEGOVIA: ITEM 28, THE ZONING CASE, SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FIRST BECAUSE ITEM 26 AND 27 ARE CONTINGENT ON THE ZONING CASE PASSING. AND ON THE ZONING CASE, ITEM 28, THE FIRST THING THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD CONSIDER IS THE AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY COUNCILMEMBER

MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY. >> SEGOVIA: HOPEFULLY THAT

CLARIFIES. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: YOU ARE GOING TO SET THEM UP AND

WE'RE GOING TO KNOCK THEM DOWN. >> GARCIA: CAN I ASK --

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: -- >> COURAGE: CAN I ASK -- WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON A

PIECE OF THE CITY THAT MAY NOT BECOME IN ADVANCE. >> SEGOVIA: ITEM 26 AND 27

BECOME MOOT IF THE ZONING CASE DOESN'T PASS? >> COURAGE: WHY DON'T WE

VOTE ON THE ZONING CASE FIRST? >> SEGOVIA: WE ARE.

>> COURAGE: WE'RE MAKING A CHANGE ON A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT MAY NOT BECOME PART OF THE CITY. WHY ARE WE DOING THAT FIRST? WHY -- WHY WOULDN'T WE

ASCERTAIN IS IT PART OF THE CITY? >> SEGOVIA: I'M ONLY SAYING THAT TRYING TO REEMPHASIZE THAT IF ITEM 28 DOES NOT PASS BOY -- BY A SUPER MAJORITY

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ON 28 PASSING. >> COURAGE: BECAUSE THE OTHER TWO COULD BE PASSED

EVEN THOUGH -- >> SEGOVIA: NO, THEY CAN'T.

THAT'S MY POINT, COUNCILMAN. >> COURAGE: WE COULDN'T PASS 26 IF WE DON'T PASS 28.

>> SEGOVIA: CORRECT.

YOU, COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE. COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. >> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

ZONING CASES I UNDERSTAND THE COUNCIL PERSON KNOWS THE CONSTITUENTS AND KNOWS THE RESIDENTS. SO FOR THIS REASON I DIDN'T ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND I ALSO ABSTAINED ON THE LAST CONTINUANCE BECAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I RESPECTED MY COLLEAGUE. WE'VE ALL HAD A ZONING CASE AND WE RESPECT THE COLLEAGUE WHO UNDERSTANDS THE COMMUNITY. I JUST DIDN'T ASK ANY QUESTIONS THIS MORNING AND SO I -- I ABSTAINED ON THE FIRST ROUND, BUT I AM GOING TO ASK FOR A CONTINUANCE SO I CAN GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING.

I MOTION TO CONTINUE TO NOVEMBER 7TH. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE TO -- OF ITEMS 26 TO 28 TO NOVEMBER 7TH.

IS THERE A SECOND? THERE'S A SECOND. IT'S A DIFFERENT MOTION, IT'S A DIFFERENT REQUEST. SO THAT'S ALLOWED. AND SO WE WILL HAVE DISCUSSION ON THE CONTINUANCE. COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA GARCIA.

>> GARCIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR. CAN YOU HELP US -- ME UNDERSTAND HOW MANY TIMES THE ITEM HAS BEEN DELAYED, ANY -- ANYTHING THAT KIND OF

HELD IT BACK? >> I THINK, COUNCILWOMAN, THE ITEM HAS BEEN BEFORE -- HAS BEEN SUBMITTED FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION BEFORE LAND USE AND ZONING BEFORE.

IT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN PREVIOUSLY AS WELL AND THEN IT HAS COME BACK IN THE RELATIVELY SAME FORMAT. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE -- IT HAS BEEN CONTINUED SINCE SEPTEMBER 5TH. THE ZONING COMMISSION DENIED JUNE 1ST, BUT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE MAY 22ND IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL PROCESS THAT THIS

CASE HAS GONE THROUGH. >> GARCIA: TO IT'S ABOUT FIVE -- SO IT'S ABOUT FIVE

MONTHS THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON? >> YES, MA'AM.

>> GARCIA: WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR IT BEING WITHDRAWN?

>> IT WAS ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED IN AUGUST OF '23. >> ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED IN AUGUST OF '23. IT WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT GOT IT TO PLANNING COMMISSION. I COULDN'T SPEAK TO THAT, THAT WOULD BE THE APPLICANT.

>> GARCIA: CAN WE CALL THE APPLICANT UP? THANK YOU, KEN.

I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. >> THE ORIGINAL CASE WAS SUBMITTED IN '23 AND I DIDN'T REPRESENT THEM AT THE TIME.

IT WAS WITHDRAWN BY A PREVIOUS LOBBYIST. AND THE CLIENT DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED, THE COMMUNICATION WASN'T GOOD AT THAT POINT.

I'M NOT POINTING FINGERS CERTAINLY NOT AT THE DISTRICT'S OFFICE.

SO WE CAME BACK TO THE COUNCILMEMBER, WE DID, AND SAID -- I THINK THERE WERE SOME ISSUES THAT WEREN'T ADDRESSED. DO YOU MIND IF WE RESUBMIT IT AND CAN WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. HE SAID RESUBMIT IT AND GO

THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOODS. >> GARCIA: HAVE YOU ALL TRIED TO WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR HAVE THEY ASKED WHAT THEY WANTED DIRECTLY OR WHAT THEY EXPECTED TO SEE? HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT PROCESS.

>> ONCE AGAIN, LIKE WE'RE HAVING A ZONING CASE NOW WHEN NOBODY KNEW.

BUT YEAH, WE HAD TWO PUBLIC FORUMS ON SITE. ONE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND ONE ON OUR PROPERTY A MONTH OR SO APART. A LOBBYIST WAS HIRED AND WE WERE WORKING TOGETHER, BUT THIS GROUP THAT HAS BEEN OPPOSED HAS BEEN PRETTY STEADFAST IN THEIR OPPOSITION, BUT THERE WERE PEOPLE ALONG THE PROPERTY LINE THAT -- THAT WERE SUPPORTIVE OF AN 8-FOOT RACE SON RYE FENCE, 200-FOOT BUILDING SETBACK, STUFF LIKE THAT. SO WE DRAFTED A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WE WENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS THAT WE ALWAYS DO.

AND AT THE LAST CONTINUANCE, WE BASICALLY GOT AN EMAIL FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGH THE COUNCILMEMBER'S OFFICE THAT SAID THEY DIDN'T WANT TO MEET ANYMORE.

THAT'S WHEN WE SAID YOU KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE A SITE RIGHT NEXT TO THIS SITE AND YOU KNOW THIS IS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS AND IT DOESN'T HAVE ZONING. COUNCILMEMBER ASKED US TO SEND THEM THE LETTER SAYING

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>> GARCIA: THANK YOU, KEN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

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

COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO HAVRDA. >> HAVRDA: THANK YOU, MAYOR. AS A POINT OF ORDER, I WANT TO CALL FOR THE ORDERS OF

THE DAY. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY.

>> SEGOVIA: WHICH MEANS, MAYOR, THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD CONSIDER IN THE ORDER 26, 27, 28, WHICH IS COUNCIL CAN DO, AGAIN JUST RECOGNIZING, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU PASS 26 AND 27 BUT DON'T PASS 28, THE APPROVALS ON 26 AND 27 WOULD HAVE NO EFFECT.

BUT YOU CERTAINLY CAN IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO DO THAT, WE CAN TAKE IT IN THE ORDER.

>> HAVRDA: CALLING IT. CALL FOR THE ORDER OF THE DAY.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: 26, 27, 28? >> HAVRDA: THE ORDER IT

WAS AGENDIZED. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY. THAT'S HOW I RECOMMENDED WE DO THAT. OKAY. WE DON'T NEED A VOTE FOR

THAT. >> HAVRDA: NO. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THESE ITEMS? YEAH, GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ.

>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. AND THIS IS NOT AN EFFORT TO DELAY OR ANYTHING BECAUSE I'M WAITING FOR PHYLLIS TO GET BACK.

I DO WANT TO WALK PEOPLE THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF THE THOUGHT PROCESS, AND THIS IS SOMETHING ONLY MAYBE A DAY OR TWO AGO, YOU KNOW, BECAME THE STRATEGY OR THE TACK WE WERE GOING TO USE. WHAT HAD COME MY WAY THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE, SHOULD THIS GO THE WAY THE APPLICANT DID NOT WANT, THEY WOULD USE THE LOT NEXT TO THE 50 HOUSEHOLDS FOR STORAGE OF THE 18-WHEELERS. ANY KIND OF DEVELOPMENT THAT HAPPENS ON THIS PROPERTY WOULD TRIGGER ANNEXATION, CORRECT, OR CAN YOU WALK

THROUGH THAT PROCESS REAL QUICK? >> THE PROPERTY IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THE CITY DID MOVE FORWARD AS PART OF THE LAST COMPREHENSIVE ANNEXATION THAT WAS EXPLORED BY THE COUNCIL 2016 AND 2017.

THIS PROPERTY DOES HAVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AS MANDATED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE BECAUSE IT HAD AN AGRICULTURAL EXEMPTION.

ONE THE APPLICANT GIVES NOTICE OR BEGINS SOME SORT OF DEVELOPMENT ON THAT SITE, THE CITY CAN CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ANNEXATION. BUT ON THAT OCL SITE, OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMIT AREA, WE CANNOT LIMIT THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD OCCUR

ON THAT [INAUDIBLE] >> SEGOVIA: IT'S NOT AN AUTOMATIC, THOUGH,

COUNCILMAN. WE CAN START THE PROCESS. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: STARTS THE PROCESS. THEN WHATEVER USE THEY HAVE, EVEN THOUGH WE WOULD HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE ANNEXATION AND ABOUT THE ZONING THAT WOULD COME WITH IT, WHATEVER USE THEY HAVE AT THAT POINT THEY ARE GRANDFATHERED IN, CORRECT?

>> THEY WOULD HAVE CONTINUATION OF USE OF THAT PROPERTY.

>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THEY CAN BE ANNEXED REGARDLESS WHAT THEY CAN DO WITH THE PROPERTY AND WE CAN ZONE THEM WHATEVER WE WANT DURING THE PROCESS, BUT THE ISSUE IS WE DON'T GET AN ISSUE IN SAY WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE PREEMPTIVELY THE ZONING.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY I FEEL TO DO THAT. I AM STATING THAT.

I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN VERY MESSY, BUT SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS.

I DO WANT TO NOTE FOR EVERYONE THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME THIS IS

HAPPENING. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ. I WISH THAT WAS TRUE, MAYBE FOR YOU. SO WE DID HAVE A ORDERS OF THE DAY CALLED, TECHNICALLY I THINK I HAVE TO GO BACK TO CEREMONIALS, BUT IS EVERYBODY OKAY CONTINUING THIS CONVERSATION, NOT GOING TO CEREMONIALS. ANYBODY ELSE IN CUE? NOW THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND FOR CONTINUANCE OF ITEMS 26, 27 AND 28 TO NOVEMBER 7TH. MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER KAUR.

IT WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE. WITHOUT FURTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE VOTE ON THAT. MOTION CARRIES. SO THIS -- THESE ITEMS WILL BE BACK FOR CONSIDERATION WITH THE COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 7T. ALL RIGHT.

THAT IS THE BALANCING OF OUR BUSINESS AGENDA. WE'RE GOING TO GET BACK TO CEREMONIALS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. UNFORTUNATELY WE LOST THE COE OF TOYOTA -- CEO OF TOYOTA. I DO WANT TO CALL UP MEMBERS OF OUR MANUFACTURING COMMUNITY TO RECEIVE A PROCLAMATION HERE.

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WHEREAS IT IS CELEBRATED AS A GRASS ROOTS MOVEMENT THAT DEMONSTRATES THE FUTURE, THOUSANDS OF COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONAL COMPANIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO OPEN DOORS TO STUDENTS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO SHOWCASE THEIR FACILITIES AS A 1,156,671, THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT WAS 14.4 BILLION MAKING UP 9.2% OF THE GDP AND MANUFACTURING THE ALAMO REGION PAID $4.2 BILLION IN PAGES, 6.8% OF REGIONAL WAGES. WHEREAS TAX FAME ALAMO CHAPTER SERVE AS AUDIO] AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO ESTABLISH PROGRAMS, CURRICULUMS AND SKILL SETS FOR STUDENTS, THE CHAPTER COLLABORATES WITH REGIONAL MANUFACTURERS TO INCREASE EMPLOYEES' SKILL LEVELS, WORKING WITH THE WORSE YOU'RE WORKFORCE AND TRAINING ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS AND THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE. WHEREAS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO COMMENTS THE TEXAS FAME ALAMO CHAPTER FOR STRATEGIC VISION WHICH HAS DRIVEN ITS INNOVATIVE VISIONS FOSTERING GROWTH AND STRENGTHENING OUR REGIONAL WORKFORCE, SAN ANTONIO GREATLY APPRECIATES THE SIGNIFICANT CONSIDERATIONS OF TEXAS FAME'S LARGE AND RAPIDLY EXPANDING TEAMS OF WOMEN AND MEN TO THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY AND BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL. NOW THEREFORE I RON NIRENBERG, MAYOR OF CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 24 TO BE MANUFACTURING MONTH IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. [APPLAUSE] SUZANNE, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR NIRENBERG AND CITY COUNCIL. AND IN PARTICULAR I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OR COUNCILWOMAN PHYLLIS VIAGRAN AND WANT TO EXTEND THAT TO DISTRICTS 4, DR. ROCHA GARCIA FOR THIS EXCITING OCCASION.

I'M PRESIDENT AT TOYOTA TEXAS IN SAN ANTONIO. AND ON BEHALF OF OUR PLANT MANUFACTURERS ACROSS SAN ANTONIO AND TEXAS FAME ALAMO CHAPTER THAT IS LED BY LESLIE CANTU WHO IS HERE BEHIND ME, WE ARE FOCUSED ON GROWING THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN SAN ANTONIO AND WE WANT TO SAY HAPPY MANUFACTURING MONTH.

IN A TOWN THAT IS PARTICULARLY WELL KNOWN FOR OUR VIBRANT TOURISM FOR THE MILITARY AND FOR CYBER, WE ARE PROUD TO BOAST A BURGEONING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY THAT CONTINUES TO GLOW AS WE ADD ADDITIONAL COMPANIES LIKE JCB, AND A HALF HAVE A STAR, AND THE TEXAS FAME NAMES THAT HAVE BEEN LONG TIME-AUDIO] AND MANY OF TOYOTA'S ON SITE SUPPLIERS SUCH AS REYES AUTOMOTIVE.

SAN ANTONIO HAS BEEN OUR HOME HERE FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS FROM TOYOTA TEXAS.

AND IN THAT TIME WE'VE SEEN JUST A TREMENDOUS TRANSFORMATION IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY ACROSS SAN ANTONIO. AND THAT IS IN NO SMALL PART DUE TO THE SUPPORT OF THIS COUNCIL. WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT TO THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND TO THE COMMUNITY.

A COUPLE OF FACTS FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, MANUFACTURING IN SAN ANTONIO EMPLOYS MORE THAN 61,000 PEOPLE. AND FROM GREATER SATX, THAT'S CONTRIBUTED OVER $10 BILLION TO THE LOCAL GDP.

MANUFACTURING HAS GROWN BY MORE THAN 20% IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THOSE NUMBERS. I WANTED TO SAY BETWEEN OUR OWN TEAM MEMBERS AND OUR 23 ON-SITE SUPPLIERS, TOYOTA HAS HELPED CREATE MORE THAN 10,000 JOBS ON THE SOUTH SIDE. WE'RE PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE DO WITH OUR PARTNERS IN MANUFACTURING TO MAKE OUR PRODUCTS BUT ALSO THE VARIOUS PRODUCTS THAT ARE MADE ACROSS THE CITY. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT ONGOING SUPPORT. FOR ALL OF YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING

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I WOULD BE REMISS TO NOT MENTION THE FACT THAT WE'RE HIRING.

WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT OUR NEW REAR AXLE FACILITY. [APPLAUSE] AND WE STARTED OUR HIRING FOR MAINTENANCE MEMBERS, BUT I AM SURE MANUFACTURERS ACROSS SAN ANTONIO AND I KNOW THROUGH THE MEMBERSHIPS OF TEXAS FAME MANY FOLKS ARE HIRING SO WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY, IT'S A GREAT WAY TO HAVE A BURGEONING CAREER AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK

YOU VERY MUCH, Y'ALL. COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU, SUZANNE. THANK YOU, TEAM, FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

HAPPY MANUFACTURING MONTH. THIS IS JUST MY FAVORITE THING TO DO IS WATCH TOYOTA COMMERCIALS AND GO THAT WAS BUILT IN SAN ANTONIO, THAT WAS OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IN SAN ANTONIO. AND "-BUILT IN SAN ANTONIO. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING AWARENESS TO THIS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A DIVERSE WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AND WITH YOUR WORK, WE CAN DO THAT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND FOR THE TEAMS THAT ARE MAKING SURE THAT TEXAS FAME IS WORKING, THAT WE'RE GETTING THE WORD OUT THERE AND WE ARE HAVING PEOPLE GET JOBS THAT LEAD TO BETTER PAYING JOBS WHEN THEY PUT IN THE TIME AND COMMITMENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I'M SO HONORED TO HAVE YOU IN THE DISTRICT, AND LESLIE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK SO WE CAN CELEBRATE AGAIN NEXT

MONTH. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK

YOU, COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN. COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. >> GARCIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND JUST HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE AND LAST WEEK WE HAD A GOOD CELEBRATION OVER AT TOYOTA, AND THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH WORKFORCE ALAMO IS TO INCREDIBLE, GRATEFUL TO ADRIAN AND THE STAFF.

AND THANK YOU FOR EMBRACING THE READY TO WORK PROGRAM AND HAPPY MANUFACTURING MONTH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

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

COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU A YOU -- THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL YOU DO. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO MIKE FOR HIS INITIATIVE WITH READY TO WORK. SEEING THE TOYOTA LOGO IS THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS OF AMERICA TO SECURE HIGHER WAGES AND BENEFITS.

ALL THAT TO SAY THESE ARE GOOD JOBS AND GOOD UNION JOBS.

JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL AND THE FOLKS THAT -- THE DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES THAT YOU ALL WORK IN AND THE OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY PROVIDE TO SAN ANTONIO

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

>> GAVITO: JUST BRIEFLY WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW, I MEAN TOYOTA IS SUCH A PREMIER EMPLOYER IN SAN ANTONIO. WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU ALL AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF Y'ALL'S WORK AND LEADERSHIP IN OUR CITY.

THANKS, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE TODAY. YOU'VE WAITED A LONG TIME FOR US TO CELEBRATE, BUT KEEP DOING GREAT THINGS. APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S WORK.

[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. AND WE HAVE SOME FOLKS WHO I THINK HAVE TO CATCH FLIGHTS BACK, SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES AWAY.

SO I'M GOING TO ASK OUR FILIPINO AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRANTS TO COME FORWARD, WHICH IS OUR LOCAL FILIPINO COMMUNITY. THE HONORABLE AMBASSADOR AND SANDRA AND ALVIN WHO HAVE FLOWN ALL THE WAY FROM OUR FRIENDSHIP CITY.

WHEREAS DURING THE MONTH OF SAN ANTONIO TOGETHER WITH OUR SISTER CITY AND FILIPINO TO HONOR THE RICH OTHER AND CONTRIBUTIONS YOU'RE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE MANY WAYS THEY HAVE ENRICHED OUR SOUTH. WHEREAS THEY ARE THE LARGEST ASIAN AMERICAN GROUP IN 11 OUT OF 50 STATES AND ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING IMMIGRANT GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES. OUR MONTH-LONG CELEBRATION RECORDS THE FIRST IN CALIFORNIA IN THE 16TH CENTURY WELL BEFORE THE FOUNDING OF OUR NATION IN 1776. WHEREAS IN OCTOBER WE COMMEMORATE THE MORE THAN 260,000 FILIPINOS WHO ANSWERED THE CALL TO ACTION AND BRAVELY SERVED AND SACRIFICED DURING WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR II IN THE BATAAN MARCH WERE FORCED TO MAKE A 65-MILE MARCH TO PRISON CAMPS WHERE THEY WERE

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MY NAME IS MYRA, FOUNDING PRESIDENT OF THE SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER OF THE FILIPINO NATIONAL AMERICAN SOCIETY WHICH ESTABLISHED THE MONTH IN 1991 TO COME RATE THE OCTOBER 1587 EVENT. LANDED ON WHAT IS NOW CALLED MAURO BAY ON SPANISH GALEON.

IN THE WORDS OF THE LATE DR. BA, HISTORY INCLUDES HERITAGE AND CULTURE, STORIES, POLITICAL STRUGGLE, TRANSFORMATION, LABOR, ACTIVISM.

YOU MENTIONED, MAYOR RON, OUR THEME IS STRUGGLE, RESISTANCE, SOLIDARITY AND I'M HONORED TO STAND HERE WITH 12 OTHER FILIPINO ORGANIZATIONS LISTED HERE.

IF WE HAVE TIME, WE'LL MENTION EACH ONE. THE EARLIEST KNOWN RECORDED LARGE WAVE OF FILIPINO IMMIGRANTS TO TEXAS WERE IN THE EARLY 1900S.

STARTED RETURNING HOME TO FORT SAM HOUSTON AND FORT BLISS AND BROUGHT HOME WITH THEM THEIR FILIPINO EMPLOYEES. TODAY THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY IS ONE OF THE LARGEST ASIAN COMMUNITIES IN SAN ANTONIO WITH PHILIPPINE GLOBAL BUSINESSES LIKE JOGY BEE JOLLY BEE. LEADERS WHO PLAYED IMPORTANT ROLES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING AND CULTURAL AND BUSINESS EXCHANGE IN SAN ANTONIO INCLUDING THE SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SAN ANTONIO AND BAGUIO. SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW HAVE WORKED IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WHO BECAME A ANCESTOR ON OCTOBER 7 FOR WHOM WE WILL NOW HOLD A MOMENT OF SILENCE. AND I'LL HAND THE MIC TO GENE WITH FILIPINO CHAMBER

OF COMMERCE. >> AS WE SILL GREAT THE PROCLAMATION OF OCTOBER AS FILIPINO HISTORY MONTH, WE HONOR THECT LEGACY OF HIM WHO TRULY EMBODIED THE SPIRIT.

NOW PACC GREATER SAN ANTONIO. WAS MARKED BY GRACE AND RESILIENCE. ESPECIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC.

SHE BUILT LASTING BRIDGES IN OUR COMMUNITY INCLUDING THROUGH THE BAGUIO/SISTER CITY INITIATIVE. HER CONTRIBUTIONS ENRICHED OUR STIEREN HER LEGACY WILL FIN TO INSPIRE US. REST IN PEACE. YOU WILL BE MISSED.

THANK YOU, EVERYONE. >> I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE NICOLLETTE TO MENTION THE

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DIFFERENT NAMES. >> I'M HONORED TO BE STANDING IN LINE WITH ALL OF THESE AMAZING FILIPINO AMERICANS THAT MAKE UP THIS GREAT CITY WE GET TO CALL HOME. SOME ARE JOINING US TODAY WAS THE FILIPINO NATIONAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SAN ANTONIO. THE CENTER FOR FILIPINO HEALTH, COMMUNITIES ALIGNING BAGUIO AND SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AMAZING SISTER CITIES. FOUNDATION OF HOPE, HOME AND LOVE, THE CULTURAL GROUP, LEAD FILIPINO ORGANIZATION OF FILIPINOS IN TEXAS, FILIPINO GREATER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. FILIPINO HERITAGE NIGHT COURTESY OF THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS AND HONESTLY ALL OF THESE FOLKS BEHIND ME, YOU CAN SEE THEIR JOY BEAMING FROM THEIR FACES TO BE PRO PROUD CELEBRATING FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH AND THE JOY THAT IS FILIPINOS IN SAN ANTONIO. WE MAKE UP THE LARGEST ETHNIC GROUP IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO COMPARED TO DALLAS, HOUSTON AND AUSTIN.

SO KNOW RIGHT NOW THESE CHANGE-MAKERS THAT ARE STANDING WITH ME AND BEHIND ME ARE GOING TO PAVE THE WAY FOR THE LEGACY THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE ON FOR THE FILIPINOS IN SAN ANTONIO. I'M GOING TO PASS THE MIC TO --

>> GOOD MORNING. I'M SO HONORED TO REPRESENT THE FILIPINO ASSOCIATION AND ALSO TOGETHER WITH ME MY HUSBAND AND WE'RE SO HAPPY TO OBSERVE THE PROCLAMATION TODAY. THANK YOU MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

YOU VERY MUCH. >> ONE LAST THING. DON'T WORRY, FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH IS NOT OVER. THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH ALL OF US. THERE'S AN EVENT HAPPENING ON STUNNED, OCTOBER 20TH OCTOBER 20TH -- SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20TH. THERE'S GOING TO BE DANCING, CULTURAL STICK AND POKE, FLASH TATOOS. CELEBRATIONS OF OUR FILIPINO AMERICAN COMMUNITY. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> TO SPEAK OF -- WE'RE HAVING A FILM SCREENING OF THE FORGOTTEN FILIPINO HEROES OF THE UNITED FARM WORKERS. AFTER THAT WE'RE HAVING AN INTERVIEW WITH HIS SON WHO WILL BE AT THE HISTORICAL SITE FOR FILIPINO FARM WORKERS.

OCTOBER AT 2:00 P.M. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN.

>> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE STORIES.

I DID HAVE A CHANCE TO MEET HER AND SHE WAS AN AMAZING WOMAN AND I COULD SEE FROM YOUR -- YOU SITTING HERE AS HER LEGACY LIVES ON AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE GROUPS THAT ARE HERE BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT-OUT TOD FILIPINO NURSES. NURSES DO ALL THE HARD WORK I THINK AND YOU MAKE THE ENTIRE NURSE COMMUNITY BETTER BECAUSE OF YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING, THANK YOU FOR COMING. I'M GOING TO TRY AND MAKE IT OUT ON SUNDAY BECAUSE THAT SOUNDS DELICIOUS AND FUN. THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN AND WHILE WE SHARE THE LOSS WITH YOU, KNOW THAT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK THAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO IN HER MEMORY AND IN HER HONOR AND ON YOUR OWN. THANK YOU.

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

>> GARCIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND HAPPY FILIPINO AMERICAN MONTH. I'M SO EXCITED AND I GOT TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU ON FRIDAY AND HONORED TO BE YOUR LIAISON. I WANTED TO THANK TESS WHO DOES A WHOLE LOT BEHIND THE SCENES AND I SEE HER IN THE BACK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYTHING YOU DO IS NOTICED.

DR. SANDY AND ALVIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU ALL DONATED ALVIN, YOU ARE A VERY TALENTED PAINTER. ALVIN PAINTED A PICTURE OF THE MAYOR AND IT'S INCREDIBLE, JUST DID IT WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

THEN HE DONATED ARTWORK TO HELP WITH FUNDRAISING EFFORTS ON FRIDAY NIGHT'S GALA. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THOSE FROM BAGUIO AND SHARING WITH OUR COMMUNITY HERE. I'VE GOT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT OUT TO ERIN FROM BRANDIES.

[APPLAUSE] I'M SO IMPRESSED THAT YOU ARE SUCH A GOOD LEADER.

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THANK YOU FOR BEING THAT YOUTH ADVOCATE. YOU SAW ADMIRAL BRADFORD WAS HERE. I GOT A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AUDIO] KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR THE DIVERSITY COMMITTEE. AND THE FILL FILIPINOS WERE WELL RENTED. THEY WERE ASKED TO BRING A TRAY AND LOT THEY ARE DISH WAS GOING TO BE THE BEST ONE EVER. I HIGHLY ENCOURAGED IF YOU HAVEN'T TRIED THE FILIPINO FOOD, MY GOODNESS, THE DOUGH BOY, THAT'S THE MAYOR'S FAVORITE. I GOT TO JUDGE A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF.

MAYOR, YOU'VE GOT TO TRY THE ADOBO BURGER. I WANT TO EXPRESS THE COMMITMENT OF CITY COUNCIL IN YOUR EFFORTS TO PROMOTE CULTURE.

WE JUST DID THAT THROUGH OR YOU BUDGET, ALLOCATED $1.5 MILLION TO OPEN TO HELP WITH THE ASIAN RESOURCE CENTER. [APPLAUSE]

>> GARCIA: YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES ON CITY COUNCIL FOR DOING THAT. I HAVE RESIDENTS VERY PROUD OF THEIR FILIPINO HERITAGE. THEY PARTICIPATE IN THE CULTURAL DANCES THAT TAKE PART AT EVERY ONE OF YOUR EVENTS. FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART,

CELEBRATE BIG. WE'LL CONTINUE CELEBRATING. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO

HAVRDA. >> HAVRDA: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY. IT'S OUR HONOR TO HONOR YOU.

Y'ALL ARE SO -- I GOT TO GO TO THE ADOBE THROW-OWN, THERE'S SO MUCH ARTS AND CULTURE WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY. WE MENTIONED THE NURSES ASSOCIATION, THE FILIPINO VETERANS, SO MUCH OF THE IDENTITY AND CULTURE OF SAN ANTONIO IS BORN OF THE FILIPINO CULTURE. I'M GRATEFUL FOR IT, I LOVE WE HAD A GREAT TIME AT THE ADOBE THROW-DOWN. THANK YOU JUST SO MUCH FOR BEING PART OF THE FABRIC OF OUR CITY. THANKS, MAYOR.

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

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

I JUSTMENT TO ADD MY QUICK WELCOME TO CITY HALL AND MY APPRECIATES FORKS THE CONTRIBUTIONS YOUR COMMUNITY MAKES TO OUR COMMUNITY, YOUR HISTORY, YOUR CULTURE ADDS SO MUCH TO THE DIVERSIFICATION OF WHAT SAN ANTONIO IS.

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING OUT TO SADI- SADI AGAIN.

GREAT FOOD, GREAT CULTURE AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL MONTH CELEBRATING

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE.

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

HAPPY FILIPINO AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH AND BEING PATIENT WITH US.

IT'S SO NICE TO SEE FRIENDS, TANYA AND NICOLLLETTE. I ALSO DID WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING MEMORIES OF YOLI. YOU CAN SEE WHAT AN IMPACTFUL COMMUNITY MEMBER SHE WAS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHAKER

THAT WITH US TODAY. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER GAVITO. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR MAKING THIS A PART OF YOUR DAY AND IT'S TURNED INTO MORE OF A DAY THAN YOU ANTICIPATED.

SANDRA AND ALVIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TO OUR CITY TO CELEBRATE WITH US.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN IN FEBRUARY.

I HOPE ALL OF YOU OR AS MANY OF YOU CAN MAKE IT DURING THAT DELEGATION CAN DO SO.

I KNOW I SEE CAMILLE BACK THERE. SANDRA, IF YOU CAN TELL PACK MAN SHE WANTS TO GO TO HIS HOUSE WITH US NEXT TIME WE GO OVER THERE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. NOW, I DON'T THINK ANYONE IN THIS COMMUNITY NEEDS US TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE PURPLE RIBBONS AND FLOWERS ARE, BUT IF I COULD HAVE THE MEMBERS OF OUR FAMILY SERVICES AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION COMMUNITY COME FORWARD, MARTA, MARIA. WHEREAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A SERIOUS AND PREVALENT CRIME THAT AFFECTS ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN SAN ANTONIO AND ACROSS THE NATION.

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WHEREAS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO JOINS TO OBSERVE THE MONTH DURING WHICH WE UPHOLD COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS WELL AS THOSE WHO CAUSE HARM. AND WHEREAS IN OBSERVANCE WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, WE CALL ON SAN ANTONIO TO JOIN THE PURPLE PORCH CAMPAIGN.

WE ASK OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PLACE A PURPLE BULB IN THEIR PORCH LIGHT OR HANG A PURPLE WREATH ON THEIR DOOR. IT REQUIRES THE ECONOMIC I HAVE JOYS AND POWER OF EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND ADDRESS RISK TO BE FACTORS, HELP IS AVAILABLE AND WE DESERVE TO LIVE IN A SAFE AND VIOLENCE-FREE COMMUNITY.

IN RECOGNITION DO HEAR PROCLAIM OCTOBER 2024 TO BE NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH AND CALL UPON OUR COMMUNITY TO SPEAK OUT IN SUPPORT EFFORTS TO EDUCATE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, EFFECTIVE AND POSITIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOVE AND RESPECT FOR ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. AS CO-CHAIR OF THE C CDV, WE'RE GOING TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR HONORING OCTOBER AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.

THIS IS CRUCIAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS IT SHEDS LIGHT ON A PERVASIVE ISSUE AFFECTING MANY INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.

BY RAISING AWARENESS, WE ARE EMPOWERING SURVIVORS TO SEEK HELP.

EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE SIGNS OF ABUSE AND PROMOTE PREVENTION EFFORTS.

FOR THE JOINT CITY-COUNTY COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THIS MONTH SERVES AS A VITAL REMINDER OF OUR COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY, THE CITY, THE COUNTY AND OUR MANY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT VICTIMS, ADVOCATE FOR RESOURCES, AND FOSTER A CULTURE OF SAFETY AND RESPECT.

AS A SIGN OF SUPPORT, MANY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CCDV AS WELL AS CITY DEPARTMENTS ARE HERE WITH US AND I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEM. FROM OUR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, MARTHA PELÁEZ REPRESENTING OUR FAMILY VIOLENCE.

SOME MEMBERS WERE HERE EARLIER, THERESA IS A CASTILLO, JULIA RODRIGUEZ WITH TEXAS RIO GRANDE LEGAL AID, ROSE WILLIAMS WITH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMS. OUR PARTNERS IN BEXAR COUNTY, DISTRICT ATTORNEY JOE GONZALES WAS HERE EARLIER AS WELL AS MELY POWERS WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE REPRESENTING THE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, VERONICA FLORES AND PAIGE GONZALES AND REPRESENTING JUDGE DIAZ'S OFFICE, HAZEL BULLHEAD IS HERE.

FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, I'M PROUD TO SHARE WITHIST PRESENTATION OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT LET BY OUR POLICE CHIEF, METRO HEALTH, CRUCIAL TO THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE TO OUR COMMUNITY, DR. CLAUDE JACOB, AS WELL AS MARCH MAJOR REWRIT AND RICK.

FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE JOE NINO AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES FROM MUNICIPAL COURT AS WELL. AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK IN COLLABORATION AS WE ADDRESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MARIA. WE DO HAVE COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.

COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU. EVERY YEAR YOU GUYS COME AND EVERY YEAR I'M REMINDED OF WHAT I DID FOR SEVEN YEARS AND I SEE DAHLIA AND OTHER

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ONE IN FIVE WITH WOMEN -- ONE IN THREE WITH WOMEN AND ONE IN FOUR WITH MEN.

AND YOU GUYS, YOUR WORK IS CRITICAL AND IT SAVES LIVES. AND WHEN IT'S DONE WELL, IT TRANSFORMS AND ENDS THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE. WE ALL KNOW WHAT'S IN THE NEWS TODAY. WE ALL KNOW -- I KNOW THAT IS HITTING YOU ALL HARD BECAUSE IT EVEN HITS MY HARD TO THIS DAY, BUT KEEP ON DOING IT BECAUSE YOU ARE SAVING LIVES AND YOU ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT INTO MAKING SURE THAT WE PROTECT THE WOMEN OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS.

KNOW THAT YOU DO A GOOD JOB AND WHEN WE FEEL THOSE LOSSES, WE MOURN TOGETHER AND KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A CITY COUNCIL THAT MOURNS WITH YOU.

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

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

YES, I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE COUNCILWOMAN'S COMMENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR Y'ALL'S CONSISTENT EFFORTS. IT DOES SAVE LIVES AND WE -- IT'S JUST THAT CONSTANT PUSH TO RAISE AWARENESS AND WE CAN'T LET UP. AND SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND FOR THE CITY AS A WHOLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

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

>> WHYTE: JUST ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS SUCH A PREVALENT ISSUE ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AS WELL. APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO ON THAT FRONT.

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

>> COURAGE: THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO HELPING PEOPLE BE SAFER IN OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU KNOW, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND EVEN CHILD ABUSE AND SENIOR ABUSE, THESE ARE THE SCOURGE OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND, YOU KNOW, SAN ANTONIO IS INCLUDED IN THAT.

AND SO I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE DONE AS A CITY, FOR EXAMPLE PLACING NOTICES ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN SO MANY BUILDINGS IN THIS CITY AND RESTROOMS AND WHERE PEOPLE CAN REMIND THEMSELVES OF WHAT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IS AND THAT IS, YOU KNOW, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.

REPORT IT. HELP OUT THOSE PEOPLE. AND MOST OF ALL, MY COMMITMENT HAS BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE TO GO AHEAD AND KEEP FAMILIES AND HOMES SAFE. AND SO I KNOW THAT'S WHAT YOU ALL COMMITTED TO DO AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE ALL COMMITTED TO DO, SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING

THAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK

YOU, COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE. COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK YOU DO.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, IT TAKES A COALITION AND COLLECTIVE TO ENSURE OUR COMMUNITY IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. GRATITUDE AND THANKS WHETHER IT'S METRO HEALTH, THE PD.

THEY WILL GO TO THE PARK BEFORE THEY GO HOME BECAUSE THEY WANT SOMEBODY TO COOL OFF. IT'S THE ROLE OF CITY SPACES IN KEEPING THE FAMILY SAFE.

THANK YOU EACH OF YOU AND ENSURING THAT SAN ANTONIO FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES, CARE AND ACCOUNTABILITY. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

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

>> GARCIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH, EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO. YOU ARE TRULY LEADERS ACROSS THE NATION IN WHAT WE'RE DOING. I SENT MARIA A PICTURE OF MY PURPLE PORCH LIGHT THE OTHER DAY, I DID MORE THAN THE PORCH, BUT I FIGURE THERE'S NEVER ENOUGH PURPLE TO SPREAD THE AWARENESS. I ALSO WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE

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THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED SUPPORT OF YOU

ALL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR ALL THAT YOU DO SAN ANTONIO. WE HAVE AN EXTRA ORDINARYLY LONG WAY TO GO AS A COMMUNITY, BUT KNOWING EVERYONE IS LEANING INTO THIS ISSUE IS SOME COMFORT.

THANK YOU, WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE YOUR BACK ON THIS FIGHT AND DO EVERYTHING WE CAN IN ALL SECTORS TO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE TO MAKE GROUNDS IN THIS EFFORT.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT.

FROM PURPLE TO PINK, I'D LIKE TO CALL UP WINGS TO RECOGNIZE THEIR 25TH ANNIVERSARY. JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE REASON WHY WE HAVEN'T STARTED THE MEETINGS ON TIME IS FRED'S FAULT, NOT MINE, FOR THE LAST YEAR.

[LAUGHTER] LOVE YOU, FRED. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WHEREAS DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024, WOMEN INVOLVED IN NURTURING, GIVING, SHARING, INC., WINGS, WILL SUPPORT 18,000 WOMEN IN TEXAS WITH BREAST CANCER.

WINGS WAS FOUNDED IN 1999, A BREAST CANCER PATIENT AND HER ONCOLOGIST IN PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT OF METHODIST HEALTH CARE MINISTRIES.

AFTER A 30-YEAR JOURNEY AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS, TERI ASCENDED TO FEBRUARY AND RECEIVED HER WINGS.

WINGS IS THE ONLY KNOWN NONPROFIT OF ITS KIND IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH TEXAS SERVING BREAST CANCER PATIENTS WHO ARE UNINSURED, DENIED MEDICAID BENEFITS AND INELIGIBLE FOR COST PROGRAMS. AND WHEREAS WINGS BRIDGES THE GAP THAT EXISTS BETWEEN BREAST CANCER TREATMENT AND IS THE ONLY OPTION TO RECEIVE POTENTIALLY LIFE-SAVING BREAST CANCER CARE AND TREATMENT.

WHEREAS SINCE ITS INCEPTION, WINGS HAS PROVIDED $22 MILLION TO OVER 18,000 UNINSURED AND UNDER INSURED WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER. WHEREAS CURRENTLY OVER 65 WOMEN ARE ON THE WAITING LIST, THE LARGEST IN WINGS' HISTORY.

WINGS HAS SEEN 15-YEAR SURVIVAL RATES FOR TO WOMEN INCREASE FROM ZERO PERCENT TO 100% FOR STAGES 1-3 DISEASE, AN INSPIRING TESTAMENT TO ITS WORK.

I RON NIRENBERG DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 17, 2024, TO BE WINGS' 25TH ANNIVERSARY DAY IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS AND CONGRATULATE WINGS FOR TEN SUCCESSFUL -- FOR 25 SUCCESSFUL YEARS WITH MANY BEST WISHES FOR MORE YEARS OF CONTINUED SUCCESS. CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ALL. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU MAYOR AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. I WANT TO ALSO SAY THANK YOU

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SHE TOO PASSED AWAY A YEAR AGO, THE SAME DAY ONE YEAR LATER THAT TERI DID.

WINGS HAS TRAVELED FAR AWAY BECAUSE OF TERI'S COMMITMENT AS A BREAST CANCER PATIENT.

SHE WAS IN A ROOM WITH A WOMAN WHO WAS UNINSURED AND SHE TALKED TO THE DOCTOR AND SAID NO WOMAN SHOULD BE LEFT BEHIND BECAUSE SHE CAN'T SEEK TREATMENT.

TOGETHER THEY STARTED WINGS AND IT'S NOT BRAIN SCIENCE, IT IS HARD.

WE ARE NOT AN INSURANCE COMPANY, BUT WE FUNCTION AS PATIENT NAVIGATORS TO CHECK EVERY ORDER THAT COMES IN FROM THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE, EVERY CLAIM THAT COMES IN SO SHE DON'T HAVE TO PAY ANY BILLS AND WORK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE HER HOLISTIC, EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT AND RESOURCES. 18% OF THE POPULATION IN SAN ANTONIO ARE THE WOMEN THAT WE SERVE. ALL UNDER INSURED OR UNINSURED HAVING BREAST CANCER AND NOT ELIGIBLE FOR GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. WE THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE BOARD MEMBERS, THIS IS BERTA, NELLIE, BRIANNA, OF COURSE DAVID.

OUR CO-SURVIVOR BECAUSE HER MOM, HAS BEEN IN THE PROGRAM EIGHT YEARS.

OUR LONGERS SURVIVORS, -- LONGEST SURVIVORS, TWO CELEBRATING IN DECEMBER OF BECAUSE OF WINGS 25 YEARS THE SURVIVAL RATE UNBELIEVABLE.

WE DO HAVE 60 WOMEN ON A WAIT LIST WHICH IS UNFOUGHT AMABLE.

YOUR BUDGET IS 1.4 MILLION. OF THAT THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH RESOURCES AT THIS MOMENT TO SERVE THOSE 60. WE HAVE 14 WOMEN THAT ARE METASTATIC.

THAT IS A HUGE NUMBER. WITHOUT THE CARE THAT'S NEEDED TO GET TREATMENT, IT'S SURELY A DEATH SENTENCE. SO WE JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR EFFORT AND TO CONSIDER BREAST CANCER AFFECTS EVERYONE.

IT DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE. ONE IN EIGHT WOMEN. IF WE LOOK AROUND THE ROOM, KNOW IT COULD BE YOU OR YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS. AND WE JUST SAY GOD BLESS YOU, SELF-CHECK. IT'S OKAY. MAKE SURE YOU DO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND PROCLAMATION AND COME SEE US DECEMBER 9TH, WE'RE GOING TO SEND YOU AN INVITATION AND WE HAVE THESE BEAUTIFUL WINGS LAPEL PINS TO LET YOU KNOW WE APPRECIATE AND THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU SO MUCH, YOU'LL. COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE.

>> WHYTE: THIS IS A -- IT'S A DEEPLY PERSONAL ISSUE TO ME.

I LOST BOTH OF MY GRANDMOTHERS TO CANCER, ONE OF THEM TO BREAST CANCER.

AND I -- YOU KNOW, MISS HER, MISS HER EVERY DAY, ACTUALLY.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU ALL CAME AND SAID, HEY, DO A VIDEO TO HELP US ON THIS, I JUMPED AT THE OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO IS INVALUABLE.

IT'S SPECIAL TO HAVE YOU HERE IN OUR CITY WITH WHAT YOU DO NOT ONLY HERE BUT ALL OVER AROUND THE STATE. IT'S SUCH MEANINGFUL WORK TO SO MANY PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES. AND I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR DOING IT AND PLEASE REACH OUT TO OUR OFFICE AT ANY TIME FOR ANYTHING AND HOWEVER WE CAN SUPPORT, WE

MOST CERTAINLY WILL. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE.

COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO HAVRDA. >> HAVRDA: THANK YOU, MAYOR AND THANK YOU TEXAS WINGS FOR BEING HERE TODAY. IT REALLY IS A PLEASURE TO HONOR YOU ON YOUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY AND SO GRATEFUL TO MAKE THAT VIDEO.

I CAN'T IMAGINE HAVING A DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST CANCER AND TURNING AROUND AND

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I THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE DON'T -- WE TALK A LOT ABOUT BREAST CANCER AND HOW WE CAN -- AND SELF-CHECK AND EVERYTHING, BUT WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THE UNDER INSURED AND THE UNINSURED. HOWEVER WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOU TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND YOUR REACH, I WILL BE HONORED TO DO IT.

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

HAVRDA. COUNCILMEMBER GAVITO. >> GAVITO: THANK YOU, MAYOR. YEAH, I WANTED TO ECHO THAT SENTIMENT.

WHEN WOMEN ARE FACED WITH THAT TOUGH NEWS, PROBABLY ONE OF THE LOWEST POINTS IN THEIR LIVES AND YOU ALL ARE THERE TO HELP THEM FIGURE IT OUT AND TAKE THE NEXT STEPS AND MOVE FORWARD DAY BY DAY. SO I DON'T THINK THERE COULD BE ENOUGH EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE FOR FILLING THAT GAP IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IT'S NICE TO HEAR THE MEMORIES OF TERI AND BRIANNA OF YOUR MOM AS WELL.

THIS DOES IMPACT ALL OF US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK, NOT ONLY FOR AWARENESS BUT FOR TAKING CARE OF THOSE WHO NEED IT THE MOST. I THINK WE'RE SCHEDULING MY PSA WITH YOU ALL SOON SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

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

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

I'M NOT SURE IF THIS WAS SHARED, BUT I HAVE OVER 95% OF THE WOMEN TREATED THROUGH WINGS ARE STILL LIVING BECAUSE OF THIS PROGRAM. CAN WE GET A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THAT? [APPLAUSE] AND RUTH IS A DISTRICT 3 RESIDENT SO I'M PROUD SHE IS OUT THERE AND WORKING AND THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IMPACTS PERSONALLY AND THINK OF ALL THE ANGELS THAT BATTLED THIS NOT ONCE, TWICE, BUT MAYBE UP TO THREE OR FOUR TIMES BECAUSE THEY ARE SURVIVORS AND THEY BATTLE. AND THAT THOSE THAT ARE UNDER INSURED OR UNINSURED CAN HAVE THAT TO NAVIGATE THIS JOURNEY. SURVIVING EACH DAY AND BREATH AND UNDERSTANDING, HEY, IT'S ABOUT TAKING ONE DAY AND MAKING SURE YOU CONTINUE TO GET CHECKED AND CONTINUE TO ASK THOSE DOCTORS THOSE QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO AND I AM SO PROUD TO BE HERE, BE IN PINK AND SUPPORT YOU GUYS. FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS, I KNOW THIS IS NOT A HIGH-PAID

GIG. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MAY I SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. AND BRINGING IT BACK TO MY ATTENTION JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, ONCE A WOMAN IS ENROLLED IN WINGS AND SHE IS FINANCIALLY ELIGIBLE AND STAYS AT THE REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE WE PARTNER WITH METHODIST HOSPITAL AS WELL AS THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH U.T. HEALTH, SHE STAYS WITH US FOR A LAUGH TIME.

AS LONG AS SHE NEEDS IN ACTIVE CARE. WE'VE GOT TO TWO LADIES THAT ARE 16 YEARS ALONG WITH ANOTHER WHO HAS BEEN EIGHT YEARS.

AND I SAY WE, I'M A SURVIVOR AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD HE GAVE ME THAT SHORT STINT TO UNDERSTAND THE JOURNEY. I WAS INSURED, I WASN'T WHERE THE LADIES ARE.

BUT THEN WE GRADUATE WHEN WE ARE IN REMISSION, WINGS 2, CONTINUUM CARE.

WE CARE FROM THE WOMEN FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS DEPENDING ON THEIR DIAGNOSIS.

AS LONG AS THEIR CANCER DOESN'T RETURN, WE GRADUATE FOR LIFE.

IF IT DOES, WE REENROLL IN WINGS 1. WINGS FOR LIFE IS OUR EDUCATIONAL AND RESOURCE PROGRAM, OUR SURVIVORSHIP. AND THEN WE HAVE WINGS FOR HOPE BECAUSE EVERY DAY, EVERY CALENDAR DAY WE RECEIVE PHONE CALLS FROM WOMEN WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO ALL OF YOU BECAUSE ALL OF YOU HAVE TOUCHED MY PERSONAL LIFE AND THAT OF WINGS. SO THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA GARCIA.

>> GARCIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY APPRECIATION AND THANKS. THERE IS A LACK OF ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND YOU ALL HELP FILL THAT GAP AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND I THINK THAT SEEING SO MANY SUPPORTIVE WOMEN AND MALE ALLIES HERE TO WALK THROUGH THE JOURNEY OF SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE GOING THROUGH THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITY TO SUPPORT AND FOR US TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING YOU ALL. YOU ALL REACHED OUT TO US

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HAPPENS IN EVERY ONE OF OUR DISTRICTS. >> AND IT MAKES US PROUD

WHEN THEY SEE YOUR FIXTURES. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR SO MANY WOMEN AND

FAMILIES ACROSS OUR CITY. APPRECIATE IT. >> WE HAVE THESE LAPEL PINS

FOR YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE IS STILL HERE FROM THE MADONNA CENTER, BUT IF THEY ARE, COME FORWARD.

YOU DESERVE THE PATIENCE AWARD TODAY. ALL RIGHT.

WHEREAS THE MADONNA CENTER WILL CELEBRATE ITS 85TH ANNIVERSARY AND HOST A GALA ON OCTOBER 26, 2024. THE UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD IN SAN ANTONIO. THE AGENCY WAS FOUND UNDERSTAND 1939 BY THE SISTERS OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE AS A GIRLS CLUB AND OCCUPIED A PRIOR RESIDENTS.

IT CALLED FOR A NEW BUILDING SPACE AND REVISIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CONSTITUTION CHANGING ITS NAME TO THE MADONNA NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS.

AND WHEREAS THROUGHOUT ITS 85-YEAR HISTORY, THE CENTER HAS RESPONDED TO CHANGING NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY BY DEVELOPING PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT ADDRESS THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUES FACING CHILDREN, ADULTS AND FAMILIES IMPROVING THEIR LIVES THROUGH EDUCATION, CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES, HEALTHY AGING AND CREATING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY. WHEREAS A -- AS A UNITED WAY AGENCY, THE CENTER HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO BREAKING THE CYCLE OF GENERATIONAL POVERTY BY SUPPORTING FAMILIES WITH QUALITY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND PROVIDING NUMEROUS SOCIAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES ON THE WEST SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO.

SINCE 1939, THE CENTER HAS REMAINED STEADFAST IN FULFILLING ITS MISSION AND PROVIDING A VOTER OF SUPPORT SERVICES TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN, INDIVIDUALS AND SENIORS, EMPOWERING THEIR LIVES FOR BENEFIT OF FUTURE GENERATIONS. THEREFORE I RON NIRENBERG HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 17, 2024, TO BE THE MADONNA CENTER'S 85TH ANNIVERSARY DAY IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR PATIENCE. >> THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS FOR HAVING US HERE. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES. MADONNA CENTER HAS PROUDLY SERVED THE WEST SIDE SINCE 1939 AND EXCITED TO BE CELEBRATING OUR 85 ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY CHILDCARE.

WE 'EM POWER PARENTS TO BECOME THEIR CHILD'S FIRST TEACHERS, PROVIDE CARE AND SUPPORT FOR CENTERS THROUGH OUR SENIOR PROGRAMS AND OFFER COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT ENHANCE BOTH PROGRAMS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY AND ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING OUR SERVICES TO THE WEST SIDE COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

>> THANK YOU. I'M ELIZABETH, A PROUD MEMBER OF THE MADONNA CENTER BOARD AND ALSO WITH US ARE OTHER FACULTY MEMBERS, OUR HARD-WORKING STAFF AND THEY NEED TO GET BACK TO WORK. I'LL KEEP IT SHORT. I DO WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PROCLAMATION PROVIDING OUR 85 YEARS OF SERVICE.

I MEAN LET THAT SINK IN. 85 YEARS. AND WE'RE NOT JUST SURVIVING, WE'RE THRIVING AND CONTINUING TO HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN THE WESTSIDE COMMUNITY WHERE I GREW UP. I WANT TO PREFACE THE NEXT COMMENTS WITH ONCE UPON A TIME WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, MY FAMILY AND CHILDHOOD FRIENDS BENEFITED FROM THE SERVICES OFFERED BY MADONNA CENTER.

MOVING UP TO THE CURRENT CENTURY, EXCITING THINGS ARE HAPPENING AT MADONNA CENTER.

LAST WEEK WE BROKE GROUND FOR A NEW PLAYGROUND THANKS TO SPURS GIVE AND FROST BANK. LAST YEAR WE CELEBRATED THE RENOVATION OF OUR KITCHEN.

COME AND VISIT ANY TIME. YOU CAN PLAY GAMES WITH OUR SENIORS.

IF YOU COME DURING THE 5:00 HOUR, THAT'S ONE OF THE BUSIEST WHERE PARENTS ARE COMING TO PICK UP THEIR FRESH PRECIOUS INFANTS FROM DAY CARE, OR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND IT JUST REINFORCES AND TO ME ANYWAY WHY I'M THERE, WHY SO MANY PEOPLE SUPPORT MADONNA CENTER BECAUSE WE ARE HELPING THE PARENTS CONTINUE

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THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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

THANK YOU ALL FOR Y'ALL'S PATIENCE AND ALL YOU HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST 85 YEARS IN SERVING THE WEST SIDE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. AS EACH OF YOU HAVE MENTIONED FROM YOUTH SERVICES, SENIOR SERVICES AS WELL AS SERVING AS A FACILITY FOR SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU ALL DO AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE ENVISIONING PROCESS AS YOU ALL GROW AND CREATE ITS OWN STAND-ALONE SENIOR CENTER.

IT'S VERY MUCH NEEDED. OFTENTIMES I CHECK IN TO SEE IF THEY ARE CONNECTED TO CITY SERVICES AND OFTENTIMES THEY COMMUTE TO THE MADONNA CENTER BECAUSE OF THE CARE AND COMPASSION. ROGER FOR HIS GREAT LEADERSHIP AS WELL.

THANK YOU ALL AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE AND ALL YOU CONTINUE TO DO IN

SAN ANTONIO'S WEST SIDE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT, COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO. WE APPRECIATE YOU.

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

>> GARCIA: THANK YOU AND HAPPY 85TH AND HERE'S TO MANY MORE.

I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU ALL FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

I HEAR ABOUT IT FIRSTHAND FROM MY SON WHO WORKS THERE. AND SO HE JUST LOVES WORKING WITH THE SENIORS AND HE THINKS THEY ARE JUST SO FUN. AND SO I'M ALWAYS GRATEFUL TO SEE HOW EXCITED HE IS ABOUT BEING A PART OF HELPING THE COMMUNITY.

I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE A DIFFICULT JOB THAT IS UNPAID BUT YOU ALL DO SO MUCH.

RECENTLY YOU HAD A HAMBURGER SALE AND I HOPE IT WENT AS PLANNED, BUT I SAW THERE WAS SO MANY COMMUNITY ENGAGED AND WANTED TO SUPPORT IN THEIR OWN WAY.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GREAT WAY TO ENGAGE YOUR COMMUNITY AS WELL.

AND THEN I APPRECIATE ALSO THAT YOU ALL TAKE THE SENIORS TO SENIORS IN PLAY.

YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THAT PROGRAM, THE SENIORS ARE SO PROUD TO WEAR THEIR MADONNA CENTER SHIRTS AND IT'S GREAT BECAUSE THEY ARE JUST SO PROUD TO SAY THEY ARE WITH THE MADONNA CENTER. THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES TO YOU ALL AND TO THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE AND UNDER ALL OF YOUR LEADERSHIP, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AND WHAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DO TO SUPPORT OUR SENIORS. YOUR VEGGIE GIVE-AAWAYS, I'M CONTINUALLY IMPRESSED. THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF THEM.

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

GARCIA. COUNCILMEMBER GAVITO. >> GAVITO: ELIZABETH, IT'S SO GREAT SEEING YOU. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND ESPECIALLY FOR THIS MARATHON MEETING. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR 85 YEARS OF SERVICE NOT ONLY TO THE WEST SIDE BUT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CITY AS A WHOLE.

THANKS AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS MILESTONE. THANKS, MAYOR.

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

>> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU. I LOVE THE STORY BECAUSE IT STARTED WITH THE SISTERS OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE AND I KNOW HOW THEY WORK. TO SEE THEIR LEGACY OF YOU WOMAN WORKING AND THEN OUR MALE ALLIES HERE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE CONTINUING TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY IS JUST SO HEART WARMING. I'VE BEEN TO A GALA BEFORE AND I'M SO PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU ALL CONTINUE TO DO AND HOW YOU CONTINUE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. AND SO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, KNOW YOU HAVE LOTS OF SUPPORTERS ON THE SOUTH SIDE TOO, AND JUST REMEMBER THAT WHAT YOU DO IS THE SISTERS OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE WOULD SAY GOD'S WORK AND WHAT YOU DO IS CHANGING THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. WE DID HAVE ONE OF THE SISTERS OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE WITH US. WE ALWAYS HAVE ONE OF THE SISTERS ON OUR BOARD BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT OPERATING THE CENTER ANYMORE, THEY PROVIDE ADVICE AND, OF COURSE, A LOT OF PRAYERS, ESPECIALLY FOR FUNDRAISING.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THAT'S IMPORTANT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN. AND THANK YOU TO WINGS, THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION FOR WHAT YOU DO. AND LIZ, IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE YOU OUT AND ABOUT IN THE COMMUNITY REPRESENTING ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THIS. YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THAT YOU COULD HAVE MORE IMPACT THAN YOU WERE HAVING IN A HALL OF FAME BROADCASTING CAREER, BUT YOU ARE DOING IT THROUGH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THIS.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. CONGRATULATIONS.

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HAPPY 85TH ANNIVERSARY. [APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: I SAID WINGS, I'M SORRY. YOU ARE RIGHT, MADONNA CENTER.

IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE DO HAVE A CITY

[City Manager's Report  ]

MANAGER'S REPORT MAYBE? >> WALSH: ONE ITEM, MAYOR, THE VIDEO HIGHLIGHT ON ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES FROM METRO HEALTH, A YOUNG MAN BY THE NAME OF CALEB JACKSON WHO IS WITH THE METRO HEALTH EPIDEMIOLOGY SURVEILLANCE TEAMS. MOST FOLKS WILL REMEMBER THAT OPEN PEOPLEOLOGYISTS WERE VERY IMPORTANT AS WE WENT THROUGH COVID. MEDICAL THE COMMUNICABLE DISEASE DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RECOGNIZING, IDENTIFYING AND RESPONDING TO EVENTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE THAT INCLUDE COMMUNICABLE DISEASE, OUTBREAKS, EPIDEMICS AND YES, EVEN PANDEMICS. HE HAS RECENTLY BEEN PROMOTED TO AN EPIDEMIOLOGIST. HE WAS A HEALTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST SO HE WILL BE WORKING AT ONE OF OUR DISEASE DETECTIVES. LET'S ROLL THE VIDEO.

RUNNING AROUND THAT WE COULD NEVER TRACK OR FIGURE OUT. SO BASICALLY THE EPIDEMIOLOGY DEPARTMENT IS WE WANT TO INVESTIGATE THESE DISEASES, WHERE THEY STARTED, HOW ARE THEY GETTING SPREAD AND HE WANT TO BASICALLY NIP IT IN THE BUD AT THE SOURCE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE DISEASES GET CONTAINED AND THEY HOPEFULLY GET ERADICATED. I LOVE COLLABORATING WITH MY CO-WORKERS. THE MOST GRATIFYING ASPECT, I START SEEING THESE REPORTS AND SEND IT OUT TO THE EPIDEMIOLOGISTS. THEY MAKE SURE THIS IS HOW THIS OUTBECKY STARTED. WHENEVER WE'RE OUGHT LETTING THE COMMUNITY KNOW WHO THE EPIDEMIOLOGY KEEPOLOGY DEPARTMENT, WHAT IS EVEN EPIDEMIOLOGY.

SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THAT WORD MUCH LESS OUR PROGRAM AND OUR SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE CITY. AND SO LIKE GETTING TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHO WE ARE, TALKING TO THE PUBLIC, LETTING THEM KNOW ABOUT INFECTIOUS DISEASES, THAT IS WHAT I LIVE FOR. I LOVE KNOWING THAT I GIVE, LIKE, MY SORT OF STANCE TO THE COMMUNITY IS VERY IMPORTANT AND IT HELPS PROTECT ALL OF US.

>> WALSH: THAT'S IT, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, ERIK. SO WE HAVE AN EXEC.

WE DO, YES. BUT BEFORE THAT, WE ALSO HAVE A BIRTHDAY TO CELEBRATE. LET'S ALL SING BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO COUNCILMEMBER GAVITO.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S CAKE IN THE BACK. THE TIME IS 11:45 A.M. ON

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

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO LITIGATION INVOLVING CITY OF MERCY PREPAREDNESS PURSUANT YOU'RE PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071.

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