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[1. 19-6517 Staff presentation and possible action on Potential Amendments to the FY 2020 Proposed Operating and Capital Budget. [Erik Walsh, City Manager; Justina Tate, Director, Management and Budget]]
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, ALSO TIME IS 2:17 P.M.
WE HAVE OUR AMENDMENTS DISCUSSION TODAY.
SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
SO TODAY IS OUR FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT POTENTIAL BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
AND I WANT TO THANK ALL THE COUNCIL DISTRICTS THAT GOT IN TOUCH WITH US OVER THE LAST 24, 48 HOURS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HAND OUT A LIST AS COMPLETE AS POSSIBLE, TO FACILITATE THE CONVERSATION TODAY.
JUST A COUPLE OF ASPECTS AS WE GO INTO IT.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DO, JUST TO REMIND YOU THAT WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT SESSION SCHEDULED NEXT WEDNESDAY, AND THEN THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET NEXT THURSDAY, THE 12TH.
THIS IS YOUR FIRST OPPORTUNITY AS A GROUP TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER AND REITERATE FOR THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING THIS ON TV, THAT WE'RE ONLINE, THE COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES AS PART OF THE BUDGET THIS YEAR, WHERE AREAS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, STRONG FAMILIES AND CHILDREN, STREETS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, SIDEWALKS, PROPERTY TAX RELIEF, AND THE POLICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES.
AS WE GO THROUGH THIS LIST, MAYOR, WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF EXECUTIVES HERE, AND OUR STAFF, THAT ARE HERE TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DO IS GO THROUGH THAT LIST AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, KIND OF UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PRIORITIES ARE OF THE ENTIRE COUNCIL.
THE LIST IS NOT IN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER.
I THINK IT'S KIND OF IN THE ORDER OF WHEN WE RECEIVED THE INFORMATION, SO DON'T READ TOO MUCH INTO THE ORDER OF IT.
YOU'LL NOTICE ON THERE THAT WE INCLUDE BOTH THE FY 2020 AS WELL AS THE 2021 BUDGET IMPACT.
WE BALANCE OVER A TWO-YEAR BUDGET.
ITEMS 1 THROUGH 26 ARE OPERATING, GENERAL FUND OPERATING FUND ITEMS. THEN WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS IN OUR RESTRICTED FUNDS.
AND THEN WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS IN OUR CAPITAL BUDGET.
ALL WITH THE 2020 AND 2021 BUDGET IMPACTS.
YOU'LL NOTICE ALSO ON ITEM NUMBER 16, AS WELL AS ITEM NUMBER 26, WE HAVE ASTERISKED THOSE.
THOSE ARE PENDING CCRS THAT WILL BE -- WE'LL AT SOME POINT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD IN FRONT OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEETING DISCUSSION.
I DID WANT TO INCLUDE THEM ON HERE, SO YOU SEE THE FULL PICTURE OF THE POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS.
BUT I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THEY WILL BE GOING THROUGH THAT GOVERNANCE PROCESS.
THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW IS, AS WE BEGIN HERE, AND BEN GORZELL IS HERE AND CAN TALK IN MORE DETAIL ABOUT IT, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING DAILY WITH CPS
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TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE OVER AND ABOVE WHAT OUR PROJECTED BUDGET IS.AS OF ABOUT AN HOUR AGO, A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR AGO, OUR LAST CONVERSATION WITH CPS, WE HAVE ROUGHLY $3 MILLION OVER AND ABOVE THE PROPOSED BUDGET, ALL FROM CPS THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR THE AMENDMENTS.
ON FRIDAY THIS WEEK, WE SHOULD HAVE A FIRMER ESTIMATE, AND AT THAT POINT WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THAT TO THE COUNCIL BY MEMO ON FRIDAY, SO THAT WE'RE ALL PREPARED FOR THAT FURTHER DISCUSSION NEXT WEDNESDAY AT THE AMENDMENT DISCUSSION.
SO THAT'S KIND OF THE OPENING, MAYOR.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO GO DOWN IN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER.
WE CAN WALK DOWN HERE, EACH ITEM, AS WE UNDERSTAND IT, AND GIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS IT.
OR YOU CAN OPEN IT UP FOR YOUR COLLEAGUES TO BEGIN THAT DISCUSSION.
AGAIN, MY GOAL, AND IT'S ONLY MY GOAL, IS TO BE ABLE TO WALK OUT OF HERE WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT AN OVERALL PRIORITIZED LIST IS FOR THE BODY IN GENERAL.
I KNOW WHAT INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ASKING, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE THE BODY'S PRIORITIES.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND BEGIN OUR DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATE ON THESE BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
WE'LL GO IN ORDER OF COUNCIL SIGNUP AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU IF THERE'S AN ITEM ON THIS LIST THAT YOU FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT EITHER WAY, THAT YOU GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE JUSTIFICATION FOR IT.
AND WE HAVE STAFF HERE WHO CAN HELP CLARIFY ANY ITEMS THAT ARE ON HERE.
I'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER VIAGRAN.
I WANT TO ALSO THANK YOU, ERIK, MARIA, AND ALL OF CITY STAFF FOR ESPECIALLY LAST NIGHT AT THE DISTRICT 3 TOWN HALL BUDGET MEETING.
I THINK YOU ALL EVEN SAW TWO OF MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES AS WELL, OUR RESIDENTS WHO WERE OUT THERE, EVEN WITH SIGNS, SAYING THAT THEY WANTED A POLICE SUBSTATION AS WELL.
AND THE MAJORITY OF THE COMMENTS ALSO LINGERED AND WERE AROUND A POLICE SUBSTATION IN THE AREA.
I'LL CONTINUE TO TALK ON THE REASON I FEEL STRONGLY FOR THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE NEED FOR EQUITY IN OUR BUDGET, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER SUBSTATION SOUTH OF I-10 AND 90.
I WAS VERY HAPPY LAST NIGHT WE HAD MEMBERS FROM DISTRICT 2 AND DISTRICT 4 WHO WERE ADVOCATING FOR A POLICE SUBSTATION, AN ADDITIONAL POLICE SUBSTATION IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR, BECAUSE THEY ALSO KNOW THIS COULD HELP ALLEVIATE THE BURDEN AND STRESS THAT IS ON THE SOUTH AS WELL AS THE EAST.
I WANT TO THANK THE CITIZENS AS WELL WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FROM DISTRICT 2, TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THAT.
AND I WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THAT.
SO ERIK, MARIA, MAYOR, I'M VERY PROUD TO HAVE THIS ON OUR BUDGET FOR THE CAPITAL PROJECT, IN THAT IT'S ABOUT TIMING AND ABOUT WHEN WE USE IT AND LEVERAGE IT IN THE RIGHT WAY.
I THINK THIS DESIGNATION IS ABOUT LEVERAGING IT IN THE RIGHT WAY.
AND WE'LL BE SURE WHEN IT COMES AND MOVES FORWARD TO A BOND PROGRAM, THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO GET EVERYONE OUT, IN ORDER TO SEE THIS, TO BRING THAT ALEVE YAGS AND THAT NEED WE HAVE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S A SURPRISE TO YOU ALL THAT'S WHAT I'M ADVOCATING FOR AND WANT TO SPEAK UP FOR ON THIS PROJECT.
ANOTHER PROJECT I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT FOR MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES -- LET ME JUST ASK A QUESTION OF CLARIFICATION ON ONE OF THESE, BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD IT, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT, IS THE GIRLS' SUMMIT IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 4.
SORRY IF I'M STEALING SOME OF YOUR THUNDER, COUNCIL MEMBER.
THIS IS AN EXCITING OPTION HERE, SO MARIA, IF YOU COULD SHARE ON THAT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
COUNCILMAN ROCHA GARCIA, THIS WAS A BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUESTED BY THE COUNCILWOMAN, ROCHA GARCIA, WE SHARE A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE IN THE SUMMER WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID A OUTREACH EVENT FOR YOUNG GIRLS CALLED "HERO LIKE HER." IT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT THAT WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 50 YOUNG WOMEN THAT WERE INTERESTED IN ONE DAY BECOMING A FIREFIGHTER, OR EXPERIENCING WHAT A FIREFIGHTER GOES THROUGH ON A DAILY BASIS.
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SO AS A RESULT OF THE SUCCESS OF THIS EVENT, WE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT DOING THIS EVENT AGAIN DURING SPRING BREAK, IN MARCH OF 2020, TO COINCIDE WITH WOMEN'S MONTH.AND THE COUNCILWOMAN HAD AN IDEA TO EXPAND THAT PROGRAM AND TO ADD TO IT AND PERHAPS DO A SUMMIT FOR YOUNG GIRLS.
I KNOW THE COUNCILWOMAN MAY WANT TO ELABORATE MORE ON HER THOUGHTS ABOUT IT, BUT THAT IS THE GENESIS OF THAT BUDGET AMEN AMENDMENT.
>> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILWOMAN, I KNOW YOU'LL EXPLAIN LATER.
I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT ON THIS LIST.
SOME OTHER ITEMS THAT I WANTED TO ADVOCATE FOR.
I GUESS JUST TO STAY IN THE SPIRIT OF, I THINK WOMEN RIGHT NOW.
I SEE ITEM NUMBER 9, TO BE ADDED FOR THE MAESTRO INCUBATOR.
JUST YESTERDAY AT OUR WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL COMMITTEE, WE TALKED ABOUT ELEVATING AND AMPLIFYING THE WORK OF WOMEN IN SMALL BUSINESS.
AND I THINK THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WE CAN HELP ACTIVATE BY PARTNERING WITH OUR EDD DEPARTMENT AND THE PROGRAMS AND SEEING IS THIS A WAY THAT WE CAN ALSO HELP IMPLEMENT AND RISE UP OUR WOMEN IN SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
I THINK THIS COULD BE A PART OF OUR STATUS OF WOMEN REPORT AND HELP THAT.
AND ALSO, I WILL ADVOCATE FOR AN ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER IN DISTRICT 6.
IT'S BEEN HELPFUL IN DISTRICT 3.
I THINK IT WILL BE HELPFUL IN DISTRICT 6.
ON TOP OF THAT, WHAT I WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR IS AN ADD ONE ANIMAL CODE OFFICER FOR DISTRICT 3 AS WELL.
BUT MORE THAN THAT, I THINK FOR DISTRICT 4, ANIMAL CARE SERVICES AND CODE ENFORCEMENT, I BELIEVE WE NEED A WEEKEND OFFICER FOR EVERYONE IN THE CODE, IN CODE ENFORCEMENT.
BUT ON TOP OF THAT, ON THE WEEKENDS, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, IF POSSIBLE, SOME DESIGNATION OF A HOTLINE ON THE WEEKENDS.
BECAUSE THE RESIDENTS CALL 311 AND THEY'RE EITHER PUT ON HOLD OR THEY HAVE TO LEAVE A MESSAGE, OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT.
BUT IF THERE'S A MORE DIRECT LINE THAT OUR RESIDENTS CAN HAVE, TO WEEKEND CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, OR ANIMAL CARE OFFICERS, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT EMBEDDED IN THIS.
>> SO, COUNCILWOMAN, I WOULD ASK FOR CLARIFICATION.
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS ITEMS NUMBER 18 AND 19.
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR MAYBE AN ALTERNATIVE TO HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THOSE EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED OVER THE WEEKENDS AND MAYBE IN PLACE OF THOSE TWO AMENDMENTS, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING?
>> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU FOR ASKING.
AND THEN I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE ON ITEM NUMBER 21, ENHANCEMENT OF SWEEP TEAM STAFF.
I THINK THAT WOULD ALSO BE CITYWIDE.
I THINK WE SEE A BIGGER CALLING FOR SWEEP TEAMS, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT IF WE CAN IMPLEMENT THAT.
AND I WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR THAT IN THAT CAPACITY.
AND FINALLY, I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, OF COURSE, OUR VIVA SAN ANTONIO HEALTHY CORNER STORE INITIATIVE.
WE ARE AT A POINT, ADVOCATE THE $20,000 FOR MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES.
ONE OF THE METRICS WE'VE USED, AND I SHARED IT WITH ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES, BEFORE, AT THE START OF THIS IN APRIL, WE HAD THE CORNER STORES USING 400 POUNDS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE GIVING OUT.
THIS WAS AFTER THE OTHERS THAT WERE DISCARDED.
NOW WITH OUR FIVE CORNER STORES, PEOPLE ARE BUYING 6,000 POUNDS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THAT ARE BEING USED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO IT'S SHOWING THAT IT'S WORKING, AND IT'S SHOWING THAT THERE'S A NEED, AND I'M HOPING THAT AFTER THIS, WE CAN DO THIS CITYWIDE.
WE CAN EVEN SPIN IT OFF CITYWIDE, BECAUSE IT'S WORKING.
SO AGAIN, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT I WANTED TO, ONE, ADVOCATE FOR, AND -- OH, AND OF COURSE, I'LL TELL THIS AGAIN, WHERE'S ROZI? WHERE'S ANTHONY? PLEASANTON ROAD SCHOOL FLASHERS AS WELL.
WE HAVE AN ENTIRE AUDIO] THAT HAS SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT IN ISD.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETIME, TO HAVE SOME FLASHERS THERE.
BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE SIGNS, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE FLASHERS.
SO THOSE ARE MY ITEMS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ERIK.
DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR CLARIFICATION?
>> YES, MA'AM, JUST REAL QUICK.
THE ITEMS THAT YOU HIGHLIGHTED, WHAT ARE YOUR TOP THREE, FOUR,
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FIVE? OR THE ORDER YOU WENT IN, ARE THOSE THE PRIORITIES FOR YOU?>> VIAGRAN: MY TOP ONE, YES, IS THE POLICE SUBSTATION, AS WELL AS THE HEALTHY CORNER STORE INITIATIVE, MY CODE OFFICERS, MY ANIMAL CARE, SWEEP TEAM, AND VIVA SAN ANTONIO.
I LIKE HOW YOU'RE GETTING SO SPECIFIC HERE, ERIK.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER VIAGRAN.
COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN.
>> ANDREWS-SULLIVAN: THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU TO THE CITY STAFF AND THE CITY MANAGER.
SO DISTRICT 2 HAS A UNIQUE IDEA OF WHAT IT ADDS TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
AND A LOT OF THE DISTRICT 2 AREA, YOU SEE PEOPLE THAT ARE LOOKING FOR A WINDOW OF HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY.
SO WHEN I LOOK AT THE PRIORITIES AND SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT WE HAVE ASKED FOR, A SECOND CHANCE INITIATIVE PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO ARE COMING HOME FROM STATE, THOSE WHO ARE COMING HOME FROM COUNTY, AND CITY FACILITIES, CUTTING DOWN ON OUR RECIDIVISM RATE IS A MUST.
AND DISTRICT 2 HAS TO HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE.
WE KNOW THAT IN DISTRICT 2, WE HAVE CROSSPOINT, AND THEY ARE FEDERAL REGULATED.
SO INMATES COMING FROM A FEDERAL INSTITUTION HAVE SOMEWHERE TO GO, HAVE SOMEWHERE TO REBUILD, HAVE PEOPLE THERE TO HELP THEM.
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, WE AS A CITY ARE NOT DOING AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
I KNOW 25,000 IS NOT A LOT, AND IT CAN GO A LONG WAY FOR THOSE THAT ARE NEEDING A FORM OF HOPE TO COME BACK TO THEM.
AND I BELIEVE THAT AS A CITY, AND AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THAT DISTRICT, WE MUST DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO PUT THAT FORWARD.
SO THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR A PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE SECOND-CHANCE INITIATIVE, WHICH IS NUMBER 3.
WHEN I WAS ELECTED, I TOOK THE CHANCE OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR DISTRICT WAS REPRESENTED NOT ONLY FROM A STANDPOINT OF HAVING THEIR ELECTED OFFICIAL, BUT WHO WORKS IN THAT OFFICE, TO MAKE SURE THAT IT REFLECTED THOSE THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THE NEXT ASK I HAVE IS FOR AN ADDITIONAL 100,000 TO BE ADDED TO THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
THE REASON I'M ASKING FOR THIS, BECAUSE AS THE YEARS HAVE GONE BY, THE BUDGET HAS INCREASED THREE TIMES OVER, LEAVING THEIR BUDGET AT ALMOST 470,000.
SO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ONLY CONTRIBUTING 100,000 FROM THE CITY TOWARDS ONE OF THE LARGEST MARCHES IN THE WORLD.
THIS ADDITIONAL 100,000 WILL NOT ONLY ADD TO WHAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO FOR THE MARCH AS FAR AS SECURITY, BUT WHAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO FOR THOSE YOUTH THAT ARE OUT OF SCHOOL ON THAT DATE OF THE MARCH.
SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY I'M ASKING FOR THIS 100,000, IN ADDITION THE SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE CAN BE ACTUALLY EXTENDED BY HAVING THIS ADDITIONAL $100,000 ADDED TO THEM.
WE AS A CITY TRULY CAN DO MORE, WHAT WE BRING TO THE CITY, BY ACTUALLY PUTTING WHAT WE HAVE INTO IT AS WELL.
I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH MISS LORI HOUSTON, AND I'M THANKFUL THAT UNDER THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES, WE'RE ABLE TO ACTUALLY GET THE REQUEST FOR THE $250,000 FOR THE OWNER OCCUPY REHAB.
THE REASON WHY I ASK FOR THIS IS BECAUSE WHEN I WAS ELECTED INTO OFFICE, THE ONE THING THAT I SAW IN OUR OFFICE WAS A PAINTING PROGRAM, AND DISTRICT 2 WAS NOT LISTED ANYWHERE ON THAT.
AND WHEN WE CALLED TO INQUIRE ABOUT IT, THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE IT.
MY FINAL ASK IS PRETTY MUCH FOR US TO HAVE A TRUE SENIOR CENTER, A TRUE MULTIDIVERSE AREA FOR OUR SENIORS TO GO TO WITHIN DISTRICT 2.
RIGHT NOW, THEY HAVE A HOLE IN THE WALL SORT OF, A BUILDING STUCK IN BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES, AND NOT MUCH MORE ROOM
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TO GROW.SO THE $22,000 I'M ASKING FOR IS A FEASIBILITY STUDY, TO BE DONE OFF OF THE AREA OF HIGHWAY 87 OUT TOWARDS LAKESIDE.
THEY HAVE THE SPACE, AND THEY'RE WILLING, READY AND THE PRESENTATION THAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER FOR NOT ONLY OUR SENIORS, BUT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR YOUTH OF OUR DISTRICT TO ACTUALLY HAVE AN INDOOR POOL TO GO TO, WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE A FIRST FOR DISTRICT 2.
THOSE ARE MY ASK OF THE AMENDMENTS.
AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREWS SULLIVAN.
>> COUNCILWOMAN, JUST TO REITERATE, I'M GOING TO ASK LORI TO COME UP AND KIND OF EXPLAIN THE $250,000, BECAUSE WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT BY MAKING SOME CHANGE, BUT WITHOUT MAKING CHANGES TO THE OVERALL AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLAN.
BUT I WANTED TO ASK YOU THAT, BASED ON THE ORDER OF WHICH YOU WENT, I'M ASSUMING THOSE YOU YOUR PRIORITIES? YOU WENT SECOND CHANCE, MLK, AND THEN THE FEASIBILITY.
>> IN THE EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLAN, WE HAVE THE 34.4 MILLION.
WE HAVE MADE THE AREA SURROUNDING THE DOWNTOWN AREA A PRIORITY.
SO WE HAVE $275,000 IN OWNER OCCUPIED MINOR REPAIR, AND WE ARE IDENTIFYING ANOTHER 450,000 OUT OF TOORIST DOLLARS THAT WILL FOCUS ON THE NEAR EAST, NEAR WEST, AND THE SOUTH SIDE AREAS.
SO BASICALLY DISTRICTS 1 THROUGH 5.
WE THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO 10 HOMES IN EACH DISTRICT.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE.
THANK YOU, ERIK, FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
I DID NOT GET TO YOU A LIST THAT I WANTED TO INCLUDE IN THIS, SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND IN AUDIO] TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS, INCLUDING YOU, ERIK.
FIRST OF ALL, THOUGH, LET ME SAY THAT IN LOOKING AT THE PROPOSALS IN FRONT OF US, THAT WERE PRESENTED EARLIER, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF MANY OF THEM.
I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A NOTE OF NUMBER 16, ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR COUNCIL AID COMPENSATION.
I THINK THAT IS A MAIN PRIORITY.
I DON'T SEE IT AS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE A GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OR A "B" SESSION, OR SEPARATE ORDINANCE LATER ON.
I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN MAKE A BUDGET ITEM.
SO I HOPE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL CONSIDER THAT.
ALSO, I SEE NOTED HERE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR FUTURE CITY GUN POLICY.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
AS A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE BUDGET, I DON'T KNOW THAT I'M READY TO SAY THAT THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING WITH THIS.
BUT IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WORTH DISCUSSING.
WE HAD TALKED ABOUT AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR THIS, BEING MONEY AUDIO] AND CONVERTED TO PUBLIC SAFETY USE.
I STILL THINK THAT THAT'S A GOOD DIRECTION TO BE LOOKING IN ON THAT.
I WANT TO OFFER MY SUPPORT TO OMAN VIAGRAN.
SHE AND I TALKED ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS.
SHE HAS IN HERE SOMETHING I WANT TO TAG TEAM ON, PRELIMINARY WORK ON 2022 BOND PROGRAM FOR A POLICE SUBSTATION IN DISTRICT 3.
I HOPE WE CAN EARN THE VOTE OF COUNCIL TO WORK ON DEVELOPING THIS FOR DISTRICT 9 AS WELL.
I ALSO APPRECIATE THE VIVA SA HEALTHY CORNER STORE PROGRAM.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TOO MANY FOOD ISLANDS IN OUR AREA, AND THIS IS AN IMPORTANT WAY OF ADDRESING THAT.
SO I'LL BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.
I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW.
ALSO, I SUPPORT COUNCILMAN PERRY'S REQUEST THAT WE DO MORE TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ON JO JONESBURG IN THOUSAND OAKS.
IT'S A KEY AREA IN BOTH OUR DISTRICTS THAT NEEDS MORE WORK, NOT JUST REDOING THE ROAD BUT REDOING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND SAFETY IN THERE.
THERE'S TOO MUCH SPEEDING EVERYWHERE IN THE CITY AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
BUT IF I MAY, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE ITEMS THAT I'D LIKE THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGER TO CONSIDER.
ONE OF THE THINGS IS AN ENHANCEMENT TO OUR CITY BUDGET.
STATE LAW ALLOWS MUNICIPALITIES TO INCREASE THE ANNUAL FEE FOR SMALL CELL TOWERS BY ONE-HALF OF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX EACH YEAR.
WE'RE STARTING TO BUILD THESE ALL OVER.
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ALREADY IN THE CITY, WITH MORE TO COME.AND THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX WAS 1.8% THIS YEAR, WHICH MEANS WE COULD RAISE THEIR PRICES WITHIN THE LETTER OF THE LAW BY UP TO .9 OF A PERCENT THIS YEAR.
WHO KNOWS WHAT THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX MAY BE NEXT YEAR, OR THE YEAR AFTER.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD PRACTICE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANY STATE LAWS THAT ENABLE US TO INCREASE OUR REVENUE, ESPECIALLY SINCE, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY TOOK A HIT WHEN THE TELECOM COMPANIES LOBBIED TO REDUCE WHAT THEY PAY US ALREADY.
SO I'D LIKE THAT TO BE A CONSIDERATION AS AN ENHANCEMENT.
IT MAY NOT BE A LOT OF MONEY, BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK ANY OF US KNOW WE COULD USE ANY MONEY WE CAN RAISE.
I WANT TO SUPPORT THE TRAUMA INFORMED CARE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SCHOOL BASED PREVENTION.
AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE.
BUT RATHER THAN HAVE TO GO TO OUR GENERAL FUND TO FIND SOME OF THAT FUNDING, YOU KNOW, PRE-K FOR SA HAS JUST RECEIVED AN INCREASE IN THEIR FUNDING ALLOTMENT, BECAUSE THE STATE HAS RAISED THE AMOUNT OF MONEY PER STUDENT IT'S PAYING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS.
WE GET REIMBURSED FROM ALL THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THEIR STUDENTS.
SO IF THERE'S BEEN A RAISE, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT RAISE, INTO THAT BUDGET, AND PRE-K FOR SA ACTUALLY DOES A LOT OF TRAINING ON STUDENTS, PREPARING THEM FOR PROBLEMS THEY HAVE AT HOME AND HOW TO DEAL WITH THOSE IN SCHOOL.
IT SEEMED TO BE A NATURAL FLOW OF USING THAT ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDING THAT THEY ALREADY SPEND ON EDUCATING CHILDREN ABOUT HOW TO DEAL WITH PROBLEMS AT HOME, HOW TO BE -- HOW TO OVERCOME SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THEY FACE, AND TO BE EFFICIENT IN SCHOOL.
AND I KNOW A LOT OF WHAT WE HAVE IN TRAUMA INFORMED CARE IS AIMED IN THAT DIRECTION.
SO I'D LIKE TO SEE US LOOK AT THAT.
NOW, I HAVE SOME FUNDING PRIORITIES THAT I'D LIKE THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AS WELL.
MAYBE IF I COULD HELP US FIND SOME MONEY THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND, I'LL HAVE A LITTLE LUCK GETTING SOME OF THESE THINGS APPROVED.
BUT THE FIRST ONE -- THE FIRST TWO.
BIOMED SA WHICH PROMOTES THE BIOMEDICAL FIELD IN SAN ANTONIO, AND THE SAN ANTONIO EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP.
BOTH OF THEM ARE VERY UNDERFUNDED FOR WHAT THEY NEED TO DO.
I'LL PARTICULARLY MENTION BIOMED SA.
THE BIOMEDICAL FIELD IN SAN ANTONIO IS THE SECOND LARGEST INDUSTRY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND IT'S ONLY SECOND TO SAN ANTONIO MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY BY A VERY, VERY SMALL AMOUNT.
THEY'RE ALMOST IDENTICAL, IN OVER THE $40 BILLION WORTH OF SERVICES THEY PROVIDE TO OUR CITY.
YET WE HAVE ONE PERSON ON THE BIOMED SA STAFF.
ONE STAFF MEMBER WHO DOES EVERYTHING FROM TRYING TO RECRUIT, TRYING TO RETAIN, TRYING TO EDUCATE.
SHE RECENTLY HAD TO LET GO OF HER SECRETARY BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY.
AND I RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY FIND AN ADDITIONAL $100,000 TO PUT INTO BIOMED SA TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF THEIR DIRECTOR.
ALSO, THE SAN ANTONIO EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP, WHICH I SERVE ON, I THINK IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION.
IT IS SCHEDULED TO BECOME ONE OF THE LEAD ORGANIZATIONS UNDER THE ALAMO PROMISE TO RECRUIT STUDENTS INTO THE ALAMO PROMISE PROGRAM.
AND IT'S AN INTEGRAL PARTNER IN WHAT THE ALAMO PROMISE PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE.
AND IT IS POORLY FUNDED AS WELL.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THEY HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME RETAINING THE COUNSELORS WHO ARE IN THE FIELD, IN THE SCHOOLS, TRYING TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN AND MOTIVATE THESE STUDENTS TO GO TO COLLEGE.
$100,000 DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A LOT, BUT THAT WOULD GO A LONG WAY IN HELPING TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN MAKING SURE THAT THE PARTNERSHIP IS READY TO BE THE GATEWAY INTO THE ALAMO PROMISE PROGRAM, WHICH IT'S SLATED TO BE.
SO THOSE ARE TWO CONSIDERATIONS I'D APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL GIVING THEIR ATTENTION TO.
ALSO, THE MAIN GOAL I HAVE THIS YEAR IN MY DISTRICT IS CONNECTIVITY.
I HAVE A LOT OF ROADWAYS THAT SIMPLY DO NOT COMPLETELY CONNECT TO ONE ANOTHER.
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE ROADS IN MY DISTRICT WERE BUILT BY DEVELOPERS.
THEY WERE BUILT TO MEET THE NEEDS THAT THE CITY LAYS OUT.
IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU'RE GOING TO DEVELOP IN A DISTRICT, YOU NEED TO PUT IN THE STREET FOR IT.
BUT A LOT OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS WEREN'T NECESSARILY SIDE BY SIDE, ONE NEXT TO ANOTHER, AND
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THERE SIMPLY ARE GAPS IN SOME OF THE MAJOR STREETS IN DISTRICT 9.MY GOAL IS TO TRY TO FILL SOME OF THOSE GAPS.
TWO OF THEM LISTED HERE ARE COMPLETING SAN TARIO BOULEVARD TO GOLD CANYON AND 1604.
THE ACTUAL COMPLETION IS ABOUT THE LENGTH OF A FOOTBALL FIELD.
THESE STREETS ARE PROBABLY -- EXCUSE ME, 100 YARDS OR MAYBE A LITTLE OVER 100 YARDS FROM BEING COMPLETED.
AND ALL I'M ASKING FOR IS THE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN WORK TO BE DONE, SO THAT WE KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT ASKING FOR WHAT WE NEED TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT THROUGH BONDS.
THE SAME THING WITH HEEB NER AT 281.
HEEBNER IS A MAJOR INTERSECTION IN STONE OAK.
IF IT GETS COMPLETED TO 281 CONNECTING AT REDLAND, IT WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THAT AREA.
ALL I'M ASKING IS WE FIND THE MONEY TO DO THE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN WORK SO THAT WHEN WE GO TO PUT TOGETHER A BOND ISSUE IN MY DISTRICT, WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
THE LAST TWO THINGS I'M GOING TO ASK ABOUT ARE RESTROOMS. NOW, ALL OF US HAVE PARKS, BUT IN DISTRICT 9, WE HAVE THE FEWEST PARKS IN THE CITY.
NOW, WE DO HAVE SOME PRETTY BIG PARKS, AND THEY'RE GREAT PARKS, BUT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF OTHER PARKS, AND THESE TWO BLOSSOM PARK AND RANCH PARK, ALL THEY'VE HAD ARE PORT-A-POTTYS FOR YEARS AND YEARS.
I'M NOT SURE OF WHAT THE COST OF PUTTING A FREE-STANDING RESTROOM WOULD BE.
I KNOW IN BLOSSOM PARK, ALL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURES NEARBY, IT SHOULDN'T BE MUCH.
WALKER RANCH PARK, THERE ISN'T QUITE THE INFRASTRUCTURE THERE, THEY DON'T HAVE THE SEWER HOOKUP.
SO IT MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE MANEUVERING TO WORK SOMETHING OUT.
BUT I'D LIKE TO ASK THE CITY STAFF IF THEY CAN TELL ME WHAT IT USUALLY COSTS TO BUILD A TWO-RESTROOM BUILDING IN OUR PARKS.
JUST TO GET A BALLPARK FIGURE.
>> COUNCILMAN, IT COSTS 100,000.
IF THERE IS A UTILITY AVAILABLE, IT'S 100,000.
USUALLY WE SPEND ANOTHER 100,000 BRINGING WATER AND SEWER.
AND THE FARTHER THEY ARE, IS MORE COSTLY.
BUT EVERY JOB, SAY 150 TO 200,000 FOR A RESTROOM WITH CONNECTED WATER AND SEWER LINE AND POWER.
WELL, I'LL ASK FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE COUNCIL ENABLING US TO DO THAT.
I REALIZE THERE'S MORE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED AT WALKER RANCH PARK.
BUT BLOSSOM PARK I THINK IS READY TO GO.
AND THE PEOPLE IN THAT COMMUNITY NEAR BRADLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THAT COMMUNITY FOR THE BETTER PART OF 40 YEARS.
AND THAT'S THE ONLY PARK IN THE AREA.
AND I THINK IT DESERVES GOOD PUBLIC RESTROOMS. SO THOSE ARE MY ASKS.
AND I APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE.
WE'LL ADD THESE TO THE LIST, COUNCILMAN COURAGE.
WE APPRECIATE YOU GIVING THEM TO US.
IT'S THE SAME QUESTION I'VE ASKED EVERY COUNCIL PERSON SO FAR, THE LIST THAT YOU WENT THROUGH, BEGINNING WITH BIOMED SA, ENDING WITH THE RESTROOMS, IS THAT YOUR PRIORITY ORDER? OKAY.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE.
>> ROCHA GARCIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I WANT TO START OFF BY TWO INITIATIVES THAT WEREN'T MENTIONED, THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ENTIRELY MY FAULT WITH THE E-MAILS THAT I SENT.
BUT ONE OF THEM HAS ALREADY BEEN ADDED TO THE LIST, AND SO ONE OF THEM IS FOR SOUTHWEST ISD'S PROGRAM, THE AFTER-SCHOOL CHALLENGE PROGRAM.
I WAS ASKING IT GO FROM THREE TO FIVE DAYS, AND IT WOULD TAKE A TOTAL OF ABOUT $37,000 TO DO THAT.
AND SO I BELIEVE THAT MARIA AND TEAM ARE ALREADY WORKING ON THAT.
BUT THAT IS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT I WANTED TO MENTION.
ALSO, TO COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN'S POINT, THOUGH, A RECOMMENDATION THAT I MADE FOR A GIRLS' SUMMIT.
I'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER WITH MARIA, ALSO I'VE REACHED OUT TO THE CHAIR OF THE MAYOR'S COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN, AND I THINK SHE HAS ALSO REACHED OUT TO GIRLS INC.
WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING BEYOND JUST A TYPICAL GIRLS' SUMMIT.
WE WANT TO EMPOWER GIRLS AND LET THEM SEE WHAT OTHER CAREERS ARE OUT THERE, THAT THEY MAYBE HAVE TRADITIONALLY NOT CONSIDERED.
WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW THAT WE HAVE A MAJORITY FEMALE COUNCIL TO JUST GO OUT AND TAKE THIS AND REALLY WORK WITH, FOR INSTANCE, DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.
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AND SO I PROPOSE THAT IT BE KICKED OFF IN DISTRICT 4, BECAUSE WE NEED A LOT MORE WOMEN ROLE MODELS IN THE DISTRICT.I MEAN, THE ARGUMENT COULD BE SAID THAT THAT CAN HAPPEN ACROSS SAN ANTONIO.
WE COULD ALWAYS MOVE IT TO DIFFERENT COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
BUT I REALLY WANTED TO KICK IT OFF IN THE AREA BECAUSE I SEE THERE'S A GREAT NEED.
WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY WORK WITH THE MAYOR'S COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN AND POSSIBLY FIND SOME ADDITIONAL SPONSORSHIPS, ET CETERA.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
THAUJ, COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN, FOR ASKING FURTHER ABOUT THAT.
IT WOULD ALSO DOVETAIL INTO SPRING BREAK AND POSSIBLY LEVERAGE THE CAMP THAT SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPARTMENT WANTS TO DO FOR CAMP HERO DURING THE SPRING BREAK TIME FRAME.
WE COULD KIND OF PUT IT ALL TOGETHER AND JUST REALLY CHALLENGE GIRLS TO CONSIDER SOME THINGS THAT THEY HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN TOLD THAT MAYBE THEY SHOULDN'T DO.
SO JUST REALLY EMPOWER THEM THAT WAY.
THAT'S THE IDEA FOR THE GIRLS SUMMIT.
ALSO, YES, RELATED TO THE WOMEN " -- I'LL CALL IT THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT, THE MAESTRO WOMEN'S INCUBATOR.
I WAS AT AN EVENT A FEW WEEKS AGO AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON WOMEN CONTRACTORS, AND HOW THEY'RE BEING UTILIZED WITHIN THE CITY AND IF THEY'RE GETTING ENOUGH BUSINESS.
AND SO THIS DOES IS LOOK SPECIFICALLY AT SMALL BUSINESSES AND HOW WE'RE EMPOWERING THESE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND LOOKING SPECIFICALLY AT WOMEN.
IT WOULD CREATE A WEBSITE WHERE THIS INFORMATION WOULD BE READILY AVAILABLE.
SO I'VE ALSO BEEN IN SMALL CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, AND JUST MENTIONED MY SUPPORT FOR IT, AND SO THE STUDY I THINK WOULD BE CRITICAL TO IMPLEMENT THIS.
THE OTHER ITEM THAT WAS LEFT OUT, AND THIS ONE I WOULD HAVE TO SAY, ERIK, IS MY PRIORITY, AND THAT'S THE ALAMO OPERATION CENTER, IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S CALLED THE ARSAC.
THAT WOULD BE DIRECTLY IN DISTRICT 4.
I WANT TO START OFF BY GIVING YOU SOME HISTORY.
SO, IN 2017, A HACK TRIGGERING THE SIGNALING OVERWHELMED THE SYSTEM.
THE CITY OF BALTIMORE SPENT OVER A MONTH AND NEARLY $20 MILLION TO RECOVER FROM A 2019 RANSOMWARE ATTACK.
AND DEL RIO CONDUCTED MUNICIPAL BUSINESS WITH PEN AND PAPER WEEKS FOLLOWING A 2019 ATTACK.
SO I THINK THAT SAN ANTONIO IS IN A CRITICAL POSITION TO ENHANCE THE SECURITY AND RESILIENCY OF ITS FISCAL AND PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO DO IT NOW.
THE ARSAC WOULD COLLABORATE WITH THE TEXAS AIR NATIONAL GUARD SQUADRON AND 24TH AIR FORCE, WHICH IS AIR FORCE (INDISCERNIBLE), LOCATED AT PORT SAN ANTONIO AS WELL AS THE 25TH AIR FORCE.
SO THE AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COMMAND.
AND SAN ANTONIO CAN MONITOR, TRAIN, DEFEND AND RESPOND TOGETHER TO CYBERSECURITY THREATS THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY AFFECT OUR COMMUNITY.
WE SAW THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPER YESTERDAY ABOUT G-5, SO WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE SOME CONSIDERATION AND PLAN AHEAD.
I THINK THE RIGHT TIME TO DO IT IS NOW.
THIS WOULD ALSO REALLY BE A FORCE PLULT MEIER FOR THE SECURITY TEAMS THAT WOULD OPERATE WITHIN THIS, AND POTENTIAL PARTNERS WOULD NOT ONLY BE THE CITY, AND PORT SA, BUT CPS ENERGY, PERHAPS S.A.W.S., LOTS OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, DIFFERENT PARTNER AGENCIES.
AND IT WOULD GIVE US REALTIME INCIDENT RESPONSE TRAINING AND KNOWLEDGE BUILDING FOR MULTIPLE SECURITY TEAMS ACROSS MULTIPLE AGENCIES.
SO IF THERE COULD BE FUNDING IN OUR CURRENT BUDGET FOR CYBERSECURITY.
I ASK WE POSSIBLY INCREASING FROM THAT POT, OR HELP MAYBE JUST INCREASE A LITTLE BIT AT LEAST.
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ENTIRELY SURE ABOUT THE PARTNERS YET AND HOW MUCH SPACE THEY WOULD USE.
I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MR. HOPKINS, AND HE HAS BEEN -- HE'S THE LEAD AND HE'S WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE DIFFERENT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.
I JUST WANTED THAT TO AT LEAST BE CONSIDERED.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ERIK, YOU HAD SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO RESPOND TO?
THE LAST ITEM WAS THE TOP PRIORITY FOR YOU? SO JUST SO THE COUNCIL, AS A REMINDER, WE HAVE $2.5 MILLION SET ASIDE IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET FOR THE SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER MANY OF YOU HAVE PROBABLY HEARD PORT SA TALK ABOUT IT, AS WELL AS CPS.
AND THE IDEA, THE REASON WHY WE HAVE $2.5 MILLION IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS IT WOULD BE A PARTNERED EVENT WHERE EVERYBODY WOULD SHARE IN THE CONSTRUCTION
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OF THAT FACILITY AT PORT SA.COUNCILWOMAN, DID YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW MUCH YOU WERE LOOKING FOR?
>> ROCHA GARCIA: I SPOKE EARLIER WITH CRAIG AND WE WERE THINKING, FOR NOW, IF WE COULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL $1 MILLION TO THAT PROJECT, THAT WOULD BE PROBABLY A GOOD STARTING POINT.
>> I WOULD -- I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND SINCE THIS IS A JOINT FACILITY, ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT THE CITY SETS ASIDE, WOULD BE COUPLED WITH JOINT COMMITMENTS BY PORT SA, CPS, OR ANY OTHER PARTNERS.
I MEAN, THIS IS, TO YOUR POINT, THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS FACILITY IS IT IS A JOINT FACILITY.
SO WE CAN ADD IT TO THE LIST, AND THEN COME UP WITH A RECOMMENDATION.
>> ROCHA GARCIA: THANKS, ERIK.
I WOULD LOVE TO INVEST IN IT NOW INSTEAD OF SPEND LOTS OF MONEY LATER.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA.
>> GONZALES: THANK YOU, STAFF, FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN GARCIA ROCHA, FOR THE GIRLS SUMMIT.
I THINK THIS IS A FABULOUS IDEA.
I KNOW THAT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO BE A WOMAN IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY, SO I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE GREAT.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD INTO PARTICIPATING IN THAT IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE.
REGARDING THE ENHANCED SWEEP TEAM THAT COUNCIL ONWOMAN VIAGR WAS MENTIONING, IS THAT LIKE WE DO FOR THE HOMELESS OR ANIMAL SWEEPS OR WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT ENTAIL?
>> COUNCILWOMAN, IN CODE ENFORCEMENT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, WE HAVE A TEAM DEDICATED TO JUST PROACTIVE ENFORCEMENT.
WE ACTUALLY DO ABOUT 24 CODE ENFORCEMENT SWEEPS A YEAR, ABOUT HALF OF THOSE ARE NEIGHBORHOODS, HALF OF THOSE ARE IN COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS.
WE SEND THEM IN TO FIRST EDUCATE THE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS OF COMMON CODE VIOLATIONS.
AND THEN THEY'RE IN THERE FOR A COUPLE WEEKS TO A MONTH, JUST WORKING TO CLEAN UP THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS AS MANY VIOLATIONS AS POSSIBLE.
WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING, PROPOSING HERE ON THE LIST IS IF WE ADDED SOME ADDITIONAL CODE OFFICERS, THEY WOULD HANDLE THOSE CODE ENFORCEMENT SWEEPS.
CERTAINLY AS WE ARE OUT THERE, WE ARE TALKING TO EITHER SOLID WASTE ON TCI.
IF WE SEE OTHER THINGS, BUT MOSTLY IT IS A CODE ENFORCEMENT SWEEP.
>> GONZALES: SO WHAT WE DO, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE HAVE CALLED IN -- I KNOW I'VE CALLED A COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE WE HAD HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS.
IS THAT PART OF WHAT SHE'S REQUESTING?
>> NO, IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS WE WILL TYPICALLY WORK WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS, OUR CODE OFFICERS IN THAT AREA.
NOT ONLY TO CLEAN UP THE AREA, WORKING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS, IF IT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY, BUT WE'LL ENGAGE THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS, WHETHER IT BE DHS, POLICE DEPARTMENT, SOLID WASTE, WHOEVER IT MAY BE.
>> GONZALES: SO THIS IS A DIFFERENT THING?
>> GONZALES: ERIK, I'VE ASKED THIS QUESTION IN THE PAST ABOUT THE FUNDING FOR THE SWEEPS, WHEN WE HAVE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS UNDER BRIDGES AND THE LIKE.
I HAVE ASKED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS HOW THAT GETS FUNDED.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING IT'S MULTIPLE SOURCES THAT COME TOGETHER TO FUND THAT.
BUT WE KNOW WE'RE HAVING AN INCREASED HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS OVER THE CITY AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH HAVEN TO DO SOME OF THAT.
I GUESS MY REQUEST IS SIMPLY THAT PERHAPS I COULD COME BACK ANOTHER TIME AND ASK EXACTLY HOW THAT GETS FUNDED.
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT IS QUITE A HEAVY LIFT.
SO WHEN I SAW THIS HERE WITH COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN'S REQUEST, I WONDERED IF THAT WAS THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GET AT SOME POINT WHAT THE COST IS FOR THAT.
I HAVE ASKED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, NOT WITH YOU, ERIK, BUT ABOUT WHAT THE CITY SPENDS ON THE CLEANUP.
BECAUSE I THINK THE ANSWER IS, WE'LL NEED TO PULL THAT TOGETHER.
THE ANSWER IS IT'S BUILT INTO THE OPERATING BUDGETS OF TCI OR SOLID WASTE OR POTENTIALLY CODE COMPLIANCE.
WE'LL WORK AND SEE IF WE CAN PULL TOGETHER AN IDEA OF WHAT WE ARE SPENDING.
BECAUSE IF WE'RE NOT -- IF WE'RE CLEANING UP AN ENCAMPMENT WITH TCI OR SOLID WASTE CREWS, THEN WE'RE NOT DOING SOMETHING ELSE.
I THINK WE HAVEN'T BUDGETED FOR ENCAMPMENT CLEANUP IN THE PAST
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AND MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE OUGHT TO LOOK FOR IN THE FUTURE.>> GONZALES: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER.
ALSO REGARDING THE ADDITIONAL ANIMAL CARE OFFICERS, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE OVER THE YEARS SEEN A PRETTY BIG INCREASE IN OUR BUDGET FOR ANIMAL CARE.
I KNOW WE'VE HAD AN OFFICER IN DISTRICT 5 FOR SOME TIME.
SO I WANT TO SAY, AND I GUESS IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS -- IT WAS JUST MORE GENERALLY SPEAKING THAT WE DO SEEM TO BE HAVING INDIVIDUAL OFFICERS IN THE DISTRICTS, AND IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING WELL.
SO I THINK IT WOULD BE CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT THE TOTAL INVESTMENT IS IN THAT PARTICULAR STYLE OF DEDICATED OFFICERS.
NOT FOR TODAY, BUT IN ANOTHER PRESENTATION.
I KNOW I MISSED YOUR ANIMAL CARE PRESENTATION.
BUT I THINK THAT SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY EFFECTIVE WAY TO HANDLE IT.
WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT NOW FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND IT SEEMS TO BE PRETTY EFFECTIVE.
I KNOW IT'S ONGOING ALWAYS, BUT WE'VE HAD A PRETTY GOOD RESULT.
SO JUST REGARDING ALSO MY SUPPORT FOR THE (INDISCERNIBLE) CENTER.
WE ALSO SEE INCLUDED THE 250 FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE.
THE MEXICAN CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THAT.
THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE COUNTRY.
AND NO SURPRISE THAT IT SHOULD BE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
BUT I THINK THAT WE HAVE THE SUPPORT TO DO THAT NOW, AND MUCH NEEDED.
AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HOW THAT EVOLVES OVER THE YEARS.
I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME FUNDING FOR THE BERNSIDE PROJECT FOR $150,000, AND (INDISCERNIBLE) FOR 600,000, FOR OVER 1.4 MILLION FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR DISTRICT 10.
NOT TO PICK ON COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY, BUT WE DO EVEN SEE WITH THE STREET MAINTENANCE BUDGET THAT DISTRICT 10 HAS MORE MONEY IN STREET MAINTENANCE THAN ANY OTHER DISTRICT.
AND I KNOW THAT SOME OF THAT IS A RESULT OF PCI'S SCORE, BUT WHY ARE THOSE NOT PART OF BOND PROJECTS? AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A VERY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT FOR OUR ANNUAL BUDGET, CONSIDERING THAT DISTRICT 10 DOES GET A LOT OF FUNDING FOR THAT.
>> SOME OF THESE CERTAINLY COULD BE BOND PROJECTS, BUT AT THIS TIME COUNCILMEN REQUESTED WE CONSIDER THOSE.
ONE IS A TOTAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ROAD, AND IN JONES MOSSBURG, IT'S A REALIGNMENT OF --
>> GONZALES: ARE THEY FAILED STREETS? LIKE BE CONSIDERED A PCI SCORE? I'M ASKING, BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO DO AN EQUITY BUDGET.
WE KNOW THAT OUR FAILED STREETS DON'T GET ADDRESSED, GIVEN THE LARGE EXPENSE.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THAT HANDY, BUT IT DOES SEEM LIKE A VERY LARGE SUM FOR WHAT SHOULD BE MORE LIKE A BOND PROJECT.
IT'S A TOTAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THAT STREET.
>> GONZALES: ARE WE ADDING CAPACITY? AND IS IT A COMPLETE STREET?
>> IT'S NOT A COMPLETE STREET.
IT'S A RECONSTRUCTION OF THAT STREET.
>> GONZALES: YEAH, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A REALLY HIGH AMOUNT FOR WHAT IS OUR, YOU KNOW, REG REGULAR -- ALSO, I'M GLAD TO SEE WE HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY AND $1 MILLION FOR CAPITAL FUNDING THAT WE CAN USE AT OUR DISCRETION.
THEN IT DOES SEEM LIKE A MORE GENEROUS AMOUNT FOR DISTRICT 10 FOR STREET MAINTENANCE.
>> IT'S JUST A LARGE SECTION OF THE STREET THAT IS AN F THAT WOULD NEED TO BE RECONSTRUCTED.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT EVERYTHING DOWN TO THE BASE WOULD HAVE TO BE REDONE, SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING THAT $800,000 TAG.
>> GONZALES: DO YOU HAVE A CURRENT SCORE FOR THAT STREET? ARE YOU LOOKING AT THAT?
>> GONZALES: I JUST -- IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT FOR -- DEPENDING ON HOW LONG IT IS, BUT IF THAT MAKES IT INCONSISTENT WITH EQUITY BUDGETING, PARTICULARLY FOR STREET MAINTENANCE.
>> COUNCILWOMAN, THOUSAND OAKS IS NOT REALLY THE ISSUE, IT'S A TRAFFIC ISSUE.
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(INDISCERNIBLE).THERE IS TOO MANY (INDISCERNIBLE) WE ARE LOOKING TO KIND OF LIMIT SOME OF THOSE EXCESS.
IT'S IN GOOD SHAPE, BUT THERE'S A MAJOR TRAFFIC ISSUE.
>> GONZALES: THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION.
I THINK THAT HELPS, IF IN FACT IT'S DANGEROUS AND THERE ARE QUESTIONS.
I'LL LET YOU RESPOND, COUNCILMAN, WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY -- WHEN YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY.
AND SO ALSO REGARDING THE DORSEY DRAINAGE PROJECT, COULD YOU ELABORATE WHAT THAT PROJECT IS, AND ALSO WE KNOW THAT DRAINAGE IS A LITTLE BIT UNIQUE IN THAT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE IT'S IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 3, DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEANS THE IMPACT THAT'S ALSO A VERY LARGE PROJECT.
AND WHY IS THAT PART OF OUR CAPITAL AND NOT PART OF -- RATHER OUR REGULAR BUDGET AND NOT PART OF A BOND PROJECT?
>> COUNCILWOMAN, IT COULD BE PART OF THE BOND PROJECT.
IT'S ACTUALLY -- THE ESTIMATE IS 5 MILLION.
THIS COST ESTIMATE IS THREE YEARS OLD.
WHEN WE GOT THIS REQUEST TODAY, IT COST $5 MILLION TO BUILD.
IT CAN BE PROPOSED FUTURE BOND PROJECT.
>> GONZALES: COUNCILWOMAN, CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THIS PROJECT IS? I'M REALLY JUST CURIOUS.
I'M JUST QUESTIONING ABOUT A LARGE INVESTMENT, AND WHAT IT'S IMPACTING CURRENTLY AND --
IF YOU ARE MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROJECT, SO THIS PART OF DORSEY IS ALSO COULD BE LEVERAGED IN AND AROUND -- IT'S NOT FAR FROM THE ROOSEVELT AVENUE AREA BUT THE SOUTHERN SECTOR OF ROOSEVELT AVENUE.
SO THIS AREA IS ALSO VERY -- HAS NOT HAD ANY DRAINAGE WORK DONE ON IT FOR EVER.
SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS, THIS IS ONE OF THE DRAINAGE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE LIKING, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE DONE.
AND THAT'S WHY IT'S ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE REQUESTING IT OVER HERE.
BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY REAL DRAINAGE DONE IN THIS AREA EVER.
AND INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR THE BOND, BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL EVER MAKE IT ON A BOND PROJECT, THAT'S WHY WE'RE LOOKING FOR INVESTMENT AT THE CAPITAL BOND -- CAPITAL PROJECT.
>> GONZALES: THANK YOU FOR THAT.
IT MUST BE A VERY LARGE PROJECT TO BE 4 MILLION.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THAT DONE, BECAUSE WE DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE SEVERE DRAINAGE ISSUES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CITY.
SO JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT ONE, CONSIDERING THE LARGE PRICE TAG ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING OUR BUDGET HERE.
ALSO, VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE COUNCIL AID COMPENSATION.
WE KNOW THAT OUR STAFF WORK REALLY HARD, AND WE WANT TO SEE THEM COMPENSATED APPROPRIATELY FOR THEIR WORK.
I KNOW I HAVE MY STAFF HERE, THERESA, DANIEL, AND ALL OF THEM.
AND I ENJOY -- I MEAN, IT'S IMPORTANT THE WORK THEY DO AND THEY SHOULD BE COMPENSATED APPROPRIATELY FOR THAT.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS.
THE ONLY THING I HAVE HERE OF CONSEQUENCE IS THE GAUP LUP PAY PLAZA MASTER PLAN AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING A PLAN TOGETHER SO WE CAN PRESENT IT FOR OUR NEXT BOND PROJECT, WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT AREA REDONE.
IT'S JUST IN NEED OF ATTENTION LIKE MANY OTHERS.
SO THANK YOU MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE.
I DON'T KNOW IF I ALREADY EXPRESSED MY SUPPORT FOR THE MAESTRO CENTER AND GIRLS SUMMIT.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALES.
GREAT TIMING, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS, COUNCILWOMAN.
LET ME GO THROUGH THESE PROJECTS HERE.
ONE OF THEM DID NOT MAKE THE LIST THAT -- AND I'M GLAD TO SEE COUNCILWOMAN TALK ABOUT FLASHERS.
YOU HAD THE FLASHERS, WHICH ROAD WAS IT? PLEASANTON.
I HAVE THE SAME THING ALONG JUDSON ROAD, WHERE WE HAVE A SERIES OF SCHOOLS THAT DON'T HAVE FLASHERS.
AND THE MAJOR SCHOOLS IS MADISON HIGH SCHOOL AND THERE'S A MIDDLE SCHOOL, HARRIS MIDDLE SCHOOL RIGHT THERE ALSO.
AND A LOT OF KIDS WALKING TO SCHOOL, AND WE DON'T HAVE FLASHERS.
I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT TO THE LIST.
AND THAT'S BEEN COSTED OUT AT $165,000 FOR THAT ONE.
SO AGAIN, VISION ZERO, SAFETY, SCHOOL SAFETY, ENCOURAGING THE KIDS TO WALK TO SCHOOL.
THE NEXT PRIORITY, AND COUNCILWOMAN GONZALES, THIS WAS
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ONE OF YOUR QUESTIONS, IT'S THE ROAD AT THOUSAND OAKS AND JONES SMALLBURGER.THERE'S NOT A THING WRONG WITH THE ROAD.
THIS ROAD IS GOING -- IT'S TO PROTECT TURNING LANES AROUND A BLIND CURVE.
AND WE'VE HAD MANY, MANY ACCIDENTS, IN FACT, I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW MANY ACCIDENTS WE'VE HAD OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, BUT PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO TURN LEFT AND RIGHT OUT OF AN H-E-B AND BILL MILLER'S AND VERY BUSY BUSINESSES THERE.
CARS ARE SPEEDING AROUND THIS BLIND CURVE AND THEY GET HIT TRYING TO GET OUT OF THAT BLIND PARKING LOT.
THIS IS A PROJECT TO PUT IN SOME ISLANDS AND DIRECTIONAL ARROWS AND ACTUALLY REALIGNING ONE OF THE EXITS FROM THAT PARKING LOT TO AVOID THAT BLIND CURVE.
SO IT'S A LARGER PROJECT THAT'S REALLY, AGAIN, A VISION ZERO THING, BECAUSE WE HAVE PEDESTRIANS CROSSING AT THAT STRETCH OF ROAD ALSO THAT WE'VE HAD -- IT'S A VERY, VERY DANGEROUS -- AND THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP MANY TIMES AND WE JUST HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIT IT INTO THE PROGRAM YET AND THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS I WANTED TO GET IT ADDED IN AS AN ADDITIVE.
YES, IT COULD FIT IN THE BOND, BUT THIS IS ONE OF THESE SAFETY ISSUES I'M TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF IN THE DISTRICT.
WE HAVE A MONUMENT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, WE HAVE THE CAMINO REAL COME THROUGH DISTRICT 10, ACTUALLY ALONG NACOGDOCHES.
100 YEARS AGO THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ACTUALLY MARKED THAT TRAIL, EVERY FIVE MILES THEY PUT A BIG HUGE GRANITE MARKER.
AND WE HAVE ONE IN DISTRICT 10 RIGHT ON NACOGDOCHES AND HIGGINS ROAD.
WE DID SOME ROAD WORK HERE NOT TOO LONG AGO, WE WIDENED HIGGINS AND PUT IN SIDEWALKS AND ALL THAT, AND THAT EXPOSED THAT MONUMENT VERY -- IT'S VERY, VERY CLOSE TO THAT MAJOR ROAD OF NACOGDOCHES.
AND I WANT TO MOVE IT AWAY FROM THAT CORNER.
I'VE WORKED WITH TXDOT, THEY'VE GIVEN ME SOME LAND RIGHT AWAY TO MOVE IT TO, AND TO GET IT OUT OF THAT TRAFFIC LANE, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO GET HIT ONE OF THESE DAYS.
IN FACT, ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, A CAR RAN INTO THE LIGHT POLE THAT SITS RIGHT NEXT TO THAT MONUMENT.
AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN THAT MONUMENT.
AND I WANT TO PROTECT THAT HISTORY ALONG THAT, AND MOVE THAT MONUMENT OUT OF THE WAY.
LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT ROAD.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT ROAD, ON THE INP, IN FACT, YOU'LL SEE PIECES AND STRETCHES OF THAT ROAD THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON.
AND WE HAVE ANOTHER PORTION IN THIS YEAR'S INP, NOT TO REDO, BUT TO DO A MILL AND OVERLAY PROJECT.
THIS ONE, THIS PIECE IS THE PIECE THAT'S FAILED.
SO I'M GOING TO HAVE A REALLY NICE ROAD UP TO A CERTAIN POINT, AND THEN IT'S A FAILED "F" STREET FOR THE REST OF THE WAY.
AND I KNOW IT'S A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT IT'S TO MAKE THIS A COMPLETE ROAD ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR YEARS, TO TRY TO GET IT UP TO SPEED.
AND THIS WILL FINISH THAT ROAD ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
AND IT'S A VERY LONG ROAD ALSO.
IT'S NOT JUST A SHORT -- IT'S ONE OF OUR LONGEST ROADS IN THAT PARTICULAR COMMUNITY.
SO THAT'S -- THIS IS TO COMPLETE THAT.
INSTEAD OF JUST STOPPING, YOU KNOW, DOING THE MILL AND OVERLAYS, THIS IS TO COMPLETE THE ROAD ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
COULD IT WAIT FOR THE BOND? YES, IT COULD.
BUT I THINK IT LOOKS POORLY ON US THAT WE REDO IT UP TO A CERTAIN POINT AND THEN IT'S AN "F" STREET FOR THE REST OF THE WAY.
SO I JUST WANT TO FINISH THAT OUT.
A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ON SOME OF THE OTHER ONES HERE.
ITEM 16, COUNCIL AIDE COMPENSATION.
I THOUGHT WE ALL AGREED DURING THE BUDGET WORK SESSION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT, AND IT WASN'T -- I THOUGHT WE DID.
BUT I KNOW SEVERAL OF US WERE IN SUPPORT OF THAT.
BUT ANYWAY, I WOULD SUPPORT THAT ALSO.
ITEM 26, I AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN COURAGE.
I DON'T AGREE WITH PUTTING THAT MONEY IN THIS BUDGET.
IT NEEDS TO GO THROUGH THE COMMITTEE.
COMMITTEE PROCESS AND THEN COME UP TO THE COUNCIL FOR A VOTE.
AND I DON'T SEE THIS -- WE SHOULD NOT BE SETTING MONEY ASIDE FOR THIS AT THIS POINT WITH THE ANTICIPATION THAT THIS GETS PASSED.
I THINK THERE'S SOME MAJOR HURDLES YET FOR THAT TO GO THROUGH.
I AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN COURAGE AND SUPPORT HIS ABOUT THE GOLD
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CANYON AND SONTERRA.THOSE ARE MAJOR ROADS THAT IT'S NOT ONLY IN HIS DISTRICT BUT IN MY DISTRICT AS WELL.
PEOPLE TRAVERSE ACROSS THOSE AND THESE ARE ROADS THAT REALLY ARE NEEDED TO COMPLETE THOSE STREETS AND THAT INTERCONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THOSE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES THERE.
SO I TOTALLY SUPPORT THOSE AS WELL.
THAT'S ALL MY COMMENTS, SIR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY.
>> SANDOVAL: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR.
THANK YOU, ERIK AND MARIA FOR PUTTING ALL OF THESE TOGETHER AND FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH US ON THIS.
I KNOW IT'S YOUR JOB BUT YOU DO IT VERY KINDLY.
I'LL GO THROUGH MY PRIORITIES, ERIK.
THE FIRST ONE IS NO. 13, EXPANDING THE CITY'S CIVILIAN TRAINING RESOURCES TO COUNCIL STAFF.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR AIDES HAVE ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
BUT THIS ESTIMATE THAT YOU'RE GIVING US HERE, IT'S A $20,000 IMPACT AND IT'S ONLY FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR, BUT IT'S NOT IN THE ONE AFTER.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THAT REPRESENTS?
>> WALSH: OH, YOU KNOW WHAT, COUNCILWOMAN? THAT'S PROBABLY JUST AN OVERSIGHT.
WE WERE WORKING ON THIS WHEN WE CAME OVER HERE.
IT SHOULD BE AN EXPENSE IN THAT SECOND COLUMN AS WELL.
AND WHAT WOULD THAT CONSTITUTE? ACCESS TO MOST PROGRAMS OR WOULD IT BE A SEPARATE PROGRAM?
>> WALSH: IT'S THE SAME PROGRAM AS AVAILABLE TO CITY EMPLOYEES.
AND WE MADE ASSUMPTIONS ON PARTICIPATION, JUST TO PUT A COST ESTIMATE ON THERE.
AND BUT IT WOULD BE THE SAME TYPE OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES.
SO THAT WOULD BE MY FIRST PRIORITY.
MY SECOND PRIORITY WOULD BE ITEM NO. 12.
THIS IS SIMPLY TO HIRE AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR THAT WOULD FACILITATE A CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE ABOUT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
THE MAYOR AND I HAD PUT FORWARD A MEMO SEVERAL MONTHS AGO.
WE'RE PUTTING THAT COMMITTEE TOGETHER BUT I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE AN OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL FACILITATOR THAT CAN HELP US GET THROUGH THAT.
AFTER THAT, I REALLY AM EXCITED ABOUT SEEING THE MEXICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE COME FORWARD.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT TO HAVE THAT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THAT GROUP, WITH THAT NONPROFIT TO HELP THEM FIND OTHER PRIVATE DOLLARS TO MATCH WHAT WE MIGHT PROVIDE IN THIS BUDGET.
AND THEN AFTER THAT I WOULD GO TO ITEM 15 -- ACTUALLY, I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS ONE.
SO THIS IS THE -- JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF MY COLLEAGUES, I KNOW THIS IS A BIG NUMBER.
LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THIS ENTAILS.
WE HAVE ABOUT 17 ALLEYS IN DISTRICT 7 THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM.
WE HAVE MANY, MANY MORE WITH PROBLEMS BUT THESE ALLEYS ARE USED TO CONVEY WATER, BASICALLY, SO THEY SERVE PART OF THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN SAN ANTONIO.
AND RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE THOSE ALLEYS ARE NOT IN GOOD SHAPE, YOU KNOW, THEY GET RIDDEN ON BY CPS TRUCKS OR SAWS TRUCKS OR UTILITY TRUCKS, THEY ARE CONVEYING WATER ON TO THE PROPERTIES ADJACENT TO THEM.
SO THE HOMEOWNERS AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS THERE ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING ON THEIR OWN PROPERTIES AND THEY ARE COMPROMISING THE STRUCTURES THAT THEY MAY HAVE.
SO IF THEY HAVE GARAGES OR IF THEY HAVE SHEDS OR EVEN PARTS OF THEIR HOMES ARE COMPROMISED WITH THE FLOW OF THAT WATER INTO THEIR PROPERTIES.
SO WHAT I'M ASKING FOR IS FUNDING TO BASICALLY REPAIR THAT SO THAT WE CAN GET THE WATER FLOWING INTO THE STREETS AND INTO THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS THIS IS UNDER THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET, BUT ISN'T THAT A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT?
>> I DON'T BELIEVE SO, COUNCILWOMAN.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT IS SUPPOSED TO BE AT LEAST 10 TO 15 YEARS LIVE.
>> COUNCILWOMAN, JUST TO ADD TO WHAT RAZI MENTIONED, THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM IS CONSIDERED MORE MAINTENANCE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING CLEAN UP.
WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING SOME REGRADING, PERHAPS ADDRESSING SOME OF THE DRAINAGE ISSUES AND MAYBE ADDING SOME CRUSHED ROCK, DEPENDING ON THE CONDITION OF THE ALLEY.
>> SO WE MAY BE HAVING TO DO THAT ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS THAN WE WOULD DO A CAPITAL
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PROGRAM.THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE WOULD LABEL THAT AS MAINTENANCE.
I KNOW EACH COUNCIL DISTRICT WAS ALLOTTED A MILLION DOLLARS FOR THAT -- SORRY, FOR CAPITAL, SO I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO USE ANY OF THAT FUNDING FOR THIS THEN?
>> THAT IS CORRECT, COUNCILWOMAN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT MY COLLEAGUES' PROPOSALS, THE ONES THAT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE GO FORWARD.
BY THE WAY, COLLEAGUES, ALMOST ALL OF THESE ARE GREAT.
I'LL START WITH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
THE DORSEY DRAINAGE PROJECT, COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR DRAINAGE.
THESE ARE BIG-DOLLAR ITEMS. UNFORTUNATELY, IT TAKES TENS, 20, 30, OR $60 MILLION JUST TO DO A LITTLE BIT OR A FEW -- SOME DRAINAGE.
AND EVEN THAT IS PROBABLY JUST A STEP ONE, I IMAGINE, IN LOTS OF OTHER DRAINAGE PROGRAMS. SO IF WE DON'T GET THAT GOING BEFORE THE BOND WE CAN'T REALLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A BIGGER PROJECT IN THE BOND, SO I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND AND SUPPORT THAT.
UNDERRESTRICTED FUNDS, I AM VERY GLAD TO SEE ITEM 3, FUNDS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD TREE PROGRAM.
IT SAYS PARKS WILL DETERMINE SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOODS IN OCTOBER.
I'VE GOT PLENTY OF NEIGHBORHOODS FOR YOU TO WORK WITH, PARKS.
IN FACT, IS THERE A REASON WHY THAT'S AT 500,000 AND NOT MORE?
>> SO WE ARE ALREADY GOING TO BE TARGETING, AS PART OF OUR BASELINE INVESTMENT OF $1.7 MILLION, THREE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD TREE PROGRAM.
THIS IS ACTUALLY TO EXPAND THAT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY WHAT THOSE ARE.
SO IT WOULD BE THIS $500,000 IN ADDITION TO THE VALUE ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE OTHER THREE.
I DON'T HAVE THOSE -- THAT PRICE POINT WITH ME RIGHT NOW BUT I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOUR OFFICE AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT THE TOTAL VALUE OF THAT TREE PROGRAM WOULD BE.
>> COUNCILWOMAN, TO ADD AND TO ADDRESS YOUR QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY WHY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
THE FUND BALANCE THAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING IN FISCAL YEAR 2020 IN THAT RESTRICTED FUND IS 1.1, $1.2 MILLION, SO WE'RE TAKING ABOUT HALF OF IT.
WE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THE FUND WITH A ZERO FUND BALANCE IN CASE THERE ARE FLUCTUATIONS IN THE REVENUE STREAMS THAT ARE COMING IN.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE PARK DEPARTMENT DOES IS EVERY YEAR WE REVISIT THOSE COLLECTIONS AND IF THOSE REVENUE COLLECTIONS ARE HIGHER THAN WHAT WE ANTICIPATED IN THE BUDGET, WE'LL COME BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL DURING THE MID-YEAR REVIEW OR ANOTHER DAY TO ADD MORE TREES TO THE PROGRAM.
VERY GLAD TO SEE THAT ON THE LIST.
MOVING ON UP TO THE GENERAL FUND AMENDMENTS.
I'M LOOKING AT ITEM 26, IMPLEMENTATION OF FUTURE CITY COUNCIL POLICY DISCUSSION ON GUNS.
THAT COULD BE THE BUY-BACK PROGRAM.
IT COULD BE OTHER PROGRAMS. I'M OKAY IF IT'S NOT THE FULL $500,000, BUT WE DO HAVE A CCR ALREADY SIGNED BY FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS, POSSIBLY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE IN SUPPORT.
SO I THINK WE MAY HAVE A MAJORITY TO SUPPORT SOMETHING GOING FORWARD, EVEN IF THE DESIGN IS NOT FINAL AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE WORKED OUT IN COMMITTEE.
BUT I WOULDN'T WANT US TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE'VE GOT A PROPOSAL AND ABSOLUTELY NO MONEY TO DO SOMETHING WITH.
THE OTHER THING THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE IS NO. 18, WEEKEND AND EVENING CODE OFFICERS.
THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN, FOR PROPOSING THAT.
WOULD THOSE BE CITYWIDE OR DESIGNATED FOR ONE SPECIFIC AREA?
>> COUNCILWOMAN, THOSE WILL BE CITYWIDE.
AND IN TERMS OF THE VIVA SA HEALTHY CORNER STORE INITIATIVE, I KNOW IT'S A SMALL ASK BUT I THINK IT'S WELL WORTH THE MONEY AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THAT'S WORKING OUT AND I HOPE TO SEE THAT CITYWIDE IN THE FUTURE.
I DON'T WANT TO SLEIGHT ANYBODY HERE IF I HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT SOMETHING.
IN TERMS OF NO. 16, ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR COUNCIL AIDE COMPENSATION, I ABSOLUTELY THINK THAT OUR STAFF DESERVES HIGHER COMPENSATION.
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HAVE A LONGER CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW TO REALLY BE ABLE TO RETAIN AND RECRUIT THE BEST EMPLOYEES, WHETHER THAT'S JUST COMPENSATION OR OTHER BENEFITS THAT WE MAY WANT TO PROVIDE TO THEM.SO I THINK THAT, IF WE APPROVE THIS FUNDING, THAT SHOULDN'T BE THE END OF THE CONVERSATION, BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT MONEY BUT A REALLY GOOD WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM AS WELL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ERIK AND STAFF.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL.
I THINK, AS WAS STATED, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD AMENDMENTS.
I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH MY PRIORITY, WHICH I SPOKE ABOUT YESTERDAY.
FIRST, I WANT TO THANK MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES THAT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSING THEIR SUPPORT FOR COUNCIL AIDE COMPENSATION.
THIS ISN'T A DISTRICT 1 REQUEST, THIS IS A REQUEST THAT'S GOING TO BENEFIT ALL 11 OFFICES UP HERE.
AND I THINK THAT IS GOOD FOR EVERYBODY.
SO I'M GOING TO MAKE THAT CASE.
AND I AGREE, COUNCILWOMAN SANDOVAL, THIS IS NOT THE END OF THE CONVERSATION, BUT WE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS CONVERSATION FOR YEARS NOW, SO I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME.
AND, YOU KNOW, WITH REGARDS TO WHAT YOU POINTED OUT, EXPANDING -- NO. 13, EXPANDING CITY CIVILIAN TRAINING RESOURCES.
WE NEED EVERYBODY THAT'S WORKING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, WHETHER THEY'RE UNDER ADMINISTRATION OR CITY COUNCIL, THEY REPRESENT THE CITY AND, YOU KNOW, THESE KINDS OF FUNDS HELP EVERYBODY.
I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP GROW PEOPLE, NO MATTER WHAT DEPARTMENT OR OFFICE YOU WORK IN.
WE DID ASK FOR EARMARKING THE $100,000 FROM THE RISK MITIGATION FUND TO PILOT THE RIGHT TO COUNCIL PILOT PROGRAM.
IT DOES NOT HAVE A FINANCIAL IMPACT BUT ARE MAKING THE CASE THAT IT'S CRITICAL.
I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT EARMARKING SOME $300,000 FROM THE MILLION DOLLARS CAPITAL FUND ALLOCATED TO EACH DISTRICT, DISCRETIONARY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
I THINK THE SIDEWALK REPAIR HAS PROVEN TO BE AN INCREDIBLE SUCCESS.
I WANT TO EXPAND IT RIGHT AWAY.
AND, YOU KNOW, YOU WON'T HEAR ME TALKING ABOUT THIS THE DAY I STOP HEARING FROM PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR SIDEWALKS.
YOU KNOW, AND I WANT TO -- ON NO. 26, IMPLEMENTATION OF -- I'M SORRY.
NO. 5, MEXICAN CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE.
A BIG SHOUT OUT TO DENISE HERNANDEZ IN MY OFFICE FOR WORKING REALLY HARD ON THIS.
I KNOW WE'VE BEEN WORKING A LOT WITH OTHER OFFICES, SPECIFICALLY DISTRICT 7.
AND I'M GLAD TO SEE OTHER OFFICES JOINING IN ON THAT, DISTRICT 5 AND I THINK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AS WELL.
SO WE'RE CERTAINLY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.
DENISE, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK ON THAT.
AGAIN, THERE'S LOTS OF GREAT THINGS WITHIN THIS BUDGET.
I CERTAINLY DO SUPPORT A MASTER PLAN FOR GUADALUPE PLAZA.
YOU KNOW, HAVING A GOOD PLAN FOR OF PROPERTY LIKE THAT IS GOING TO HELP US ALL.
I JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO COUNCIL COMPENSATION.
AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS IS I THINK A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
I THINK ALL OF US CAN SEE THE INCREDIBLE BENEFITS AND WE'RE HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE ALREADY OUTLINED REGARDING SOME OF THE POTENTIAL
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FUNDING MECHANISMS THAT CAN HELP SOFTEN SOME OF THAT.>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN TREVINO.
COUNCIL MEMBER CABELLO HAVRDA.
I WANT TO REITERATE TO ALL THE STAFF, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND DILIGENCE AND REALLY COLLABORATION WITH US ALL.
SO I'M GOING TO GO IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE, ERIK.
FIRST IS THANK YOU FOR THE ADDING THE ACS OFFICER, DEDICATED ACS OFFICERS ARE COMPARABLE TO SAFE OFFICERS.
THEY PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP.
SECONDLY THE DESIGN, WORK, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO BUILD A POCKET PARK IN THE CABLE WESTWOOD AREA.
OUR PARKS ENCOURAGE EXERCISE AND THEY SERVE AS GATHERING SPACES FOR NEIGHBORHOODS AND HELP BUILD HEALTHY AND STABLE COMMUNITIES.
I APPRECIATE THE INVESTMENT IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
I HAVE BEEN CONVINCED BY MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES THAT A DESIGNATED WEEKEND AND CODE OFFICER WOULD BE BENEFICIAL IN MY DISTRICT -- THROUGHOUT THE CITY, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO PUT MY PITCH IN FOR THAT.
AND THOSE ARE THE ONES SPECIFIC TO DISTRICT 6.
I ALSO WANT TO SUPPORT THE NEW SUBSTATION IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.
OUR COMMUNITY IS BEING CLEAR THAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT AND A NEW SUBSTATION IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 3 HELPS US ALL.
SO I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THAT AMENDMENT.
I'LL ALSO SUPPORT THE ADDITIONAL COUNCIL AIDE COMPENSATION.
THEY DO BENEFIT ALL OUR DISTRICTS BUT ULTIMATELY THEY BENEFIT ALL OUR CONSTITUENTS, AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT'S IMPORTANT.
AND, FINALLY, SUPPORT THE MEXICAN CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE, THEIR EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH A PREMIER RESEARCH CENTER.
THE MEXICAN CULTURE IN SAN ANTONIO IS IMPORTANT TO ME, SO I WANT TO ADD MY SUPPORT TO THAT.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CABELLO HAVRDA.
THANK YOU, ERIK AND YOUR TEAM AND MARIA FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK.
I WAS GOING TO REQUEST THAT WE MOVE ALL OF THE MONEY TO JEFF COYLE'S BUDGET, BUT HE TELLS ME HE WANTS NONE OF IT.
[LAUGHTER] MARIA AND ERIK, I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THE LIST.
I'VE SEND YOU AN E-MAIL JUST INDICATING WHICH ONES I'M SUPPORTIVE OF AND WHICH ONES I'M NOT, JUST TO SAVE US SOME TIME.
I WILL TELL YOU WITH REGARDS TO THE MEXICAN CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE OPERATING EXPENSES, THOUGH.
NOBODY HAS EVER COME AND VISITED WITH ME.
I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT IF IT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA AND IF SOMEBODY TAKES SOME TIME TO COME AND VISIT WITH ME.
SO I'M IN THE DARK ABOUT THAT ONE.
I WANT TO MENTION AND FOLLOW UP ON A CONVERSATION WE HAD WITH LORI HOUSTON AND DEBBIE RAQQA THE OTHER DAY ABOUT THE CULTURAL COMPONENT OF HOW WE SPEND.
AND, YOU KNOW, I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THAT LIST AND IT STILL STICKS WITH ME, YOU KNOW, FOR A FUND OR A PILE OF MONEY THAT IS DEDICATED TO REALLY CELEBRATING DIVERSITY IS NOT DIVERSE AT ALL.
I MEAN, WE'VE GOT SIX ORGANIZATIONS THERE AND SIX OF THEM ARE FOR LATINO ART AND CULTURE SPENDING.
I'M CERTAINLY -- OUT OF ENLIGHTENED SELF-INTEREST I LOVE IT WHEN WE CELEBRATE LATINO ART AND CULTURE, BUT I HAVE TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WE HAVE A HUGE POPULATION OF, YOU KNOW, FOLKS WHO ARE NOT LATINO.
AND THAT LIST DOESN'T SAY DIVERSITY AT ALL.
AND THE MORE I GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT LIST, THE MORE I THINK THAT -- AND THE RESPONSE I GOT -- I THINK IT WAS FROM DEBBIE OR SOMEONE ELSE WAS, WELL, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ASK AND THEY DIDN'T SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR SOME FUNDING FROM THERE.
AND I THINK IT'S ON US TO ALSO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE AWARE THAT THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT KIND OF MONEY.
AND SO I WENT AND ASKED AND, YOU KNOW, I FOCUSED ON TWO ORGANIZATIONS THAT I THINK ARE, YOU KNOW, REALLY DOING A LOT OF HEAVY LIFTING AND FOCUSING ON THAT POPULATION THAT GOES IGNORED.
AND I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT A LOT OF OTHER PRIOR BUDGETS.
IT JUST GOES IGNORED FOR MANY YEARS GOING BACKWARDS.
AND THAT'S OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR INDIAN, OUR HINDU, OUR SOUTHEAST ASIAN, OUR PAKISTANI AND OUR MIDDLE EASTERN POPULATION.
WE GOT NOTHING IN THIS BUDGET.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET EITHER, AND THAT'S A POPULATION THAT JUST CONTINUES TO INCREASE.
IN FACT, IF YOU ASK DR. BRIDGER HOW MUCH OF HER TIME IS SPENT WITH THAT POPULATION TALKING ABOUT CRICKET FIELDS, THIS IS A POPULATION THAT JUST CONTINUES TO GROW WITH MANY THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND MANY THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES OUT THERE HUNGRY TO PARTICIPATE MORE AND MORE IN
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WHAT THE CITY OFFERS.I'LL GIVE YOU TWO EXAMPLES -- JUST ONE.
THE MUSEUM OF ART, THE SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART HAS A PROGRAM THAT THEY'VE HAMMERED OUT IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR SISTER CITY IN WUXI.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE A PROGRAM AND ALL THE COSTS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SETTING UP EXHIBITS IN WUXI AND HERE IN SAN ANTONIO THAT ARE GOING TO BE OPEN AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC YEAR ROUND, 365 DAYS, 24 HOURS A DAY BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING THESE INSTALLATIONS ON THE RIVER WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO AND SEE THIS PERMANENT INSTALLATION OF THESE ARTIFACTS FROM CHINA.
AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, RIGHT, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO -- ESPECIALLY TODAY WHENEVER PEOPLE TALK CHINA, YOU KNOW, WE LIVE IN THIS TIME WHEN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA IS FRACTURED, EXCEPT IN SAN ANTONIO.
IN SAN ANTONIO WE'VE GOT A VERY STRONG RELATIONSHIP.
AND YESTERDAY WE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NUMBERS.
WE DO A LOT OF TRADE WITH CHINA.
AND SO I THINK THAT, IF I'M RIGHT, THIS IS ALSO GOING TO CELEBRATE OUR EFFORTS TO RAISE OUR PROFILE WITH REGARDS TO GLOBAL ART AND CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC ART ASPECTS.
MY REQUEST -- I'LL BE HAPPY TO SUBMIT IT TO YOU, LORI -- LORI, ARE YOU THE ONE? BUT IT'S $100,000 THAT THIS MUSEUM IS ASKING FOR.
AND WHEN I LOOK AT THE LIST OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS OF WHOSE BUDGETS WE'RE RAISING BY $286,000, IT JUST SEEMS TO ME LIKE, YOU KNOW, $100,000 FROM, YOU KNOW, THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY.
BUT $100,000 FOR CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC ASIAN ART SPENDING IS, OUT OF ALL THE MONEY WE SPEND FOR ARTS AND CULTURE ISN'T TOO MUCH TO ASK, ESPECIALLY FOR A COMMUNITY THAT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO FUNDING IN THIS BUDGET.
ERIK, I THINK I'M BEATING A DEAD HORSE.
NUMBER TWO, THAT MUSEUM IS ALSO ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT CULTURAL ASSETS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS BUT DURING THE HURRICANES OF 2017, IF I'M RIGHT, THEY HAD HUGE DAMAGE TO THAT FACILITY, ENORMOUS DAMAGE.
AND THEIR INSURANCE COMPANIES DID NOT COVER ALL OF IT.
AND SO THEY HAD SIGNIFICANT FLOODING -- MAYBE IT WAS 2016.
THEY HAD SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AND THE GALLERY FOR THEIR LATIN AMERICAN ART COLLECTION, PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT LATIN AMERICAN ART COLLECTIONS, FOLK ART COLLECTIONS IN THE AMERICAS WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED.
THEY HAVE A $1.5 MILLION PRICE TAG ON THIS AND THEY'RE WORKING ON GETTING ALL THAT MONEY TOGETHER.
HAVING SPOKEN TO KATIE, THEIR MESSAGE TO US IS WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO STEP UP AND HELP US OUT HERE.
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT'S ALSO SOMETHING WORTH LOOKING AT.
MAYBE NOT FOR THIS BUDGET BUT FOR THE NEXT ONE IF WE CAN PARTICIPATE IN HELPING BRING THAT GALLERY UP TO THE WORLD-CLASS STANDARD, ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS NONPROFIT AGENCY IS NOT GETTING THE SUPPORT THAT THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO BE GETTING FROM THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY.
LASTLY, I'LL ECHO THE SENTIMENT ABOUT COUNCIL PAY.
I'VE COME AROUND AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE REMEMBER THAT WE DO ALMOST ALL THE CONSTITUENTS' SERVICE WORK AND WE CATCH A LOT OF THAT HEAT AND WE DO A LOT OF HEAVY LIFTING IN OUR OFFICES.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE I DON'T THINK REALLY REALIZE HOW MUCH WORK GOES INTO THAT AND I THINK A LOT OF FOLKS TAKE FOR GRANTED THE HARD WORK THAT GOES INTO THAT.
I WILL TELL YOU -- ANDY SEGOVIA, THIS IS MAYBE A CONVERSATION FOR LATER.
I'M NOT SURE WE'RE CATEGORIZING THESE FOLKS CORRECTLY.
I FEAR SOMETIMES JUST LOOKING AT THE CONTRACTS WHEN I SIGN THEM THAT WE MAY BE MISCATEGORIZING THEM AND WE OUGHT TO BE LOOKING AT THAT FROM A FEDERAL LAW PERSPECTIVE.
BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE THEY REALLY ARE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, ANDY.
YOU KNOW, WHY DON'T YOU AND I HAVE THIS CONVERSATION OFFLINE.
>> WE HAVE LOOKED AT THAT BEFORE, COUNCILMAN, BUT LIKE MANY THINGS IT'S GOOD TO TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT THINGS, PARTICULARLY WITH THE WAY SOME LEGISLATION CHANGES.
YES, WE'LL COMMIT TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
>> PELAEZ: LAST THING I WANT TO HAVE IS A SITUATION WHERE NOT ONLY ARE COMPENSATING THEM BUT HAVING TO GO BACK TEN YEARS AND HAVING TO PAY BACK WAGES BECAUSE WE WERE MISCATEGORIZING THEM.
THANK YOU, MAYOR FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN PELAEZ.
I JUST WANTED TO CIRCLE BACK BECAUSE THERE WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DORSEY DRAINAGE AND I
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JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT MORE.YES, COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL, YOU KNOW VERY WELL SEALING AND THE DRAINAGE AND EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED.
I THINK YOU'RE ON PHASE NO. 7, I DON'T KNOW.
BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE.
AND TO COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALES' POINT, YES, BECAUSE SOME OF MY DRAINAGE PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY ON THE BOND, WE ARE JUST DOING PHASE ONE AND WE KNOW THAT IN THE NEXT BOND WE HAVE TO DO A PHASE TWO OR A PHASE THREE IN ORDER TO GET TO THE ROOT PROBLEM.
SO BUT FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SEE ANY IMPROVEMENTS FOR YEARS OR A DECADE DOWN THE ROAD.
AND ON TOP OF THAT, YOU KNOW, WE STARTED WITH LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY AND THEY WERE LOOKING FOR JUST SIDEWALKS.
BUT THEN AS WE DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND OUR RESEARCH AND TCI DID THEIR RESEARCH IT SAID THE SIDEWALKS WILL BE GONE BECAUSE OF THE DRAINAGE ISSUE THAT YOU HAVE HERE.
AND THIS IS ALSO ON A PORTION THAT'S, AGAIN, JUST NORTH OF 410 CLOSE TO THE CENTRO MED CLINIC ON COMMERCIAL AVENUE AS WELL.
SO THIS WILL BE BENEFITING A LARGE -- HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT TO A VERY LARGE AREA IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR OF SAN ANTONIO.
SO I DO ASK FOR Y'ALL'S CONSIDERATION.
AND THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING UP.
AND IT'S ALSO NEAR ST. LAWRENCE CATHOLIC CHURCH WHICH IS NOT FAR FROM SIX-MILE CREEK, WHICH DOESN'T EVEN HAVE SIDEWALKS IN THE AREA TOO THAT WE'RE STILL TRYING TO ADDRESS.
AND THEN, FINALLY, ONE OTHER THING THAT WAS NOT ON MY LIST -- IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUT IT DIDN'T MAKE IT ON THIS LIST -- WERE THE HOPE TEAM FROM SAPD, THE HOPE TEAM MEMBERS.
I'M LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE'S A WAY TO ENHANCE SOME OF THEIR BUDGET BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE WORK THEY'RE DOING AS WELL.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER VIAGRAN.
I JUST WANTED TO CHIME BACK IN AND EXPRESS MY SUPPORT ALSO FOR THE MEXICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE.
AND I DID SPEAK WITH THE FOLKS AND I THINK THAT IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
SO I JUST WANT TO VOCALLY BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT EFFORT.
ALSO ON ITEM NO. 16 ON ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR COUNCIL AIDE COMPENSATION.
I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD ALSO POSSIBLY TAKE A LOOK AT, FROM A POLICY PERSPECTIVE, ON COUNCIL PAY AND MAKE SURE WE ARE COMPENSATING OUR COUNCIL AIDES ADEQUATELY AND FOR MARKET RATE FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
AND ON THE CAPITAL BUDGET, ITEM 3, THANK YOU TO COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN WHO IS MY PARTNER IN CRIME -- NO PUN INTENDED THERE.
BUT I REALLY THINK THAT THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION THAT DISTRICT 4 RESIDENTS, LIKE SHE MENTIONED, ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF.
AND I FAILED TO THANK THE BUDGET STAFF, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING MY LATE-NIGHT CALLS AND TEXTS, AND ERIK AND MARIA AND JUSTINA, I JUST APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU AND THE ENTIRE TEAM DO.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA.
COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREWS-SULLIVAN.
>> SULLIVAN: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
ON THE AMENDMENT FOR THE MLK MARCH, I KNOW WE HAVE IT FOR 2020.
BEING THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE CONTINUOUSLY, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS PROPERLY FUNDED FOR EACH YEAR, NOT JUST A ONE-TIME ASK.
NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO ASK FOR OR SOMETHING THAT IS CONTINUOUSLY FUNDED AS IT CONTINUES TO GROW YEAR AFTER YEAR.
THAT WE'RE NOT JUST CONTINUALLY ASKING FOR THE SAME INCREASE BUT THAT THEY ARE TRULY LOOKED AT AS AN ONGOING PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS.
THEN TO JUST UNDERSTAND THAT THE DYNAMICS THAT OUR CITY COUNCIL AIDES REALLY TRULY DO.
THEY TAKE A LOT OF THE PRESSURE.
THEY TAKE A LOT OF THE THREATS THAT COME IN.
THEY TAKE A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE MINDSET IS WHEN THEY WALK INTO THOSE OFFICE SPACES THAT WE HAVE.
I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THIS PROPOSAL FOR THE COUNCIL AIDE COMPENSATION NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT THOROUGHLY.
SO I AM IN FULL SUPPORT OF THAT, ALONG WITH THE REST OF MY COLLEAGUES.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE GUN POLICY, THE IDEA WHEN WE INITIATED THE CCR WAS TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE FUNDING .
I LOVE THE FACT THAT COUNCILWOMAN SANDOVAL WAS SAYING
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WE NEED TO START SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE BUDGET AS WELL.THE VIOLENCE THAT WE HAVE SEEN JUST THROUGHOUT NOT ONLY OUR OWN CITY BUT THROUGHOUT TEXAS IS A REASON THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION.
WE KNOW AS A CITY WE'RE LIMITED, BUT WE HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE IN ORDER TO COMBAT WHAT WE'RE SEEING.
SO I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF US LOOKING AT WHAT IS THE BEST WAY, WHERE TO START AND HOW TO GET IT DONE.
A POLICE SUBSTATION IN DISTRICT 3 IS A MUST.
AND THE REASON I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE WE SHARE OUR SAFE OFFICERS.
WE SHARE THE BRUNT OF WHAT COMES IN BECAUSE WE SIT SIDE BY SIDE.
AND UNITY IS THE ONLY WAY THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS WORK.
THOSE ARE MY ONLY LAST REMARKS, MAYOR.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREWS-SULLIVAN.
THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR DISCUSSION AND OFFERS OF IMPROVEMENTS ON THE BUDGET.
I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU, MARIA.
I ALWAYS GO BACK TO 2015 WHEN WE HAD TO, ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS, ALLOCATE FUNDS TO ADDRESS DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE MEMORIAL DAY FLOODS.
WE INSTITUTED A MILLION DOLLAR CONTINGENCY AT THAT TIME.
ARE WE BUDGETED FOR THAT IN FY '20?
>> THE AMOUNT IS ACTUALLY LESS, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THE ORIGINAL ALLOCATION, AS YOU MENTIONED, IS ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
WITHIN THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED BUDGET RECOMMENDATION IS THE USE OF ONE-THIRD OF THAT AMOUNT, $333,000 FOR THE MIGRANT RESOURCE CENTER, TO CONTINUE THAT OPERATIONS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
SO THE BALANCE IN THAT CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT IS $666,000 AS WE START THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 BUDGET.
SO IT'S 666 AND THE CURRENT BUDGET IS DRAFTED GOING FORWARD FOR FY2020?
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: I WOULD URGE US TO CONSIDER MAKING THE CONTINGENCY FUND WHOLE FOR THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.
I KNOW WE'RE STILL KIND OF WAITING FOR WHAT OUR REVENUE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO BE WITH CPS.
BUT I WOULD CONSIDER THAT A HIGH PRIORITY.
I'M OBVIOUSLY VERY SUPPORTIVE OF SEVERAL OF THE REQUESTS THAT REALLY ADDRESS BASIC NEEDS AND SERVICES.
THE PLEASANTON SCHOOL ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY MEASURES I THINK IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
THE CORNER STORE INITIATIVE IS A RELATIVELY LOW-DOLLAR ASK BUT IT DOES SPEAK TO THE SA TOMORROW PLANS THAT WE MADE SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
I MYSELF HAVE ALSO BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE MAESTRO CENTER IN DISTRICT 5.
BUT THEY'VE DONE SOME GOOD WORK WITH LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES AND I THINK THEIR REQUEST IS REASONABLE AS WELL.
LET ME SPEAK TO THE MEXICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE.
I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT INITIATIVE FOR US TO GET BEHIND AS A COMMUNITY.
MEXICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS REALLY HAS A BIRTHPLACE IN SAN ANTONIO AND WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE THE LEARNING OF IT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
THERE'S AN ONGOING DIALOGUE ABOUT MEXICAN AMERICAN STUDIES THAT'S HAPPENING AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND THEY NEED GUIDANCE FROM A COMMUNITY LIKE OURS.
AND I THINK THE INSTITUTE IS WELL POSITIONED TO DO THAT.
SO I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN.
THE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION INITIATIVE -- ACTUALLY, ITEM NO.
I THINK WE NEED TO ALLOCATE THIS AND SET IT ASIDE TO MAKE SURE TAT WE HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT PROPERLY AT THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.
I KNOW THE PUSHBACK BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SHOWN IN STUDIES THAT GUNS THAT ARE BOUGHT BACK THAT ARE ACQUIRED THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE THIS HAVE NOT BEEN LINKED TO CRIMES.
THE FALLACY OF THAT THINKING, IN MY MIND, IS THAT WE'RE NOT TRYING TO FIND A MAGIC SOLUTION FOR GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IF THERE WAS WE WOULD HAVE FOUND IT A LONG TIME AGO.
BUT THIS IS AN INITIATIVE TO DO WHAT WE CAN AS WE COMMITTED TO AROUND THIS DAIS.
TO USE ONE MORE TOOL AT OUR DISPOSAL TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF UNNECESSARY GUNS THAT ARE IN CIRCULATION.
IF ANYONE THINKS THIS IS GOING TO STOP GUN VIOLENCE IN AND OF ITSELF, THEY HAVE THE WRONG EXPECTATIONS OF THE PROGRAM.
BUT I THINK WE ARE COMMITTED TO DOING EVERYTHING WE POSSIBLY CAN
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TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.AND IF THERE'S ONE LESS UNNECESSARY GUN IN CIRCULATION, THEN THAT'S A BETTER CIRCULATION THAN THERE IS NOW, SO I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.
YOU KNOW, THE OTHER ITEMS ON HERE, I TALKED TO MY COLLEAGUES ABOUT, THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS, VERY BASIC.
WE HEAR ABOUT THAT AT THE BUDGET MEETINGS.
DISTRICT 6 I THINK, ALSO DISTRICT 3.
I HAVE TO SAY I KNOW WE'RE IN A TIGHT BUDGET ENVIRONMENT AND SO IT'S ENCOURAGING THAT WE HAVE SOME ROOM TO TALK ABOUT ADDITIONAL INITIATIVES LIKE THESE.
MY THINKING ON THE COUNCIL AIDE COMPENSATION HAS EVOLVED AND ACTUALLY AS A RESULT OF SOME CONVERSATIONS I HAD WITH MY COLLEAGUES LAST NIGHT AS WE LEFT I DO THINK IT'S A POLICY INITIATIVE THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE UP.
I LOOK FORWARD TO IT IN GOVERNANCE.
I THINK THERE'S SOME OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS ABOUT CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES AND WHAT BENEFITS THEY ARE PROVIDED.
THERE IS IN THE DRAFTED BUDGET A RECOMMENDATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS OF THOSE ALREADY.
SO BETWEEN WHAT YOUR RECOMMENDATION IS, CITY MANAGEMENT AND WHAT THE COUNCIL OFFICE'S RECOMMENDATION IS, I THINK THERE'S SOME POLICY DISCUSSION THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT WITH EVERYONE.
THAT'S ALL MY COMMENTS FOR NOW.
MY QUESTION FOR YOU, ERIK, IS HOW ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE SENSE OF ALL THIS?
>> WALSH: WELL, I APPRECIATE THE -- FIRST OF ALL, I APPRECIATE THE PRIORITIZATION THAT EVERY COUNCIL DISTRICT GAVE.
WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA ON FRIDAY AND WE WILL COMMUNICATE THAT IN WRITING OUT TO THE COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
WE WILL LIKELY NOT HAVE MONEY TO DO EVERYTHING, AND SO I'M GOING TO TAKE THE GUIDANCE I GOT TODAY TO TRY TO FORM IT IN A WAY THAT BEST SUITS THE PRIORITIES OF THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE.
THE TRICK WITH CPS MONEY IS IT'S ONE-TIME MONEY.
AND SO WE'VE GOT A HANDFUL OF RECURRING EXPENSES HERE.
YOU'LL SEE ON THAT PAGE, ON THE BACK PAGE OF THE GENERAL FUND JUST AS IT STOOD HERE WAS ALMOST $6.8 MILLION THAT WE NEEDED TO COME UP WITH.
SO WE'LL KEEP WORKING IT AND GET AS MANY OF THE PRIORITIES AS POSSIBLE AND BE ABLE TO PRESENT BACK TO THE COUNCIL SOME SORT OF SOLUTION.
THERE WERE A COUPLE OTHER IDEAS THAT WERE THROWN OUT HERE TODAY THAT WEREN'T ON HERE, AND WE'LL NEED TO DO SOME RESEARCH.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: AND LASTLY AND JUST IN SUMMARY I WOULD SAY THE CONVERSATION AROUND THE DAIS IS AUGMENTED BY VERY ROBUST DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAVE HAD THROUGH THE SPEAK-UP PROGRAM, THE SURVEY RESULTS.
THERE'S A LOT OF OPERATIONS THAT WE HAD TO GIVE SOME SCRUTINY ON -- OR SCRUTINY TO THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE NOW WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF ROOM TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE WHOLE AND IN LINE WITH THE CONTINGENCY BUDGET AND OTHER VERY BASIC OPERATIONS.
I THINK THOSE, OBVIOUSLY FROM THE PUBLIC, WOULD HAVE HIGHEST PRIORITY.
AND THERE'S A NUMBER OF THEM ON THIS LIST.
AND THE SCHEDULE FOR THE NEXT CONVERSATION ABOUT AMENDMENTS, THAT'S -- WHEN IS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN?
>> WALSH: IT'S SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY AT B SESSION.
AND I HOPE TO GET SOME SORT OF COMMUNICATION OUT TO THE COUNCIL BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON FRIDAY SO YOU SEE WHAT THAT LIST IS.
AND THEN WE'LL BE PREPARED FOR THE CONVERSATION ON WEDNESDAY.
WE'RE AVAILABLE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, IF YOU WOULD TO SPEAK OR YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
I THINK ONE OTHER THING I'LL ADD ON HERE IS WE TOOK A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION AND PUT TOGETHER TODAY'S LIST SO THAT YOU HAD SOMETHING IN FRONT OF YOU.
BASED ON THE PRIORITIES THAT I HEARD, ONE THING WE DIDN'T DO WAS PROVIDE ANY SORT OF STRUCTURE TO IT.
AND I THINK WE'LL SPEND THE TIME DOING THAT BASED ON TODAY'S CONVERSATION.
AND LET ME CLOSE ONE MORE TIME.
THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD AT THE GOAL-SETTING SESSION THAT I THINK WE CAN GO BACK TO.
YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING AT YOU, DR. BRIDGER, AND MY FIRST QUESTION AS WE GET INTO THE FINAL DRAFT OF THIS BUDGET IS DO YOU HAVE ALL THE RESOURCES THAT YOU NEED TO KEEP THE MIGRANT RESOURCE CENTER GOING FOR THE FULL YEAR.
DO YOU HAVE ALL THE RESOURCES YOU NEED IN THIS BUDGET TO DO THE THINGS ON ADVERSE CHILDHOOD
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EXPERIENCES, ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SO FORTH.IF THE ANSWER IS NO TO ANY OF THOSE THINGS, I THINK WE NEED TO DISCUSS THAT BEFORE THURSDAY.
>> WALSH: MAYOR, LET ME ADD ON THE MRC, THE MIGRANT RESOURCE CENTER, REMEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT BUDGETING QUARTERLY AND COMING BACK AND GIVING THE COUNCIL QUARTER UPDATES.
THIS FRIDAY IS THE REIMBURSEMENT TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS DUE, SO WE'LL BE SUBMITTING THAT.
THAT GETS US THROUGH JUNE, SO IT'S NOT ALL OF OUR EXPENSES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE BUDGET WORK SESSION A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, BUT IT'S OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF EXPENSES AND WE ARE KEEPING OUR FINGERS ON THAT PULSE IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS.
SO I'M COMFORTABLE RIGHT NOW, BASED ON THE CONVERSATION WITH THE STAFF, THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR THE FIRST QUARTER.
AND IF ANYTHING CHANGES THEN WE WILL GET IT TO YOU AND THE REST OF THE COUNCIL ASAP.
THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR A GREAT DISCUSSION.
WE'VE GIVEN A LOT OF WORK TO STAFF.
THANK YOU TO OUR BUDGET OFFICE
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AND OUR CITY MANAGEMENT FOR WORKING THROUGH ALL THIS.WE DO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY.
THE TIME IS 3:56 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2019.
THE SAN ANTONIO, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WILL NOW MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DELIBERATE AND DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.087, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.072, REAL PROPERTY.
LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071, CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY.
DELIBERATE THE DEPLOYMENT OF SECURITY PERSONNEL, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OR SECURITY DEVICES AND RELATED LEGAL ISSUES PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.076, SECURITY DEVICES, SECTION 551.089, SECURITY DEVICES AND AUDITS, AND SECTION 551.071, CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.