* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:01:27] GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORK SESSION OF AUGUST THE 27TH, 2019. COUNCIL MEMBER TRAVINO HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER VERAN HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ WILL NOT BE HERE TODAY. COUNCIL MEMBER CAVEO HAAL. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER LIA. COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY HERE. AND MAYOR NUREMBERG HERE. MAYOR, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL BUDGET SESSION TODAY. WE HAVE, UH, A FULL DAY TODAY, SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS. UM, I'D LIKE TO OBSERVE THIS FOR, UM, OUR VIEWING PUBLIC, BUT MORE FORMALLY FOR THOSE FOLKS WHO WILL ATTEND THE A SESSION ON THURSDAY. UM, WE UNFORTUNATELY, WERE GREETED WITH SOME NEWS THIS MORNING THAT THE PASSING OF OUR, UH, THE PASSING OF A VERY DEAR FRIEND TO OUR CHAMBERS IN THIS ENTIRE COMMUNITY, UH, AND OUR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, AND, UH, DR. ALFONSO CHICANO, PASSED AWAY THIS MORNING. UM, AND I REGRET TO, UM, WE WILL OBVIOUSLY KEEP EVERYONE INFORMED US TO SERVICES THAT WILL, UH, BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY, BUT OUR HEARTS ARE, AND OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH THE GRIEVING FAMILY AT THIS POINT. BUT, UM, MAY GOD REST HIS SOUL AND WE'LL DO A PROPER OBSERVANCE, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC ON THURSDAY AS WELL. WE HAVE FIVE DEPARTMENTS, UH, THAT WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH TODAY, AND I THINK WE HAVE SOME LEFTOVER THAT WE'LL TAKE CARE OF AT THE END OF MAYBE THE MORNING SESSION. WE'LL START WITH LIBRARY, BUT I'LL PASS IT OVER TO OUR, UM, CITY MANAGER TO GET US STARTED. THANK YOU. MORNING MAYOR COUNCIL. SO, YES, UH, THIS MORNING SESSION, WE WILL START WITH THE LIBRARY AND THEN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT BUDGET, UM, AND THEN, UH, RESUME AFTER LUNCH, UH, FOR THE REMAINING PART OF THE DAY. GOOD MORNING, MEMBER MAYOR COUNCIL. I'M RAMIRO SALAZAR, DIRECTOR OF THE SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY. UH, BEFORE I START MY, UH, BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE MEMBERS OF THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHO ARE HERE WITH US THIS MORNING. AND I'LL START WITH JEAN BRADY, IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR OF THE LIBRARY BOARD. OVER HERE TO MY RIGHT, UH, JARET CARR, WHO'S THE SECRETARY ON THE BOARD REPRESENTING DISTRICT A. WE HAVE MS. JOANNE HARRIS, LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES REPRESENTING DISTRICT TWO. WE ALSO HAVE, UH, REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR TWO KEY STAKEHOLDER GROUPS. I'LL START WITH THE, UM, SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION. WE HAVE TRACY BENNETT, PRESIDENT AND C E O. THANK YOU, TRACY, FOR BEING HERE. WE ALSO HAVE KATIE, LEMME SEE THE BOSCH DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, UH, FOR THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION. AND BETH GRAHAM, WHO'S THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRIENDS OF THE SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY. THEY'RE HERE TO, UH, UH, SHOW THEIR SUP SUPPORT FOR THE SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY. SO OUR CHAIR, PAUL STAHL, THE CHAIR OF THE LIBRARY, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, COULD NOT BE HERE THIS MORNING, AND HE ASKED ME TO, UM, READ THIS STATEMENT ON HIS BEHALF, THIS MESSAGE TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. SO, [00:05:01] ON BEHALF OF THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED BUDGET AND YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT. THE LIBRARY BOARD IS IN FULL SUPPORT OF THE ADDITIONAL $1.7 MILLION BEING PROPOSED FOR THE LIBRARY'S BUDGET, WHICH ALLOWS THE LIBRARY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY MORE EQUITABLY AND EFFECTIVELY. THANK YOU TO CITY MANAGER ERIC WALSH AND HIS STAFF ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A BALANCED BUDGET FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY REC. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE MANY PRIORITIES, AND IT TAKES HARD WORK TO ACHIEVE A BALANCE BETWEEN PRIORITIES AND RESOURCES. AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. SO I'M READY TO START THE SLIDE PRESENTATION NOW, , SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THE, THE LIBRARY DEVELOPED A STRATEGIC PLAN. AS PART OF THAT STRATEGIC PLAN, WE IDENTIFIED A MISSION FOR THE LIBRARY. THE MISSION IS TO CHANGE LIVES THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF INFORMATION, IMAGINATION, AND IDEAS. THE WHOLE IDEA IS TO, THROUGH OUR SERVICES, TO TRANSFORM, HELP TRANSFORM THE COMMUNITY, AND IT, AND I BELIEVE IT ALIGNS VERY MUCH WITH OUR ENTIRE OR COLLECTIVE MISSION OF MAKING A BETTER COMMUNITY FOR SAN ANTONIO. THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES NOTED ON THIS SLIDE IS WHAT REALLY LEAD US AS STAFF EVERY DAY, AS WE, UM, DELIVER SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. SO THIS GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE WHOLE ORGANIZATION. THE UPDATED STRATEGIC STRATEGIC PLAN IDENTIFIES THREE STRATEGIC AREAS. THE FIRST ONE IS TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. WE KNOW THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ACHIEVE, UM, TO HELP STUDENTS AND INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH EDUCATION TO ACHIEVE THE POTENTIAL. SO THE ROLE OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS TO NOT ONLY SUPPORT, BUT HELP ADVANCE EDUCATION THROUGH THE VARIOUS RESOURCES AND SERVICES THE LIBRARY HAS TO OFFER. UH, BUT BY PROVIDING SPACES FOR STUDENTS TO DO HOMEWORK BY PROVIDE, PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS TO DO THE REPORTS BY PROVIDING OTHER RESOURCES THAT ALLOW, UH, STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO EXCEL AT ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION. AND ALSO TO EMPHASIZE ON LITERACY. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO, UH, FOR THE LIBRARY TO HELP IN CREATING A MORE LITERATE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A MORE LITERATE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE A, A BETTER COMMUNITY AND A STRONGER COMMUNITY, A COMMUNITY COMMUNITY THAT CAN COMPETE FOR GOOD JOBS AND, AND CAN CONTRIBUTE MORE TO THE COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. ANOTHER AREA FOR FOCUS IS TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, AND WE DO THAT THROUGH VARIOUS, UH, SERVICE EFFORTS. UH, THE, THERE WE HAVE FOUR LEARN CENTERS WITHIN THE SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM. THESE LEARN CENTERS PROVIDE DIGITAL LITERACY, PROVIDE JOB, HELP, UH, PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE LOOKING FOR G E D. THIS, THAT'S ONE WAY, UH, THAT LIBRARIES ADVANCE WORKFORCE SUPPORTS AND WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, AS WELL AS THE EFFORTS THAT THE, THE LIBRARY PLAYS IN BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE BY ADVANCING DIGITAL INCLUSION. ALL THAT CONTRIBUTES TO WORKFORCE AND ECO AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. AND THE LAST STRATEGIC FOCUS IS TO FOSTER COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, TO PROVIDE SPACES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FOR COMMUNITIES TO COME TOGETHER TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION, UH, TO PRACTICE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. MANY, IF NOT ALL OF OUR, OUR LIBRARY LOCATIONS SERVE AS, UH, VOTING SITES, EITHER EARLY VOTING OR REGULAR VOTING. AND BY STATE STATUTE, ALL OF OUR LIBRARY FACILITIES SERVE AS OFFICIAL VOTER REGISTRATION, UH, SITES. SO THE LIBRARY PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT FOR YOU. SO, THE LIBRARY CONTINUES TO BE A POPULAR AND VALUED SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. WITH OVER 5 MILLION VISITS, OVER 7 MILLION ITEMS BORROWED, AND OVER 2.3 MILLION HOURS OF COMPUTER AND WIFI USE THAT DEMONSTRATES THE VALUE OF THE SERVICES THE LIBRARY PROVIDES TO THE COMMUNITY AND, AND, AND HOW HIGHLY USED IT. IT'S, UM, IT'S HIGH, HIGHLY, IT'S UTILIZED BY THE COMMUNITY, EXCUSE ME. SO WE SERVE NOT ONLY 1.5 MILLION WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, BUT WE ALSO EXTEND OUR SERVICES TO, TO THE COUNTY THROUGH N LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH BAYER COUNTY. SO BASICALLY, YOUR LIBRARY SYSTEM SERVES ALMOST 2 MILLION PEOPLE. THIS SLIDE, THIS SLIDE, UH, SHOWS OUR ORGANIZATIONAL CHART. I WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE THIS SLIDE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WONDERFUL STAFF THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY. UH, I MAY BE A LITTLE BIASED, BUT [00:10:01] I THINK OUR TEAM IS PROBABLY THE BEST TEAM PUBLIC LIBRARY TEAM IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK. THEY'RE VERY PASSIONATE, THEY'RE VERY DEDICATED AND COMMITTED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY'RE FORWARD THINKING. AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR HARD WORK AND THEIR EFFORTS TO REALLY SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN A VERY MEANINGFUL AND IMPACTFUL WAY. THANK YOU. THIS IS MY FAVORITE SLIDE, BY THE WAY. THE CIRCLE THE PIE? NOT REALLY. IT'S AN INSIDE JOKE WITH MY STAFF. UM, WELL, I, I JUST WANT TO INDICATE, USE THIS SLIDE TO, TO TELL YOU THAT OUR CORE BUSINESS IS TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO RESOURCES, WHETHER IT'S BE PHYSICAL PRINT OR DIGITAL, AND TO THE OTHER KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY, THROUGH EITHER DIRECT INVOLVEMENT WITH OUR STAFF, PROVIDING REFERENCE SERVICE, OR BY DIRECTING INDIVIDUALS TO THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET, WE PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT OVER 50% OF THE BUDGET IS PROVIDED OR ALLOCATED TO ACCESS INFORMATION. UH, SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT BECAUSE THAT'S OUR CORE BUSINESS, AGAIN, CONNECTING PEOPLE TO INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE. WE HAD MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2019, BUT I WILL HIGHLIGHT A FEW. UH, THE FIRST ONE, INCREASED USE OF LIBRARY RESOURCES. LAST YEAR, WE APPROACHED THE CITY MANAGER, UH, WITH A, AN ISSUE THAT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO RESPOND ADEQUATELY TO THE DEMANDS FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR POPULAR AND NEW MATERIALS. UH, WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT THE CITY MANAGER ADDED $530,000 IN THE LIBRARY'S BUDGET TO ALLOW US TO EXPAND OUR CAPACITY TO PROVIDE MORE, MORE ACCESS TO THOSE TYPES OF MATERIALS. AS A RESULT, WE EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE OF, UH, SLIGHTLY OVER 3% IN CIRCULATION. SO THAT'S ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT. ANOTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT IS OUR FOCUS ON ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. A WHILE AGO, I WAS BRAGGING ABOUT OUR STAFF. PART OF IT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE, UM, AN INTERNAL PROGRAM CALLED ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH OR ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY THAT REALLY FOCUS ON HOW WE CAN BUILD A STRONGER ORGANIZATION SO THAT WE CAN BE, UH, SO WE CAN ADAPT TO THE CHALLENGES THAT ARE PROVIDED TO US AS OUR LANDSCAPE, UH, CHANGES. SO OUT OF THAT INITIATIVE, WE, WE'VE HAD TWO MAJOR INITIATIVES. ONE, ONE IS THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. ANOTHER ONE IS IN A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, ALL INTERNAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO EMPOWER STAFF. RECENTLY, THE CITY MANAGER ALSO, UH, RECOGNIZED WITH THE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE, OUR, UH, TEAM FOR OPERATION TRANSFORMATION. THIS IS AN INITIATIVE THAT WAS CREATED FROM GRASSROOTS UP WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION TO EMPOWER STAFF AT ALL LEVELS, UH, TO BE PART OF, UH, THIS EFFORT TO TRANSFORM COMMUNITY BY TAKING, UM, MY PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE, NOT ONLY THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE, BUT ALSO IN CREATING, CREATING AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S DYNAMIC, THAT'S FOCUSED ON CONTINUOUS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT, THAT EMBRACES INNOVATION. SO I WAS, I'M VERY PROUD OF THE, OF THIS GROUP OPERATION TRANSFORMATION. OUT OF THAT INITIATIVE, A GROUP CALLED THE REVISIONARY SURFACE FROM THAT, AND THEY'RE WORKING TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF INVOLVEMENT. IN FACT, WE JUST RECENTLY ANNOUNCED A IDEA INCUBATOR TO, UM, ENCOURAGE STAFF TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO ADMINISTRATION FOR CONSIDERATION, AND THEN TO IMPLEMENT THOSE IDEAS, UH, THAT HAVE BEEN VETTED. SO AGAIN, I'M VERY PROUD OF THE STAFF FOR BEING FORWARD THINKING. I'M ALSO PLEASED TO SAY THAT OUR FACILITIES ARE LOOKING REALLY GOOD. UH, ONE OF OUR GOALS A LITTLE OVER 10 YEARS AGO WAS TO MAKE OUR FACILITIES MORE USER FRIENDLY, MORE ATTRACTIVE, UH, FACILITIES THAT WOULD INSTILL PRIDE IN THE COMMUNITY. UH, SO WITH THE HELP OF YOU, THE VOTERS, THE CITY MANAGER, A LITTLE OVER $90 MILLION HAS BEEN INVESTED IN LIBRARY FACILITIES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. PLUS THAT INVESTMENT INCLUDED 48 MILLION FOR MAJOR RENOVATIONS, UH, BASICALLY FACELIFTS OR EXTREME MAKEOVERS AS WE WERE CALLING THEM ONCE. AND ALSO 44 MILLION TO BUILD 10 NEW LIBRARY LIBRARY LOCATIONS TO BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY. IN [00:15:01] THE AREA OF, UH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EQUITY, WE'VE REALLY PLAYED, PLACED A LARGE FOCUS ON REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, GOING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, BEING MORE ACCESSIBLE, AND, AND HAVING A PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY, ATTENDING NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETINGS, UH, MEETING WITH COMMUNITIES WHEN WE HAVE, UH, RENOVATION PROJECTS SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO STAFF SO THAT WE DON'T MAKE DECISIONS IN A VACUUM. SO WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATIONS, INTO CONSIDERATION THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE WILL BE SERVING WITH IMPROVED FACILITIES OR SERVICES THAT WE ARE, WE INTRODUCED TO THE COMMUNITY. SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT. IN THE AREA OF PUBLIC INFORMATION, WE ARE ALSO REALLY FOCUSING ON DOING MORE OUTREACH, UH, HAVING THE PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. UH, DOING MORE, UH, BILINGUAL INFORMATION, UH, TO TARGET DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT, UH, MAY PREFER TO COMMUNICATE OR LEARN ABOUT WHAT THE, THE LIBRARY'S OFFERING IN, IN SPANISH. CHECK MY TIME BECAUSE I, I'M CHECKING MY TIME. EQUITY EQUITY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO OUR EFFORTS. RECENTLY, RECENTLY, WE INTRODUCED A PILOT THAT ELIMINATES FINES FOR YOUTH AND CHILDREN'S MATERIALS. SO WE JOIN HUNDREDS OF LIBRARIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, UM, IN OFFERING ELIMINATING FINES. UH, WE HAVE FOUND THROUGH THE RESEARCH THAT INDIVIDUALS, UH, ARE AFRAID OF INCURRING SOME INDIVIDUALS, UH, OF INCURRING FINES, AND THEREFORE THEY STAY AWAY FROM THE LIBRARY. SOME CANNOT AFFORD $5 OR, UM, AND THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR MANY COMMUNITIES, MANY HOUSEHOLDS, MANY FAMILIES. UH, SO WE IMPLEMENTED THIS PILOT WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT FINES SERVICE AS BARRIERS. SO THAT'S THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, IS BARRIERS TO ACCESS. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON RIGHT NOW. UH, WE UNDERSTAND THERE ARE BARRIERS THAT ARE UNINTENDED, UH, EITHER, FOR EXAMPLE, FINES. THERE MAY BE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS. INDIVIDUALS MAY NOT HAVE A, A MEANS OR A WASTE TO GET TO THE LIBRARY. THERE MAY BE LANGUAGE BARRIERS. UH, WE MAY BE COMMUNICATING IN A CERTAIN COMMUNITY IN A LANGUAGE THAT THEY MAY NOT UNDERSTAND. SO WE'RE REALLY WORKING VERY HARD AND PART OF A STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH I WILL TALK ABOUT IN A FEW MINUTES. I WILL, UM, MENTION MORE OF WHAT WE WILL BE DOING IN THAT REGARD. WE'RE, SO THE POINT IS WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON REMOVING BARRIERS TO ACCESS, REMOVING AND MITIGATING BARRIERS TO ACCESS. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE TAKING VERY SERIOUSLY. THE INITIATIVES IDENTIFIED IN 2020 WILL ALLOW US TO, UM, TO ADVANCE OUR EFFORTS IN, UH, EQUITY PROPOSED ENHANCEMENTS IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. WELL, THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES 1.7 MILLION FOR ENHANCEMENTS. THAT INCLUDES, UH, NEEDED BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS, REPLACING OF CARPET PAINTING, H V A C REPAIRS. UH, IT ALSO INCLUDES, UH, DOLLARS TO REPLACE, UH, COMPUTERS, 333 PUBLIC COMPUTERS, 137 STAFF COMPUTERS, AND ALSO REPLACEMENT OF FURNITURE IN SOME LOCATIONS. PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE, REAL QUICK, THERE ARE TWO INIT MAJOR INITIATIVES. ONE, THE 2020 CENSUS. WE'LL START OFFICIALLY APRIL 1ST. LIBRARIES, PUBLIC LIBRARIES WILL BE PLAYING AN, AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ROLE. THIS CENSUS 2020 WILL RELY PRIMARILY ON ONLINE. IN OTHER WORDS, GETTING COUNTED ONLINE FOR MANY NEIGHBORHOODS AND FOR MANY COMMUNITIES, THE LIBRARY WILL BE THE ONLY RESOURCE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT AND ACTUALLY GET COUNTED. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT MANY NEED ASSISTANCE WITH DIGITAL LITERACY, HOW TO NAVIGATE, HOW TO SIGN UP. AND SO LIBRARIES WILL BE PLAYING AN EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ROLE. SO WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE CITY'S, UM, OFFICE OF THE CENSUS 2020 CENSUS, AS WELL AS THE COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE, UH, TO REALLY PREPARE THE LIBRARIES TO BE, TO FACILITATE THAT EFFORT. AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT I, I'M A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL TASK FORCE, THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ON THE 2020 US CENSUS. SO I'M ALSO INVOLVED ON A NATIONAL LEVEL TO MAKE SURE OUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES ARE PREPARED TO FACILITATE THE CENSUS COUNT, BECAUSE WE SEE THAT AS A CRITICAL ROLE GOING FORWARD. SO, A STRATEGIC PLAN THIS COMING YEAR IN 2020, WE WILL ENGAGE ON UPDATING OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. ONE OF THE KEY AREAS OF FOCUS WILL BE, UM, BARRIERS TO ACCESS AND AS WELL AS POSITION THE, THE SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE FUTURE. SO WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO ADAPT AND TO CHANGE SO THAT WE CAN BE, UH, RESPONSIVE AND BE RELEVANT IN THE FUTURE? YEAH, [00:20:04] AN IT ROADMAP THAT WAS DEVELOPED EARLIER THIS YEAR WILL ALSO LEAD THE WAY IN INTEGRATING LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR USERS AS WELL AS ON OUR OPERATIONS. THE LAST LIGHT IS A OVERVIEW OF THE 2017 BOND PROGRAMS. WE HAVE BEEN GOING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND PRESENTING THE VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS. SO LET ME IDENTIFY THE IMPROVEMENTS. IT INCLUDES $3 MILLION FOR THE CENTRAL LIBRARY TO TRANSFORM THE FIRST FLOOR TO TRANSFORM THE CHILDREN'S AREA ON THE THIRD FLOOR TO TRANSFORM THE TANA COLLECTION. AND I'M PLEASED THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION IS HERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE PLEDGED TO RAISE OVER $1 MILLION FROM DOLLARS FROM PRIVATE FUNDS TO ENHANCE THAT PROJECT. SO THANK YOU TO THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION FOR FURTHER EFFORTS TO HELP MAKE THIS PROJECT EVEN MORE MEANINGFUL. IT INCLUDES 3.3 MILLION FOR THE MEMORIAL BRANCH LIBRARY, 2.5 MILLION FOR MCELLIS BRANCH LIBRARY, 900,000 FOR FOREST HILLS FOR VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS, AND FOR THE LAS PALMAS BRANCH LIBRARY, $1.7 MILLION FOR VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS IN RENOVATIONS. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I KNOW THAT I WILL BE MAKING MYSELF AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. AND WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE A SEAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, RAMIRO. YOU READY? GOOD MORNING, MAYOR. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS HOMER GARCIA III, AND I'M THE INTERIM DIRECTOR FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND TODAY'S WORK SESSION, I'M GONNA HIGHLIGHT SEVERAL KEY INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE REFLECTIVE OF THE SYSTEM PLAN, WHICH WE ADOPTED EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND CONSISTENT WITH THE FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC DURING THAT PROCESS. SO, STRONG ORGANIZATIONS DEPEND ON THE ABILITY TO COME TOGETHER AND PERFORM AS A TEAM. THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT DOES THAT, AND THE STAFF IS OUR GREATEST ASSET. THE WORK THAT WE DELIVER TO THE PUBLIC IS CENTERED AROUND FOUR PRIMARY TENANTS BEING CONSERVATION, HEALTH AND WELLNESS PLAY, AND SOCIAL EQUITY, ALL TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL PARKS, FACILITIES, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL. TO ACHIEVE THIS, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, WE'RE IN FOUR PRIMARY BUCKETS. OUR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, WHICH KEEPS OUR PARKS CLEAN, OUR FACILITIES FUNCTIONING AND USABLE FOR THE PUBLIC. OUR RECREATION SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF OUR PROGRAMMING, WHETHER IT'S A SUMMER USE PROGRAM, AN OPEN PLAY CENTER, STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING IN OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS, SENIOR CENTERS, OUR PARK STEWARDSHIP, THAT IS REALLY FOCUSED ON PROMOTING HEALTHY PARK USE AND DEVELOPING THOSE HABITS WITH OUR CITIZENS. A COUPLE OF, UH, PROGRAMS ON A HIGHLIGHT. THERE ARE THE VOLUNTEER SERVICES PROGRAM, VERY, VERY POPULAR. AND ALSO OUR TRAIL STEWARD PROGRAM. AND THEN LASTLY, UH, LOOK AT IT AS PARK PLANNING. THAT IS, UM, REALLY WE LOOK AT SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PRACTICES AND WHERE THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO INCORPORATE NATURE PLAY ELEMENTS IN OUR GROWING PARK SYSTEM. THIS NEXT SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS, UH, JUST KIND OF A QUICK STA SHEET. WE HAVE, UH, OVER 250 PARKS, 200 MILES OF TRAILS. AND THAT NUMBER'S GROWING, UH, OVER, EXCUSE ME, WE HAVE 30 POOLS AND SPLASH PADS, OVER 200 PLAYGROUNDS. AND, AND YOU CAN SEE THE, THE OTHER NUMBERS THERE. BUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT AND TO ADD A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON THIS, IS THE DIVERSE STAFF THAT WE HAVE THAT HELP DELIVER THESE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC. VERY, VERY, UH, DEEP. AND WE LIKE TO LOOK AT OURSELVES AS PARK PROFESSIONALS AND THE BEST IN WHAT WE DO IN WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC DAILY. SO, GROWTH IN GREEN SPACE, WE KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ALWAYS A CONCERN. WE HAVE A GROWING, UH, COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S GONNA CONTINUE. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NEARLY PAST TWO DECADES FOR OUR PARK ACRES, WE HAVE NEARLY DOUBLE WHAT WE HAVE ACTUALLY MORE THAN DOUBLED THAT IN SIZE. KEY ACQUISITIONS DURING THIS TIMEFRAME REALLY ARE CENTERED AROUND OUR GREENWAY PROGRAM, WHICH EX, UH, YOU KNOW, THE OUTER RING OF THE CITY AND THE MEDINA RIVER NATURAL AREA, AND CLASON STUBING PARK, WHICH IS ACTUALLY KIND OF ONE OF OUR MOST RECENT ACQUISITIONS, AND THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER DESIGN. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THAT PROJECT OFF THE GROUND NEXT FISCAL YEAR, AND THEN OPEN THE PUBLIC IN CALENDAR YEAR 2021. SO, WHILE WE HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF PARK ACRES, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, WE SHOW AND HIGHLIGHT IS OUR 10 MINUTE WALK. TYPICALLY, WE SHOW THIS AND WHERE WE'RE AT A POINT IN TIME. WHAT I WANTED TO ILLUSTRATE HERE WAS, SINCE THIS MEASURE WITH TRUST REPUBLIC LAND STARTED BEING TRACKED IN 2012, WE HAVE [00:25:01] SEEN INCREMENTAL GROWTH. WE'VE INCREASED BY 10 PERCENTAGE POINTS, AND WE WILL CONTINUE THAT UPWARD TREND. LOOKING AT KEY STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, FOR EXAMPLE, THROUGH OUR, UM, PARTNERSHIP WITH SAN ANTONIO SPORTS AND OUR SCHOOL PARK PROGRAM, LOOKING AT WHERE WE CAN TARGET THOSE INVESTMENTS TO CONTINUE INCREMENTALLY INCREASING THIS MARK. THE F Y 20, UH, PROPOSED PARKS BUDGET IS, UH, $117 MILLION. THIS SETS, UH, GENERAL FUND PORTION AT A LITTLE OVER $51 MILLION ENTERPRISE, OR EXCUSE ME, RESTRICTED FUNDS AT OVER $15 MILLION. AND THEN OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM AT A LITTLE OVER $50 MILLION. AND WHAT I WANNA HIGHLIGHT IS IN THE ADOPTED OR PROPOSED PARKS BUDGET, THERE IS NOT ANY REDUCTION IN SERVICES OR RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING, WHAT THE PUBLIC EXPERIENCES, WHEN THEY COME TO A PARK OR A RECREATION CENTER OR SENIOR CENTER TODAY, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT IN THE PROPOSED, UH, BUDGET FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR. NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, WE SEE IN OUR, AN INCREASE IN OUR RESTRICTED FUNDS IS DUE TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL FUND. SO THE CURRENT PARKS ENVIRONMENTAL FUND FEE IS AT $1. THAT IS GOING TO PROPOSE TO BE INCREASED BY 50 CENTS TO A DOLLAR 50. AND THERE'S A COMMENSURATE DECREASE IN THE SOLID WASTE ENVIRONMENTAL FEE THAT LIES WITHIN THEIR ENTERPRISE FUND. AND AS A RESULT, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY IN THE GENERAL FUND. SO BY SHIFTING THOSE EXPENSES OVER INTO THE ENVIRONMENTAL FUND, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO, AS WE HAVE A GROWING PARK SYSTEM IN OUR, UM, MANDATES, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FULLY FUND OUR PARK MANDATES AT $1.9 MILLION. THE PARK MANDATES INCLUDES. AND THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING ONLINE, UH, THROUGH THE BOND, AND THEN ADDITIONAL CREEKWAY MILES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE OPENING UP HERE IN THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. NOW, THE, WITH THIS MANDATE, WE ARE ADDING 16 POSITIONS THAT GO BACK TO DIRECTLY SUPPORTING OUR GROWING PARK SYSTEM. WE ARE ACQUIRING OVER A HUNDRED ADDITIONAL ACRES, OVER 250 PARK AMENITIES, AND WE'RE ADDING 12 MILES OF TRAIL WITHIN THE PROPOSED PARKS BUDGET FOR F Y 20. WE ALSO WILL CONTINUE OUR DEFERRED MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. SO YOU SEE ON THIS SLIDE A NUMBER OF FACILITIES WHERE WE CONTINUE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH B E S D. THIS, UM, BUDGET OF $3 MILLION REFLECTS THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROGRAM. AND THEN WE AUGMENT THAT AND ACCELERATE THAT DEFERRED MAINTENANCE PLAN BY MAKING ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS THROUGH THE PARKS OPERATING BUDGET, OUR TREE PRESERVATION AND MITIGATION FUND. HISTORICALLY, OUR PROGRAMS ARE SET AT $1.7 MILLION. THIS CONTINUES THAT BASELINE FUNDING FOR INVESTMENTS AND HOW WE CONNECT TREES TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH UNDER ONE ROOF. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TREE PROGRAM IS ENTERING ITS THIRD YEAR. WE CONTINUE OUR POPULAR TREE ADOPTION EVENTS. SO THIS YEAR WE MADE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO HAVE TWO EVENTS IN EACH COUNCIL DISTRICT WHERE PUBLIC CAN COME COLLECT A TREE OR ADOPT A TREE RATHER, AND THEN TAKE IT HOME AND PLANT IN THEIR OWN YARD, WHICH THEN THEY MAINTAIN. UM, GOING FORWARD. WE ALSO LOOK FOR WHERE WE HAVE PARTNERSHIPS IN THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE INVESTMENTS THROUGH MAYBE UNPLANNED REVENUE OR PROJECTS THAT MAYBE ARE LAGGING A LITTLE BIT. WE WANT TO GET THOSE DOLLARS INTO PRODUCTION. SO WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO INVEST IN THIS, UH, UH, CONNECT THE TREE PROGRAM, THE TREE MITIGATION FUND, EXCUSE ME, TO PUBLIC AND KEEP THE DOLLARS IN PRODUCTION. AND THEN I WANNA HIGHLIGHT QUICKLY A PARTNERSHIP WITH SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT. WE DO A TEAM UP WITH THEM SO THAT WHEN THEY GO OUT AND PROVIDE DOOR HANGERS FOR CURBSIDE COLLECTION, WE PROVIDE COLLATERAL MATERIAL AND RESOURCE INFORMATION REGARDING OAK WILT PREVENTION, BECAUSE THAT HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S A DEMONSTRATED NEED IN THE COMMUNITY. AND WE CONTINUE THAT TODAY WHEN WE LOOK AT, UH, EMBEDDING EQUITY IN PARKS IN FISCAL YEAR 2019, WE BEGAN THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN OF THE CITIES CONNECTING CHILDREN TO NATURE THAT REALLY LOOKS AT FOCUSING ON CHILDREN OF COLOR AND CONNECTING THEM TO NATURE-BASED PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATION. UH, THAT IMPLEMENTATION ACTUALLY RUNS THROUGH, UH, OCTOBER 20 OF NEXT YEAR. AND SO WE WILL CONTINUE THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDE SWIM LESSONS AS WE HAVE IN PRIOR YEARS. THIS YEAR, WE HAD OVER 2,400 CHILDREN, UH, ACCESS THE, THE, UH, FREE SWIM LESSONS, WHICH IS REALLY CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT BECAUSE LEARNING HOW TO SWIM IS A LIFESAVING SKILL. WHEN YOU LOOK AT, UH, DROWNING TEXAS, OR DROWNING IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN TEXAS AND FOR DISPROPORTIONATELY [00:30:01] SO FOR CHILDREN OF COLOR. AND ADDITIONALLY, WE DID BEGIN EQUITY TRAINING WITHIN THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AS WE BUILD THAT BRIDGE INTO NEXT FISCAL YEAR FOR A FULL DEPARTMENT E DEPARTMENT EQUITY ASSESSMENT. AND ANOTHER, UH, ENHANCEMENT FOR OUR F Y 20. AND WE LOOK AT, UH, EQUITY IN THE CURRENT YEAR. WE DID A PILOT PROGRAM UNDER OUR JUVENILE RESTITUTION PROGRAM. HISTORICALLY, THOSE OFFENDERS THAT ARE PROVIDED A NUMBER OF HOURS TO COMPLETE COMMUNITY SERVICE, THEY WOULD COME TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, GO TO A PARK, MEET THE SERVICE REQUIREMENT, GO HOME. WE'VE EMBEDDED AND I, UH, THE, SOME EQUITY, EXCUSE ME, WE'VE EMBEDDED EDUCATION BASED PROGRAMMING AND REALLY NATURE BASED PROGRAMMING. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE OFFENDERS THAT COME TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO MEET THE SERVICE REQUIREMENT, OVER HALF OF THE PARTICIPANTS LIVE IN LOW INCOME, UH, COMMUNITIES. AND SO AT THE END OF THE PILOT PROGRAM, WE DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA FORMALIZE IN FISCAL YEAR 20, AND MAKING SURE THAT WHILE WE HAVE THAT COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIREMENT FOR OUR YOUTH, WE'RE MAKING IT ALSO A MEANINGFUL LEARNING OPPORTUNITY. AND AGAIN, WE WANNA PROMOTE HEALTHY PARK USE. AND THIS, THIS IS ONE OF THE PROGRAMS BACK TO OUR PARK STEWARDSHIP COMPONENT IN OUR, UH, PORTFOLIO. THIS PROGRAM LIES IN THAT BUSINESS SEGMENT. OUR PRIORITIES FOR F Y 20, UM, THESE ARE ALIGNED WITH THE OUTCOMES OF THE ADOPTED PARK SYSTEM PLAN. SO THAT PARKS IS RESPONSIVE AND WE'RE ATTENTIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, THAT WE ARE RESTORATIVE BY CONNECTING CITIZENS TO NATURE AND PROMOTING HEALTHY PARK USE, THAT WE'RE RESILIENT IN INCREASING KNOWLEDGE OF CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES. AND WE'RE RESOURCEFUL BY STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IN DELIVERY OF SERVICES. THE F Y 20 PROPOSED PARK BUDGET IS ALIGNED WITH THESE PRIORITIES, AND I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT STAFF IS OUR GREATEST ASSET. WE ARE REFLECTIVE OF THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE, AND WE HAVE LEADERS AT ALL LEVELS IN OUR ORGANIZATION. I HAVE A SHORT VIDEO, AND WE'RE GONNA HEAR FROM SOME OF THEM NOW. SAN ANTONIO PARKS AND RECREATION EMPLOYEES WORK YEAR ROUND TO ENSURE WE ARE IMPROVING OUR RESIDENTS QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PARKS AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES FOR DIVERSE EXPERIENCES. WE HAVE OVER 250 PARKS IN SAN ANTONIO. I ALWAYS TELL MY VOLUNTEERS, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING TO BE DONE. AND SO IT'S A WAY TO HAVE A VOICE WHEN YOU COME OUT AND YOU'RE STARTING TO SWEAT FOR A GOOD CAUSE. SO OUR EVENTS, MOST OF THEM ARE AGES FIVE AND UP, SO THE WHOLE FAMILY CAN COME OUT AND THEY CAN SWEAT FOR A GOOD CAUSE VOLUNTEER AND BE PART OF OUR TEAM. PARKS AND RECREATION OFFERS YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES TO CONNECT WITH THE OUTDOORS AND NATURE IN THE HEART OF SAN ANTONIO. WITH 40 MAJOR TRAIL HEADS AND NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTIONS, RESIDENTS CAN WALK, RUN, HIKE, AND CYCLE AROUND THE CITY. MY ROLE WITH THE DEPARTMENT IS TO, UH, CREATE AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS, UH, TO TAKE OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR KIDS TO INTERACT WITH OTHER KIDS IN THE COMMUNITY. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE KIDS TO COME AND PARTICIPATE. IT HELPS THEIR, UH, SELF-ESTEEM. UH, IT HELPS THEM, UH, DO BETTER IN SCHOOL. UM, AND TO MEET NEW FRIENDS. TEAM SPORTS, GIVE LOCAL YOUTH AND ADULTS THE CHANCE TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, MAKE FRIENDS AND STAY ACTIVE. SPORT LEAGUES ARE OFFERED YEAR ROUND FOR VARIOUS AGES AND INCLUDE BASKETBALL, SOCCER, AND VOLLEYBALL TO NAME A FEW. I LOVE OUR PARKS BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT THERE AND EXERCISE WHILE HAVING FUN WITH YOUR COMMUNITY. SO WE ENGAGE ALL DIFFERENT AREAS OF SAN ANTONIO TO TRY AND GET EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND BE ACTIVE AND LIVE A HEALTHIER LIFE. PARKS AND RECREATION OFFERS FREE GROUP SWIMMING LESSONS OVER THE SUMMER. IN 2019, OUR SWIM INSTRUCTORS TAUGHT OVER 2,400 PARTICIPANTS HOW TO SWIM, AN IMPORTANT LIFESAVING SKILL. I'VE BEEN WITH THE SAN ANTONIO PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR ALMOST 17 YEARS, AND I TRULY, TRULY LOVE OUR PARKS. OUR DEPARTMENT GOES OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATING IN FESTIVALS, PUTTING ON OUR OWN SHOWS, AND ONE IN PARTICULAR IS THE BRAVO SHOW IN THE SUMMER, WHERE NOT ONLY OUR LOCALS GET TO ATTEND, BUT TOURISTS GET TO SEE WHAT SAN ANTONIO IS ALL ABOUT. PARKS AND RECREATION HOSTED OUR ANNUAL SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM AT 56 SITES ACROSS SAN ANTONIO WITH OVER 4,600 PARTICIPANTS. PARKS AND RECREATION ALSO HOST SPRING BREAK AND HOLIDAY CAMPS FOR YOUTH LOS. OUR TEAM LIVES WORKS AND PLAYS IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. [00:35:01] OUR WORK IS DIVERSE AND FULFILLING. WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO EXPLORE THE FUN WITH SAN ANTONIO PARKS AND RECREATION. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION ON THE F Y 20 PARKS DEPARTMENT, PROPOSED BUDGET. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. WE HAVE SEVERAL OF OUR SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM HERE AS WELL. SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, HOMER, FOR THE PRESENTATION. IF YOU WANNA JUST STAY THERE, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, UM, AND WE'LL GO THROUGH, UH, THESE TWO DEPARTMENTS AND WE'LL BRING UP A, A FEW OTHERS THAT WE DIDN'T GET TO, UH, FOR ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES. UH, AND THEN WE WILL ADJOURN FOR THE AFTERNOON SESSION. UM, HOMER, IF YOU COULD BRING UP SLIDE SIX. I'M GLAD YOU INCLUDED THIS IN THERE. UH, I WAS GONNA ASK YOU ABOUT THAT. UM, THIS TO ME IS ONE OF THE MORE IMPORTANT METRICS AS WE, UH, BEGIN TO ADD TO THE PARTS PORTFOLIO, WHICH WE'VE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB AT, AND THE VOTERS HAVE APPROVED, UH, US DOING THAT. WHAT DO YOU, UH, WHERE IS THIS, UH, JUMPING FROM? IS THIS FROM OUR GREENWAY CONNECTIONS THAT WE'RE NOW TAKING TO OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY? OR HOW ARE WE GETTING THOSE NUMBERS UP, AND HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT? SO, SO THAT IS PART OF IT, BUT MOST RECENTLY, THROUGH DIALOGUE WITH TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDS, LOOKING AT WHAT THEY MEASURE. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO MOVE THE NEEDLE ON IS, WHILE WE KNOW, WHILE IN OUR U D C FOR THESE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS, THERE'S A REQUIREMENT FOR SET ASIDE A GREEN SPACE, BUT THAT'S NOT COUNTED IN THIS MEASURE. SO WE'RE STILL ACTIVELY HAVING THAT DIALOGUE, BUT THE JUMP IS ACTUALLY, UH, FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR. SO I KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, MAYOR, YOU SIGNED ON TO THE, IN DECEMBER, 2018, THE 10 MINUTE WALK CAMPAIGN. WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT OUR MARK WAS IN, UH, 2018, THAT WAS 38% YOU, THAT'S NOT ON THIS CHART. THIS IS WHERE WE'RE AT NOW. SO WE'VE SEEN FOUR PERCENTAGE POINTS, BUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IS THROUGH DIALOGUE WITH THEM, LOOKING AT WHAT THEY MEASURE. SO THEY'RE STARTING TO COUNT IN WHERE WE HAVE MAYBE CROSSWALKS TO PARKS OR SIDEWALKS TO PARKS THAT PREVIOUSLY WAS NOT THE CASE, BUT THEY'VE STARTED TO INCLUDE THAT IN THERE. AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO NOW, UH, STRATEGIZE WITH MY TEAM. WE'RE LIKE, WELL, WHERE DO WE HAVE PARKS WHERE MAYBE WE DON'T HAVE A SIDEWALK OR A CROSSWALK? SO THAT REALLY BRINGS ON A LARGER CONVERSATION SO WE CAN ENGAGE T C I TO HAVE MORE, I GUESS, CRITICAL THINKING INTO PLANNING SO THAT WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HOW THEY'RE NOW MEASURING THIS. BUT THE, THE DELTA, THE CHANGE HAS BEEN PRIMARILY FOR HOW THEY LOOK AT THAT. THEY'RE STARTING TO PICK UP THOSE PIECES THAT ARE CRITICAL, AND THEY PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LOOKING AT. YEAH, I'M, I'M, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. SO OTHER DEPARTMENTS ARE, DEPARTMENTS ARE ENGAGED. THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT ADDING GREEN SPACE TO, UH, SAN ANTONIO'S PARK PORTFOLIO. UM, DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF IF THERE ARE ANY DISPARITIES IN GEOGRAPHY AS IT RELATES TO THESE NUMBERS? HERE? WE, WE KNOW THAT THERE IS, WE DON'T HAVE THAT DATA YET. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON DOING, SO THAT AS WE HAVE DIALOGUE WITH SAN ANTONIO SPORTS, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE, THEY'RE ON BOARD AND SUPPORTIVE OF USING THAT AS ONE PRONG APPROACH TO HOW WE CAN START TO FILL THESE GAPS. SO YES, WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO PUT THAT TOGETHER NOW BECAUSE AS SOON AS BUDGET'S ADOPTED, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET MOVING ON THIS TO CONTINUE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT INCREMENTAL, UH, INCREASE IN THIS MEASURE. YEAH. OKAY. AND, AND THE REASON WHY I ASK IS THAT OBVIOUSLY, UH, THIS COMMUNITY IS NOW FOR 20 YEARS INVESTED IN THE GREENWAY TRAIL SYSTEM, AND, AND OBVIOUSLY IT'S VERY WIDELY SUPPORTED. WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT CONTINUES AS IT GOES INTO OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY THAT PREVIOUSLY HASN'T BEEN TOUCHED. THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAD, UH, FOR YOU, AND RELATED TO THIS SLIDE IS, DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE? UH, 42% IS BETTER THAN WE WERE. WE WERE BEFORE, BUT WHERE WE RANK WITH OTHER MAJOR, MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS, YES. I KNOW WE WEREN'T DOING SO WELL WHEN WE STARTED MEASURING THIS, BUT CORRECT. SO, UH, RIGHT NOW, THE, UH, PARK, SO I'M GONNA GO AND, AND TALK ABOUT PARK SCORE BECAUSE A 10 MINUTE WALK IS JUST ONE COMPONENT OF THE OVERALL PARK SCORE. BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT, UH, PARK SCORE, SAN ANTONIO IS AT 41%, AND AUSTIN IS AT 53%. SO THAT, AND THEN HOUSTON IS BELOW WHERE WE ARE AT, AT 35%. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE RANGE, 35% TO 53%, THAT'S AN 18 POINT, UH, PERCENTAGE POINT SPREAD. WE ARE ABOVE HOUSTON. UM, DALLAS IS AT 49%, SO THEY'RE A LITTLE AHEAD OF US AS WELL. AND THEN EL PASO IS ONE PERCENTAGE POINT HIGHER. SO WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT, UM, I GUESS BENCHMARK DATA AND THEN SPECIFICALLY TO 10 MINUTE WALK. THE STATE AVERAGE IS 60%. NATIONALLY, IT'S 54. 54%, WE'RE AT 42%. OKAY. SO WE STILL HAVE SOME WORK TO DO. WE YES, SIR, WE DO. OKAY. WE DO. BUT ALL THAT, AGAIN, TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO THAT AND OBVIOUSLY HAS A FUNCTION, UH, WITH OUR OVERALL COMMUNITY HEALTH PROFILE AS WELL. SO, GREAT [00:40:01] WORK, HOMER, THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR, YOUR STAFF AND, AND THE BOARD MEMBERS FROM OUR CITIZENS COMMITTEES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, RAMIRO, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION, UM, FOR YOU AS IT RELATES TO CIRCULATION. UM, UH, I ALWAYS WANNA PREFACE MY COMMENTS ABOUT THE LIBRARY BECAUSE WE INVEST A LOT OF MONEY INTO OUR LIBRARY SYSTEM. IT'S A, A QUALITY SYSTEM IN, YOU'RE ONE OF OUR LEADERS IN NORTH AMERICA NOW. UM, UH, BUT THIS IS A CORE SERVICE OF THE CITY. IT'S IN OUR CHARTER. UM, AND SO, UH, IT, IT DESERVES THE, THE RESPECT AND THE BUDGET THAT I THINK WE'VE BEEN GIVING IT. IN TERMS OF CIRCULATION THOUGH, UM, HOW IS THAT CHANGING? HOW IS THAT EVOLVING FROM OUR, YOU KNOW, UM, PAPER BOOKS TO NOW DIGITAL? WELL, THAT'S AN ONGOING QUESTION, AND I'M OFTEN ASKED, WELL, ARE LIBRARIES BECOMING OBSOLETE OR WILL BECOME OBSOLETE BECAUSE THE, OF THE INTERNET AND THE, THE FACT IS THAT THE DEMAND FOR PRINT FOR PHYSICAL ITEMS IN PRINT RIGHT NOW, IT'S ABOUT FIVE TO ONE TO DIGITAL. NOW, THAT SAID, THE DEMAND FOR DIGITAL ITEMS FOR EBOOKS, UH, IS CONTINUING TO GO UP. AND SO THAT'S THE TREND RIGHT NOW. WE DON'T SEE A TREND ANYTIME IN THE NEXT, IN THE NEAR FUTURE, AT LEAST MY FUTURE, UH, WHERE, UM, THE DEMAND FOR PRINT BOOKS WILL, WILL GO AWAY. IT'S STILL VERY HIGH. OKAY. AND AT THIS POINT, UM, I ASKED, I DON'T KNOW IF I ASKED YOU THIS, BUT MY LIBRARY CARD EXPIRED AND I FOUND OUT WHEN I TRIED TO GO DOWNLOAD A BOOK, UM, HAVE WE STARTED MOVING? ARE ARE WE GOING TO INSTITUTE ONLINE RENEWALS OF LIBRARY CARDS? YES. ONE OF THE, UH, UH, INITIATIVES FOR 2020 THAT WE'RE WORKING ON NOW, ACTUALLY IS A NEW INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM THAT THAT'S THE, UM, SYSTEM THAT ACTUALLY SUPPORTS ALL THE OPERATIONS OF THE LIBRARY. IT GIVES THE ABILITY FOR YOU TO CHECK OUT A BOOK, TO LOOK AT WHAT THE LIBRARY HAS IN TERMS OF COLLECTIONS AND KEEPS, UH, PATRON RECORDS AND SO ON. BY THE WAY, UH, WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT EQUITY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID ADMINISTRATIVELY IS WE EXTENDED THE RENEWAL PERIOD TO FIVE YEARS. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT RENEWING YOUR CARD, RIGHT. OR YOUR FAMILY'S CARD FOR FIVE YEARS. UM, THANK YOU. SO THAT INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM WILL FACILITATE ACCESS TO, UM, TO THE COLLECTION. GREAT. WELL, YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB ALONG WITH YOUR BOARD AND OUR FRIENDS OF THE SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT, WHICH IS REAL SOLID SUPPORT FOR THE LIBRARY SYSTEM. UM, A LOT OF PEOPLE WRITE ABOUT HOW YOU CAN SEE THE EVOLUTION OF A CITY BY SIMPLY GOING TO SEE ITS LIBRARY, AND WE CAN SEE THAT PLAIN AS DAY. IT'S CENTRAL. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO, RAMIRO, AND, UH, THANK YOU. GREAT WORK. THANK YOU. MOVE ON NOW TO COUNCILMAN PALAI. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, A A COUPLE OF THINGS. DTO THANK YOU TO YOU AND TO YOUR STAFF. YOU KNOW, UH, OUR FIELD OFFICE FOR DISTRICT EIGHT YES. IS LOCATED INSIDE IGO LIBRARY. AND I, I, I CAN'T THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM ENOUGH FOR MAKING US FEEL WELCOME, UH, AND FOR PROVIDING SPACE FOR US. UH, I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES IT'S A HASSLE TO HAVE, UH, THE COUNCILMAN AND HIS STAFF IN THERE AND, AND YOU'RE, YOU'RE VERY POLITE, UH, FOR SAYING NO. BUT, UH, I, I KNOW THAT IT IS SOMETIMES A HASSLE TO HAVE US OUT THERE, AND YOU GUYS HAVE, HAVE BEEN, UH, VERY PATIENT WITH US. UM, I, I DO WANNA POINT OUT THAT MY DISTRICT, UH, DISTRICT EIGHT HAS SOMETHING THAT WE, THAT WE DON'T SEE IN ANY OTHER DISTRICT, AND THAT IS JUST A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DIVERSITY IN TERMS OF, UM, DIFFERENT CULTURES PRESENT THERE. RIGHT? SO, AND I'VE GOT SOMETHING LIKE 30,000, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, ARAB, SOUTHEAST ASIAN, UM, INDIVIDUALS IN MY DISTRICT, RIGHT? I'VE GOT PEOPLE, UM, UH, THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF MUSLIMS AND, UH, SIKH FAMILIES AND, UM, INDIAN FAMILIES AND PAKISTANI FAMILIES OUT THERE. UM, AND, AND WHAT I WANNA DO IS I, I WANNA POINT THAT OUT BECAUSE THOSE TWO LIBRARIES IN PARTICULAR, I THINK COULD DO MORE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT THOSE LIBRARIES ARE FOR THEM AS WELL, AND MAKE IT RELEVANT TO THOSE FAMILIES. UM, WHENEVER I ENCOURAGE THEM TO COME TO THE LIBRARY, THEY'LL SAY, OH MY GOSH, I HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS HERE. RIGHT? AND SO, I, THAT'S MY CHALLENGE FOR YOU FOR THIS NEXT YEAR, IS TO SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, CODY AND I GO, UM, ARE SOMEHOW, UH, RELEVANT TO THESE FAMILIES IN WAYS THAT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN BEFORE. AND I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE, HAVE KEPT YOUR EYE ON THIS MM-HMM. , RIGHT? AND IT'S BECOME SOMETHING THAT, THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE ACTUALLY WORKING TOWARDS. AND, AND I CELEBRATE THAT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF THAT. OKAY? OKAY. UM, THE SECOND THING IS, UH, FOR PARKS, UH, IF, IF I CAN BOTHER Y'ALL, UH, TO COME UP HERE, IT'S REALLY NOT, NOT A QUESTION. UM, [00:45:01] AGAIN, IN MY, MY THANK YOU, UH, IN TWO, IN THIS NEXT WEEK OR THE WEEK AFTER, UH, THE DECISION TO NAME A NEW PARK IN DISTRICT EIGHT, AFTER OUR FRIEND DAN MARKSON, UM, IS GONNA BE BEFORE US. AND, UM, I, I THANK MY COLLEAGUES IN VANCE FOR HELPING SUPPORT THAT. AND I THANK YOU AND YOUR PREDECESSOR AND, UM, AND DR. BRIDGER FOR HELPING US AND MARIA V. GOMEZ FOR HELPING US, UM, YOU KNOW, GET THIS PROCESS, UM, DONE. RIGHT. AND TO NAME IT, DAN MARKSON PARK, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, DAN MARKSON PARK WILL BE A SPECIAL NEEDS PARK THAT'S GONNA FEATURE, UH, PLAYGROUND, UH, EQUIPMENT THAT IS FOR KIDS WHO ARE WHEELCHAIR BOUND AND, UM, WHO HAVE MOBILITY PROBLEMS. AND SO THAT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. WHAT I REALLY WANNA TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT IS, UM, THE, THE CYCLING, THE MOUNTAIN BIKE CYCLING OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO US AT OUR PARKS. UM, NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS, BUT I'M A REALLY, REALLY GOOD MOUNTAIN BIKER , UH, THERE'S A VIDEO, UH, OUT THERE, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN IT, COUNCILMAN TREVINO, BUT I, I'M, I'M REALLY KIND OF AMAZING AND I'M ADMIRED, UH, ALL OVER THE WORLD FOR MY SKILLS , UM, THE, UH, AND DR. BRIDGERS LAUGHING 'CAUSE I ATE DIRT LAST WEEK ON MY BIKE. BUT, UH, THE REASON I BRING IT UP IS BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME TRAILS, RIGHT? OI SCHNABEL IN PARTICULAR, THE LEON CREEK GREENWAY. AND BY TRAILS, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THE OFF-ROAD. UH, AND I KNOW MCALLISTER PARK HAS SOME AS WELL. CORRECT. UH, MY UNDERSTANDING, HOWEVER, IS THAT THOSE WEREN'T CREATED BY US OR MAINTAINED BY US. THOSE ARE CREATED AND MAINTAINED BY A, BY A PRIVATE GROUP OF, OF BICYCLE ENTHUSIASTS CALLED STORM. CORRECT. SO, UH, YOU, YOU'RE CORRECT THAT THE STORM IS THE SOUTH TEXAS OFF-ROAD MOUNTAIN BIKERS. YES. WE'VE HAD A LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. THEY'RE COME TO ALL OF OUR PARKS BOARD MEETINGS. YES, THEY PROVIDE INPUT ON WHERE NEW TRAILS CAN GO. UH, THEY REALLY SERVE AS AN EXTRA SET OF EYES AND EARS BECAUSE THEY WILL OFTEN COME AND TELL US, WE DIDN'T CREATE THIS TRAIL. SOMEBODY ELSE IS DOING IT, AND IT'S NOT DONE ACCORDING TO MOUNTAIN BIKING STANDARDS. SO WE DO HAVE A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM, AND WE, THEY HAVE A DESIRE AND VISION TO LOOK AT MAYBE, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, THE OP SCHNABEL EXPANSION, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? IS THERE OPPORTUNITY THERE? AND SO WHAT WE'VE TOLD THEM IN REGARDS TO THAT SPECIFIC LOCATION IS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE CONCEPT DEVELOP OR CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THAT PARK PROPERTY. AND SO THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS, IF THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT AND WHERE IT'S APPROPRIATE, WE'LL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT BEYOND JUST MCALLISTER PARK OR SOME OF THE OTHER OFFSHOOT THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY AUTHORIZED NATURAL TRAILS. BUT WE DO HAVE A, A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH STORM. SO, SO WHAT THE REASON I'M BRINGING THIS UP IS BECAUSE WE'VE GOT, UM, THIS GROUP AND, AND FOR THOSE OF MY COLLEAGUES THAT AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH THEM, THEY HOLD EVENTS ALMOST EVERY DAY. UH, AND GROUP RIDES IN A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT PARKS AROUND TOWN. AND SO, FOR EXAMPLE, TONIGHT THEY'VE GOT THE REBEL BETTYS, UH, AT MCALLISTER PARK, WHICH IS A GROUP OF FEMALE, UH, MOUNTAIN BIKE ENTHUSIASTS, AND THEY GO OUT IN LARGE GROUPS AND, UH, THEY GO, YOU KNOW, ALL EVENING AND THEN THEY TURN THEIR LIGHTS ON AND THEY RIDE AROUND AT NIGHT AND ALL THAT REALLY NEAT. AND THEN ON FRIDAY, UM, THEY'VE GOT A VERY LONG RIDE, UH, FOR PRETTY MUCH ANYBODY AT ANY SKILL LEVEL WHO WANTS TO GO OUT AND LEARN ABOUT MOUNTAIN BIKING. AND THEY REALLY DO. THEY'RE LARGE GROUPS. UM, AND THEN THEY GET TOGETHER AND GO MAINTAIN THESE TRAILS THEMSELVES. THEY DO, THEY'LL TAKE OUT THEIR OWN SHOVELS AND PICKS AND, UH, YOU KNOW, AND DO PRUNING AND ALL THAT REALLY, REALLY FASCINATING GROUP. AND THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS. UM, THE REASON I'M BRINGING THIS UP IS BECAUSE WHAT WE DON'T HAVE IS A SKILLS COURSE OR A PUMP TRACK, RIGHT? UM, FOR THESE, FOR THESE KINDS OF RIDERS, RIGHT? AND SKILLS COURSES AND PUMP TRACKS ARE THINGS THAT YOU DON'T NEED HILLS FOR, RIGHT? THOSE ARE ACTUALLY BUILT OUT BY CITIES IN MANY INSTANCES, IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE MOUNTAIN BIKE ENTHUSIASTS, BUT THERE ARE NO MOUNTAINS. UH, AND SO LESS SO FOR DISTRICT EIGHT, BUT WHAT I'D REALLY LIKE FOR Y'ALL TO THINK ABOUT, AND I MENTIONED THIS LAST YEAR, IS THAT THERE'S NOT JUST PEOPLE WANTING TO CYCLE DOWN BROADWAY, RIGHT? OR, YOU KNOW, BE ON BICYCLE, UM, YOU KNOW, ACCESSIBLE, UH, STREETS. THERE'S PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ALL OVER SAN ANTONIO HAVE A DIFFERENT KIND OF BICYCLE, RIGHT? WHO ARE LOOKING TO BE ABLE TO EXERCISE AND, YOU KNOW, GET THEIR CARDIO AND ALL THAT. AND AREAS LIKE THE SOUTH SIDE AND THE EAST SIDE AND THE WEST SIDE WHERE THERE AREN'T ANY HILLS. AND YET YOU'VE GOT, LIKE YOU COUNCILWOMAN VIRON HAVE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PARKS OUT THERE WITH SOME SPACE WHO WOULD BE IDEAL CANDIDATES FOR, YOU KNOW, PUMP TRACKS OR SKILLS COURSES. AND ANYWAY, THAT'S MY CHALLENGE TO YOU GUYS IS, YOU KNOW, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I'M, I'M GONNA KEEP MENTIONING THAT, UM, AS YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BE A LITTLE MORE, UH, AGGRESSIVE IN. AND YOU'RE GETTING ALL [00:50:01] SORTS OF NOTES HANDED TO YOU. SO I'LL STOP NOW. SPECIFICALLY . YES. AND SO SANDY JENKINS, YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH SANDY. SHE IS ONE OF OUR PARK MANAGERS. AND SO I, I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT TYPE OF SKILLS, CORE AMENITY, AND SO IN THE BOND WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, DOING THAT AT PEARSALL AND SUMMIT MCALLISTER. I LOVE IT. SO, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE THAT GETS US, YOU KNOW, OPPOSITE ENDS OF, OF TOWN. AND SO YES, AS IT PROLIFERATES, WE CAN SEE WHERE THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO INCLUDE THAT. GREAT. AND THEN THANK YOU LATER. IF YOU'D LIKE, I'LL, I'LL HELP YOU DESIGN THEM 'CAUSE I'M GONNA BE IN X GAMES. OKAY. UH, SOON. THANKS MAYOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PLA COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. OH, HOMER, THANKS. UH, I WANTED TO ASK YOU, I NOTICED THERE WAS A, A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN THE TREE CANOPY MITIGATION PRESERVATION BY NEARLY 1.2 MILLION. ARE WE ANTICIPATING WE'RE JUST NOT GOING TO HAVE THE KIND OF NEEDS BECAUSE THE PRIOR TWO YEARS WE HAD WELL OVER $2 MILLION DEDICATED TO THAT FUNDING. SO WHAT'S THE LOGIC BEHIND SUCH A DRAMATIC CUT? SO, UH, LAST WEEK WE BROUGHT AND REFLECTED IN THE 2.9 MILLION FOR, FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. LAST WEEK WE BROUGHT AN ITEM TO COUNCIL THAT APPROPRIATED ADDITIONAL 1.2 MILLION IN TREE PRESERVATION MITIGATION FUND DOLLARS. THAT WAS IN RESPONSE TO A COUPLE OF THINGS. UH, WE MOVED ALONG A LITTLE BIT FASTER THAN WE ANTICIPATED IN DESIGN AS WE LOOK AT REFORESTATION ALONG OUR WEST SIDE CREEKS. SO SPECIFICALLY, UM, THE BUILT TRAIL BETWEEN FREDERICKSBURG, UH, ROAD AND CINCINNATI IS MARTINEZ CREEK. AND THEN ON APACHE CREEK, WE HAD ALREADY BROUGHT TO COUNCIL A YEAR AGO, WHICH AT THAT TIME WE APPROPRIATED DOLLARS. SO PART OF THE 2018 HIGHER, UH, MARK, WE LOOKED AT DOING SOME PLANTING, WHICH JUST COMPLETED ALONG UPPER APACHE. IN DISTRICT FIVE, WE GOT ABOUT 375 TREES OUTTA THAT. SO LAST WEEK WE BROUGHT 1.2 MILLION FOR THREE PROJECTS. IT WAS THE MARTINEZ CREEK PLANTING THE REST OF APACHE. AND THEN IN RESPONSE TO, UM, THE STORM THAT PASSED THROUGH TOWN, I GUESS IT WAS IN EARLY JUNE, WE LOST A LOT OF TREES IN THE WOODLAWN LAKE AREA. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT ALLOCATING FUNDS SO THAT WE CAN HELP THE AREA RECOVER. SO THAT WOULD BE THE DELTA BETWEEN THE 2.9 AND 2019 OR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. AND THEN THE 1.7 I MENTIONED, THE 1.7 IS GENERALLY BASELINE FUNDING THAT'S BEEN CONSISTENT IN 1819. I TALKED ABOUT WHERE THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO PROGRAM ADDITIONAL DOLLARS MAYBE BASED ON UNPLANNED REVENUES OR OTHER PROJECTS THAT AREN'T MOVING. THEN WE COME TO COUNCIL AND WE APPROPRIATE THOSE FUNDS. IN 2018, WE HAD, UH, BROUGHT TO COUNCIL A CONTRACT, UM, OR PARTNERSHIP WITH, UH, ALAMO CITY GOLF TRAIL FOR PLANTING IN NORTHERN HILLS IN ALMOST BASIN GOLF COURSE. AND SO THAT, THAT EXPLAINS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 1819 AND WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY. BUT AGAIN, IF OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF IN THE COMING FISCAL YEAR BEYOND WHAT WE'RE TARGETING RIGHT NOW IN OUR CURRENT TREE PLANTING PARTNERSHIPS, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH ALAMO CITY GOLF TRAIL, WE WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY AND BRING FORWARD THOSE ITEMS TO COUNSEL FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. NOW, IS IT CORRECT TO ASSUME THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT HANDLES THE TREE MITIGATION FUNDS THAT COME WHEN D SS D SAYS THEY NEED TO PAY FOR TREE MITIGATION AND A DEVELOPMENT? IS THAT CORRECT? THAT THAT IS ACCURATE. OKAY. UH, THERE WAS, UH, ONE PROJECT IN MY DISTRICT I WANTED TO BRING UP. UH, YOU KNOW, ALONG WILDERNESS OAK, THERE'S SOME APARTMENTS ARE BEING BUILT AND THERE'S A, A TRAIL RIGHT BY THAT PROPERTY, UH, THAT TIES INTO PANTHER SPRINGS. OKAY. AND WE FOUND THAT PART OF THAT TRAIL WAS ACTUALLY IN THE PROPERTY THAT THE DEVELOPER OWNS AND IS DEVELOPING. AND SO WE'VE HAD TO SAY, WE'VE GOTTA RECONFIGURE THAT TRAIL. DO YOU KNOW IF THAT'S BEEN PUT INTO THE BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR? THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO PUT IN SOME NEW TREES AND RECONFIGURE THAT TRAIL BECAUSE OF THE CONFLICT WITH THE PROPERTY NEXT DOOR. THIS IS THE PIECE RIGHT? BY, UH, THE PAR LIBRARY, CORRECT? RIGHT, RIGHT. BY PARMAN LI, UH, RIGHT. YES. SO THAT MODIFICATION TO THE TRAIL IS COMPLETE. OKAY. AND WITH TREE MITIGATION INCLUDED IN THAT, IT WAS JUST THE REALIGNMENT OF THE TRAIL. SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS GO BACK AND LOOK AT WHERE WE'RE ABLE, 'CAUSE I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, WYATT, HIS FAMILY AND HIS MOTHER EXPLAINED WAS THE IMPACT TO NATURE, WHAT WAS VERY MUCH A NATURAL TRAIL AND A NATURAL SETTING. NOW THERE'S THIS HUGE DEVELOPMENT, RIGHT? SO WE'LL GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT RIGHT NOW. ALL THAT GOT COMPLETED WAS THE ALIGNMENT OF THE TRAIL. SO THERE'S STILL THAT CONNECTIVITY AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, BUT WE WILL GO BACK AND REVISIT COUNCILMAN WHERE WE CAN HELP RESTORE KIND OF THAT NATURAL FEEL TO THE AREA. AND THAT WAS WHAT WE HAD COMMUNICATED TO WYATT'S MOTHER, AND WE'LL FOLLOW UP AND DO THAT. OKAY, GOOD. I WANTED TO BE SURE OF THAT. UM, NOW WHAT'S GOING ON AT MCALLISTER PARK? [00:55:01] UH, I NOTICED THAT THAT'S A, A FUNDING ITEM ON, UH, SLIDE NINE. YOU HAVE A LIST OF SEVERAL THINGS ON THAT SLIDE. YES. LET ME GET TO, SO, SO, UM, AS PART OF THE BOND, I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT WAS THE, UM, BIKE, BIKE PUMP TRACK. THERE'S ALSO PARKING, UM, PARKING FOR BICYCLES, PAVILIONS. AND THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES A LOW WATER CROSSING. SO FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THAT PROJECT THAT WILL COME ONLINE, THOSE FUNDS WERE APPROPRIATED AS A MAINTENANCE MANDATE TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE OF THAT. 'CAUSE I'D BEEN TO SEVERAL OF THE MEETINGS. YES, SIR. SIR. AND THE FRIENDS OF MCALLISTER PARK HAD PUT FORWARD. YES. UH, THOSE, OKAY. YES, SIR. UM, YOU ALSO OVERSEE, I BELIEVE THE EDWARDS AQUIFER CONSERVATION EFFORTS, UH, AND THE FUNDS THAT, UH, COME FROM SALES TAX. UH, AND I SEE THAT THERE WERE TARGETED 5,000 ACRES, UH, FOR POSSIBLE, UM, CONSERVATION DISTRICTS LAST YEAR. BUT NEXT YEAR THERE YOU'RE FOCUSING ON 2,500 ACRES, A REDUCTION OF ABOUT 50%. DO YOU KNOW WHY THEY WERE LOOKING FOR THAT REDUCTION? YEAH, SO THE, UNDER THE EDWARDS AFER PROTECTION PROGRAM, WHAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT CLOSER TO BEXAR COUNTY AND REALLY IN BEXAR COUNTY, WHERE'S THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO PROTECT THAT DEVELOPMENT AND, OR EXCUSE ME, PROTECT THE AQUIFER. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WHICH BASICALLY WE'RE BUYING THE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS. SO WHAT WE'VE NOTICED IS IN BEXAR COUNTY, THE PRICE TAG FOR ACQUISITION OF THOSE, UH, PROPERTIES, EVEN WITH THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT, EASEMENT ON IT, IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER. SO IN THE PROPOSED F Y 20 BUDGET, AS WE CONTINUE THAT PIVOT AND LOOKING AT WHERE WE CAN MAKE THOSE INVESTMENTS HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY THROUGH THE SALES TAX, BUT THEN ALSO LOOKING AT KEY WATERSHEDS AND FOCUSING ON FURTHER UP INTO THE CONTRIBUTING ZONE, THE IN, IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE EDWARDS AQUAPORT AUTHORITY, THERE'S AN EMERGING NEED TO PRIORITIZE WATER QUALITY CONSERVATION. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT WHERE THOSE KEY WATERSHEDS ARE AND THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S AROUND THERE AS WELL, THE PRICE TAG IS GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. SO FURTHER WEST WE GO GENERALLY, YOU KNOW, WE MORE BANG FOR THE BUCK, BUT, SO THIS REDUCTION IN ACREAGE IS MORE REFLECTION OF JUST THE PRICE FOR PROTECTING THOSE PROPERTIES. NOW, AGAIN, WHERE THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND THAT AND MAYBE 2,500 IS 3,500, WE ALWAYS LOOK AT THOSE. WE, WE ALWAYS DO, BUT THAT'S THE REASON FOR THAT DECREASE. TRYING TO BE CONSERVATIVE, MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN STILL KEEP THOSE DOLLARS IN PRODUCTION. OKAY. WELL THAT'S, THAT'S LOGICAL. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE FUND BALANCE IS IN THAT DEPARTMENT FOR FUTURE? FOR THE EDWARDS PURCHASES? YEAH. YES. YOU ARE RUNNING OUTTA PAGES. YEAH. AND I KNOW, RIGHT? I AND GUESS WHAT? IT'S ON THE LAST PAGE, . SO, UM, FOR EDWARDS WE HAVE, UM, COLLECTED $68 MILLION AND WE HAVE SPENT, UH, A LITTLE OVER 50 OF THAT. HOW MUCH? 50 50 MILLION. SO THERE'S 18. I'M SORRY SIR. SO THERE'S ABOUT 18 UNENDED SO FAR. AND WHAT'S THE PROJECTION, BUT BASED ON COLLECTIONS? YEAH. WHAT'S THE PROJECTION FOR THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR? 'CAUSE I THINK THE COLLECTIONS ARE STILL ACTIVE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, RIGHT? CORRECT. WHAT DO THEY ANNUALLY COLLECT? CORRECT. SO WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE COLLECTIONS FOR THE SALES TAX WILL BE COMPLETED IN FEBRUARY 21, THEREABOUTS. BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO SPEND DOWN THOSE DOLLARS UNTIL THEIR EXPENSE. YEAH. I'M JUST WONDERING HOW MUCH MORE IS ANTICIPATED TO COME IN FOR F Y 20? YEAH, JUSTINA MAY KNOW FOR FY 20, WE'RE PROJECTING ABOUT $39.1 MILLION, 39.1 ADDITIONAL PLUS. WHAT ABOUT THE YEAR AFTER? 'CAUSE IT'S GOOD UNTIL 2021. CORRECT. SO WE'VE GOT ABOUT 18 UNENDED SO FAR, THE JUNE NUMBER, DO YOU REMEMBER THE JUNE NUMBER? SO WE'RE PROJECTING FOR IN 2021, UM, 6.9 MILLION FOR THE EXPANSION AND THAT'S OKAY. 7.7 MILLION [01:00:01] FOR THE EDWARDS AQUIFER PROTECTION. SO ABOUT $13 MILLION FOR 2021. OKAY. AND YOU SAID HOW MUCH FOR 2020? ABOUT THE SAME. WAS IT, UH, 39.1. 39.1? CORRECT. SO WE'RE TALKING CLOSE TO $45 MILLION PLUS THE 18 THAT THEY HAVE UN EXPENDED NOW. SO CLOSE TO $60 MILLION OVER THE NEXT TWO AND A HALF YEARS FOR LAND PER PURCHASES UNDER THE EDWARDS AQUIFER PROGRAM. IS THAT ABOUT RIGHT? OR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. SO CONSERV DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS, CONSERVATION, LAND PURCHASES. OKAY. YES. I JUST WANTED TO GET AN A HANDLE ON THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, SIR. UH, I HAD ONE QUESTION FOR RAMIRO. LOVE THE LIBRARIES. RAMIRO, I THINK IT'S GREAT. UH, THERE'S ONE SAFETY FACTOR. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION. I'VE MENTIONED IT TO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE AT BROOK HOLLOW LIBRARY, AND UH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD, BUT THE WALKWAY AT THE END OF BROOK HOLLOW THAT GOES INTO THE PARKING LOT. WE'VE HAD PEOPLE FALL AND EMS HAS EVEN COME OUT WHILE I WAS THERE TO SERVICE SOMEBODY WHO HAD FALLEN AND I HAD RECOMMENDED WE PUT IN, UH, YOU KNOW, AN AN A D A COMPLIANT, UH, RAMP OR COMPLETION OF THAT WALKWAY. IS THAT IN THE BOOKS TO BE DONE? WE HAVE WORKED WITH THE BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT SERVICES TO ASSESS THAT SITUATION. WE'RE WORKING AT A SOLUTION FOR IT. UM, THE A A D A CREATED ANOTHER ISSUE. WE WERE TO MAKE IT A D A BECAUSE THEY WOULD EXPOSE OTHER PATRONS, UH, FROM ANOTHER DIRECTION. SO THE, THE, THE RESPONSES WE WE'RE WORKING WITH B E S D TO, UH, RESOLVE THAT, LET ME, YEAH, I DO KNOW THAT THERE'S AN A D A COMPLIANT RAMP, BUT WHEN EVERY EVERYBODY GOES TO VOTE ON ELECTION TIME, WHICH IS A COUPLE OF TIMES, UH, EVERY OTHER YEAR OR SO THEY WALK DOWN THAT SIDEWALK AND THEY STEP OFF IT. IT'S VERY HIGH AND PEOPLE ARE FALLING. YES. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. UNLESS YOU'RE GONNA PUT A SIGN THAT SAID, DON'T WALK THIS WAY. NO, IT IS BEING ADDRESSED, BUT MAYBE NOT WITH THE SOLUTION THAT YOU SUGGESTED, BUT IT'LL BE ADDRESSED APPROPRIATELY. OKAY. WE ARE ON TOP OF IT. PLEASE SEND ME WHAT THAT IS. YES, SIR. OKAY. AND COUNCILMAN, THE FUNDING IS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET TO DO THAT? WE TALKED ABOUT THAT EARLIER IN THE SUMMARY. YES, SIR. RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CURS. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN. THANK YOU. UM, SO I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU COME RIGHT BACK UP. AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO PARKS. OKAY. AND RECREATION. UM, SO FOR DISTRICT TWO, WE HAVE NO DOG PARKS THAT I'M AWARE OF. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT IS COMING IN THE FUTURE FOR DOG, DOG PARKS OR SKATE PARKS OR SO? RIGHT. LET, LET ME FOLLOW UP WITH YOUR OFFICE TO GET THAT INFORMATION. I WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF WE HAVE THAT. BUT YOUR QUESTION IS, ARE THERE ANY PLANNED DOG PARKS FOR DISTRICT TWO TO COME ONLINE EITHER NEXT YEAR OR MAYBE THEREAFTER? RIGHT. OR POSSIBLY. I GUESS THROUGH THE BOND AS WELL? YES. OKAY. YES. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME HISTORICAL CEMETERIES THAT SET OFF OF, UH, ECOMMERCE AND NEW BRAUNFELS, AND THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY THERE THAT IS REALLY NOT MARKED OR DETAILED. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE USED WITHIN THE HISTORICAL BOUNDARIES OF HOW WE DO TOURISM THROUGH, UM, THE AREAS OF DISTRICT TWO, WE HAVE A LOT OF SLAVE GRAVES AND, UM, INDIGENOUS GRAVES. WE, THERE'S, I THINK, A HISTORICAL MARKER THERE IN THE CEMETERY, BUT THAT AREA SOMETIMES JUST KINDA GETS, UM, OVERWHELMINGLY, UM, CONSUMED WITH THE WEEDS THAT TEND TO GROW THERE. UM, DO YOU KNOW LIKE WHAT THE TIMEFRAME IS FOR CLEANUP OR HOW OFTEN THAT'S DONE OF THOSE CEMETERIES? SO THE, OBVIOUSLY THE, THE MAINTENANCE OF THE CEMETERIES DOES FALL INTO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. WE DO HAVE A MOST SERVICE CONTRACT THAT GOES OUT AND MOWS THOSE PROPERTIES. NOW, UM, WE, THEY SHOULD GET OUT EVERY TWO WEEKS, AND SO WE MAKE SURE AS WELL, DURING A HEAVY, RAINY PERIOD, OR IF IT'S NOT RAINING AT ALL, THEY'RE NOT GOING OUT THERE TO MOW JUST 'CAUSE WE GET COMPLAINTS SOMETIMES FROM NEIGHBORHOODS ABOUT JUST DUST BEING BLOWN UP. BUT, UM, WE ALSO, WHEN THEY, WHEN THERE'S A LOT OF RAIN, THEN IT DOES TEND TO FALL OFF SCHEDULE SOMETIMES. SO WE WORK REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WHERE THEY NEED TO CATCH UP, IF THEY'RE WE'RE COMING UP AGAINST A SIGNIFICANT HOLIDAY, MOTHER'S DAY, FATHER'S DAY, THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM TO GET OUT THERE AND DO THAT. NOW, WITH REGARDS TO [01:05:01] MAYBE SOME SIGNAGE IN THE AREA, THERE'S A REALLY OLD, UM, MASTER PLAN FOR HISTORIC CEMETERIES. I THINK THAT DATES BACK TO THE EIGHTIES. SO THAT'S REALLY THE GUIDING DOCUMENT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW FOR ANY IMPROVEMENTS. UH, WE CAN LOOK AND REVISIT THAT TO SEE HOW, HOW, UH, WAY FINDING SIGNAGE OR HISTORICAL MARKERS ARE ADDRESSED. AND THEN IF WE NEED TO LOOK AT MAYBE UPDATING THAT PLAN, I THINK IT'D BE APPROPRIATE TO DO SO. WE DO RECEIVE SEVERAL, UH, REQUESTS FROM WHETHER IT IS THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION BECAUSE THEY DO THIS ANNUAL WALK IN OCTOBER, AND, UM, OR WE GET SOME SCHOOLS THAT THEY'RE GONNA DO A TOUR, DO SOME RESEARCH PROJECTS. THEY MAKE US AWARE SO THAT THEY KNOW, HEY, WE'RE GONNA BE THERE. AND THERE'S, AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOT ANY PARKING REALLY. SO IF THEY'RE COMING IN A VAN, A CARGO VAN, THEY'RE GONNA BE BLOCKING, UM, THE, THE, THE ROUTE THROUGHOUT THE CEMETERY. SO WE DO KNOW THAT THERE IS PUBLIC USE THERE, AND WE WORK TO ACCOMMODATE ALL OF THOSE REQUESTS. BUT, UM, REALLY I THINK REGARDING ANY TYPE OF, UH, SIGNAGE AND HISTORICAL MARKERS, WE'LL GO BACK AND REVISIT THAT PLAN AND FOLLOW UP WITH YOUR OFFICE TO SEE IF WHAT IT SAYS AND USE THAT TO INFORM THE DISCUSSION. AND IF, AGAIN, IF WE NEED TO LOOK AT UPDATING THAT DOCUMENT, WE CAN DO THAT TOO. AWESOME. THANK YOU. UM, WE HAVE ONE OF THE LARGEST M L K MARCHES HERE IN THE CITY, UM, OF SAN ANTONIO. AND I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES WE USE THE PITTMAN SULLIVAN PARK FOR THAT DESIGNATED AREA. WE'RE ALWAYS CONTINUOUSLY RENTING OUT THE STAGE. UM, ARE THERE ANY PLANS OR IS THERE A DESIGN PROCESS THAT WE CAN LOOK AT TO MAYBE HAVE A AMPHITHEATER PLACED WITHIN PITTMAN SULLIVAN PARK TO KIND OF ADD TO THAT ATTRACTION SPOT, UM, TO WHERE IT IS CONTINUOUSLY USED, UM, NOT ONLY JUST DURING THE MARCH, BUT WITH OTHER EVENTS THAT COME THERE? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S REALLY TRULY ONE OF OUR DESIGNATED HISTORICAL EVENT LOCATIONS WITHIN THAT DISTRICT. CORRECT. SO WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE M L K COMMISSION. THEY ALWAYS DRIVE THE EVENT. THEY DO ALL THE PLANNING. OF COURSE, WE ARE, YOU KNOW, PARTNER IN, IN HELPING THEM PRODUCE THAT SUCCESSFUL EVENT. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE, YOU KNOW, BROUGHT FORWARD. I KNOW IN YEARS PAST, THEY LOOKED AT MAYBE THE COUNTY TO HELP WITH THE STAGING, BRINGING IN A VENDOR TO DO IT. AND SO AS TERMS OF A PERMANENT, UH, IMPROVEMENT TO THE PARK, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD LOOK AT MAYBE IN THE, UM, IN THE BOND. AND SO, YEAH, I JUST GOTTA KNOW. SO WE KNOW THAT , UH, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE, UH, UH, HOPEFULLY AN UPCOMING BOND HERE IN 2022. SO AS WE LOOK FOR INPUT FROM PUBLIC, FROM OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, UM, STAKEHOLDER GROUPS, WE CAN ADD THAT TO THIS. SEE IF MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE PRIORITIZED IN A BOND PACKAGE. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, THERE'S NOT ANY IMMINENT PLANS TO DO SO, BUT WE'RE COMMITTED TO HELPING THIS EVENT BE SUCCESSFUL. AND THEN, UM, I WAS LOOKING THROUGH AND I WAS TRYING TO FIND WHAT IS THE REVENUE, UH, FOR THE PAVILION RENTALS AS, AS FAR AS WHAT'S RENTED OUT, SUCH AS PLETZ PARK AND, UH, THE OTHER VENUE PLACES THAT RENT OUT THOSE PAVILIONS. SO WE WILL NEED TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOUR OFFICE TO GET YOU THE INFORMATION ON WHAT THE REVENUE IS. ALL OF OUR, UH, FACILITIES THAT ARE RENTED, THEY GO DIRECTLY INTO THE GENERAL FUND AND, AND THOSE FEES, AND THAT FEE STRUCTURE IS SET BY CITY COUNCIL. SO WE'LL NEED TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOUR OFFICE AND GET YOU SPECIFICALLY WHAT THAT, UM, VALUE IS FOR REVENUES FOR RENTALS. OKAY. UM, AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION THAT I HAVE AS FAR AS THE SATO TRAIL, I KNOW BEHIND THE TOBIN LIBRARY, THE COMMUNITY THAT LIVES WITHIN THAT AREA SAYS THAT A LOT OF TIMES THAT TRAIL IS NOT COMPLETELY, UM, CLEANED. AND SO THEY HAVE A LOT OF DEBRIS THAT COVERS THEIR WALKWAY ALONG THAT TRAIL BEHIND THE TOBIN LIBRARY. UM, HOW OFTEN ARE THEY CLEANING UP THE SATO TRAILS BACK IN THAT AREA? SO WE HAVE MAINTENANCE CREWS OUT ON ALL, ON ALL OF OUR TRAILS DAILY. AND DEPENDING ON WHETHER, SO WE GO IN AND PICK UP TRASH, UM, IF THERE'S A PORTLET, WE HAVE A SERVICE VENDOR THAT PROVIDES THAT. IF THERE'S MOWING THAT'S NEEDED, THAT'S ANOTHER SERVICE VENDOR THAT THAT DOES THAT. SO FOR OUR, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE SCHEDULED SERVICES FOR THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE, PICKING UP DEBRIS, MAKING SURE THE TRAILS ARE ACCESSIBLE, UH, REMOVING ANY GRAFFITI, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE HAVE STAFF OUT ON THE TRAIL DAILY. UM, WE WILL HAVE TO GO BACK AND REVISIT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOR OUR SERVICE CONTRACTS THAT THEY'RE ON THE SCHEDULE THAT THEY NEED TO BE ON. AND, UM, SO THAT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE USING THAT PART OF IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT, UM, WE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND EXPECTATIONS. OKAY. AND THEN ON THE MARKETING SIDE OF WHEN YOU'RE DOING THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD TREES, [01:10:01] UM, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN SEND OUT? I HAVEN'T EVER SEEN ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AND SO I KNOW THAT IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE, THE ONE THING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS MAYBE A COMMUNITY GARDEN OR SOMEWHERE WE CAN START ACTUALLY PLANTING, UM, TREES AND OXYGENATED PLANTS AND BUILDING VEGETABLES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. CAN YOU PROVIDE ME WITH DATES THAT I CAN SEND OUT TO THE COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF THE, THE EVENTS THAT YOU ACTUALLY PRODUCE FOR THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD TREES? YES. SO WE CAN CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP WITH YOUR OFFICE TO GET YOU A SCHEDULE OF OUR ADOPTION PROGRAM. UM, DO WANNA POINT OUT THAT IN, UH, FISCAL YEAR 20, WE TALKED ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD TREE PROGRAM. WE'RE IN OUR THIRD ITERATION OF THAT, UM, HERE COMING UP. AND SO, UH, WE WILL BE TARGETING DENVER HEIGHTS, WHICH, YOU KNOW, IS PARTLY RESIDES IN DISTRICT TWO, BUT UNDER THE NEIGHBORHOOD TREE PROGRAM, WE ACTUALLY GO OUT AND HANG, PUT DOOR HANGERS BASICALLY ON PEOPLE'S DOORS SO THAT THEY KNOW, UM, WHEN THEY'RE READY, THEY'RE ABLE TO CONTACT US. IT IS A TURNKEY SERVICE, SO WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE RESIDENT ON WHAT'S MOST CONVENIENT FOR THEM. AND THEN THE TREES THAT THEY'RE PROVIDED ARE LARGE NATIVE SHADE TREES, LARGE CPER TREES. UH, WE DO UTILITY LOCATES. AND SO, UM, THAT IS NOT ROLLED OUT JUST YET. 'CAUSE PLANTING SEASON'S GENERALLY, UH, LATE FALL, WINTER AND EARLY, EARLY SPRING. UH, BUT WHEN WE GET READY TO ROLL THAT OUT, WE'LL CERTAINLY SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOUR OFFICE IN CASE YOU START GETTING CALLS, YOU HAVE THAT COLLATERAL INFORMATION. BUT FOR THAT PROGRAM, WE DO PUT DOOR HANGERS ON THERE FOR A LIST OF ADOPTION EVENTS IN, IN DISTRICT TWO, AND REALLY ALL THE DISTRICTS, I MEAN, WE'LL PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION. WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE WORD OUT TO GET HANDS IN, IN, IN TREES OF THE RESIDENTS. OKAY. AND THEN AS FAR AS UPGRADING THE TECHNOLOGY THROUGHOUT THE RECREATION CENTERS, IS THERE A PLAN FOR THAT? I KNOW AT THE LINCOLN PARK, THEIR TEEN AREA HAS ALMOST NOTHING THERE. UM, THAT WAS ONE OF THE CONCERNS OF, OF SOME OF THE, THE WORKERS THAT ARE THERE, THAT THERE'S REALLY NO ACTIVITY. THERE'S ONE TV ONE PINGING PONG TABLE. ARE, ARE THERE ANY, UM, UPDATES TO WHAT WILL BE THERE FOR THE TEENS THROUGHOUT THE RECREATION CENTERS? YEAH, SO WITH REGARDS TO, YOU KNOW, TECHNOLOGY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE LOOK AT IS WHERE IT'S FEASIBLE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, WIFI SERVICES. WE DO THAT, UH, RECENTLY, AND I'M GOING BACK, I BELIEVE IT WAS IN F Y 18, WE MOVED THE BOXING PROGRAM, UH, TO LINCOLN. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT ANNUALLY FOR ALL OF OUR, UH, COMMUNITY CENTERS IS WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO GO IN AND PROVIDE A FACE LIST OF FACELIFT, IF YOU WILL, OUTSIDE OF OUR DEFERRED MAINTENANCE PROJECTS. SO WHERE WE HAVE SMALLER CENTERS, WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT WORK IN-HOUSE AND THEN PROVIDE NEW FURNISHINGS. SO, UH, WE'LL LOOK AT DOING THAT FOR LINCOLN SO THAT THERE'S MORE ACCESS AND MORE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THERE BEYOND THE, THE ONE TV OR, YOU KNOW, THE, THE BOXING PROGRAM. WE APPRECIATE THAT. YES, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I ONLY HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT LIBRARIES. OKAY. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AS WELL. UM, THE QUESTION I HAVE AS FAR AS WITH THE CENSUS, I KNOW YOU SAID THAT IT'S NOW GOING TO BE ONLINE. WILL THE LIBRARY HOURS BE EXTENDED TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE THAT MAY WORK, BUT DON'T HAVE TIME TO TRULY GET TO THE LIBRARY DURING THOSE HOURS? OR ARE WE JUST GONNA CONTINUE TO STAY WITH THE, THE REGULAR OPERATING HOURS? SO WHILE WE ARE HEAVILY PLANNING FOR THE, UM, LIBRARIES TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DEDICATING, FOR EXAMPLE, PUBLIC COMPUTERS, UH, SO THAT THEY'RE AVAILABLE, WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED HOURS MODIFYING THE HOURS AT THIS POINT, BUT IF THERE'S A NEED GOING FORWARD, CERTAINLY WE WILL CONSIDER THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. , THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN. COUNCIL MEMBER TREVINO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND AMINO, IF I CAN JUST, SORRY, SINCE YOU WERE JUST UP THERE. SURE. UM, AMINO, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. UM, LIBRARY SYSTEM IS, UH, TRULY, TRULY A, A SPECIAL, UH, PLACE FOR ALL OF US. AND, UM, I'VE REALLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU AND, AND WATCHING YOU, UH, YOU KNOW, MANAGE OUR LIBRARY SYSTEM IN SUCH A, SUCH AN INCREDIBLE WAY. SO I'M, I'M CERTAINLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. I WANNA THANK, UH, JEAN BRADY, OUR DISTRICT ONE REPRESENTATIVE ON, ON THE LIBRARY BOARD AND ALL THAT SHE DOES. UM, I REALLY ONLY HAVE ONE THING, UH, AND THAT'S JUST TO KIND OF DOVETAIL OFF OF, UH, WHAT COUNCIL OR SULLIVAN JUST BROUGHT UP. AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE [01:15:01] HOURS. UM, I GUESS I WOULD JUST REQUEST THAT WE TAKE MAYBE A CREATIVE LOOK AT HOURS OF OPERATION AND KIND OF UNDERSTAND WHAT, UH, DIFFERENT, UH, DISTRICTS ARE, ARE ASKING. NOW. WE ARE NOT LOCATED AT A LIBRARY, BUT WE'RE RIGHT NEXT TO WESTFALL LIBRARY. AND, UH, BECAUSE OF THAT, WE'RE ALSO AWARE OF SOME OF THE, THE HOURS AND SOME OF THE LINES THAT, THAT PEOPLE FORM TO, TO GET INTO WESTWELL BRANCH. AND ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK THAT ARE, THAT IS, IS I THINK KEY FOR US TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT THERE'S, THERE'S SOME SEASONAL, UH, THINGS THAT COME UP WHERE PEOPLE REALLY, UH, NEED THE LIBRARY AND AGAIN, TESTAMENT TO YOUR WORK. UM, ESPECIALLY DURING TAX SEASON, WE KNOW THE LIBRARY IS, IS, IS ESSENTIAL, UH, FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE TO, TO GET IN AND TO GET IN EARLY AT WEST HALL BRANCH WE OPEN AT, THEY OPEN AT 10, AND LOTS OF FOLKS HAVE ASKED IF, IF WE COULDN'T OPEN AT NINE. UM, SO I MEAN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER RIGHT NOW 'CAUSE I KNOW IT'S COMPLICATED, BUT I, I GUESS I, I WOULD ASK, AS YOU ANSWERED, COUNCILMAN SULLIVAN, YOU SAID YOU HADN'T REALLY TALKED ABOUT OURS. UH, LET'S, LET'S THINK ABOUT A CREATIVE WAY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE SEASONAL NEEDS THAT WE HAVE AT SOME OF OUR BRANCH LIBRARIES. UM, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, JUST, UH, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, UH, SOMETHING THAT I THINK COULD, COULD HELP ADDRESS A, A NEED THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO OUR, UM, OUR FIELD OFFICE. AND, UH, WE WANT TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO, TO ASSIST IN, IN HELPING TO PROVIDE SOME CREATIVE WAYS WITH, UH, ADJUSTING SOME OF THOSE HOURS IF POSSIBLE. I CAN ANSWER IF YOU PLEASE, IF YOU PREFER. YES. SO THERE REGARDING THE, WHEN WE HAVE THE VITA, AND WE'RE WELL AWARE OF THE CHALLENGES OF PEOPLE WAITING OUTSIDE. SO WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES PROACTIVELY STARTING THE CONVERSATION NOW TO ADDRESS NOT ONLY THE SITUATION AT WESTFALL, BUT WE, WE ALSO HAVE A SIMILAR SITUATION AT THE CODY BRANCH LIBRARY. SO WE WILL DO THAT. BUT I'M, I ALSO ALLUDED TO THE FACT THAT WE ARE STARTING A STRATEGIC TO UPDATE THE STRATEGIC PLAN. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WILL BE LOOKING AT IS REVISITING OUR HOURS OF SERVICE AND OUR SCHEDULES. AND SO, UH, WE WILL BE GOING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY SOLICITING FEEDBACK. WE WILL PUT IN, BE PUTTING IN PLACE VARIOUS INITIATIVES TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE MORE REALISTIC OR MORE EFFECTIVE HOURS OF SERVICE FOR THE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE. WE MAY END, END UP WITH DIFFERENT SCHEDULES, UH, BUT IF THAT'S WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS, THAT'S WHAT WE WILL DO. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT. WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I, I HAVE MY, UH, YOU HAVE MY FULL CONFIDENCE THAT, UH, YOU'LL, YOU'LL, UM, YOU'RE GONNA GET IT DONE. AND ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO FROM OUR OFFICE, OF COURSE, AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE RIGHT NEXT DOOR, SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP, WE, WE WANNA BE HELPFUL. WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU . UM, HOMER, UH, JUST ONE THING FOR YOU AND I, FIRST, I JUST WANNA SAY, I THANK YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. UM, SO THANKS FOR, THANK YOU FOR, FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING OVER AT PARKS AND RECREATION, AND, AND I WANT A SHOUT OUT TO, UH, MY PARKS AND REC D ONE REPRESENTATIVE, REPRESENTATIVE ERIC SANDON. UM, TREES ARE A BIG DEAL TO, TO US IN DISTRICT ONE AND TO THE BIG DEAL, TO ERIC SANDON. AND, UM, WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THIS NOW. ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, IF WE PULL UP THE SLIDE ON PAGE 11, I BELIEVE IT'S 11 OF YOUR PRESENTATION, WE SHOW HOW WE WENT FROM 2006 FORWARD. YOU KNOW, YOU SEE IN 2018, SOMEHOW WE WENT, YOU KNOW, WE WENT TO THIS HUGE JUMP, UH, TO, YOU KNOW, MANY MORE TREES. I, I THINK THE ONE THING THAT'S MISSING HERE IS, UH, IS SOMETHING THAT'S, THAT, UH, REALLY IS TO, TO LEND CREDIT TO PARKS AND RECREATION AND TO ALSO, UH, YOU KNOW, CREDIT TO MARIA GOMEZ. UH, THE REASON THAT IS, IS THERE, OR THAT, THAT JUMPED WAS BECAUSE OF THE TORNADO THAT, THAT REALLY HAPPENED, UM, JUST A COUPLE BLOCKS FROM WHERE I LIVE. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S, I THINK WE NEED TO KIND OF SHOW HOW THESE EVENTS IN OUR CITY, HOW THEY IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY ARE SO IMPORTANT TO THE WAY WE'RE RESPONDING AND HOW YOU'RE SHOWING THEM IN THESE GRAPHS. SO I WOULD, I WOULD ENCOURAGE TO FIND A WAY TO, TO, TO SHOW WHERE WE TOOK THAT SHIFT AND WHY. UM, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, THAT I FOUND SO AMAZING ABOUT THAT ENTIRE EVENT AND TALKING WITH MARIA VIE GOMEZ WAS AS, AS THERE WAS A LOT OF ISSUES AND HOMES THAT WERE TORN DOWN OR SWEPT AWAY, UM, MOST OF THE PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT THEIR TREES. THEY SAID, WOULD YOU PLEASE HELP US BRING BACK THE TREES? AND THEY REALLY HAD AN AMAZING TREE CANOPY. UM, IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S A WONDERFUL NEIGHBORHOOD, NOT UNLIKE MOST NEIGHBORHOODS [01:20:01] ALL OVER THE, THE CITY. AND, YOU KNOW, I CALLED MARIA VIA GOMEZ, AND, YOU KNOW, SHE WENT TO WORK LIKE SHE ALWAYS DOES. SO, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT THAT. AND, AND, AND SO FOR ME TO SEE, YOU KNOW, IT GOING DOWN TO 11,000 IN THE 2020, I GUESS I'M JUST GONNA PUSH, AND ERIC SANDON IS, IS I'M SURE, UH, I CAN HEAR HIM ON MY SHOULDER RIGHT NOW SAYING, LISTEN, WE NEED, WE NEED TO PUSH THAT. WE NEED MORE OF THIS. AND I KNOW IT COMES DOWN TO FUNDING. SO, UM, AND AGAIN, ANOTHER REQUEST, JUST LIKE I ASKED RAMIRO TO BE CREATIVE, I ASK YOU GUYS TO, LET'S, LET'S BE CREATIVE ABOUT THIS. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN WE HAVE THESE HUGE, HUGE, UH, EVENTS IN OUR CITY LIKE A TORNADO, IT, IT, IT REALLY SORT OF HELPS TO HIGHLIGHT WHERE OUR VALUES ARE AND WHAT, WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO US AS A COMMUNITY AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, TREES ARE CERTAINLY THAT. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I I, I WANNA BE HELPFUL IN HELPING YOU FIND SOME PARTNERSHIPS TO, TO EXPAND THAT FUND. UH, KNOW THAT THIS IS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, I, I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF WORKING WITH MARIA GOMEZ ON, ON HELPING YOU GUYS SORT OF EXPAND. AND I KNOW ERIC SANDON WANTS, HE WANTS THIS NUMBER TO BE IN THE MILLIONS AND NOT IN THE THOUSANDS. SO, UH, YOU KNOW, I, I KNOW, BUT LET'S LET, LET'S SHOOT FOR THE STARS. AND I THINK THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, UH, A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW, UH, YOU KNOW, A COMMUNITY LIKE THE ONE THAT EXPERIENCED THAT TORNADO IS NO DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD. AND, AND WHEN YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL TREE CANOPY IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU CHERISH THAT. YOU, YOU, YOU CAN APPRECIATE THAT. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, UH, AS THE OLD ADAGE GOES, I MEAN, THIS IS, WE WANNA PLANT SHADE FOR, FOR OTHERS TO ENJOY. SO, UH, GOOD WORK ON THAT. BUT COUNT ME IN AS A PARTNER. I'LL ASK YOU HOMER TO, TO GET CREATIVE AND, UH, AND LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN BE HELPFUL. ABSOLUTELY, WE WILL. AND, AND I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT COUNCILMAN, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. YOU KNOW, IT WAS THROUGH THE STORM RECOVERY IN RESPONSE TO THOSE TORNADOES. THAT WAS REALLY THE GENESIS, GENESIS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TREE PROGRAM. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL FOR HOW WE'RE MAKING THESE NEIGHBORHOOD TREE PROGRAM INVESTMENTS, IT'S THE EXACT SAME WAY WE ROLLED OUT THE STORM RECOVERY. SO, UM, IT WAS A GREAT IDEA. WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON THAT. WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE CREATIVE IN THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, FOR ERIC, AND WHEN I SEE HIM, I SAW HIM AT PARKS BOARD LAST NIGHT, SO THE NEXT TIME I REMIND HIM, YOU KNOW, BACK TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TREE PROGRAM. SO WE KNOW DISTRICT ONE OF FIVE AND SEVEN ACTUALLY ARE THE LEADING DISTRICTS WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF TREE ACRE CANOPY, RIGHT? AND SO, UM, FOR F Y 20, ONE OF THE TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS, ACTUALLY IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, ACTUALLY, UM, ONE OF THE TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS IS LOS ANGELES HEIGHTS. AND THEN, UH, IN F Y 20, UNDER THE, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD TREE PROGRAM, WE'RE LOOKING AT PROSPECT HILLS. AND I BELIEVE PART OF THAT FALLS IN DISTRICT ONE AS WELL. BUT ABSOLUTELY, WE WILL CONTINUE TO COUNT, UM, LOOK AT THE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO ROLL OUT AND BE CREATIVE, AND WE WELCOME NEW PARTNERSHIPS ALWAYS. THANK YOU, HOMER. THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU, YOU INCLUDED IN THE UNDER ONE ROOF PROGRAM. YES. I MEAN, IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE. THANKS FOR YOUR WORK. THANK YOU. THANKS, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER TREVINO. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. THANK YOU, SIR. YEAH, SURE. UM, LET'S, SINCE YOU'RE UP THERE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED HERE. I'VE GOT A FEW QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. UM, A LOT OF, UH, A LOT OF NUMBERS HERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT. AND I, I HAD KIND OF THE SAME QUESTIONS THAT COUNCILMAN COURAGE HAD ON NUMBERS ON HOW YOU'RE PRESENTING 'EM, THAT KIND OF THING. AND I WANTED TO START WITH, UM, UM, YOU'RE, YOU'RE ON SLIDE NUMBER SEVEN. YOU'RE PICKING UP 16 ADDITIONAL POSITIONS, AND WHAT ARE, WHAT'S THE, UM, WHAT'S THE, UH, JUSTIFICATION FOR THAT THAT IS A RESULT OF OUR GROWING PARK SYSTEM? OKAY, SO WITH THE 1.9 THAT IS IN OUR BUDGET TO FUND THE GROWING PARK SYSTEM, WE'RE ACQUIRING OVER AN ADDITIONAL 170 ACRES, SO THOSE 16 POSITIONS, AND GO TO THE DIRECT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF KEEPING THOSE NEW PARK ACRES COMING ONLINE. WE HAVE OVER 250 AMENITIES COMING ONLINE, UH, 12 MILES OF TRAIL COMING ONLINE. SO ALL OF THESE POSITIONS GO BACK TO FRONTLINE STAFF SERVICE DELIVERY, SO THAT THESE NEW PROJECTS STAY SAFE, FUNCTIONAL, AND DESIRABLE FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC. OKAY. THAT YOU'RE CORRECT. THAT 16, HOW MANY, HOW MANY ACRE, I MEAN, HOW DO YOU CALCULATE THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS? IS IT BASED STRICTLY ON NUMBER OF ACRES THAT YOU'RE ADDING TO IT OR THE NUMBER OF MILES OF TRAILWAY YOU'RE ADDING? YEAH, SO THAT'S PART OF IT. BUT WE ALSO LOOK AT BACK TO THE AMENITIES THROUGH SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT COME ONLINE. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE'RE OPENING, YOU KNOW, UM, AS A RESULT OF A BOND PROJECT, THERE'S A PARK RENOVATION, MAYBE WE'RE ADDING THREE NEW WATER FOUNTAINS [01:25:01] OR, UM, A PAVILION WITH LIGHTING OR A LIGHTING SYSTEM WHERE THERE'S CURRENTLY NOT ONE, THEN WE NEED TO HAVE THE STAFF TO HELP MAINTAIN THOSE AMENITIES AND THOSE FEATURES. SO IT IS BASED IN PART, YOU'RE CORRECT ON NUMBER OF MAYBE TRAIL MILES THAT'S COMING ONLINE. UM, AND THAT'S A DIRECT CORRELATION TO, LIKE, WE HAVE A MO CONTRACT, RIGHT? AND SO WE KNOW EXACTLY, UH, BASED ON THE TRAILS COMING ONLINE, WHAT OUR SERVICE CONTRACT IS GONNA PROVIDE. UH, BUT THEN WE NEED THE STAFF TO GO IN AND MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE CONTRACTING SOMEONE TO DO, THEY'RE DELIVERING THAT SERVICE. UM, BUT IT, IT IS GOING DIRECTLY BACK TO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AS A RESULT OF THESE BOND PROJECTS. OKAY. I, I REALLY NEED TO SIT DOWN AND SEE THAT, THAT CALCULATION, BECAUSE I DO GET, UH, FEEDBACK FROM LIKE MCALLISTER PARK, ONE OF OUR LARGEST PARKS HERE IN THE CITY ABOUT MAINTENANCE ISSUES OUT THERE AND MAINTAINING THE TRAILS, MAINTAINING THE GROUNDS, THAT KIND OF THING. AND OKAY, HOW MANY PEOPLE DO WE HAVE ASSIGNED TO MCALLISTER OR HOW MANY AUTHORIZATIONS SHOULD BE OUT THERE COMPARED TO THE 16 COMING ON FOR A HUNDRED ACRES, WHEREAS MCALLISTER PARK IS MUCH BIGGER THAN A HUNDRED ACRES. SO I WANNA SEE THAT, THAT RATIO AND SEE HOW MY PARKS FIT INTO THAT RATIO OF NUMBERS OF PEOPLE ASSIGNED OR TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE PARKS. SO I'D REALLY LIKE TO SIT DOWN WITH SOMEBODY TO SEE THAT AND HOW THE 16 POSITIONS WILL HELP THAT. OR IS THAT STRICTLY JUST FOR THE NEW PARKS COMING ON? OKAY. YES. YES. SO I'D LIKE TO SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT THAT. UM, THEN YOU GET DOWN TO THE, UH, NEXT SLIDE. EXPLAIN TO ME THIS, UM, POSITIONS HERE, THE 52 POSITIONS. SO CURRENTLY IN THE, UM, ADOPTED IN OUR CURRENT ADOPTED BUDGET THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL FUND, THOUGH THERE ARE 94 POSITIONS THAT ARE SIT THERE THAT PREVIOUSLY WERE IN THE GENERAL FUND. WE ARE INCREASING OUR PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL FUND BUDGET NEXT YEAR THROUGH THAT 50 CENT INCREASE ON THE PARK SIDE, COMMENSURATE DECREASE ON THE SOLID WASTE SIDE, WE'RE CREATING ADDITIONAL GENERAL FUND CAPACITY. SO WE WILL, RIGHT NOW, WHILE THERE'S ONLY 94 POSITIONS BASED ON THE 7.3 MILLION ENVIRONMENTAL FUND BUDGET, THAT WILL INCREASE TO 146 POSITIONS THAT CURRENTLY ARE IN THE GENERAL FUND. WE WILL BE TRANSFERRING THOSE OVER INTO THE ENVIRONMENTAL FUND. AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, POSITIONS BASED ON THOSE THINGS THAT WE DESCRIBED. UH, TREE MAINTENANCE, WE'VE GOT, UH, MOWING SERVICES, WE'VE GOT PORTLET SERVICES, THE BASIC, THE SANITATION, UH, PIECE BACK TO OUR BUCKETS WE CALL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, SANITATION PARK, SANITATION'S IN THERE. AND SO THIS WILL ALLOW US TO TRANSFER ADDITIONAL POSITIONS THEN CREATING CAPACITY, WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT THE GENERAL FUND, ALLOWING US TO FULLY FUND THE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO THIS IS THAT SHIFT OF THAT 50 CENTS? YES, SIR. YES, SIR. AND THE, WE'RE NOT CREATING NEW POSITIONS, WE'RE JUST MOVING THOSE POSITIONS OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. YES, SIR. THAT IS CORRECT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I YES. THOROUGHLY UNDERSTOOD THAT. OKAY. GETTING BACK ON, UH, PAGE THREE 20 OF THE BUDGET HERE, UM, IN THE BOOK, THE BIG THICK BOOK, I CALL IT, UM, COUNCILMAN COURAGE TALKED ABOUT THAT, ABOUT, UH, BASICALLY WHERE SHOWING HALF OF THE AMOUNT OF ACRES TO BE, UH, PURCHASED UNDER THE ADWORDS AQUIFER PROTECTION PROGRAM GOING FROM 5,000 DOWN TO 2,500, HOW MUCH MONEY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT FOR THAT PROGRAM? AND I, I THINK IT'S MORE APPROPRIATE TO PUT THE DOLLAR FIGURE IN THIS TO BE TRANSPARENT AND NOT THE NUMBER OF ACRES. YOU COULD PUT THE NUMBER OF ACRES AS AN ASTERISK IN THERE SAYING, HEY, YOU KNOW, THE NUMBER OF ACRES ARE GONNA GO DOWN, BUT SHOULDN'T WE BE PUTTING THE DOLLAR FIGURES IN, IN THAT, IN THAT CHART? SO BACK TO THE DECREASE FROM WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR, AND WHERE WE'RE LOOKING TO PRIORITIZE SOME OF THOSE DOLLARS HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY, THAT'S GONNA BE CONTINGENT UPON IN PART, UM, THE VARIOUS ATTRIBUTES OF THOSE PROPERTIES. SO IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO TIE DOWN WHAT THAT DOLLAR VALUE WILL BE FOR 2,500. WE COULD PROVIDE AN ESTABLISH AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE, BUT WE KNOW WE HAVE BUDGETED HOW MUCH MONEY WE EXPECT TO GET IN 19 AND 20 FOR THIS PROGRAM. RIGHT. SO SHOULDN'T THE DOLLAR FIGURES BE IN THIS, THIS, UH, TABLE HERE AND NOT THE NUMBER OF ACRES? I'M JUST TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A BUDGET AND WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DEALING WITH DOLLARS HERE, NOT ACRES. THAT'S WHAT I'M [01:30:01] TRYING TO GET AT COUNCILMAN. WE CAN DEFINITELY INCLUDE THE DOLLARS, UH, FOR THE NEXT, UH, BUDGET DOCUMENT WHEN WE ADOPTED IN SEPTEMBER. AND WE CAN, AS PART OF THE FOLLOW UP IN INCORPORATE BOTH, JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT ON THE EDWARDS AQUIFER, THE PROGRAM THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS IN 2015 WAS A TOTAL OF A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS. UH, TO DATE, WE HAVE SPENT ROUGHLY ABOUT $70 MILLION, OR WE HAVE COLLECTED, EXCUSE ME, ABOUT $70 MILLION AND THERE'S ABOUT $30 MILLION LEFT TO COLLECT BETWEEN 2020 AND 2021. SO WE'LL INCORPORATE THAT INFORMATION TO YOUR POINT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE THE FULL PICTURE THE FINANCIAL PICTURE, AND ALSO THE NUMBER OF ACRES THAT WE'RE PURCHASING. THAT'D BE GREAT. THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING FOR. 'CAUSE WE'RE, WE GOT THIS POT OF MONEY OUT HERE, BUT IT'S NOT SHOWING UP ANYWHERE ON WHAT, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH WE'RE COLLECTING, WHAT WE'RE SPENDING IT ON. AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT THE COST PER ACRE IS GOING UP, THAT'S WHY WE CAN'T AFFORD AS MANY, BUT THIS IS THE BUDGET FOR DOLLARS, NOT THE NUMBERS OF ACRES. OKAY. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET AT. LET'S, LET'S SHOW WHAT THOSE DOLLARS ARE THAT WE HAVE ON HAND, WHAT THE PROJECTIONS ARE, JUST LIKE WE DO WITH THE REST OF THE BUDGET HERE. UM, ON, LET'S SEE, PAGE 3 22, THE TREE CANOPY PRESERVATION MITIGATION, AGAIN, THAT GOES BACK TO THAT ONE. UH, BUT THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES, UM, IS GOING DOWN ABOUT $1.2 MILLION. WHY, WHY IS THAT? WHERE, WHY THE DECREASE THERE? THAT'S DIRECTLY TIED TO THE ITEM THAT WE BROUGHT FORWARD TO COUNCIL LAST WEEK. WE WERE ABLE TO ACCELERATE A COUPLE OF PROJECTS IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. WE ADDED IN STORM RECOVERY EFFORT DUE TO THE STORMS THAT CAME THROUGH IN JUNE. SO THAT WAS TO THE TUNE OF $1.2 MILLION. OKAY. WHICH IS THE DELTA FROM THE ONE SEVEN AND THE, THE 1.2 SHOWS THE 2.9. SO WE'RE REDUCING THE BUDGET BASED ON THE STORM THAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR. I'M, YOU'RE, I'M MISSING SOMETHING. THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOCATE ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN THE CURRENT YEAR, ADOPTED BUDGET, AND APPROPRIATE THOSE DOLLARS BEYOND THE 1.7 THAT WE PLANNED ON SPENDING. SO WHEN YOU GO BACK TO LAST YEAR'S BUDGET PRESENTATION, WE SAID WE'RE GONNA APPROPRIATE AND TARGET INVESTMENTS OF $1.7 MILLION TO GET TREES IN THE COMMUNITY. AND SO THAT IS UNCHANGED FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR. WHAT'S HAPPENED, YOU KNOW, BACK TO OUR PRIORITIES, RIGHT? WE WANT TO BE RESTORATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY, MEET THEIR NEEDS, YOU KNOW, HELP THE, THE ENVIRONMENT RECOVER. THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOCATE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO MAKE THOSE TREE INVESTMENTS. AND THEN SIMILARLY, WE HAD ALREADY BEEN IN DESIGN ON THE REFORESTATION OF THE WEST SIDE CREEKS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE TRAILS RIGHT NOW, WHEN THEY BUILT, THEY REALLY WASN'T WITH, UM, IMPROVING THE AESTHETIC OR ENVIRONMENT, REALLY. IT WAS JUST A TRAIL TO GET FROM A TO B. WE'VE GONE BACK, WE'VE DONE A DESIGN SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THOSE TREE INVESTMENTS AND THOSE ITEMS CAME FORWARD TO COUNCIL LAST WEEK. SO THAT EXPLAINS AND IS THE REASON FOR THE DELTA IN WHAT YOU SEE, WHICH WAS THE 2.89 I THINK WAS ON THE SLIDE VERSUS THE BASELINE, WHAT I CALL BASELINE TREE INVESTMENTS OF 1.7. OKAY. WHEN Y'ALL COME IN TO TALK ABOUT THAT OTHER ONE, LET'S TALK ABOUT, WE'LL TALK THAT ONE A LITTLE BIT MORE TOO. WE'LL, ABSOLUTELY. UM, OKAY. AND I THINK THAT'S IT. UM, YES, THAT'S IT FOR THOSE QUESTIONS. UH, ROMERO, I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR YOU. WHERE'S ROMERO? AH, THERE HE IS. THANK YOU HOMER. GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. SURE. UM, HAD A QUESTION ON, LET'S SEE, SLIDE FIVE. YOU GOT A GENERAL FUND INCREASE OF, UH, ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS, 800,000. AND I SEE BELOW THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR SEVEN ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. WHAT ARE THOSE SEVEN ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS FOR? THESE POSITIONS ARE ALREADY FUNDED. THEY'RE, WE'RE CONVERTING THEM FROM TEMPORARY STATUS TO PERMANENT POSITION TO PROVIDE SU SUSTAINABILITY IN TWO AREAS. ONE IN OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION AREA, AND THE OTHER ONE IS OUR EARLY LITERACY OUTREACH PROGRAM CALLED LITTLE RED WAGON. ERIC, YOU HAD SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO ADD? COUNCILMAN? I'VE, UH, I'VE POINTED OUT, I THINK ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS TO THESE WORK SESSIONS WHERE, AND I'M TERMING THEM AS CLEANUP, UH, AS I DON'T HAVE A BETTER TERM FOR 'EM. THESE ARE POSITIONS THAT THE LITTLE RED WAGON HAS [01:35:01] BEEN AROUND FOR A, A, A LONG TIME. IT WAS STAFFED WITH TEMPORARY POSITIONS, UH, FULL-TIME. AND, UH, RATHER THAN CONTINUE THAT, UH, IT WAS APPROPRIATE FROM A, FROM A, A MANAGER STANDPOINT TO CREATE FULL-TIME POSITIONS AND MOVE THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO WORK CURRENTLY FULL-TIME ON A FULL-TIME WELL-ESTABLISHED PROGRAM. UM, SO IT'S, IT'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF, UH, ONE OF THOSE CLEANUPS. OKAY. SO ALL SEVEN POSITIONS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR, THOSE WERE THE INTERIM POSITIONS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? YES, SIR. AND, AND SO WHAT WE DID IS WE MOVED THE MONEY FROM TEMPORARY SALARIES, UH, WITHIN THE BUDGET AND MOVE THAT MONEY AS WELL AS THE POSITIONS INTO PERMANENT, UH, UH, POSITIONS AND PERMANENT FUNDING. OKAY. UM, THE, UM, OKAY, I UNDERSTAND THAT. AND YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF MEETINGS, ROMERO, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, LOOKING FORWARD, UH, TO A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE LIBRARIES, YOU KNOW, THE NEXT 10 TO 20 YEARS OUT. AND, UM, UH, WHERE ARE WE WITH THAT? I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE BUDGET FOR, YOU KNOW, WORKING SOMETHING LIKE THAT. A PLAN. IT IS IN THE BUDGET PRESENTATION THOUGH. OKAY. UH, THIS SLIDE, I DON'T RECALL THE, UH, UM, WHERE IS IT? UH, IT'S UNDER 2020 INITIATIVES, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY. IT'S SLIDE NUMBER NINE NINE. SO WE ALREADY ON WORKING ON UPDATING THE STRATEGIC PLAN. OKAY. AND OBVIOUSLY THE STRATEGIC PLAN, WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS PLAN TO HELP POSITION THE LIBRARY FOR THE FUTURE. AND SO YOU AND I HAVE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS RE REGARDING WHAT THE FUTURE WOULD LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF LIBRARY SPACES. AND SO WE'RE HAVING THAT, WE'RE DEEP IN CONVERSATION AND THINKING CREATIVELY, UM, TO, TO ADDRESS THAT. SO YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT ANY KIND OF CONTRACT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO HELP YOU THROUGH THAT PLANNING PROCESS? YOU'RE DOING THAT ALL IN-HOUSE, IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? YES AND NO. THERE ARE TWO INITIATIVES THAT WE ARE, UM, THERE ARE THREE ARE RE UM, ASKING FOR THE SERVICES OR REQUESTING SERVICES OF AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT. THE FIRST ONE WE, IT'S A STAFFING STUDY, UH, INTERNALLY WE CALL IT A TALENT MODERNIZATION, UH, INITIATIVE, WHICH WILL LOOK AT THE STAFFING COMPLIMENTS AND STAFFING CLASSIFICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE LIBRARY SYSTEM. WE FEEL THAT THE LANDSCAPE IN OUR ENVIRONMENTS, IN HOW WE DO BUSINESS HAVE CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY. SO WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE SKILL SETS THAT WE CURRENTLY REQUIRE FROM THE VARIOUS DECISION, UH, POSITIONS AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED. UH, SO THAT'S ONE. THE OTHER IS A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT. BY THE WAY, ALL OF THESE INITIATIVES ARE UNDER $50,000. A COMMUNITY NEEDS, UH, ASSESSMENT WILL HELP US ASSESS THE EXPECTATIONS, THE NEEDS, UNDERSTAND THE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE THROUGH WITH THE 28 BRANCH LIBRARIES AND THE CENTRAL LIBRARIES SO THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE SERVICE STRATEGIES THAT ARE RELEVANT AND RESPONSIVE TO THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT, THAT WE SERVE. SO THAT'S THIS, THAT'S NUMBER TWO. AND THEN THERE'S A CUSTOMER ANALY ANALYTICS INITIATIVE. THIS IS, UM, A SYSTEM, A SOFTWARE THAT WILL ALLOW US TO BETTER ASSESS, AGAIN, THE VARIOUS POPULATIONS, DEVELOP PROFILES FOR THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE, AGAIN, TO GIVE US INFORMATION, GIVE US DATA, UH, TO ALLOW US TO MAKE, UH, UH, APPROPRIATE AND PROACTIVE DECISIONS IN DEVELOP, IN DEVELOPING SERVICE STRATEGIES THROUGHOUT THE LIBRARY SYSTEM. SO THAT'S PART OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS. OKAY, GREAT. I WAS JUST, I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN HERE FOR ANY KIND OF, UH, MONEY SET ASIDE FOR HELPING TO DEVELOP THIS. NO, THAT'S ALL IN CURRENT YEAR RESOURCES. OKAY. ALRIGHT. UH, THEN ON THE COMPUTER REPLACEMENTS, YOU KNOW, $700,000, IS THAT TO REPLACE EVERY COMPUTER IN ALL THE LIBRARIES? NO, SIR. THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HAS A REPLACEMENT CYCLE EVERY FOUR YEARS. COMPUTERS ARE REPLACED IN LIBRARIES. THEY'RE EVEN MORE CRITICAL BECAUSE MANY OF THEM ARE PUBLIC COMPUTERS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC. UH, SO WE HAVE A TOTAL OF, UH, LEMME SEE IF I CAN HAVE THE NUMBER HERE. 470, UH, THAT WILL BE REPLACE, UH, AT THE PUBLIC AND STAFF. OKAY. SO, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR THAT. LET, UH, I'M LOOKING FOR MY, LEMME GET THAT. SO MY BREAKDOWN. [01:40:02] OKAY. 3 33. SO, UM, WE HAVE IN THE BUDGET PROPOSED BUDGET, 659,000 MM-HMM. PROPOSED FOR COMPUTER REPLACEMENT THAT WILL REPLACE 333 PUBLIC COMPUTERS AND 137 STAFF COMPUTERS. OKAY. OUT OF, I MEAN, OUT OF HOW MANY, OKAY. UM, I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION, BUT I'LL GET IT. I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A FEEL FOR THE NUMBERS HERE. AND ARE WE PUTTING ENOUGH RESOURCES IN HERE FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, A PLANNED APPROACH? WELL, WE'RE FOLLOWING THE CYCLE OF REPLACING COMPUTERS EVERY FOUR YEARS. COMPUTERS EVERY FOUR YEARS. SO EVERY FOUR YEARS, EVERY ONE OF THE COMPUTERS WILL BE, YES. AND TO BE CLEAR, IT'S NOT REPLACING COMPUTERS, ALL COMPUTERS IN THE LIBRARY SYSTEM. ONLY THOSE THAT HAVE REACHED THEIR LIFECYCLE. OKAY. AND WE HAVE OUR, EACH LIBRARY HAS IDENTIFIED WHICH ONES ARE GONNA GET, YES. WE WORK WITH NEW COMPUTERS. WE WORK WITH I T S D. OKAY. AND WE HAVE IDENTIFIED, UH, YEAH, I'D LIKE TO SEE WHERE MIKE, UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION. I'LL GET IT FOR YOU. THOUSAND OAKS. ABSOLUTELY. AND TOBIN, I'D LIKE TO SEE WHERE THEY RACK AND STACK ON THAT. GREAT. WE'LL, YEAH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, RAMIRO. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN PERRY. COUNCILWOMAN, RECONNECT THAT. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT'S OUR RETURN ON INVESTMENT? I'M JUST KIDDING, . UM, I DO HAVE A QUESTION RIGHT HERE. I HAVE AN ANSWER. NO, I KNOW, I KNOW. IT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT, BUT I JUST HAVE, UM, I LOVE IT. A QUICK, UH, QUESTION ON SLIDE NUMBER FIVE WITH THE PROPOSED BUDGET, BY THE WAY. YES. UM, AGAIN, I THINK YOUR TEAM DOES A PHENOMENAL JOB AND, UM, OH, AND I WANTED TO SHOW OFF, I HAVE MY MISSION LIBRARY, LIBRARY CARD HERE, AND I DID HAVE TO PAY MY FINES, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, BUT IT HELPS ALL OF US. I DO TOO. IT HELPS OUR LIBRARY. SO FOR THE LIBRARY FACILITIES AND SPACES, UM, CAN YOU CLARIFY FOR ME WHAT IS THAT AND ALSO, UH, THE ADULT SERVICES. OKAY. SO I'LL START WITH THE LIBRARY. LIBRARY FACILITIES AND SPACES. THOSE ARE THE RESOURCES THAT WE NEED TO KEEP OUR FACILITIES OPERATIONAL, UM, TO KEEP THEM CLEAN CUSTODIAL, FOR EXAMPLE. OKAY. GENERAL MAINTENANCE IS, AND THOSE ARE CON, ARE CONTRACTED SERVICES. SOME OF THEM ARE CONTRACT SERVICES, SOME OF THEM WE PARTNER WITH THE, UH, DEPARTMENT OF, UH, BUILDING EQUIPMENT SERVICES. UH, THEY PROVIDE SOME SUPPORT. WE HAVE AN INTERNAL, UH, CUSTODIAL STAFF. OKAY. AND MAINTENANCE INDIVIDUALS THAT CAN TAKE CARE OF SOME MINOR. UH, BUT IF WE NEED ELECTRICAL WORK, FOR EXAMPLE, PLUMBING, THEN WE WORK WITH THE EITHER CONTRACTOR OR WITH BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT SERVICES. OKAY. ALRIGHT. AND THE ADULT, IT INCLUDES SECURITY AS WELL. OKAY. AND THE, THE ADULT SERVICES. SO THERE ARE THREE SERVICES, UM, THREE POPULATION GROUPS THAT WE TARGET. SO WE CALL 'EM AGE-BASED SERVICES, CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULT SERVICES TO ADULT. AND THOSE PARTICULAR, UH, PROGRAMS INCLUDE, INCLUDE PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER TO THE, TO THOSE POPULATION GROUPS. SO WE TARGET THOSE THREE POPULATION GROUPS. WE CUSTOMIZE SERVICES THAT WILL APPEAL, UH, TO THOSE, UM, AGAIN, POPULATION GROUPS. SO SOME OF THEM JUST, SO THOSE ARE THE PROGRAMMINGS THAT YOU HAVE IN SOME OF OUR LIBRARIES. RIGHT. LIKE THE, THE, UM, CROCHETING OR THE PINGING PONG OR SOMETHING LIKE. OKAY. RIGHT. ALRIGHT. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT, UH, CLARIFICATION. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT THAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING BECAUSE I THINK, UM, WHAT I LOVE ABOUT WHAT YOUR, YOUR MEMBERS DO, WHAT YOUR LIBRARIANS AND EVERYONE, UM, DOES, IS THEY REALLY DO TAILOR THE LIBRARIES FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY'RE IN. AND I JUST THINK THAT WE COULD GET AND GATHER SO MUCH INFORMATION FROM EVERYONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHO COME IN EXACTLY LIKE, WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW? WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT? SO IT'S A GREAT SOURCE OF JUST GATHERING INFORMATION AND FIGURING OUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO TOGETHER IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO, UM, I'M ALL IN ON THAT AND TO SEE HOW WE CAN GATHER THAT INFORMATION TO MAKE IT A BETTER NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT MCCREE LIST LIBRARY AS WELL. ME TOO. UM, HOMER, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. I WANNA TRY AND MOVE QUICKLY HERE BECAUSE I KNOW OUR LUNCH HOUR IS UPON US. UM, QUICKLY TO FOLLOW UP WITH COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, ANDREW SULLIVAN'S, UH, CO COMMENT ON, I THINK THIS IS SLIDE NUMBER FOUR, WHERE YOU HAVE THE 2 52, 230, UM, THAT ONE, SO I'M GUESSING FROM WHAT I'M SEEING ON HERE IS THE NUMBER 14 WITH THE DOG ON THERE. THAT MEANS DOG PARKS. [01:45:01] THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. SO ON HER, UM, SO WE HAVE 14 DOG PARKS. I'D LIKE A MAP OF WHERE THE DOG PARKS ARE IN THE CITY, AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT EQUITY AGAIN, UM, ERIC, WHAT I WANNA SAY, WHAT I WANNA TALK ABOUT IS EQUITY OF DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES AS WELL. SO IF WE'RE HAVING DOG PARKS IN THE COMMUNITY, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AN EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF WHERE THESE DOG PARKS ARE IN OUR CITY PARKS. UM, TO, BECAUSE I, YOU ALL KNOW, I KNOW MY PARK, I KNOW THE PARKS. PEOPLE THAT COME TALK TO ME KNOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE WHERE WE CAN UTILIZE AND PUT DOG PARKS IN THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO. OKAY. AND SO NOW TO HEAR IT FROM COUNCILWOMAN, UH, ANDREW SULLIVAN, WE KNOW THAT WE WANNA HAVE AN EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESOURCES. AND IF THEY'RE DOG PARKS, LET'S MAKE SURE THEY'RE ALL OVER THE CITY. AND THEN TO THAT OTHER POINT OF WHAT WAS MENTIONING ABOUT, UM, ULTRA ACCESSIBLE PARKS OR, UM, PARK EQUIPMENT FOR ALL ABILITIES THAT EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE IN THAT, UM, I'M, I'M GLAD THIS IS HAPPENING AT THE, THE NEW DENMARKS AND PARK. AND I ALSO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION IN ALL PARTS OF OUR, OF OUR, UM, CITY. SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT IMPROVEMENTS, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT, UM, MAINTENANCE, IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN, WHEN YOU'RE DOING THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE PARKS, THE MASTER PLANNING FOR THE PARKS, THAT WE CAN HAVE AN ELEMENT IN ONE OF THE PARKS IN, IN THE COUNCIL DISTRICTS OR IN A REGIONAL PARK. LET'S START, UM, LOOKING AT MAYBE OUR REGIONAL PARKS. AND THEN WE GO ON, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT OUR MASTER PLAN AND WE'RE PLAN AND MOVING FORWARD, UM, I REALLY DO LOVE THE NATURE PLAY ELEMENTS. I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE FANTASTIC FOR OUR COMMUNITY. UM, ANOTHER THING I WANTED TO BRING UP AND, UM, HIGHLIGHT IS THE, UM, THE, UH, JUST THE, UH, SECURITY MEASURES AT OUR PARKS AND OUR SENIOR CENTERS. SO I'D LIKE TO GET A NUMBER OF JUST, I KNOW, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR, OUR EMPLOYEES, AND I KNOW YOU DO TOO, MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE SAFE AT ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS AND, YOU KNOW, SO IT'S GREAT TO HAVE ALL OF THESE GREAT FUN PROGRAMS AND COMPETITIVE SPORTS AND ALL OF OUR FACILITIES. WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR, UM, EVERYBODY TENDING THEM ARE SAFE. AND SO IF YOU CAN ALSO PROVIDE, UM, ANY DATA DOCUMENTATION OF 9 1 1 CALLS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THAT'S BEEN TAKEN, UH, THAT'S BEEN ISSUED AT ANY OF OUR PARKS, IF YOU CAN BRING THAT BREAKDOWN TO MY OFFICE, I'D APPRECIATE THAT. YES. AND THEN, UM, ONE THING I ALSO WANTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH WAS THE, UH, LINEAR CREEK WAYS. OH, FIRST UNDER SLIDE NUMBER 11 ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD TREE PROGRAM. UM, IF YOU COULD PLEASE, UH, JUST SEND MORE INFO ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD TREE PROGRAM AND OUR THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND OUR, UM, THE, THAT TREE GIVEAWAY IS ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S THE ONE THING WE KNOW THAT EVERYBODY'S GONNA BE LINING UP ALL OVER THE PLACE. SO LET'S CONTINUE THAT. IF YOU CAN GIVE SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD TREE PROGRAM AND THEN THE LINEAR CREEK, SPECIFICALLY THE, UM, SPEAKING OF KNEADING TREES, THE WEST SIDE, LINEAR CREEK AREA, I KNOW THAT OUR LINEAR CREEK ADVISORY, UH, COUNCIL IS MEETING AND TALKING ABOUT, UM, JUST THE DESIGN OF THE CREEK. IT'S, WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE IT, BUT THERE IS NO SHADE AND NO TREES AND ANYWHERE ALONG THERE. SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP ON A PATH FORWARD WITH THIS WEST SIDE LINEAR CREEK. WE ARE, UH, REAL QUICKLY, WE, WE DID MISS THE MARK WITH WHAT I WOULD CALL PHASE ONE WEST SIDE CREEKS. THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING BACK AND WE'VE DONE THE DESIGN, WE BROUGHT THE ATO ACCOUNTS LAST WEEK, THAT'S PROGRAMMING AND GETTING THOSE TREES IN THE, OR WE'LL GET THOSE TREES IN THE GROUND. FOR THE PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT TO BEGIN AND ARE PART OF THE DESIGN PROCESS, WE ARE ACTUALLY INCLUDING A TREE ELEMENT. SO WE LEARNED FROM WHERE WE MISSED THE MARK BEFORE WE'VE PIVOTED, AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS INCLUDED. SO AS WE CONTINUE THAT BUILD OUT, THERE WILL BE A TREE COMPONENT TO IT. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THEN, UM, ALSO TO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER PELA IN ALL OF HIS MOUNTAIN CLIMB, UH, MOUNTAIN, YOU KNOW, NOW HE'S CLIMBING MOUNTAIN CLIMBING, BUT NOW MY MOUNTAIN BIKING. UM, WHAT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IF WE CAN MAKE SOME CONNECTIONS, AND I GUESS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ALL OF THESE BIKE RODEOS THAT THESE LITTLE SCHOOLS, UM, DO. WHERE IS OUR, MAYBE THAT WE HAVE AN OUTREACH WITH OUR, UM, WITHIN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT THAT CAN BE THERE AND MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS [01:50:01] FROM THOSE BIKE RODEOS TO OUR PARKS AND TO OUR TRAILWAY SYSTEMS. THAT'S JUST SOMETHING I WANTED TO THROW OUT THERE. AND THEN FINALLY, UM, IF YOU CAN PLEASE, UM, HELP WITH THE PROCESS OR LIAISON SOMEHOW SOME WAY WITH OUR OFFICES, BECAUSE WE HAVE ONGOING CONCERNS WITH MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSES AND, UM, TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, YOU KNOW, COMMENT ON ALSO, UM, CEMETERIES IN BURIAL PARKS THAT THE RESIDENTS CAN TURN TO DUE TO LACK OF RESPONSE IN SOME OF THESE ENTITIES. SO, UM, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT HOW CAN WE GET ENGAGED? HOW CAN WE PARTNER WITH THE, THE ALMO CITY GOLF TRAILS IN ORDER TO, IF THERE ARE AREAS FOR MAINTENANCE, IF THERE ARE AREAS WHERE WE WANT TO GATHER OTHER MEMBERS PRIVATE SECTORS TOGETHER TO HELP WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF OUR GOLF TRAILS IN OUR AREA, WHAT CAN WE DO FOR THAT? SO IF WE CAN SEE SOMEWHERE OF SOME SORT OF LIAISON THAT WE CAN HAVE, JUST GO THROUGH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO THE ABSOLUTELY. WE'LL, WE'LL DO THAT AND WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH YOUR OFFICE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN VRAN, I, MY QUESTIONS ARE NEXT. TELL ME, YOU CAN STAY UP THERE ON, UH, LET'S SEE ON, SO THANK YOU FOR, BY THE WAY, FOR THE TRAILS AT PEARSALL PARK. UM, ALSO WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK KATHY LUNA, WHO'S MY APPOINTEE. UH, I DO WANNA SAY GOOD JOB ON GRAFFITI WIPE OUT AS A WHOLE. YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB ON THAT EVENT. AND I KNOW THAT MY FIESTA, MY ONE OF THE CONSTITUENTS IN IN DISTRICT FOUR WON THE FIESTA MEDAL CONTEST. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. UM, I TOO, LIKE COUNCILMAN PERRY WAS WONDERING IF YOU CAN MAYBE JUST AT, AT A, AT A LATER TIME WE COULD SCHEDULE THIS, EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE ON PAGE 3 21 OF THE BUDGET. WE GO FROM 94 POSITIONS TO 146 POSITIONS. IT'S ABOUT $4 MILLION. I KNOW IT'S A TRADE OFF. I JUST WOULD LIKE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. I ALSO WANTED TO SEE HOW THE 36 NEGATIVE POSITIONS ON PAGE 27, UM, ARE AFFECTED. BUT AGAIN, THAT'LL BE AT A, AT A LATER TIME. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT RIGHT NOW. ABSOLUTELY. SO IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, AND THEN RAMIRO, THANK YOU HOMER. THANK YOU RAMIRO. AND UM, ALSO I WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK, UM, MONICA GAR CASTILLO. SHE'S MY LOCAL LIBRARIAN AT THE JOHNSTON BRANCH LIBRARY, AND SHE ALWAYS ATTENDS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING, SO I WANTED TO PERSONALLY THANK HER FOR THAT. ON PAGE 1 27, IT WAS SIMILAR ALSO TO COUNCIL MARY, UH, COUNCILMAN PERRY'S POINT, THERE IS SEVEN POSITIONS. UM, BUT ON PAGE 96 OF THE BUDGET, IT'S BROKEN DOWN INTO A CONVERSION OF TEMPORARY STAFF, FIRST SEVEN LITTLE RED WAGON, UM, PROGRAM POSITION POSITIONS. BUT IT ALSO SAYS, AND THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEAM. AND I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU CAN TELL ME IN GENERAL MORE ABOUT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEAM AND MAYBE WHAT DISTRICTS THEY'RE LOCATED IN. IT'S ACTUALLY CENTRALIZED, IT'S THE PUBLIC INFORMATION. WE ALSO CALL IT, IT'S A PUBLIC INFORMATION TEAM. THIS TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING OUTREACH, FOR COMMUNICATING, UH, THE VARIOUS SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITY. BUT WE, WE ALSO HAVE A PRESENCE, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN SOME OF 'EM AT THE BUDGET MEETINGS. UH, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE WERE AT TRADER'S VILLAGE. MM-HMM. , UH, THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE THERE WITH ME, THEY'RE PART OF THAT TEAM. GOT IT. GREAT. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE, BY THE WAY, I KNOW SOME OF YOU'ALL WERE OUT THERE AND THEN HAD BEEN OUT THERE IN THE MORNING AS WELL. YOU MENTIONED, DID I, I COULD'VE SWORN I HEARD THIS, BUT DID YOU MENTION 10 NEW LIBRARIES A POSSIBILITY? WELL, I SAID IN THE LAST A LITTLE OVER 10 YEARS, UH, WE HAVE INVESTED IN THE LIBRARY SYSTEM OR INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, A LITTLE OVER $90 MILLION. IT ALSO INCLUDED ABOUT $48 MILLION FOR, UH, 10 NEW LOCATIONS. OKAY, GREAT. SO MAYBE WHEN, WHEN YOU GET CHANCE, IF YOU COULD HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHERE OR HOW WE DECIDE WHERE THOSE, UM, SURE. LIBRARIES GO. AND THEN I, UM, ALSO MY LIBRARY APPOINTEE AND DREA, UM, SANCHEZ, SHE'S A TEACHER AND SHE WORKS WITH OUR LIBRARIANS REGULARLY. SHE BRINGS HER OWN STUDENTS OUT THERE, UM, UH, AND USES A SERVICE. SO I JUST WANTED TO, UM, LET YOU KNOW THAT YOUR STAFF, TAMMY OVER AT CORTES ALSO DOES A WONDERFUL JOB. BUT, UM, THAT'S ALL OF MY QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. AND NEXT IS COUNCILWOMAN HAVVER, UH, CAVEO HDA. THANK YOU MAYOR PRAM. UM, RAMIRO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. SURE. DISTRICT SIX, ENJOYS THREE FANTASTIC CITY LIBRARIES. UM, PETRANKO AND I WON'T BE OUTDONE REBECCA. I HAVE MY CAR RIGHT HERE. , UM, UH, GTA AND GREAT NORTH, UH, GREAT NORTHWEST LIBRARIES. THE LIBRARIES ARE ALWAYS BUSY IN BUSTLING WITH ACTIVITY. THEY'RE STATE OF THE ART. I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THEM. UH, I BELIEVE DISTRICT IS SIX IS WELL COVERED RIGHT NOW, EXCEPT FOR THAT ALAMO RANCH AREA. YES. AND YOU AND I DISCUSSED IT BRIEFLY, BUT I'D LIKE TO PLANT A SEED OF SUPPORT FOR JUST INSIDE 1604 WHERE WE'RE STILL CITY, BUT SERVICING, [01:55:01] UM, ALAMO RANCH THAT'S BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY. SO I JUST WANNA PLANT A SEED AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THEN FOR HOMER, PLEASE THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AS WELL. AND I WANNA THANK YOU FOR, PERSONALLY FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOUR DEPARTMENT HAS PUT IN FOR TIMBER RIDGE, UH, PARK. THAT'S IN MY DISTRICT. IT WAS A LITTLE BLIGHTED AREA FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND, AND IT'S, UM, TODAY LOOKING SO MUCH NICER AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE IT AS A COMPLETE PARK. UM, I HAVE AN INTEREST IN ESTABLISHING ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD POCKET PARK. IT'S, UM, IN THE CORNER OF, OR IN SUZETTE, I CAN GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION. OKAY. O UH, O R R OR, OKAY. IT'S OFF PIN ROAD. AND, UM, IT'S NEAR JHI. EXPECT TO SEE EXTENSIVE PROGRAMMING, BUT JUST AN AREA OF RESPITE FOR THAT AREA. THE UNIVERSE AGREES WITH ME. SO , , THE RUSSIAN, UH, SO IT JUST KIND OF AN AREA OF RESPITE FOR THAT AREA. UM, NOT, YOU KNOW, A WHOLE LOT, BUT IT'S MAYBE THREE OR FOUR ACRES AND IT'S BEEN BLIGHTED FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND IT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A, OF A, OF A NEIGHBORHOOD. PERFECT. JUST WANNA PLANT THAT SEED AS WELL. ABSOLUTELY. WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT AND FOLLOW UP INTO YOUR OFFICE. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN, UH, CAO, HDA, COUNCILWOMAN SANDOVAL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OH, CHERYL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND START WITH, UH, HOMER. YEAH. UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, UH, YOUR PRESENTATION. UH, I WON'T KEEP US LONG SINCE, UH, I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO LUNCH NOW. UM, I WANTED TO THANK YOU AND ALL OF YOUR STAFF FOR ALL OF THE HELP THEY'VE PROVIDED, UH, IN OUR DISTRICT REGARDING OUR PARKS. WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE UNDER DEVELOPMENT LIKE JANE DOBELL, UM, THAT'S IN THE BOND AND, UH, AS WELL AS SOME NEW POCKET PARKS. SO THANK YOU, UH, VERY MUCH FOR THAT. I DID, UH, WANNA ADD ON TO WHAT COUNCILWOMAN VRAN MENTIONED REGARDING, UH, SHADE STRUCTURES. UM, YOU SHOWED A PICTURE OF A PLAYGROUND IN YOUR PRESENTATION, AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME PLAYGROUNDS IN OUR DISTRICT, UM, AND POS PROBABLY THROUGHOUT THE CITY, THEY CAN'T BE USED DURING CERTAIN DAYS BECAUSE IT IS JUST SO HOT. AND I THINK WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GET MORE USABILITY OUT OF THEM IF EITHER THEY HAD A SHADE STRUCTURE OR HAD SOME TREES AROUND THEM. UM, AND I KNOW THERE'S PLENTY OF THINGS THAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING IN EQUITY AND ACCESSIBILITY TO PARKS, BUT I'D JUST LIKE TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS ON, ON THAT. YEAH, NO, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I, SO YES, WE'LL DEFINITELY LOOK FORWARD. THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE SHADE OVER AMENITIES. WE KNOW BECAUSE OF OUR ENVIRONMENT. UM, YOU KNOW, IT, IT IS DIFFICULT TO USE 'EM, I GUESS REALLY WHEN YOU WANT. UH, WE DO KNOW THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR INVESTMENTS ARE PROGRAMMED WITH THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND BACK TO ACCESS. I MEAN, IT'S NOT JUST ACCESS TO A PARK. IF I CAN GET YOU A TO A PARK, BUT IT'S TOO HOT TO SIT ON THE BENCH OR TO PLAY ON AND SLIDE DOWN THE SLIDE, THEN YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT GOOD IS IT? SO, UH, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS, UH, OVER, WE HAVE OVER 200 PLAYGROUNDS, SO OBVIOUSLY THAT IS, UH, AN EMERGING NEED AND A GROWING NEED. IT IS SOMETHING THAT CERTAINLY I'M SUPPORTIVE OF, AND WE'LL LOOK AT HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE AND MOVE THE NEEDLE IN THAT REGARD SO THAT, UM, WE'RE PROVIDING THE, THE AMENITY IN A WAY THAT THE PUBLIC CAN USE IT. AND, AND RIGHT NOW WE KNOW THAT THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE IN SOME AREAS. YEAH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DON'T THINK IT'S ANYTHING YOU CAN FIX OVERNIGHT, RIGHT. UM, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S GETTING WORSE, UM, YOU KNOW, YEAR BY YEAR WITH THE TEMPERATURES BEING HOTTER. SO YES, WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH, HOMER. OKAY. AND THEN I HAVE, UH, JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS FOR AMIRO IF HE'S HERE. I JUST, I WANNA SAY, UH, THANK YOU. GREAT JOB. YOU KNOW, I LOVE, UH, ALL THE LIBRARIES AND I AM ACTUALLY SO HAPPY THAT THE BUDGET, DESPITE THE CHALLENGES THAT IT HAS THIS YEAR, HAS NO REDUCTIONS IN SERVICES, UH, EITHER WITH PARKS OR THE LIBRARY. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD ALL BE, UH, VERY PROUD OF. AND I'M VERY GLAD THAT YOU'RE CONVERTING THOSE TEMPORARY POSITIONS INTO PERMANENT POSITIONS. I, I APPRECIATE THAT. UM, AND THEN THERE WAS SOMETHING I WANTED TO POINT OUT IN SLIDE FOUR. UM, IF YOU COULD , I DON'T LIKE SEEING MYSELF ON THAT SCREEN. , I DON'T EITHER. I PREFER DANCING BEFORE THE MEETING STARTS. UM, I, I AM NOT POINTING OUT THE ORG CHART. I AM POINTING OUT THAT THAT IS FOREST HILLS LIBRARY AND THEIR STAFF, AND THAT IS WHEN WE CELEBRATED THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBRARY OPENED IN 1988. SO YOU CAN TELL THAT THEY'RE DRESSED A CERTAIN WAY. IT WAS A REALLY FUN DAY AND, AND YOUR STUFF IS JUST SO CREATIVE AND SO EXCITED TO, TO GET INTO IT. I MEAN, WE HAD BUTTONS THAT THEY MADE. UH, THEY WERE DOING MADONNA HAIRSTYLES. SO GET YOUR HAIR. YES, I GOT MY HAIR DONE AT THE, AT THE LIBRARY. ANYWAY, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATE ALL YOUR STAFF FOR THE WONDERFUL WORK THAT THEY DO. THANKS. [02:00:01] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL COUNCILWOMAN SANDOVAL, COUNCILMAN PERRY HAS SOME CONTINUED QUESTIONS FROM THE BUDGET SESSION ON SUSTAINABILITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND C C D O, COUNCILMAN PERRY. THANK YOU MA'AM. UH, YES, UH, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO FINISH THAT LAST, LAST, UH, WEEK AND I JUST HAD SOME FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS ON THAT. IS, UH, ON THE SUSTAINABILITY, IS SOMEBODY HERE FROM SUSTAINABILITY? THIS WON'T TAKE LONG. OH, THERE HE IS. WHO ELSE IS IT GONNA BE? ALRIGHT. YES, EXACTLY. DOUG, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, ON YOUR SLIDE NUMBER THREE, IT'S WHERE YOU HAVE THE BUDGET AND YOU HAVE THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS. 9, 9, 9, UM, WELL ACTUALLY ZERO. ZERO CHANGE. NO CHANGE. YEAH. UH, STILL NINE. BUT AREN'T WE GETTING SOME POSITIONS FROM THIS BLOOMBERG THING? YOU KNOW, WE GOT, WE WERE ALL EXCITED ABOUT GETTING THIS $2 MILLION. WE HAVE. IT WAS NOT MONEY, IT WAS POSITIONS. RIGHT. IT'S, UM, THEY'RE NOT FORMAL CITY POSITIONS. WE HAVE TWO CONTRACT, UM, EMPLOYEES, UM, WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN OUR, OUR OFFICE NOW THROUGH DECEMBER, 2020. OKAY. BUT THEY'RE NOT REFLECTED ON THIS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT. YEAH. YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SHOW THAT SOMEWHERE HERE, BECAUSE THOSE ARE POSITIONS THAT YOU ARE USING THAT SEMI CONTRACTED, IF YOU WILL. SURE. BUT, UH, JUST TO BE TRANSPARENT ON THAT, THAT YOU DO HAVE A COUPLE OF, UH, CONTRACT POSITIONS AND WE REALLY DIDN'T SHOW THAT $2 MILLION ANYWHERE IN THIS PRESENTATION. AND I THINK THAT'S SIGNIFICANT. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, WHERE SOME OF THIS, THE RESOURCES ARE. YEAH, EXACTLY. OKAY. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU, DOUG. OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. UM, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, ALEX. OKAY. UM, YOU HAVE AN ADDITIONAL POSITION IDENTIFIED ON THIS AND WHAT, WHAT IS THAT ADDITIONAL POSITION FOR? THAT IS TO MANAGE OUR OPPORTUNITY ZONE PROGRAM. THE NEW FEDERAL, UM, INCENTIVE THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT. AREN'T WE, AREN'T WE MANAGING IT ALREADY WITH OUR EXISTING RESOURCES? WE, WE ADDED THIS, UM, A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AND SO THIS IS JUST BASICALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE IT ON. BUT AREN'T WE CURRENTLY DOING THE OPPORTUNITY ZONE WITH EXISTING RESOURCES WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON? WE HAD TO ADD MORE RESOURCES IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ON YOUR SLIDE NUMBER SIX, THE, UM, JOBS INVESTMENT. AND THEN YOU HAVE OFF TO THE SIDE $4.6 BILLION. YOU KNOW, I, I THINK, UH, I THINK ANOTHER BARNEY'S BE ADDED ON THERE TO REFLECT THE GROWTH IN OUR ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE CITY. UH, YOU HAVE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE YOU HAVE, UM, THEN THE SECOND BAR SHOWS THE INVESTMENTS. AND THEN I'M, I'M NOT QUITE SURE, OKAY. IT IS THE GOAL AND THEN THE ACTUALS, BUT THAT NEEDS TO BE OVERLAID ON WHAT THE ACTUAL RESULT IS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING FOR. THE 4.6 BILLION THAT NEEDS TO BE OVERLAID ON THE CHART BY YEAR. OKAY. WHAT OUR INVESTMENT IS AND WHAT WE'RE GETTING FOR THAT. GOT IT. MY FAMOUS TERM, RETURN ON INVESTMENT. RIGHT? SO YEAH, THAT SLIDE NEEDS TO BE, AND AGAIN, I, I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO SHOW WHAT, UH, HOW THAT 4.6 IS GROWING YEAR AFTER YEAR BASED ON THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE'RE PUTTING INTO THE PROGRAM. SO ALONG WITH THAT PROGRAM ON THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE OUR SISTER CITY PROGRAMS AND ALL THAT, AND I'VE ASKED THAT BEFORE WE'RE WE ARE SPENDING RESOURCES ON TRAVELING TO THESE COUNTRIES, THAT KIND OF THING. BUT WHAT'S THE RESULTS OF THAT? WHERE'S THE DOLLARS? HOW MUCH DOLLARS ARE COMING TO SAN ANTONIO? AND TO ME IT'S A TWO-WAY STREET BECAUSE THEY'RE ENTERTAINING US AND THEY'RE WANTING TO BE SISTER CITIES SO THAT THEY CAN GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE DEAL. SO WHAT'S THE TRANSACTION? WHAT ARE THEY GETTING AND WHAT ARE WE GETTING OUT OF THESE TRIPS? 'CAUSE WE ARE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY SENDING PEOPLE ON THESE AND DEVELOPING THESE PROGRAMS. RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT ON THESE, ON SOME KIND OF METRIC AS WELL. OKAY. [02:05:01] WE'VE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IN THE, UH, IN THE COMMITTEE AND I KNOW Y'ALL WORKED ON THAT. WE JUST NEED TO START SHOWING WHAT THE RESULTS ARE. GOT IT. OF THAT PROGRAM. UM, AND THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT FOR YOU, ALEX. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THE LAST ONE IS C C D O, JOHN JACKS. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON. HEY, SIR. HEY, UM, THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW MANY FUNDS YOU HAD IN AVAILABLE IN THE PARKING FEES, THE PARKING FUND. YES, SIR. YEAH. AND, AND YOU TALKED THROUGH THOSE, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS KIND OF A, I I THOUGHT A DISCREPANCY ON HOW MUCH FUNDS ARE ACTUALLY SITTING, WHAT I CALL A SAVINGS ACCOUNT. 'CAUSE IT'S BASICALLY FUNDS IN RESERVE. WHAT IS THAT NUMBER? SO, AS PART OF THE F Y 20 PROPOSED BUDGET, THE REMAINING BALANCE WOULD BE JUST A LITTLE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IN THAT FUND. THIS, UH, PROPOSED F Y 20 BUDGET, WE HAVE A PLAN TO SPEND THAT BALANCE DOWN. UM, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP 2.1 MILLION IN A RESERVE. UM, 1.3 MILLION WILL GO TO FACILITY IMPROVEMENT. SO THAT WOULD BE FACILITIES TO THE GARAGES THEMSELVES. UH, 7.5 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL PARKING. SO THAT COULD BE, UM, PARTNERING WITH, UM, AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPER, FOR EXAMPLE, TO, UM, IN A SENSE OVERBUILD THEIR GARAGE TO ADD PUBLIC SPACES. UM, 600,000 TO GO TO THE ZOO PARKING GARAGE. UH, 466,000 WOULD GO TO THE, UM, CMAC, UH, THE CONGESTION MITIGATION AIR QUALITY PROGRAM. UM, AND THEN 300,000 TO FUND, UH, AN ALTERNATIVE OF TRANSPORTATION INCENTIVES FOR CITY EMPLOYEES THAT WOULD GO TO T C I. UM, AND THAT WOULD GIVE US A LITTLE BIT, UM, OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IN FUND BALANCE. OKAY. UM, OKAY. YOU KNOW, ON I, I GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FROM FOLKS WANTING TO GO COME DOWNTOWN BECAUSE IT'S SO EXPENSIVE TO PARK. AND INSTEAD OF SPENDING THAT MONEY, WHY DON'T WE REDUCE OUR FEE? WHY DON'T WE REDUCE OUR PARKING FEE THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO PAY? SURE. WE, WE ACTUALLY, I THINK, UM, I THINK REALLY WHAT IT, PEOPLE NEED TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES A LITTLE BIT ON PARKING DOWNTOWN, AND THAT GOES TO US TO MAKING SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND PARKING DOWNTOWN. THERE ARE OTHER ALTERNATIVES, UM, DIFFERENT RATES FOR PARKING DOWNTOWN. THERE ARE VERY AFFORDABLE OPTIONS IF YOU KNOW WHERE THEY ARE. SO FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE $2 PARKING LOTS. UM, SO PART OF IT IS HELPING PEOPLE FIND THOSE ALTERNATIVES FOR PARKING. UM, THERE'S A, THERE'S A CON A PERCEPTION THAT THERE IS NO PARKING DOWNTOWN, THAT IT'S NOT AVAILABLE. UM, IT, IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO FIND A PARKING SPACE, SAY DURING THE DAY ON A BUSINESS DAY. UM, BUT IT TAKES SOME TIME TO FIGURE THAT OUT. WE HAVE, UH, DOWNTOWN TUESDAYS WHERE PARKING IS FREE IN CITY FACILITIES IN THE EVENING, UM, METERS ARE FREE, UM, EVERY DAY AFTER 5:00 PM AND ALL DAY ON SUNDAY. UM, SO THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS, OR THERE ARE, ARE, UM, LOWER COST ALTERNATIVES FOR PARKING. UM, I WOULD SAY THAT WE HAVE LOOKED AT, UM, OPENING UP, SAY MORE, MORE DOWNTOWN TUESDAY TYPE, UM, DISCOUNTS. HOWEVER, RIGHT NOW WE ARE, UM, WE'RE AN ENTERPRISE FUND. UM, AND SO WE DO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COVERING OUR EXPENSES. IF WE WERE TO START DISCOUNTING OUR FACILITIES MORE, WE COULD RUN INTO A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY, UM, FALLING BELOW, UM, OUR BALANCE IN, IN, IN GOING INTO THE RED. SO WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH THAT. WELL, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT WE'VE BUILT A NEST EGG OVER THE YEARS. TRUE. AND, AND NOW WE'RE SPENDING THAT NEST EGG DOWN, RIGHT. TO REDUCE THAT NEST EGG. BUT IT ALWAYS COMES BACK TO, ARE WE CHARGING TOO MUCH FOR OUR PARKING DOWNTOWN AND SHOULD WE MAKE IT MORE AFFORDABLE FOR PEOPLE TO WANT TO COME DOWNTOWN, FIND A PARKING SPACE AND HAVE IT AFFORDABLE TO COME DOWNTOWN TO GO OUT TO EAT, TO GO ON THE RIVER BARGE? OF COURSE, WE'RE INCREASING THAT FEE ALSO, BUT, YOU KNOW, UH, TO MAKE IT MORE AFFORDABLE FOR PEOPLE TO COME DOWN HERE. AND MAYBE IT'S A THING OF, UH, OPENING UP MORE DAYS FOR FREE PARKING. MAYBE THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT. BUT, YOU KNOW, TO CONTINUALLY, YOU KNOW, BUILD UP THIS KITTY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN SPEND IT ALL TO GET, SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT, THAT EXCESS FUNDS SITTING THERE. [02:10:01] I I, THAT DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH ME. UM, WHAT PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS REDUCED PARKING FEES DOWNTOWN. AND I, I STILL THINK I WOULD STILL LIKE TO SEE SOME KIND OF OVERALL PLAN LIKE THAT. LET'S LOOK AT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO EITHER REDUCE THOSE FEES, OFFER UP MORE DAYS OF FREE PARKING FOR PEOPLE TO COME DOWN HERE. EXCEPT I THINK WE HAVE IT ONE DAY. ISN'T IT TUESDAY? UH, TUESDAY. TUESDAY NIGHTS. YES. TUESDAY NIGHTS. YEAH. WHY DON'T WE LOOK AT, WE DO, WE DO ALSO HAVE REDUCED RATES IN OTHER FACILITIES, UM, IN THE EVENINGS. UM, SO IT'S NOT, TUESDAY IS FREE. OTHER EVENINGS WE HAVE A, LIKE A FIVE AFTER FIVE RATE IN SOME OF OUR FACILITIES TOO. OKAY. BRING THAT IN TO ME. I WOULD SURE LOVE TO ADVERTISE THAT IN DISTRICT 10 BECAUSE THE, THE THING IS THEY DON'T WANNA COME DOWNTOWN 'CAUSE THEY CAN'T FIND THE PARKING OR IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE. AND WE DID RAISE FOR OUR SPECIAL EVENTS LIKE OSA AND THOSE, WE DID RAISE THAT FEE AGAIN LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR. RIGHT. AND, UM, WHAT WAS THAT? WE RAISED ANOTHER $5. UH, WE WENT, I BELIEVE WE WENT UP TO, UM, 15. YEAH. SO, AND THAT'S ANOTHER, ANOTHER CASE WHERE WE'RE CONTINUING TO RAISE THOSE FEES AND WE HAD THAT POT OF MONEY ALREADY SITTING THERE. AND I THINK, I THINK I MADE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THAT. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS BOTHERS ME AND I THINK YOU'VE GOTTEN SOME FEEDBACK ON THAT. AND YOU DO HAVE A PLAN TO SPEND IT DOWN. RIGHT. BUT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT IT TO BE PERCEIVED, WELL, WE HAVE THIS POT OF MONEY, LET'S SPEND IT RIGHT QUICK JUST TO GET THAT POT OF MONEY GONE WHERE WE DON'T HAVE SO MUCH VISIBILITY IN THIS BUDGET PROCESS. SO I'D REALLY LIKE TO SIT DOWN AND TALK WITH SOMEONE ABOUT SOME MORE IDEAS TO, UH, REDUCE THOSE PARKING RATES, MAKE IT MORE AFFORDABLE FOR PEOPLE TO COME DOWN HERE TO VISIT, VISIT DOWNTOWN. SO, UH, ON SLIDE, UM, YOU HAD AN INCREASE IN NUMBER OF POSITIONS ALSO. WE, UM, WELL WE HAVE, THERE MAY BE TWO AREAS THAT, UM, ONE IS THE, UM, TOWER GARAGE, UH, THE OLD FROST BANK GARAGE. WE TOOK THAT OVER IN IN AUGUST. UM, RIGHT NOW WE'RE USING TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES, UM, TO HELP OFFSET THAT. SO AS PART OF THIS, UM, AS PART OF THE TOWER BUDGET, THERE IS FIVE NEW POSITIONS TO, UM, OPERATE THAT FACILITY. UM, AND THEN THERE WERE ALSO, UM, WE'RE NOT ADDING ANY POSITIONS, UM, ANYWHERE ELSE. WE ARE MOVING POSITIONS FROM ONE FUND TO ANOTHER. SO YOU MAY HAVE SEEN AN ADDITIONAL POSITION, UM, FOR EXAMPLE, GO INTO THE GENERAL FUND. SO WE ARE INCR ARE WE ADDING THE FIVE POSITIONS OR NOT ADDING FUNDS? WE ARE ADDING FIVE POSITIONS TO, FOR THE ONE PARKING LOT. RIGHT. AND THAT'LL BE PART OF THE TOWER FUND. FIVE POSITIONS FOR ONE PARKING LOT. WELL, IT'S A PARKING GARAGE. WELL, YEAH. GARAGE. IT'S, IT'S, UH, IT'S MAINTENANCE AND AMBASSADORS. SO WE HAVE, WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS AT THOSE EXITS, UM, TO HELP INDIVIDUALS GET OUTTA THE GARAGES AND THEN INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DOING MAINTENANCE IN THAT FACILITY. AND HOW MANY SPACES IS THAT? IT'S ABOUT 700. WE'RE GONNA, UM, LOOK AT RE STRIPING THAT GARAGE TO ADD MORE. UM, WE THINK THERE'S A, THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL CAPACITY TO BE HAD AND WE DON'T THINK THAT IT WAS, UM, EFFICIENTLY STRIPED. SO AS PART OF, IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, WE'RE LOOKING AT RE-PIPING THAT FACILITY. SO WE THINK, WE THINK WE CAN ADD A FEW MORE . IS THAT ON THE SAME RATIO? FIVE POSITIONS FOR 700 SPOTS IN OTHER GARAGE? IT'S, IT'S CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING IN OUR OTHER GARAGES. YES, SIR. OKAY. OKAY. UM, AND HOW, HOW DOES THAT FIGURE INTO THIS OVERALL PLAN TO GO INTO THE FROST TOWER? WAS THAT ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS WITH THE TWO? I'M, I'M SORRY. UM, THE, THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS WHEN THE FROST TOWER, THAT WHOLE PACKAGE WAS BROUGHT TO COUNCIL WHENEVER THAT WAS, UH, A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO. RIGHT. UH, IT INITIALLY WAS TO SAVE MONEY OVER A 30 YEAR, BUT $1.2 MILLION I THINK, WAS THAT THIS PARKING CONSIDERED IN THAT OVERALL SCHEME? IT HAS, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN CONSIDERED TO BE IN THAT MODEL. UM, SO THE, IT'S THE PARKING GARAGE AND THE TOWER ITSELF ARE, ARE BASICALLY ONE, UM, ONE FUND. BUT THE, THE POSITIONS WERE THEY COUNTED AGAINST THE FEE. I MEAN THE, THE OVERALL ECONOMIC AND WAS, WERE THEY TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT? I, I BELIEVE SO, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT I KNOW THAT THE CITY MANAGER'S GONNA PRESENT THAT FUND SEPARATELY TO YOU ALL. UM, SO I THINK YOU'LL GET INTO THAT DETAIL AS PART OF THAT. OKAY. SINCE IT'S AN ENTERPRISE FUND. RIGHT. SINCE IT'S ITS OWN FUND. OKAY. ALRIGHT. OKAY. WELL, UM, LIKE TO TALK SOME MORE ABOUT THE PARKING SURE. [02:15:01] AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE, UM, AFFORDABLE FOR FOLKS. AND THEN, UM, UM, THIS MARKET SQUARE RENTAL FEE, NOW THAT'S FOR, HELP ME UNDERSTAND, THAT'S FOR THE WHOLE PLAZA PER DAY. SO RIGHT, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE, UM, INDIVIDUAL FEES FOR EACH SECTION OF MARKET SQUARE. WE DO NOT HAVE A FEE TO RENT THE ENTIRE MARKET SQUARE. SO IF YOU ADDED ALL THE INDIVIDUALS, HOW MUCH DOES THAT COME UP TO? IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN HALF OF THAT. UM, BUT WHAT WE FIND IS THAT WHEN YOU, UM, WHEN YOU, WHEN SOMEONE RENTS EVERY SINGLE, UM, POSITION OR PLACE IN MARKET SQUARE, THOSE EVENTS ARE TYPICALLY VERY LARGE EVENTS THAT SPILL OVER INTO THE ENTIRE, UM, AREA. UM, AND IT, IT INCREASES OUR COST FOR, UH, MAINTENANCE AND JANITORIAL. AND SO BASICALLY THIS IS JUST US RECOVERING THE COST. UM, WE HAVE TO HAVE ADDITIONAL STAFF THERE. WE HAVE TO, UM, HAVE OUR JANITORIAL CONTRACTOR BE THERE EXTRA HOURS. SO THIS IS TO RECOUP, UM, OUR COSTS, UH, WHEN SOMEONE RENTS THE ENTIRE MARKET SQUARE. BUT IF YOU RENTED ALL OF 'EM INDIVIDUALLY, IT WOULD, YOU SAID ABOUT HALF 68? A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN HALF 34, 30 $500 IF THEY RENTED CURRENTLY, IF THEY RENT ALL OF THEM. RIGHT. IT'S ABOUT HALF, IT'S HALF OF WHAT THIS IS. BUT THE PROBLEM IS, IS THOSE EVENTS ARE MUCH LARGER THAN JUST THOSE SPACES. IT, IT SPILLS OVER INTO AREAS THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT LEASEABLE. MAYOR PROTE. I, I, I REALLY, I WOULD ASK THAT, UM, AND THIS IS KIND OF GETTING TO MORE TOWARDS A BRIEFING AND I WOULD ASK THE COUNCILMAN IF HE COULD TAKE THIS IN A, IN A, IN A BRIEFING. UM, IT SEEMS, SEEMS LIKE YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS IS A LOT OF INFORMATION. YEAH. I'M TRYING TO GET MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A BRIEFING, BUT THE, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS ASKED LAST TIME ABOUT THAT AND WHAT THE IMPACT WOULD HAVE ON RENTING OUT MARKET SQUARE. AND I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT FORCING ORGANIZATIONS NOT TO RENT OUT OR NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD RENTING OUT THE WHOLE AREA. 'CAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY CAN AT HALF THE COST, AND NOW WE'RE SAYING TO DO THE WHOLE THING, IT'S DOUBLE OF WHAT THEY COULD CURRENTLY. WELL, REALLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS THEY'RE, WHEN THEY RENT ALL OF THESE PLAZAS, IT'S SUCH A LARGE EVENT THAT, AND REALLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS THEY'RE, THEY'RE RENTING THE ENTIRE FACILITY AND WE DON'T HAVE A FEE TO COVER THOSE AREAS, UM, THAT THEY'RE USING. UM, AND SO IT'S A MUCH LARGER EVENT. OKAY. UM, THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE A FEE FOR. AND, AND WE'VE HAD, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WE HAD VERY LARGE EVENTS AND WE HAVE TO BRING IN, UM, EXTRA JANITORIAL STAFF. AND SO WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT IT COSTS US, UH, TO SUPPORT THOSE EVENTS. AND SO THIS FEE IS REFLECTED IN THE, IN THOSE EVENTS. SO THIS WILL PROBABLY ONLY BE ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE TIMES A YEAR. OKAY. UM, THAT SOMEONE WOULD HAVE THIS. AND WE ALSO, WE HAVE THE OPTION AS WELL, UNLIKE WE DO IN OTHER FACILITIES, IF WE HAVE A NONPROFIT, UM, THAT IS HAVING A FREE EVENT, UM, WE TYPICALLY SPONSOR THAT EVENT BY WAIVING THE FEE. SO THERE'S NOT A FEE TO A, A NONPROFIT THAT'S HAVING A FREE EVENT. UM, THIS IS REALLY FOR THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE USING THE ENTIRE MARKET SQUARE AND ARE CHARGING A, A RATE OR A TICKET TO GET INTO. SO THEY'RE MAKING A, A LARGE PROFIT. YOU DON'T FORESEE ANY ISSUES OF THEM NOT GOING AND USING THIS? I DON'T THINK SO, NO, SIR. OKAY. YEAH. ALRIGHT. JOHN, I THINK THAT THAT WAS ALL OF MY QUESTIONS. YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK'S IT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK, THANK MA'AM. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. THE TIME IS NOW 1231 ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH. THE BUDGET WORK SESSION WILL BE RECESSED UNTIL 2:00 PM TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, ANIMAL CARE SERVICES, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AND CODE. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. WELCOME BACK. UH, CITY COUNCIL HAS RECONVENED FROM ITS LUNCH RECESS. THE TIME IS TWO 16, EXCUSE ME, 2:10 PM AND WE HAVE THREE DEPARTMENTS TO GO THROUGH THIS TIME. UM, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER, ERIC WALSH. THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL. THIS AFTERNOON'S LINEUP, UH, INCLUDES, UH, SOLID WASTE ANIMAL CARE SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. AND WE'LL START OFF WITH, UH, MR. MCCAREY. THANK YOU ERIC. HELLO, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. I'M DAVID MCY, YOUR DIRECTOR OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR F Y 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET. BEFORE I BEGIN, I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE MEN AND WOMEN FROM THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE AT SOLID WASTE. WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN PROVIDING [02:20:01] COLLECTION SERVICES FOR RECYCLING, ORGANICS, TRASH, BRUSH, AND BULKY COLLECTION TO OVER 359,000 CUSTOMERS. DELIVERING THESE ESSENTIAL SERVICES ON TIME AND WITHIN BUDGET IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH OUR GREATEST ASSET, OUR 725 PROFESSIONALS. AND THROUGH THIS BUDGET PROCESS, YOU MAKE THIS POSSIBLE. I'M ALSO PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES HAVE EARNED US RECOGNITION FROM MANY ORGANIZATIONS. MAYOR NIERENBERG, YOU PREDICTED THIS SAME TIME LAST YEAR THAT OUR CART DOWNSIZING COMMERCIAL WOULD WIN AN ADDIE AWARD. WELL, SIR, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT NOT ONLY DID IT WIN AN ADDIE AWARD, IT WON TWO ABSOLUTELY. AND WE'RE ALSO IN THE RUNNING FOR A LONE STAR EMMY, SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. NOW TO DATE, AS A CITY, WE'VE ACTUALLY WON OVER 19 AWARDS FOR SAN ANTONIO. THIS IS THROUGH EDUCATION, MARKETING, INNOVATION, AS WELL AS SAFETY CITY COUNCIL. I WANTED YOU TO ALL TO KNOW THAT OUR METRICS ARE ALL MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WE ARE CONTINUING TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE'RE TEACHING THE NEXT GENERATION OF RECYCLERS. THIS YEAR, OUR OUTREACH TEAM SET A GOAL TO CONDUCT A THOUSAND PRESENTATIONS. THEY HAVE EXCEEDED THAT GOAL BY ACTUALLY COMPLETING OVER 1100 PRESENTATIONS. NEXT, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT OUR COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY REWORKS ESSAY. OUR COMMERCIAL RECYCLING TEAM CONTINUES TO ASSIST LOCAL BUSINESSES WITH STARTING OR IMPROVING THEIR RECYCLING PROGRAMS. THOSE THAT DO SO SUCCESSFULLY CAN ACTUALLY RECEIVE A BRONZE, SILVER, OR GOLD CERTIFICATION FROM THE CITY. THIS YEAR, WE CELEBRATED OUR VERY FIRST 50 CHARTERED MEMBERS, BUT WE DIDN'T STOP THERE. WE ACTUALLY CERTIFIED A HUNDRED BUSINESSES IN SAN ANTONIO. THESE ARE THOSE THAT CAN WALK THE TALK. ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT IS THE COMPLETION OF OUR VERY FIRST EVER WASTE CHARACTERIZATION STUDY. THIS IS A MAJOR STEP TOWARD OBTAINING DATA THAT WILL DRIVE OUR REDUCTION IN DIVERSION STRATEGIES FOR YEARS TO COME. YOU SEE, WE TOOK THE TIME TO SORT THROUGH YOUR BROWN CARTS AND TO ANSWER A FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION, WHAT ARE WE LANDFILLING TODAY THAT INSTEAD COULD ACTUALLY BE RECYCLED OR COMPOSTED? I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THE RESULTS OF THAT STUDY. WE SORTED THROUGH 47,000 POUNDS OF TRASH. YES, WE WENT TRASH DIVING FOR EACH OF YOUR COUNCIL DISTRICTS. THIS GAVE US A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE FOR WHAT WE HAVE CITYWIDE FOR GARBAGE. HERE'S WHAT WE FOUND. 45% OF SAN ANTONIO, OF WHAT SAN ANTONIO LANDFILLS IS ACTUALLY ORGANIC MATERIAL THAT COULD HAVE BEEN COMPOSTED AND ACTUALLY GONE INSIDE THE GREEN CART. 22% WAS THAT, THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PROCESSED THROUGH OUR BLUE RECYCLING CART PROGRAM, LEAVING THE 33% OF THE MATERIALS THAT WAS ACTUALLY TRASH. THEY WERE EXACTLY WHERE THEY NEEDED TO BE SO THEY COULD GO TO THE LANDFILL. A COMPLETE REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU IN THE SPRING, IN A B SESSION. WE LOVE TO COME BACK TO YOU TO GIVE YOU THE DETAILS. IT'S ALMOST A HUNDRED PAGE DOCUMENT, BUT TODAY I DID WANT YOU TO HAVE AT LEAST A SNEAK PEEK AT ONE OF THE REPORTS. SO WE'LL HAND THAT OUT DURING OUR QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION. AS YOU MAY KNOW, RECYCLABLES ARE TAKEN TO A MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY. WE CALL IT A MURPH. THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE SORTED, PROCESSED, AND SOLD. ORGANICS ARE PROCESSED AND TURNED INTO COMPOST WHERE THEY'RE GIVEN BACK TO NATURE. BUT WHEN WE COLLECT MATERIALS FROM THE BROWN CART BY DESIGN, THEY GO STRAIGHT TO THE LANDFILL WHERE THEY ARE BURIED, NEVER TO BE SEEN OR USED AGAIN TO REACH OUR GOAL OF DIVERTING 60%. BY THE YEAR 2025, WE WILL EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO DIVERT MORE GOOD MATERIALS FROM OUR LANDFILL. OUR PRIMARY PERFORMANCE METRIC THAT WE HAVE IS OUR RECYCLING RATE. TODAY. OF THE 570,000 TONS OF MATERIAL WE COLLECT ANNUALLY, 36% OF IT IS DIVERTED WHILE THE REST IS LANDFILL. THE GOAL TO REACH 60% BY THE YEAR 2025. WE ARE CURRENTLY BEYOND THE HALFWAY POINT. NOW I NEED TO SWITCH GEARS ON YOU A LITTLE BIT TO SAFETY OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY. WE ARE EXCITED TO [02:25:01] REPORT THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT, WE BECAME THE FIRST MUNICIPALITY IN THE WORLD TO RECEIVE OUR ISO 45,001 CERTIFICATION FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION. THAT'S FOR OUR SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THIS YEAR, WE ALSO WERE SUCCESSFUL AT RECEIVING OUR EXAMINER CERTIFICATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THAT'S FOR OUR C D L TRAINING AND TESTING. NOW, POTENTIAL SOLID WASTE C D L DRIVERS CAN ACTUALLY SCHEDULE THEIR TESTS WITHIN ONE WEEK. IT TRADITIONALLY TAKES ANYWHERE FROM SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS. LET'S SHIFT TO OUR BUDGET. OUR PROPOSED BUDGET FOR F Y 2020 IS $150 MILLION, AND IT'S MADE UP OF TWO PARTS. THE FIRST IS OUR SOLID WASTE ENTERPRISE FUND, WHICH IS COMPRISED MOSTLY OF OUR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION FEES AND OUR ENVIRONMENTAL FEE AT $130 MILLION. THE SECOND IS OUR HEAVY DUTY FLEET INTERNAL SERVICE FUND. THIS FUND COVERS THE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FOR NEARLY 2000 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT OF HEAVY DUTY AND OFF-ROAD FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS AT 20 MILLION, WE DO CONTINUE TO OPERATE WITHIN A STRUCTURALLY BALANCED BUDGET. LET'S TALK EQUITY FOR A SECOND AS WE EXECUTE NEW INITIATIVES. I WANTED YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY FRONT AND CENTER. WE CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO EQUITABLE SERVICES, AS WELL AS EQUITABLE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES. NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR FOCUS AREAS FOR 2020 BETTER. SORTING OF RECYCLABLES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS AT HOME HAS FINANCIAL BENEFITS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. IT MEANS MORE CAN ACTUALLY GO INTO THE BLUE AND GREEN CARTS AND LESSEN TO THE BROWN CARTS, REDUCING THE NEED FOR US TO HAVE THAT LARGER BROWN CART. SO THE SMALLER THE CART, THE LOWER THE FEE. HOWEVER, HERE IS THE THOUGHT. WE BELIEVE THAT MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS TODAY MAY NOT ACTUALLY BE AWARE OF JUST HOW MUCH THEY'RE PAYING FOR EACH OF THEIR, THEIR MONTHLY BILLS AT C P S ENERGY THROUGH THE BILL SYSTEM. TO ADDRESS THAT, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AREAS WHERE OUR CUSTOMERS ARE KEEPING THEIR 96 GALLON CARTS. AND THROUGH OUR DOOR TO DOOR CAMPAIGN, WE'RE GOING BLOCK BY BLOCK, DOOR BY DOOR. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE, UH, WELL INFORMED FOR OUR NEIGHBORS THEIR ABILITY TO SAVE MONEY. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE STATE OF RECYCLING. YOU'VE HEARD ME SPEAK ON CHINA'S RULES THAT REQUIRE IMPORTED RECYCLABLES TO BE ALMOST COMPLETELY FREE OF CONTAMINATION. AS A RESULT, WE HAVE FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF OUR RECYCLABLES TO INCREASE THEIR MARKETABILITY HERE DOMESTICALLY. BUT THE RISING COST OF DIVERSION PROGRAMS CONTINUES TO THREATEN THEIR LONGEVITY. YOU SEE, CITIES PAY MURPHS FOR EACH TON ACTUALLY PROCESSED TO OFFSET COSTS FOR MANAGING CONTAMINATION. CONTRACTS WITH MURPH INCLUDE FEES. TODAY PROCESSORS ARE SEEING GLOBAL MARKETS FOR COMMODITIES BECOME LESS AVAILABLE, WHICH MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT TO SELL MATERIALS AT A PROFIT. THEREFORE, MEERS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO RAISE PRICES, PROCESSING FEES, JUST IN ORDER TO OFFSET THEIR DWINDLING PROFIT MARGINS. SO FOR SAN ANTONIO, IN PREPARATION FOR A MAJOR INCREASE IN PROCESSING COSTS, WE CONTRACTED WITH A CONSULTANT TO EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF A CITY OWNED AND OPERATED MUR. R F. OUR CURRENT AGREEMENT WITH OUR CONTRACT AT MUR R F EXPIRES IN JULY OF 2024. HERE IS WHAT WE DISCOVERED. THE CONSULTANTS' FINDINGS CONCLUDED THAT OWNING AND OPERATING A MUR R F IS FINANCIALLY ADVANTAGEOUS BECAUSE THE CITY WOULD BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO SHIFTING MARKET CONDITIONS A LOT FASTER WITHOUT BEING BOUNDED BY AN ACTUAL CONTRACT AGREEMENT OR THE TERMS OF A CONTRACT. THIS WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF ITS COSTS. OUR NEXT STEPS INCLUDE AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO LEARN THE DETAILS OF THIS ENDEAVOR. CITY COUNCIL. OUR FIRST PROPOSED BUDGET IMPROVEMENT INCLUDES $200,000 FOR ENGINEERING ANALYSIS. A MORE DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE CONSULTANTS FINDINGS, AS WELL AS INCLUDING THE RESULTS OF THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED TO YOU. WHEN WE RETURN IN THE SPRING AT A B SESSION, WE [02:30:01] WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT DETAILED DISCUSSION WITH YOU AND BRING YOU UP TO SPEED. AS YOU'VE HEARD EARLIER, THERE ARE A LOT OF RECOVER RECOVERABLE MATERIALS IN OUR WASTE STREAM. UH, TO FURTHER ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO RECYCLE AND COMPOST MO MORE, WE ARE PROPOSING A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE. I I LIKE THIS ONE. SO Y'ALL KNOW, CITY COUNCIL. THIS BRINGS US TO OUR SECOND IMPROVEMENT, A $2 DECREASE FOR OUR SMALL BROWN CART WITH NO CHANGE IN OUR MEDIUM OR LARGE CART RATES. THIS CREATES A POTENTIAL SAVINGS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS OF $144 EVERY YEAR. BECAUSE WE ARE ANTICIPATING AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS MAKING THE REQUESTS THROUGH OUR GROUND GAME, WE MUST ENSURE THAT OUR CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNTS ARE ERROR FREE. THAT'S THE LAST THING YOU WANT, IS TO CHANGE SOMEONE TO A LOWER, SMALLER CART AND YOU STILL ARE PAYING THE LARGER CART FEE. SO THIS BRINGS US TO OUR THIRD IMPROVEMENT, WHICH IS OUR SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST POSITION TO PERFORM BILLING AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS. THE COST FOR THIS IMPROVEMENT IS $57,000. TO MAINTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY IN OUR ROUTE COLLECTION OPERATIONS, WE CONTINUE TO MANAGE OUR CUSTOMER GROWTH BY ACQUIRING ONE DRIVER AND ONE COLLECTION VEHICLE. WHEN OUR CUSTOMER BASE GROWS OVER 2100 ACCOUNTS, NEW ACCOUNTS, THIS BRINGS US TO OUR FOURTH IMPROVEMENT. WE ARE PROPOSING ADDING A COLLECTION VEHICLE AND A DRIVER OF THIS PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES $384,000 FOR OUR FIFTH IMPROVEMENT. WE TEAMED UP WITH T C I TO CO-FUND A RECRUITMENT POSITION TO HELP EXPEDITE FILLING OUR C D L DRIVER POSITIONS. OUR PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES $46,000 FOR THIS IMPROVEMENT. I'M SHIFTING BACK TO SAFETY ON YOU FOR A SECOND, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT. THE SAFETY OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC WILL ALWAYS BE OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY. WE HAVE SEEN ALMOST A 50% REDUCTION IN PREVENTABLE C COLLISIONS FROM 140 TO 76 OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS TO BUILD ON OUR SAFETY CULTURE. OUR PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES OUR SIXTH AND FINAL IMPROVEMENT OF THREE TRAINING TRUCKS, AS WELL AS TWO SAFETY POSITIONS. THESE SAFETY POSITIONS WILL ENSURE ADHERENCE TO OUR ISO 45,001 CERTIFICATION WITH A FOCUS ON DRIVER COMPETENCIES, ASSESSMENTS, PORTFOLIOS, THE FULL-BLOWN STAFF THERE. WE ALSO ARE LOOKING TO REDUCE OUR HIGH RISK AND DRIVING BEHAVIORS THROUGH THIS. THE COST OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS IS $319,000 CITY COUNCIL. THIS BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR PRESENTATION. WE HAVE ENJOYED OUR F Y 2019 AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO 2020. THERE ARE NEW HEIGHTS, THERE ARE NEW CHALLENGES THAT ARE THERE, BUT WE'RE READY TO TAKE IT HEAD ON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENDANCE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DAVID. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS HEBER LN. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL CARE SERVICES AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE DO, UH, AT A C S. UH, BEFORE I BEGIN, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT AND EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR THE, THE 140 STAFF MEMBERS THAT, UH, THAT I HAVE A PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH AND THEIR DEDICATION THEY HAVE AS WELL AS MANY RESCUE AND MANY COMMUNITY, UM, ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP US, UH, SIGNIFICANTLY. UH, TODAY ON, UH, HERE WITH US TODAY, WE HAVE SOME OF THOSE PARTNERSHIPS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE DO HAVE THE VETERINARIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF BEXAR COUNTY THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THIS LAST YEAR. WE ALSO HAVE RENEE FROM THE PETCO FOUNDATION WITH US, AS WELL AS, UM, THEY ARE NOT HERE YET, BUT THEY SAID THEY WERE GONNA COME. REPRESENTATION FROM SOME OF OUR RESCUE PARTNERS OF SAN ANTONIO PETS ALIVE AS WELL AS ANIMAL DEFENSE LEAGUE. UM, WE ALSO HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE SUPPORTING. WE HAVE RITA BROGAN, WHO SERVES AS THE CHAIR [02:35:01] OF THAT COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS SUSAN BELDEN WHO SERVES AS THE VICE CHAIR AND KAREN SPEARS. I CANNOT EMPHASIZE HOW MUCH WORK THESE INDIVIDUALS DO ON A DAILY BASIS TO BE ABLE TO HELP US. AND, AND I'D LIKE TO OR JUST WANNA TAKE A MOMENT AND EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THEM. COUNSEL, WHILE THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN SAN ANTONIO THAT WORK WITH ANIMALS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT ARE HERE TODAY, A C S IS UNIQUE IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDING THE CARE AND THE TREATMENT OF THOSE PETS THAT WE HOUSE ALL UNDERNEATH A SINGLE UMBRELLA ORGANIZATIONAL UMBRELLA. WE ALL DO. WE DO THIS ALL BY OPERATING AS AN OPEN ADMISSION SHELTER. BEING AN OPEN ADMISSION SHELTER DOES REQUIRE US TO MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS AT TIMES. HOWEVER, DESPITE THAT INTO THE CREDIT OF A C SS STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY, A C S WILL EXCEED A 90% LIVE RELEASE RATE FOR ALL DOGS AND CAT FOR CATS FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW. GETTING TO 90% LIVE RELEASE RATE REQUIRES US TO COMPLETELY REINVENT OUR BUSINESS. IN 2011, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OFFICE OF INNOVATION AND SUPPORT FROM CITY LEADERSHIP, EVERY SINGLE A C S PROGRAM WAS EVALUATED AND RESULTING INTO THE DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT OF OUR NEW OR OF OUR CURRENT STRATEGIC PLAN. THIS PLAN CALLED FOR A BALANCED APPROACH BETWEEN ANIMAL WELFARE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, AND LAYS OUT FOUR MAJOR PRIORITIES TO ENHANCE ENFORCEMENT CONTROL THE STRAY PET POPULATION, INCREASE THE LIVE RELEASE RATE, AND ENGAGE AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY. ABSOLUTELY KEY TO OUR SUCCESS, WHERE THE HUNDREDS OF PARTNERSHIPS A C S HAS FORMED WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING NEARLY 200 RESCUE GROUPS THAT HAVE PULLED PETS FROM A C S OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019 ALONE, RESCUE GROUPS WILL ACCOUNT FOR 37% OF OUR LIVE RELEASE RATE BY FOCUSING ON ESTABLISHING STRONG RESCUE PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING ORGANIZATIONS LIKE SAN ANTONIO PETS ALIVE, SAN ANTONIO HUMANE SOCIETY ANIMAL DEFENSE LEAGUE, AND THE PARTNERSHIP CREATED EARLIER THIS YEAR WITH CANINES FOR WARRIORS. SAN ANTONIO PETS HAVE BENEFITED. OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, LOCAL RESCUE GROUPS HAVE FOUND HOMES FOR OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND OF OUR PETS. I AM GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING THAT THESE PARTNERS DO FOR THE COMMUNITY. I AM ALSO GRATEFUL FOR THE PARTNERS THAT WORK WITH A C S TO SPAY AND NEUTER SAN ANTONIO PETS. IN ADDITION TO KEEPING PETS FROM GETTING LOOSE, SPAY NEUTER MUST BE A MAJOR STRATEGY TO CONTROL THE STRAY PET POPULATION. SINCE FISCAL YEAR 2011, THE NUMBER OF SURGERIES SPONSORED BY THE CITIES HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED TO 45,000. 15,000 OF THOSE SURGERIES OCCUR AT LOW COST CLINICS BUILT BY THE CITY. ANOTHER 30,000 SURGERIES ARE PROVIDED FOR FREE, EITHER IN HOUSE OR THROUGH OUR ZIP CODE PROGRAM. THE ZIP CODE PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE NEUTER, UH, SPAY NEUTER SURGERIES FOR ANYONE LIVING WITHIN ONE OF 23 HIGH NEED AREAS. BEFORE WE SWITCHED TO THE ZIP CODE BASED SYSTEM, THE PROGRAM WAS FIRST COME. FIRST SERVE. TARGETING AREAS BASED UPON NEED WAS OUR FIRST STEP IN MAKING OUR SERVICES MORE EQUITABLE. NEXT YEAR, WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE OFFICE OF EQUITY TO IMPROVE THIS PROGRAM EVEN FURTHER BY ENSURING THAT WE ARE ALSO HIT REACHING HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THIS EFFORT COMBINED WITH IN-HOUSE TRAINING FOR A C S STAFF AND A COMMITMENT TO STUDY THESE AREAS OF NEEDS ILLUSTRATE A C S COMMITMENT TO EQUITABLE SERVICE DELIVERY. BESIDES IMPROVING THE LIVE RELEASE RATE IN SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES, A C S FIELD OPERATIONS HAVE GROWN AND EVOLVED AS WELL. IN 2015, THE CITY BEGAN REQUIRING PETS TO BE MICROCHIPPED IN PLACE OF THE, OF A PET LICENSE. THESE MICROCHIPS ALLOW ANY VETERINARIAN OR SHELTER WITH A SCANNER TO MAKE CONTACT WITH A PET'S OWNER INSTEAD OF SIMPLY REQUIRING, UH, THESE MICROCHIPS. A C SS ALSO IMPLANTED OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND MICROCHIPS SINCE THE ORDINANCE WENT INTO EFFECT. RECENTLY, A C S TRAINED A SELECT HANDFUL OF OFFICERS TO IMPLANT MICROCHIPS DIRECTLY IN THE FIELD. UH, COUNSEL THESE REQUIREMENTS IS A KEY REASON WHY TODAY, 25, OVER 25% OF A C S OR PETS THAT COME TO A C S SHELTER WILL BE RETURNED TO DIRECTLY TO THEIR OWNER COMPARED TO ONLY 6% IN 2011. NOT ONLY DOES RETURNING PETS TO THEIR OWNER IN THE FIELD KEEP THEM OFF OF THE A C S CAMPUS, IT ALSO ALLOWS OUR OFFICERS TO HAVE CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS WITH PET OWNERS ABOUT BEING RESPONSIBLE AND KEEPING THEIR PETS SAFE ON THEIR PROPERTY. [02:40:01] THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE A POINT OF EMPHASIS FOR OUR OFFICERS AS THEY RESPOND TO NEARLY 120,000 SERVICE REQUESTS EACH YEAR. OVER 30% OF THOSE REQUESTS ARE CREATED BY OUR OFFICERS, UH, DIRECTLY INDICATING THE EMPHASIS. A C SS PLACE ON PROACTIVE AND FOLLOW-UP WORK. A C S ARE, UH, OFFICERS ARE DISPATCHED ACCORDING TO CALL PRIORITY WITH CRITICAL CALLS SUCH AS RESPONDING TO SICK OR INJURED PETS, HAVING THE SHORTEST RESPONSE TIME AREAS WITH HIGH NUMBER OF CALLS REGARDING LOOSE PETS ARE ALSO VISITED BY OUR SWEEPS TEAM TO IMPOUND THESE ANIMALS OVER THE YEAR, A C S HAS EMPHASIZED RESPONDING TO A GROWING NUMBER OF CALLS FOR SERVICE, SPEEDING UP RESPONSE TIME, AND BEGINNING FISCAL YEAR 2019, INVESTIGATING AND SHUTTING DOWN ILLEGAL PET CELLS. THIS YEAR OVER 260 PET CELLS HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATE. ILLEGAL PET CELLS HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED, RESULTING IN OVER A HUNDRED CITATIONS BEING ISSUED. COUNSEL, LEMME TAKE, PUT OUR DEPARTMENT'S HISTORY INTO PERSPECTIVE. SINCE 2011, THE LIVE RELEASE RATE HAS INCREASED 58 PERCENTAGE POINTS. THE NUMBER OF A C S SUPPORTED SPAY NEUTER SURGERIES HAS INCREASED BY 27,000. AND THE NUMBER OF CITATIONS WE ISSUE HAS INCREASED BY 8,000. WHILE I DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE MORE WORK TO BE DONE, AND I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS WHO WANT US TO DO BETTER, I DO BELIEVE THAT THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING IS MAKING AN, UH, AN IMPACT. FOR EXAMPLE, WE DO KNOW THAT THE NUMBER OF DEAD ANIMALS BEING COLLECTED BY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO GO DOWN STEADILY, UH, INDICATING, UH, A REDUCTION IN THE LOOSE DOG POPULATION. MOVING INTO FISCAL YEAR 2020, A C S WILL FOCUS ON IMPROVING HOW WE CONNECT TO RESIDENTS WITHOUT, UH, ANY MAJOR CHANGES TO OUR BUDGET. AS PART OF OUR EFFORT, AS PART OF OUR OF THIS EFFORT IMPACTS THE STRUCTURE OF OUR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TEAM. HISTORICALLY, A C S CONTRACTS CONTRACTED OUT MEDIA BUYS AND GRAPHICAL DESIGN WORK TO A THIRD PARTY. BY REALLOCATING THESE RESOURCES, A C S WILL BE ABLE TO ADD ONE POSITION, BRING THE THESE FUNCTIONS IN-HOUSE, AND INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF AVAILABLE FUNDING TO EDUCATE THE RESIDENTS. CONNECTING WITH OUR RESIDENTS BETTER WILL ALSO REQUIRE A CHANGE IN OUR MESSAGING. WHEN I THINK ABOUT WHAT A C S DOES AND WHY, I REALIZE THAT IT IS TIME FOR A C S TO EVOLVE BEYOND ANIMAL WELFARE. INSTEAD, WE MUST USE ANIMAL WELFARE AND HELP GROW AND SHOW SAN ANTONIO'S COMPASSION. WHILE A C S MUST CONTINUE TO HOLD PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW, WE NEED TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT BEING A RESPONSIBLE PET OWNER GOES BEYOND PROVIDING THE BASIC CARE OF OUR PETS. BEING RESPONSIBLE IS ALSO ABOUT IMPROVING OUR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF THE COMMUNITY. AS A COMMUNITY, WE MUST DO BETTER, A BETTER JOB HELPING GOOD PET OWNERS WHO LOVE THEIR PETS UNDERSTAND THE FULL IMPACT OF THEIR ACTION AND WHY SMALL DECISIONS SUCH AS KEEPING THEIR PETS PROPERLY. CA CONTAINED IS SO IMPORTANT. WE MUST SHOW HOW BEING MORE RESPONSIBLE IS JUST, IS NOT JUST ONE MORE THING WE ARE ASKING RESIDENTS TO DO, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL HELP THEM IN ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF THEIR LIVES. IN ESSENCE, ANIMAL CARE SERVICES MUST BE THE CHAMPION OF COMPASSION. WE KNOW THAT OUR PETS CARE FOR US, AND WHEN WE CARE FOR THEM, WE BECOME BETTER PEOPLE. I CAN TELL YOU THAT I AM A BETTER FATHER AND A BETTER HUSBAND BECAUSE OF MY PET. I'M A BETTER DIRECTOR ANYTIME THAT I'M TAKING CARE OF ONE OF OUR PETS IN MY OFFICE. WHILE THIS MAY BE SEEM OBVIOUS TO NEARLY EVERY PET RESPONSIBLE PET OWNER, EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE REVIEWED SOME SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH THAT SHOWS CHILDREN WHO BUILD HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WITH PETS WILL BENEFIT FROM STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS AND PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIORS LATER ON IN LIFE. IN ADULTS, PET OWNERS ARE MORE SOCIALLY FULFILLED THAN THOSE WHO DO NOT OWN PETS. I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY IN ANIMAL CARE SERVICES TO DO FAR MORE THAN PROTECT THE WELFARE OF THE ANIMALS IN OUR COMMUNITY. BY FOCUSING ON COMPASSION AND BUILDING A MORE MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OWNERS AND THEIR PETS, WE CAN MAKE THE LIVES BETTER FOR BOTH OUR PETS AND PEOPLE. A FEW MONTHS AGO, A C S INTRODUCED A COMMUNITY PLEDGE FOR SAN ANTONIO RESIDENTS TO PROMISE TO BE A RESPONSIBLE PET OWNER. IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, I INVITE YOU TO TAKE THE PLEDGE YOURSELF AND TO CONVINCE THOSE AROUND YOU TO DO THE SAME. I'D LIKE TO CLOSE MY PRESENTATION TODAY BY SHOWING YOU A SHORT VIDEO THAT INTRODUCES OUR COMPASSION CAMPAIGN AND ASK FOR THE COMMUNITY'S [02:45:01] SUPPORT AS WE CONTINUE TO TRANSFORM HOW ANIMALS ARE TREATED IN SAN ANTONIO. YOU CAN SEE IT IN THEIR EYES, THE UNDERSTANDING THIS TIME, THIS PLACE, THESE PEOPLE WILL BE DIFFERENT. CAN COMPASSION LIVES HERE? YOU CAN SEE IT IN OUR EYES THROUGH THE CARE AND RESOURCES WE PROVIDE, THE SPACES WE SHARE, COMPASSION LIVES HERE. NOW WE WANT TO SEE IT IN YOUR EYES, THE BELIEF THAT WE'RE A COMMUNITY WHO CARESS A COMMUNITY, WHO LOVES OUR PETS AND WANTS THE BEST FOR THEM. BE A CARING PET OWNER. TAKE THE PLEDGE@SAS.NET TO MAKE SAN ANTONIO MORE HUMANE. HELP US SHOW THE WORLD COMPASSION LIVES. HERE YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HEBER. OH, LET'S SEE. OH, I THINK THIS, I THINK I GOT IT. SHOULD BE GOOD. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MIKE SHANNON. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND I HAVE THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO FOLLOW THE CUTE PUPPY AND KITTEN VIDEO THAT YOU HAD JUST SAW. SO, UH, I'M NOT SURE IT'LL BE AS EXCITING AS THAT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HE SETTING THE BAR. SO, UM, BUT I'M GONNA RUN THROUGH OUR FY 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET, UH, FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. AND I THINK WE HAVE A FUN AND EXCITING, UH, SHOW FOR YOU. SO, UH, FIRST I WANNA INTRODUCE MY EXECUTIVE TEAM. SO THERE'S US THERE IN THE BACK SOMEWHERE RIGHT THERE. UM, THERE'S AMIN, UH, TOMAZ, MY DEPUTY DIRECTOR. HE OVERSEES OUR FIELD SERVICES, WHICH IS OUR BUILDING INSPECTIONS, UM, AND CODE ENFORCEMENT. TERRY KENEN IS OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. SHE HANDLES ALL OF OUR PLAN REVIEW, UM, AND PERMITTING, UH, THAT YOU SEE GO THROUGH OUR OFFICES. AND MELISSA RAMIREZ, OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, YOU SEE HER EVERY OTHER WEEK AT ZONING. SO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THEM IN OUR DIVISIONS. UH, BUT REALLY AS I START MY PRESENTATION, I JUST WANT TO, I WANT TO GIVE YOU THE ENDING OF THE STORY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. OUR STORY THIS YEAR IS THAT PERMIT ACTIVITY, CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IN SAN ANTONIO IS UP. IT'S WAY UP, AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN, UH, SERVICE LEVELS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. SO AS A RESTRICTED FUND AND ENTERPRISE FUND, UH, WE'LL BE ADDING SOME RESOURCES. SO THAT'S REALLY OUR STORY TODAY. UH, NOW OUR GENERAL FUND CODE ENFORCEMENT, UH, WILL ALSO BE MAINTAINING OUR SERVICE LEVELS. UH, WE DID FIND A FEW REDUCTIONS, SO I'LL SHOW YOU THAT AS WELL. BUT, UH, OUR PERMIT ACTIVITY IS APPROXIMATELY 14% UP, UH, YEAR TO DATE THIS YEAR. UH, SO THAT'S EXCITING NEWS, BUT YOU ALL KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU SEE THAT IN YOUR DISTRICTS, UH, AND ALL AROUND TOWN. SO, AS WE GET STARTED, I'LL JUST GIVE YOU THE OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT. UH, WE'RE 453 EMPLOYEES STRONG, UH, IN FY 2020. SO IF YOU LOOK AT OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ENTERPRISE FUND, THAT HANDLES, UM, UH, ALL THE ZONING, THE PLANNING, LAND DEVELOPMENT, AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT INSPECTIONS AND OUR PLANNING REVIEW AND PERMITS, BUT CODE ENFORCEMENT IS OUR OTHER FUND. SO WE SHARE BOTH ENTERPRISE RESTRICTED FUNDS AS WELL AS GENERAL FUNDS. UM, AND WE HAVE, UM, 153 OF OUR, UH, TEAM MEMBERS IN THE, UH, IN THE GENERAL FUND. SO HERE'S OUR, UH, BUDGET SLIDE. YOU'LL SEE THE TWO, UH, FUNDS THERE. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES OUT OF OUR 52.3, UH, BUDGET THIS YEAR THAT WE'RE PROPOSING. UH, OVER TWO THIRDS OF THAT 37 MILLION IS, UM, ACTUALLY THE FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM PERMIT ACTIVITY. AND AS I INDICATED, UH, IT'S, WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING MORE PERMITS COMING THROUGH OUR DOORS, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE MORE REVENUE. AND, UH, WHEN WE CREATED THE ENTERPRISE FUND, I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT. THE WHOLE IDEA IS TO PUT THAT, UM, REVENUE BACK INTO SERVICE IN TERMS OF PLAN REVIEWERS, PLANNERS, INSPECTORS, SO THAT WE, WE CAN DELIVER QUALITY, TIMELY, UH, SERVICES TO OUR CUSTOMERS AS THEY BUILD THROUGHOUT SAN ANTONIO. WHAT YOU SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF, THERE'S 14 ADDITIONAL POSITIONS, UH, THAT WE WILL BE ADDED. AND THOSE POSITIONS, UH, ARE, UH, WILL, WILL BE ABLE TO, UH, WILL HELP US BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THAT PERMIT ACTIVITY. AND I'LL GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THOSE, UH, LATER IN THE PRESENTATION. AGAIN, THE GENERAL FUND, UH, IS PROPOSED AT, UH, 14, A LITTLE OVER 14 MILLION, JUST UNDER 15. UH, AND WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS THAT, UH, THE, THE SERVICE LEVELS, IF YOU LOOK AT THE 153 POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IN CODE ENFORCEMENT, THAT'S ALL OF OUR CODE OFFICERS, GRAFFITI ABATEMENT, UH, ALL THOSE TEAM MEMBERS, UH, BOTH, UM, UH, GENERAL FUND AND GRANT FUNDED THAT WILL STAY THE SAME. NO REDUCTIONS IN SER SERVICE LEVELS. BUT WHAT YOU WILL SEE IS A REDUCTION IN OUR BUDGET, UH, WITH SOME, UH, EFFICIENCIES THAT WE HAVE FOUND AND [02:50:01] SOME LINE ITEMS, UM, REDUCTIONS FROM LAST YEAR. SO, AS WE STEP BACK, I JUST WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND SOME KEY MILESTONES THAT GET US TO WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY. SO LET'S GO BACK 10, 12 YEARS. UH, WE WERE NOT ALWAYS IN ENTERPRISE FUNDED DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, BUT WE KNEW, AND WE LEARNED THAT THE BEST PRACTICE WAS TO TAKE PERMIT MONEY, THE PERMIT REVENUES THAT WE GET, AND PUT IT BACK INTO SERVICE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS, UH, SO THAT THEY CAN QUALITY BUILD QUICKLY, UH, AND, AND GREAT, UH, PROJECTS. AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT A FEW OF THOSE. AND WE WERE SO EXCITED IN 2007 TO DO THAT. AND THE IDEA WAS WE WOULD EXPAND WHEN THE ECONOMY EXPANDED. BUT THE FLIP SIDE IS WE WILL RETRACT WHEN THE ECONOMY, UH, DOES. SO. SO OF COURSE WE WERE ALL EXCITED, BUT THEN 2008, 2009, WHAT HAPPENED? UH, THE RECESSION HAPPENED, UH, AND WE ACTUALLY HAD TO, UH, REDUCE OUR WORKFORCE. 69 POSITIONS WE'RE ACTUALLY FROZEN AND THEN GOTTEN RID OF AT THAT TIME, BUT THAT'S HOW IT SHOULD WORK. IF THERE'S NO WORK COMING IN FOR OUR DEPARTMENT, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO REDUCE THAT. BUT WHEN THERE IS INCREASED WORK LIKE THERE IS NOW, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND QUICKLY. AND THAT'S WHAT WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT OUR ENTERPRISE FUND AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. A FEW YEARS LATER, WE WORKED ON A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS WORKING WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS, DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE BETTER, TIMELY QUALITY, CONSISTENT SERVICE THROUGH THE PLAN, REVIEW AND PERMIT. UH, AND WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST DEPARTMENTS IN THE COUNTRY TO GET THE I A S ACCREDITATION, INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION SERVICE. WE WERE THE 12TH BUILDING DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTRY, AND AT THAT TIME, THE LARGEST BY FAR RIGHT NOW WE'RE, WE'RE ONLY ONE OF 25 THAT ARE, THAT HAVE THAT ACCREDITATION. IN 2012, CODE ENFORCEMENT JOINED, UH, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, WHICH ACTUALLY WAS A GREAT, UH, JOINING OF, UH, I THINK, UH, UH, DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO WE GET TO, UH, WORK WITH PROPERTIES AND BUILDINGS AS THEY'RE BUILT, BUT MAINTAINING PROPERTIES, UH, THROUGH THEIR LIFECYCLE AS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF OUR SAFE ENVIRONMENT. AND MADE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS THERE. BUILDING STANDARDS, BOARD ADMINISTRATING, HEARING OFFICERS TO GET QUICKER COMPLIANCE. UH, MOVE A LITTLE BIT FORWARD TO 2016. UM, THE ECONOMY IS GROWING, MORE PEOPLE ARE COMING THROUGH OUR DOORS. WE ACTUALLY, HAD TO ADD POSITIONS. WE HAD TO BUILD A NEW PARKING LOT ACROSS THE STREET FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. WE ALSO LAUNCHED OUR BUILD SA PROGRAM, WHICH YOU'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT. BUT THAT'S THE PROGRAM THAT'S GOING TO, UH, PUT ALL OF OUR SERVICES ON ONE WORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, NOT ONLY FOR OUR STAFF AND CITY STAFF, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY FOR OUR CITIZENS AND CUSTOMERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND IN 20 17, 20 18, WE ACTUALLY LAUNCHED, UH, PHASE ONE OF, UH, BUILD SA JUST AT THE END OF 2018. START OF 2019. UH, AND WE ALSO GOT RATED, UH, NUMBER ONE BY THE INSURANCE, UH, SERVICES ORGANIZATION. SO WE GOT NUMBER ONE RATING. UH, WE WERE THE FIRST IN TEXAS TO GET THAT. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE KEY HIGHLIGHTS, UH, THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON AND, AND HOW WE GOT HERE. SO ONE OF THE KEY ISSUES I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IS JUST WE TRACK OUR PERFORMANCE EACH AND EVERY WEEK, EACH AND EVERY MONTH. WE ACTUALLY MEET WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, AND WE SHOW THIS, SHOW THEM THIS PERFORMANCE. BUT THE KEY HERE IS OUR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY WANTS TIMELY SERVICE. WE WANT PLAN REVIEWS AND PERMITS ISSUED QUICKLY. WE WANT INSPECTORS OUT THERE WHEN THEY NEED IT. SO WE DON'T SLOW DOWN THAT DEVELOPMENT THAT'S SO IMPORTANT TO OUR CITY. AND YOU'LL SEE THERE THAT WE MEET OR EXCEED ALL OF OUR TARGETS, UH, OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, INCLUDING AN F Y 2019. ONE. ONE THING TO TO CONSIDER HERE, IF YOU GO BACK, UH, 12, 13 YEARS AGO, THOSE TARGETS WERE DOUBLE WHAT THEY WERE. WE WERE DOING THINGS IN 40 DAYS, MAJOR PLATTS, 35 DAYS PLAN REVIEW FOR COMMERCIAL 10 DAYS, UH, FOR RESIDENTIAL. AND WE WEREN'T EVEN AT 90% INSPECTIONS AS SCHEDULED. SO IT'S A REAL TESTAMENT TO OUR, UH, OUR HARD WORK AND STAFF, UH, KEEPING UP WITH THE DEMANDS CODE ENFORCEMENT. UH, VERY SIMILAR. WHEN WE, UH, STARTED IN 2012 WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT, WE PUT TOGETHER A CODE ENFORCEMENT IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AND WE REALLY CHANGED THE METRICS. WHAT WE WERE REALLY LOOKING FOR IS TO TRACK HOW FAST CAN WE GET COMPLIANCE ON MOST OF OUR CASES, NOT JUST ISSUING IT OVER TO THE COURTS AND LET THEM DEAL WITH IT, BUT ACTUALLY GETTING COMPLIANCE WITHIN 45 DAYS. SO THAT WAS A NEW METRIC WE STARTED ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, SIX YEARS AGO. AND WE'RE NOT ONLY EXCEEDING THE 90% TARGET, UH, WE'RE AT 94% THIS YEAR. THE OTHER THING WAS PROACTIVITY. WE WANT TO BE PROACTIVE. SO OUR CODE OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO BE OVER TWO THIRDS OF THEIR CASES PROACTIVE. SO OF THE A HUNDRED THOUSAND CASES THAT WE WORK WITH, UH, EACH YEAR, SO THAT'S A HUNDRED THOUSAND CODE VIOLATIONS THAT WE ADDRESS AND GET CORRECTED OVER TWO THIRDS. ACTUALLY, THIS SHOWS OVER 75% OF THOSE ARE ACTUALLY PROACTIVE, MEANING THEY'RE INITIATED BY OUR CODE OFFICERS LOOKING FOR THEM, RATHER THAN HAVING TO WAIT FOR CITIZENS GET THEM. NOW, WE STILL NEED PEOPLE TO CALL IN AND USE THE THREE ONE ONE APP CALL 1 3 1 1. AND THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE AS WELL. AND YOU LOOK AT OUR GRAFFITI SITES, UH, WELL OVER 50,000, UH, GOAL OF, UH, CLEANING UP OUR GR WITH OUR GRAFFITI TEAM. SO I JUST ALSO WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOME OF THE, UH, MAJOR PROJECTS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON. AND, AND YOU SEE ALL THESE, THESE ARE JUST, UM, SOME OF THE KEY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT WE'VE SEEN, UH, NOT ONLY, UH, THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON. UH, IN THE TOP LEFT, YOU SEE THE RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS. AGAIN, [02:55:01] I'VE, I'VE TALKED ABOUT THE INCREASE IN RESIDENTIAL PERMITTING, BUT, UH, ACTUALLY THAT'S ALMOST 18%, UH, ABOVE YEAR TO DATE, UH, LAST YEAR. UH, SO WE HAVE A LOT OF THOSE. WE HAVE THE FROST TOWER, WE HAVE THE C P S HEADQUARTERS, HEBS, UH, GARAGE AND PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY, UM, DOWNTOWN HERE, THAT CITY HALL BUILDING THAT I THINK IS GETTING A, A NEW LOOK AND DOING A LOT OF WORK THERE. SO, UH, THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE KEY, UH, PROJECTS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON. AND THE KEY THERE IS NOT ONLY ARE WE WORKING TO SAY THAT THEY'RE SAFE, THAT THEY'RE CODE COMPLIANT, BUT OUR JOB IS TO FACILITATE. WE USE THAT TERM EVERY DAY. WE FACILITATE THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THOSE PROJECTS. SO EACH OF OUR INSPECTORS, EACH OF OUR PLANNERS AND PLANS, EXAMINERS, EVEN IF WE HAVE TO SAY NO, THAT DOESN'T MEET CODE, WE'RE ALSO THERE TO HELP THEM FIND SOLUTIONS. HEY, IF YOU ADD THIS OR SUBTRACT THAT, YOU'LL MEET CODE AND MOVE FORWARD. SO THAT'S A KEY PART OF WHAT WE DO. SO SOME OF THE, UH, MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS PAST YEAR, UM, ARE HAPPY TO SAY THAT LAST MONTH WE STARTED LIVE STREAMING ALL OF OUR BOARD MEETINGS, UH, THAT WE HAVE, UH, AT THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ONE STOP CENTER DOWN THE STREET. AND THOSE ARE IMPORTANT MEETINGS. UH, THOSE ARE THE PLANNING COMMISSION, ZONING, COMMISSION BOARD, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, HT R C. SO IT'S REAL CRITICAL. WE WORKED WITH G P A AND THAT WAS CERTAINLY SOME FEEDBACK THAT YOU ALL HAD GIVEN US. BUT WE WANT, WE WANT THOSE, THOSE MEETINGS. IF PEOPLE CAN'T COME TO THOSE MEETINGS, THEY SHOULD SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING, UM, NOT ONLY IN AND AROUND THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT AROUND THEIR CITIES. UH, AND THOSE ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL BOARDS THAT HAVE REAL POWER. UH, SO THAT'S REAL KEY THAT THOSE ARE NOW, UH, BEING LIVE STREAMED. WE HAD THE STORM IN, UH, JUNE THIS YEAR. WE WORKED ON, UH, A LOT OF, UH, EFFORTS. UH, WE SPENT, UH, ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, UH, WORKING TO CLEAN UP ALL THE DEBRIS. AND, AND THAT'S A PICTURE OF PROBABLY THE LARGEST TREE THAT I HAD SEEN EVER KNOCKED DOWN THAT WAS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE. UH, I WAS OUT THERE, UH, FOR A FEW DAYS WITH, WITH OUR TEAM. UH, THAT WAS, UH, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. AND ACTUALLY THE WOMAN, UH, THE OWNER THAT LIVED THERE, SHE WAS ACTUALLY IN THAT HOUSE NEAR WHERE THAT TREE LANDED. UH, AND IT WAS AMAZING THAT NO ONE WAS HURT. SO PRAISE, UH, PRAISE GOD FOR THAT. BUT THAT WAS, UH, AN AMAZING WORK BY SOME OF OUR CONTRACTORS THAT WE WORKED WITH TO CLEAN THAT UP. THE MOBILE LIVING PARK ORDINANCE, IF YOU REMEMBER, JUST A COUPLE YEARS AGO, UH, WE, UH, APPROVED AND, UH, UH, UH, AN UPDATE TO OUR MOBILE LIVING PARK ORDINANCE, A LICENSING INSPECTION. AND WHAT WE DO IS THOUGH MORE INSPECTIONS, WE ACTUALLY GET SOME INSPECTORS, UH, SOME CODE OFFICERS. LAST YEAR, UH, WE INSPECTED OVER 8,200 MOBILE LIVING PARK UNITS AND PROPERTIES. SO ABOUT 130 ACTUAL PROPERTIES, UH, CORRECTED, UH, OVER 1400 VIOLATIONS. AND NOW PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN MOBILE LIVING PARKS IN OUR COMMUNITY LIVE IN MUCH SAFER CONDITIONS THAN THEY DID EVEN JUST A YEAR AGO, AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. AND WE WORKED ON THE MANKEY PARK, N C D NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT UPDATE. UH, CERTAINLY WORKING WITH NEIGHBORHOODS TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE THE PROPER, UH, RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT THEY WANT THROUGH THEIR N C D. THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT. UH, THAT TOOK US OVER A YEAR TO GET THAT ACCOMPLISHED. BUT WE'RE REAL EXCITED AND WE'VE ALREADY GOT SOME POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON THAT. SO I THINK LIKE THE OTHER, UH, PRESENTATIONS THAT YOU'VE, YOU'VE SEEN AND HEARD, UH, OVER THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS. UH, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, WE DO HAVE EQUITY. WE EMBED EQUITY IN JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING WE DO. UH, IF YOU LOOK AT CODE ENFORCEMENT, WE ASSIGN THEM BASED ON CODE VIOLATIONS, UH, THE NUMBER OF CODE VIOLATIONS. WE DON'T JUST DIVVY IT UP BY 10 AND ASSIGN, YOU KNOW, 10 CODE OFFICERS TO EACH DISTRICT, UH, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHERE THE NEEDS ARE. SO WE ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE DATA EACH YEAR, UH, TO DIVVY UP WHERE THE OFFICERS NEED TO GO, UH, TO TRY TO MAKE THE MOST IMPACT WHERE NEEDED MOST. WE'VE ADDED INTERPRETATION SERVICES OF ALL THOSE BOARD AND COMMISSION MEETINGS, UM, AS YOU ALL HAVE OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS. AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON, UH, INCREASED AVAILABILITY OF APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS IN SPANISH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AND, AND, UH, TARGETED LOW INCOME AREAS. UH, SO THAT'S WHAT WE'LL BE WORKING ON NEXT YEAR. AND SOME OF OUR IMPROVEMENTS. SO AS I INDICATED, 14 POSITIONS. SO THIS IS, AGAIN, OUT OF THE ENTERPRISE FUND. THIS IS THE PERMIT REVENUE THAT'S COMING IN. UM, AND, UH, SO SOME OF THE KEY HIGHLIGHTS, I'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR STRIKE TEAM. SO WE HAVE A REAL PROBLEM HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. I HAD SUCH GOOD NEWS IN THIS PRESENTATION, BUT NOW I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT A PROBLEM THAT WE'RE GONNA SOLVE. AND WE'VE ALREADY STARTED SOLVING IT, BUT WE HAVE SO MUCH PERMIT ACTIVITY HAPPENING, SO MUCH CONSTRUCTION HAPPEN, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT PULLING PERMITS. YOU SEE THOSE FLIPPING, FLIPPING HOUSE SHOWS. THERE'S A LOT OF FLIPPING GOING ON, A LOT OF, UH, CONSTRUCTION. MOSTLY, MOSTLY RESIDENTIAL, SOME COMMERCIAL. BUT WE HAVE FOUND, UH, TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE CALLING OUR OFFICES AND SAYING, YOU KNOW, I JUST MOVED INTO MY HOUSE LAST YEAR. UH, THE, THE REALTOR TOLD ME THEY JUST RENOVATED THE WHOLE THING, GUTTED IT, NEW ELECTRICAL, NEW AC, BUT MY ELECTRICAL IS NOT WORKING. MY ACS, UH, YOU KNOW, BROKEN, WHO ARE MY CONTRACTORS THAT PULLED THE PERMITS? AND OUR ANSWER IS, NO ONE PULLED PERMITS ON ANY OF THAT WORK. SO WE'VE HAD TOO MANY OF THAT. SO WE'VE ALREADY STARTED THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR WE'RE ACTUALLY ADDING SIX POSITIONS TO DO THAT ALL DAY, EVERY DAY. AND JUST THE, THE FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IT ON WEEKENDS, GOING TO LOOK FOR THIS WORK VERY STRATEGICALLY AND TARGETEDLY, WE'VE ALREADY FOUND 800 VIOLATIONS OF THIS AND JUST [03:00:01] LIKE FOUR MONTHS WORTH OF WORK. SO WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF THAT GOING OUT THERE. SO OUR, OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE, WHEN THEY RENOVATE STRUCTURES, IT'S SAFE. IT MEETS CODE WHEN IT GOES WRONG WITH ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, THAT'S VERY HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES. AND THEN WE WANNA BRING THEM INTO THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT. OKAY? SO WE'RE GONNA ADD, UH, SIX POSITIONS TO HELP US THERE. OUR BUILD SA, WE DID GO LIVE WITH PHASE ONE. WE NEED A POSITION THERE TO HELP US MAINTAIN THAT SYSTEM. AS, YOU KNOW, PASSWORD RESETS OR THINGS, UH, YOU KNOW, GO WRONG ON A LITTLE ITEM, WE WILL TAKE THAT AND WORK WITH IT. AND WE NEED A POSITION, UH, DEDICATED TO THAT. SHORT-TERM RENTALS. WE ALL KNOW SHORT-TERM RENTALS. I, I THINK, UH, THAT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE HOTTEST THINGS WE DID OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS IN TERMS OF HIGH PROFILE. WE STARTED OUR SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE. UH, WE'VE BEEN ISSUING PERMITS. WE'VE ALREADY ISSUED SINCE FEBRUARY, OVER 1500 SHORT-TERM RENTAL PERMITS IN THE CITY. WE NEED ANOTHER POSITION, A SENIOR PLANNER TO HELP WITH THOSE PERMITS, UH, AND REVIEW OF THOSE. AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE POSITIONS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, WILL HELP ALL THOSE OTHER AREAS, WHETHER IT BE ADDRESSING, UH, FISCAL, UM, INSPECTION FOR SIDEWALKS AND STREETS. AND THEN, UH, TWO, TWO POSITIONS FOR OUR UPCOMING MILITARY PROTECTION AREA, WHICH YOU'LL BE SEEING IN SEPTEMBER. SO WITH THAT, I DID MENTION THE GENERAL FUND. UH, WE DID NOT INCREASE OR DECREASE, UH, THE AMOUNT OF STAFF. WE ARE GONNA MAINTAIN THE SERVICE LEVELS, BUT WE DID FIND SOME EFFICIENCIES IN LOOKING AT OUR ABATEMENT DOLLARS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. WE SEE THAT WE, WE CAN SAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY ON THE AMOUNT OF VACANT LOTS AND DEMOLITIONS THAT WE HAVE BUDGETED TO DO WHEN THE OWNER DOESN'T DO IT THEMSELVES. THE DATA JUST SHOWS THAT WE HAVE SOME SAVINGS THERE. SO THERE'S A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. UH, THERE'S VARIOUS LINE ITEM REDUCTIONS THAT WE HAD. ONE OF 'EM, UH, THERE'S ONE OF OUR NEW SERVICE CENTERS. WE HAD SOME, WE WERE LEASING SOME SPACE FOR SOME CODE TEAMS. WE MOVED THEM INTO A CITY FACILITY. WE CAN SAVE ALMOST $25,000 IN LEASING FEES AND A FEW OTHERS. SO IT'S KEY FOR US TO ALWAYS KEEP TRYING TO REDUCE THE RESOURCES THAT WE NEED IF WE CAN STILL MAINTAIN THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE. AND I THINK WE'VE DONE SO HERE. UH, AND SO FINALLY, I'LL JUST TALK ABOUT WHAT'S COMING UP IN FY 2020. SO BILL SA, SO, UH, AT THE END OF FY 2020 IN SEPTEMBER, WE WILL BE GOING LIVE WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT. AND THEN A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER THAT, WE'LL BE GOING, UH, WITH THE REST OF IT, WHICH IS THE BUILDING PERMITS AND INSPECTION. THE KEY THERE IS, UM, THAT'LL BE JUST INCREDIBLE, UH, IMPROVEMENTS FOR NOT ONLY OUR STAFF BUT OUR CITIZENS. THEY'LL HAVE MORE CASE INFORMATION AT THEIR FINGERTIPS, AT THEIR MOBILE PHONES. UH, WE HAVE BETTER, UH, MOBILE TOOLS FOR CODE OFFICERS AND INSPECTORS TO BE MORE EFFICIENT IN THE FIELD. UH, PLAN REVIEWS AND PERMITS WILL BE SUBMITTED AND REVIEWED ELECTRONICALLY. SO VERY SUSTAINABLE. UH, BUT THAT'S JUST THE NATURE OF OUR BUSINESS. WE NEED TO DO THAT. AND THAT'LL BE, UH, HOW WE DO BUSINESS MOVING FORWARD NEXT YEAR IS ALSO GONNA BE BUSY FOR YOU ALL BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT THE UPDATES TO OUR UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODES, OUR FIVE-YEAR UPDATE FOR THE U D C, AS WELL AS OUR 10 BUILDING RELATED CODES, WHICH INCLUDES FIRE, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. RIGHT. AS WELL AS OUR SIGN CODE UPDATE. I KNOW YOU'RE ALL EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO WE HAVE ALL THAT WORK TO DO NEXT YEAR. SO BUCKLE UP, UH, WE'LL BE DOING A LOT OF WORK AND WE'LL BRING YOU, UH, SOME GREAT NEW UPDATED CODES. I KNOW YOU'RE EXCITED, MAYOR. I CAN TELL. WE HAVE LARGE AREA ZONINGS WE'RE WORKING ON. WE HAVE A SENIOR LIVING FACILITY PROACTIVE INSPECTION PROGRAM THAT WE'RE, UH, GONNA BE BRINGING TO YOU IN A FEW MONTHS. AND THEN OF COURSE, WITH ALL THAT WORK, WE HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH THAT DEMAND OF THE PERMITS AND INSPECTION ACTIVITIES, UH, TO MEET OUR CUSTOMER'S NEEDS. SO WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I'M SURE ALL OF US WILL. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, MIKE, FOR THE PRESENTATION, IF YOU WANNA JUST STAY UP THERE. I'LL JUST START WITH YOU. UM, YOU MENTIONED THE 10, UH, DIFFERENT CODES. I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT KIND OF, UM, OBVIOUSLY WE REALLY HAVEN'T DUG INTO THAT WORK JUST YET, BUT IT'S COMING AND, AND PEOPLE KNOW GENERALLY HOW DISRUPTIVE THAT CAN BE. UM, BUT IT'S NECESSARY WORK. SO WHAT, WHAT'S BEING DONE RIGHT NOW WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT TO KIND OF PREPARE EVERYBODY FOR IT? SET EXPECTATIONS, MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS IS, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO THIS AND BE READY FOR IT, AND WE NEED YOUR PARTICIPATION IN IT. SURE. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO, EVERY FIVE YEARS WE LOOK AT THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AS WELL AS INTERMITTENT. THERE'S SOME CHANGES THAT WE DO, BUT EVERY FIVE YEARS, UH, THERE'S A FORMALIZED PROCESS ON, ON CHAPTER 35 OF OUR U D C. NOW, INTERNALLY, NOT ONLY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF, BUT SOME OTHER DEPARTMENTS LIKE T C I O H P, ALL OF THOSE REGULATIONS THAT WITHIN CHAPTER 35, WE ARE LOOKING AT, UH, POTENTIAL CHANGES. MOST OF THEM ARE CLARIFICATIONS. WHAT ARE THOSE DEBATES THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR COMMUNITY ON DESIGN CONSULTING? UH, AND WE'RE, WE'RE ACTUALLY INTERNALLY LOOKING AT ALL THAT. UM, I KNOW, UH, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT IS, IS EMBARKED ON, UH, WITH A CONSULTANCY AT WHAT CHANGES NEED TO HAPPEN. AND WE ARE INVOLVED WITH THAT TOO, UH, TO HELP LINE UP THE U D C WITH THE ESSAY TOMORROW PLANS AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. UH, NOW FROM THE BUILDING RELATED CODES AND THE FIRE CODES, WE ARE ACTUALLY INVOLVED AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, UH, AT, AT, WE'RE PART OF COMMITTEES. WE GO TO THE HEARINGS. WE ALSO WATCH THE WEB-BASED, UH, HEARINGS ON THOSE. SO WE, WE HAVE AN ANTICIPATION OF WHAT'S COMING ON THOSE SO THAT WE CAN PROPOSE SOMETHING TO OUR COMMUNITY AS WE START THOSE HEARINGS. [03:05:01] AND THEN OUR SIGN CODE, UH, WE DEAL WITH OUR SIGN CODE INDUSTRY A LOT. WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING ON AN ITEM RIGHT NOW THAT YOU MAY SEE IN SEPTEMBER, WHICH IS A SMALL PIECE OF THAT. UH, BUT AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF LEGWORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IN F Y 19 JUST TO GET READY. SO THAT, THAT YEAR LONG PROCESS, IT GOES FAIRLY QUICKLY AND THERE'S A LOT OF DETAILED CODES. UH, BUT I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE READY FOR IT. UM, I HAVE A GREAT TEAM IN, IN PLACE AND GREAT PARTNERS, AND ACTUALLY OUR CUSTOMERS TOO. THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF THAT SAME WORK. AND WE MEET WITH THEM REGULARLY TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT, UH, WE THINK COULD, UH, COULD AND SHOULD BE CHANGED. GREAT. I'M HAPPY TO HEAR, UH, THE, YOUR STAFFING, UH, LEVELS ARE GONNA RISE IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. I KNOW THAT YOU'RE, I MEAN, UH, THE WORK THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING, ALMOST STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP SOMETIMES. AND SO I I, I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE PRIORITIZING THAT. UM, IF YOU CAN GO TO THE SLIDE THAT SHOWS ACTUALLY SLIDE FIVE AND SIX. I'M JUST CURIOUS, UH, YOU'RE OUTPERFORMING YOUR ESTIMATES, UH, OR I'M, I'M SORRY. YOU'RE OUTPERFORMING YOUR TARGETS. WHY DON'T WE RESET OUR TARGETS? I AM GONNA LOOK AT FIVE AND SIX. LEMME GET TO THOSE. YEAH. SO I'LL TALK ABOUT, UH, OUR PERFORMANCE METRICS. WE HAVE WORKED AND WE MEET WITH MONTHLY, UH, WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY. SO 10 YEARS AGO, WE ACTUALLY SAT DOWN 12 YEARS AGO, WE SAT DOWN WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, THE REAL ESTATE COUNCIL, GREATEST SAN ANTONIO BUILD ASSOCIATION, AND SAID, HEY, WHAT LEVELS OF SERVICE DO YOU NEED? IT WAS TAKEN WAY TOO LONG TO GET PERMITS IN AND OUT THE DOOR. AND WE CONTINUALLY TALK TO THEM ABOUT OUR 20 DAY GOALS, 18 DAY GOALS, THREE DAY AND STUFF. SO WHEN WE MEET OR EXCEED THOSE, UM, THEY'RE, THEY'RE SATISFIED WITH THOSE SERVICE LEVELS. THEY WANT US TO STAFF TOWARDS THAT. UH, YOU'RE RIGHT, THE MAJOR PLATTS ARE COMING IN UNDER, UH, SO, UH, WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK TO REVISIT THAT WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, UH, NOW OF OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT, UM, CHANGES. THOSE PERFORMANCE TARGETS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED A FEW YEARS BACK. EVEN, UM, THE PROACTIVITY GOAL LAST YEAR WENT FROM 50% TO TWO THIRDS, 65% FOR THAT SAME REASON. UH, WE THINK THESE ARE APPROPRIATE GOALS. WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK TO IMPROVE ANY OF THOSE, BUT I THINK, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF STAY WITH THESE, UH, VERY PROACTIVE, VERY HIGH COMPLIANCE RATES. I THINK THAT GIVES US A GOOD, YEAH, I MEAN, IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE SETTING YOUR TARGETS, UH, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE INDUSTRY, THAT'S DEPENDENT ON YOU MEETING THOSE TARGETS, AS LONG AS IT'S A STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE THAT YOU, UH, THAT THAT'S DEFENSIBLE. I, I, I AGREE WITH THAT. I MEAN, SURE. WE SHOULDN'T JUST SAY A HUNDRED PERCENT BECAUSE WE CAN. YEAH. UH, BUT, BUT OBVIOUSLY WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. IF YOU'RE ACHIEVING THAT, LET'S SET OUR STANDARDS HIGH, YOU KNOW? SURE. SO, THANK YOU. UM, QUICK QUESTION. UH, WITH REGARD TO FEE WAIVERS, WE ALWAYS FIND OURSELVES TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR, SOMETIMES EVEN EARLIER THAN THAT, WHERE WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF THE DOLLARS THAT WE'RE ALLOCATED FOR FEE WAIVERS THROUGH C C D O, UH, TO OFFSET THE, THE WAIVERS THROUGH D S D, UM, WHAT WOULD IT COST US TO, UH, EXEMPT FROM THOSE FEES? ANY AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS? BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING WE, WE COULD FEASIBLY DO. YEAH. I, I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS ON YOU. WE COULD CERTAINLY LOOK TO SEE HOW MANY AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS MAYBE CAME THROUGH OUR DEPARTMENT AND, AND, AND RUN THAT CALCULATION AND PRESENT THAT ESTIMATE TO YOU. UH, I WILL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, THE FEE WAIVER SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, CERTAINLY AS WHEN CITY COUNCIL SETS POLICY TO WAIVE FEES, THE, WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN A, WHEN A PROJECT COMES TO US, WE ASSESS THE FEES, WE WAIVE THEM, AND THEN THE GENERAL FUND REIMBURSES THAT ENTERPRISE FUND. UH, THAT'S THE MECHANISM WE USE NOW. BUT, UH, WE WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE TO, UM, JUST RUN THOSE NUMBERS FOR YOU. MAYBE GET JUST SOME INFO ON THAT. RIGHT. WE'VE HAD, WE'VE HAD TO SLOW, I MEAN, WE'VE HAD TO, UM, MAYBE NOT OFFER WAIVERS OR EVEN SLOW A PROJECT APPLICATION BECAUSE THE FEE WAVES WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE IN THAT FISCAL YEAR. I'M WONDERING IF WE CAN JUST, UM, PROVIDE SOME PREDICTABILITY TO THE FOLKS THAT WHO MIGHT BE THINKING ABOUT, UH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS PART OF THEIR PORTFOLIO BY SAYING, IF YOU'RE DOING A PROJECT AND IT MEETS THESE CRITERIA, THERE ARE NO FEES ASSOCIATED AS A WAY OF, UH, AGAIN, UM, HELPING TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO FACILITATE THAT MARKET. SURE. THE CHA THE CHALLENGE WE HAVE WITH THAT IS REMEMBER THE FEES THAT I TAKE IN FOR THOSE PROJECTS. IF I DON'T TAKE IN THE FEES, IF WE JUST DON'T HAVE ANY FEES FOR THAT PROJECT, RIGHT? I STILL HAVE TO DO REVIEWS, INSPECTIONS AND, AND HAVE RESOURCES THERE. SO THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE KIND OF THE, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE MODEL THE WAY IT IS. BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY, UH, LOOK MAYBE AT THE LAST FEW. THAT'S WHY I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT, WHAT IS THE COST ASSOCIATED, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PLAN FOR. IT HELPS. UH, I MEAN, IT WOULD, I WOULD THINK IT WOULD HELP. OBVIOUSLY WE NEED SOME FEEDBACK ON THAT. UM, DIDN'T WANT TO ASK ABOUT BANDIT SIGNS. IT SEEMS LIKE WE, EVERY, UH, FEW MONTHS WE SEEM TO HAVE A RASH OF 'EM AGAIN. THEY'RE, THEY SEEM TO BE COMING BACK. MM-HMM. . UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE, HOW MUCH PROSECUTION YOU'VE DONE LATELY. UH, BUT IF WE CAN GET SOME WORD OUT TO NEIGHBORHOODS, UH, ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S A LEGAL SIGN? WHAT'S A NON-LEGAL SIGN AND THEIR RIGHTS TO REMOVE ANY SIGNS THAT AREN'T NOT LEGAL? WHAT, WHAT ARE YOU SEEING [03:10:01] AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP? SURE. SO BANDIT SIGNS IS STILL A PROBLEM. UH, WE, WE, OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL ON BANDIT SIGNS IS STILL TO PICK UP AS MANY AS WE HAVE. WE HAVE A, A BANDIT SIGN CREW THAT GOES OUT ON THE WEEKENDS. THAT'S WHERE WE FIND THE MOST OF 'EM. UH, WE'RE STILL PICKING UP ALMOST A HUNDRED THOUSAND OF THOSE. 'CAUSE THEY'RE TRASH. AND THAT'S WHAT OUR COMMUNITY REALLY WANTS US TO DO. FIRST, FIRST AND FOREMOST, HELP US CLEAN IT UP, WHICH WE DO. UH, WE DID REMEMBER WE DID THE SIGN CODE UPDATE. WE PUT SOME ADDITIONAL, UH, MEASURES IN THERE ON HOW TO PROSECUTE THOSE, ESPECIALLY THE REPEAT VIOLATORS. SO WE STILL DO HUNDREDS OF CASES A YEAR. I CAN GET YOU THOSE EXACT NUMBERS. UM, THE FIRST YEAR WE WENT, UH, PRETTY STRONG ON THOSE FEATHER FEATHER SIGNS. REMEMBER THOSE, THOSE FAN FEATHER SIGNS. WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF DENT, BUT THEY STARTED POPPING UP BACK AGAIN. UH, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO KNOW, HEY, YOU CAN PULL A PERMIT FOR THOSE. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THEM AND THROW 'EM AWAY FOR YOU 'CAUSE YOU SPENT SOME MONEY. UH, BUT, UH, I CAN GET YOU THE NUMBERS ON HOW MANY CASES THAT WE'VE, WE'VE HANDLED THIS YEAR. BUT IT'S, UH, IT'S, IT'S OVER A HUNDRED CASES OF $300 TICKETS THAT WE GIVE TO PEOPLE WITH BAND SIGNS. YEAH. OKAY. GREAT. UM, LAST THING I'LL SAY, MIKE, I, IF YOU WANT TO FLIP OVER THAT SLIDE WHERE YOU SHOWED THE, THE TREE, UM, FROM THE STORM EVENT. UM, OR WAS IT, UH, YEAH, LEMME GET IT. SLIDE EIGHT. THAT, UM, THAT HOME, I THINK THAT PICTURE'S ACTUALLY REVERSED. SLIDE EIGHT. LET SEE HERE. THERE WE GO. GOT IT UP YET. IT'S ON MY SCREEN HERE. OKAY. THERE WE GO. YEAH, I THINK THAT PICTURE'S ACTUALLY REVERSED. WELL, THAT'S, THAT, THAT PICTURE'S ACTUALLY TAKEN FROM THE BACKYARD. OH, FROM THE BACK. FROM THE, IF THAT'S NOT FROM THE STREET. NOT FROM THE STREET, YEAH. SO, SO FIRST OF ALL, THAT'S A PICTURE OF GREAT CRAFTSMANSHIP OF A HOME THAT THAT TREE HAD TO HAVE BEEN A HUNDRED PLUS YEARS OLD. IT'S A HAIR TO JOKE. MM-HMM. . IT WAS LIFTED, CLEAR OUT OF THE FOUNDATION, UM, AND LITERALLY HAD NOTHING ON THE GROUND UNDERNEATH THAT SLAB. SO IT WAS, IT WAS LITERALLY ON TOP OF THE HOME, CORRECT? WHAT, WHAT, WHAT THE WOMAN OH YEAH. THE WOMAN WHO YOU MENTIONED, UM, WAS STANDING IN THE KITCHEN MM-HMM. WHEN IT FELL UNDERNEATH THOSE DOUBLE WINDOWS RIGHT THERE. YEP. WHEN IT FELL IN THE HOUSE, SHE'S, IT'S A MIRACLE SHE'S ALIVE. BUT THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT IS THAT I WANTED TO JUST, UM, GIVE KUDOS TO YOUR STAFF AND TO DAVID'S STAFF. UM, REPEATEDLY OVER THE LAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS, WE'VE HAD STORM EVENTS THAT ARE HERE LOCAL, UH, ALSO IN HOUSTON AND OTHER PARTS. AND, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T OFTEN THINK ABOUT YOUR STAFF OR DAVID'S STAFF AS FIRST RESPONDERS, BUT IT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE AND SO GRATIFYING TO SEE YOUR CREWS OUT, HELPING FOLKS LIKE THAT IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO IN HOUSTON, RESPONDING TO THINGS LIKE THAT. CLEANING IT UP, COUNCILMAN, UH, SANDOVAL AND I WERE OUT LATE WATCHING DAVID'S CREWS WITH THE BIG TRUCKS COME THROUGH AND JUST CLEAR DEBRIS THE NIGHT THAT STORM BLEW THROUGH. UH, AND THEY WERE OUT THERE FOR SEVERAL DAYS, IF NOT WEEKS AFTER. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM, A LOT OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, UH, DESERVE CREDIT. UM, WE DON'T OFTEN THINK ABOUT SOLID WASTE AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES OF GETTING THE KIND OF PUBLIC CREDIT, UH, THAT WE SEE OFTEN, UH, DURING THESE STORM EVENTS. SO GREAT JOB TO YOU AND TO DAVID, UH, ON THE GREAT TEAMS THAT YOU HAVE IN PLACE. KEEP IT GOING. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, THANK YOU, MIKE. I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR, UM, FOR HEBER AND DAVID, WHOEVER'S CLOSER. SO, CONGRATULATIONS, DAVID, ON YOUR, UM, GREAT MARKETING TEAM. THANK YOU, SIR. IN PLACE ON THE ADDIE AWARDS. UM, AND AGAIN, UH, PLEASE REITERATE OUR, OUR, OUR THANKS TO YOUR STAFF AS WELL. THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD FOR YOU IS THAT WE'VE BEEN, UH, TALKING ABOUT THE, THE, UM, COST SAVINGS AS IT RELATES TO GOING TO ORGANICS AND RECYCLES, UM, OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS AS WE'VE MADE THIS TRANSITION. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THE USER NOW WILL GET A, A FEE, UH, DECREASE IF THEY, IF THEY START DOING IT. UM, YOU KNOW, PUTTING LESS WASTE INTO THE, INTO THE STREAM. DO WE HAVE A SENSE, THOUGH, OF HOW MUCH OFFSET WE'VE ACHIEVED THROUGH, UH, SAVINGS ON LANDFILLS ONGOING SINCE WE STARTED THIS PROGRAM AND WHAT WE'RE GETTING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS? UM, TO A CERTAIN DEGREE, YES. AND WHAT WE ARE SEEING, I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBERS, BUT FOR INSTANCE, TO TAKE THAT SAME TON TO THE LANDFILL VERSUS WHAT WE DO, AT LEAST FROM RECYCLING, UH, WE'RE PROBABLY STILL SAVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF ABOUT 20 TO $21 A TON, UH, IN THE, IN THE DIFFERENCE. AND THAT'S BECAUSE IT COSTS US $25 A TON TO THROW IT AWAY AT THE LANDFILL. BUT BECAUSE WE'RE TAKING IT THROUGH OUR RECYCLING PROCESS, [03:15:01] WE MAY HAVE TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $4 PER TON AFTER WE GET THE COMMODITIES MARKETS AND THINGS KIND OF SHAKE OUT. BUT IT'S, IT'S ANYWHERE FROM 15 TO $20 A TON SAVINGS. I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY AS WE GET EVEN MORE AGGRESSIVE ON THESE TARGETS, PARTICULARLY WITH ORGANICS, IF WE CAN HAVE A, A NET SAVINGS, UH, FOR THE CITY. UH, RELATED TO WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROGRAM AND WHERE WE ARE NOW, UM, I SEE THAT WE'RE STILL SPENDING ABOUT 2.9 SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON LANDFILL MANAGEMENT. YES. UH, BUT GETTING OUR COMMUNITY A PICTURE OF HOW MUCH WE'VE SAVED AS A CITY, UH, OVERALL WOULD BE, WOULD BE HELPFUL AS WE CONTINUE TO PUSH IN THAT DIRECTION. YES. AND ONE OF THE THINGS, SIR, THAT IS HELPING US IS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A, A GREAT CONTRACT TODAY FOR OUR MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY. SAME THING FOR ORGANICS. WE HAVE A GREAT CONTRACT. UH, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I SHARED SOME OF THE CHALLENGES COMING AROUND THE CORNER IS BECAUSE THOSE COSTS ARE ALREADY SHIFTING FOR OTHER CITIES. AND, AND I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. UH, THE CITY OF HOUSTON RIGHT NOW, I THINK PAYS MAYBE $89 A TON TO PROCESS THEIR RECYCLABLES. WE'RE AT ABOUT $50 A TON. UH, CITY OF FORT WORTH IS ABOUT $80 A TON. UH, WHEN YOU LOOK AT, UH, SOME PARTS OF AUSTIN THERE VARIES ANYWHERE FROM 70 TO $89 A TON. SO THOSE HAVE SHIFTED. OUR CONTRACT AGREEMENT TAKES US THROUGH JULY OF 2024. BUT THAT'S WHY WE'RE BEING PROACTIVE TO CREATE A NEW PLAN SO THAT WE'RE NOT HIT JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE A FAVORABLE CONTRACT TODAY AND, AND WE'RE GOOD FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. UH, EVEN FOR ORGANICS, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING A SHIFT IN THE COMMODITIES MARKET AND THAT RETURN ON INVESTMENT. SO GIVING YOU THE, THE SAVINGS, ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN DO THAT AND GET IT TO YOU. UH, WHAT HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE. WE'RE DETERMINED TO CONTROL THAT, THAT PROJECTORY. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DAVID. AND, UM, GREAT JOB IN THE PRESENTATION AS WELL. THANK YOU, SIR. EBRA, I HAVE JUST, UH, ONE QUESTION FOR YOU. UM, I KNOW YOU WERE KIND OF THROWN INTO THE, INTO THE FIRE HERE A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU TOOK COMMAND OF THE DEPARTMENT. I THINK YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB, YOUR TEAM AS WELL. UM, YOU SHOWED A SLIDE WITH REGARD TO, UM, THE NUMBER OF INVESTIGATIONS OF ILLEGAL PET SALES. CORRECT. CAN YOU GIVE US A PICTURE OF WHAT AN ILLEGAL PET SALE LOOKS LIKE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO? 'CAUSE WE, I MEAN, WE KNOW THERE ARE PUPPY MILLS, THERE ARE OTHER BREEDERS, UH, THAT ARE OPERATING OUTSIDE OF THE CITY. BUT WHAT, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT WOULD SOMEONE ENCOUNTER, UH, HERE? SO IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO, UH, SELL A PUPPY, UH, YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A, A LICENSE TO BE ABLE TO DO SO. YOU CANNOT, UH, UNDER NO SITUATION ARE YOU ALLOWED TO SELL ON THE ROADSIDE. UM, AND SO BASICALLY THE INVESTIGATION WE DO IS WE GET THE, THAT TIP OUR OFFICERS GO OUT THERE, UH, WHERE THEY ARE SELLING THEM, AND THEN WE ADDRESS IT AT THAT SIGN BY ISSUING CITATIONS. UH, IF WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO IMPOUND, WE WILL IMPOUND AS PART OF THAT INVESTIGATION. UH, AND THEN WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW UP. WE DO HAVE A STAFF MEMBER OR THE EQUIVALENT OF ONE POSITION THAT IS DEDICATED TO, UH, LOOKING FOR, PROACTIVELY LOOKING FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS AND TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT THROUGH EITHER CRAIGSLIST OR ANY OTHER ONLINE SELLING FORM THAT THEY MAY BE USING. OKAY. UM, OUT OF THE 260 SOME ODD INVESTIGATIONS THAT WERE STARTED, IT RESULTED IN A HUNDRED CITATIONS. IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT. SO WHAT IS, WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF CITATION? ARE THEY ESCALATING, UM, FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS, OR WHAT, WHAT DO WE DO IF WE FIND SOMEBODY WHO'S LEGALLY SELLING? CORRECT. UH, THE OFFICERS HAS THE OPPER OPTION TO BE ABLE TO USE EITHER A CIVIL CITATION, WHICH IS A LOWER OR A CRIMINAL CITATION, WHICH IS A CLASS, UH, CLASS C UH, MISDEMEANOR, UH, AS, AS MORE IF THEY CONTINUE TO, UM, ENGAGE IN THAT TYPE OF BEHAVIOR. UH, WHAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO IS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO JOIN PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER AGENCIES, WHETHER THEY BE COUNTY OR, UH, OR EVEN STATE AGENCIES TO BE ABLE TO PURSUE THEM. AND SO IT REALLY VARIES BASED UPON ON, ON THE SEVERITY. OBVIOUSLY, IF THE ANIMALS ARE BEING MISTREATED, UH, OR IF THERE'S A LIKELIHOOD THAT THE ANIMALS, UH, HAVE IMPROPER DISEASE, THEN THAT, THEN THAT CAN LEAD INTO ADDITIONAL CITATION AND ADDITIONAL ISSUES. UM, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF CASES THIS LAST YEAR WHERE WE, WE ACTUALLY DID JOIN PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATE AGENCIES TO KIND OF CRACK DOWN ON A, ON A REPEAT OFFENDER THAT SEEMED LIKE HE WOULD NOT GO AWAY. AND I DON'T THINK I HAVE HEARD HIM RECENTLY. SO WHAT WAS THAT? [03:20:02] YEAH, SO IT'S BEEN ABOUT FOUR MONTHS SINCE WE'VE SEEN 'EM IN SAN ANTONIO. OKAY. UH, SO WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING BACK AND THEY KEEP GETTING CITED FOR MULTIPLE OFFENSES ON BREEDERS. UH, YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE'S A GROWING NATIONAL DIALOGUE, UM, ON ANIMAL WELFARE AND COMPASSION. UM, AND I WOULD, I WOULD HOPE THAT WE CAN RATCHET UP THE PUNISHMENT FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS, UH, FOR PET SALES AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. UM, I THINK THE PUBLIC HAS ZERO TOLERANCE FOR, FOR PEOPLE WHO MISTREAT ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE, WHO ARE SELLING THEM ILLEGALLY. UM, SO WHATEVER, UH, CODE, UH, THAT, UH, PERTAINS TO, I, I WOULD URGE US TO LOOK INTO IT. SO WE DO HAVE, WITHIN THE, WITHIN THE CITY, WE DO HAVE THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO US. BUT REALLY, IN MY OPINION, WHERE WE NEED TO GO IS ON THAT STATE LEVEL. UH, WE DO KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME STATE AGENCIES THAT IN THE LAST TWO LEGISLATIVE, UM, SESSIONS THAT WE HAVE, UH, THAT THEY HAVE PUSHED AN INCREASE, UH, IN ALLOWING US TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CERTAIN THINGS TO A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR. UM, WE HAVE BEEN PROACTIVELY, AS A CITY, BEEN PROACTIVELY HELPING WITH THAT, UM, BY RECOMMENDING, UH, IT, IT GOT REALLY CLOSE THIS LAST YEAR, PARTICULARLY WITH THE CARE, THE PROPER CARE OF ANIMALS. UM, UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS KICKED OUT, UH, DUE TO AN INDIVIDUAL FILIBUSTERING. UM, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THAT ONE OF OUR PRIORITIES. OKAY. WELL, THIS MAY BE ONE WHERE, UH, WE TAKE THE DISCUSSION OF THE I G R AND IF THERE ARE, ARE PRIORITIES WE NEED TO PUT INTO OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, THAT WE GO AHEAD AND DO THAT, UH, PRETTY FORCEFULLY. THE LAST THING I'LL SAY, I, I APPLAUD YOU AND YOUR TEAM, UH, IN YOUR, AND YOUR, UM, USE OF COMPASSION AS, AS THE FRAME FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK. I SAID THIS A COUPLE YEARS AGO THAT I, I THINK THERE IS A, ALSO A GROWING COMMUNITY DIALOGUE ABOUT THE TREATMENT OF HORSES ON OUR STREETS THAT WE DO NEED TO TAKE UP IN, IN A, UM, GENTLE BUT FIRM MANNER ABOUT HOW WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN. AND ARE WE PROVIDING FOR THE VERY BEST PROTECTIONS FOR, UH, THESE HORSES ON OUR STREETS? 'CAUSE WE'VE SEEN, UH, YOU KNOW, INJURIES AND, AND ILLNESS AS IT RELATES TO HEAT THAT WE, YOU KNOW, EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW. AND I THINK IT WOULD NOT BE IN KEEPING WITH THE, WITH OUR DEPARTMENT OR OUR CITY'S FRAME IF WE DIDN'T AT LEAST HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, UH, IN A, IN A COMPREHENSIVE WAY. SO, UM, THAT'S, THAT'S FOR A FUTURE DISCUSSION. BUT JUST TO PUT THAT ON YOUR RADAR, HEBER, AND, AND I THINK, UH, YOU MAY BE THE RIGHT GUY TO DO IT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR WORK. RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER GRO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'M GONNA BRING UP MIKE. SHANNON, I'LL LET YOU SIT DOWN RIGHT NOW HERE. UM, MIKE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. UH, I LIKED HOW YOU SPOKE REALLY, REALLY FAST AT THE END. IT'S AS IF YOUR TIMER WAS GOING OFF. SO IT WAS REALLY GOOD JOB. UM, . I GOT IT. MY TIMER'S ABOUT THIS TALL. ALRIGHT. VERY GOOD. YOU HAVE A, A GREAT TEAM, UM, THERE. AND I, I'M VERY PLEASED TO SEE A LOT OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING. ONE OF THE THINGS I'D LIKE TO ASK IS, UH, WELL, THAT I'M GONNA ASK IS, UH, ON SLIDE NUMBER THREE, YOU HAVE THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS. AND I KNOW IN OUR BOOK WE HAVE THE FUND CHANGES, THE IMPROVEMENTS AND THE CHANGES THAT WE'RE HAVING IN, UM, UH, POSITIONS. BUT I'D ALSO LIKE TO GET FROM YOU ALL A BREAKDOWN OF THESE. HOW MANY FIELD OFFICERS DO WE HAVE IN CODE ENFORCEMENT? AND HOW MANY OF THOSE OFFICERS ARE, ARE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE DESIGNATED FOR? UM, I KNOW SOME COUNCIL DISTRICTS HAVE SOME SURE. BUT THEN WHICH ONES ARE DESIGNATED FOR WEEKENDS? SURE. AND AS YOU DO THE INSPECTIONS, UH, FOR THESE, UH, PEOPLE WHO AREN'T GETTING PERMITS, ARE WE ALSO LOOKING AT CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FOR EVENING SHIFTS? OH, SOME LATER IN THE EVENING JUST TO DO SOME PROACTIVE, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S WHAT WE SEE IN OUR COMMUNITY. PEOPLE KNOW WHEN, YOU KNOW, THE TIME IS PEOPLE GO HOME AND THEN THEY CONTI THEY START THE WORK AFTER A CERTAIN HOUR. SO, UM, DO YOU HAVE, HOW MANY OFFICERS DO YOU HAVE FOR THE WEEKEND IN CODE ENFORCEMENT? YEAH, SO, UH, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 118 CODE OFFICERS, THE REMAINING OUR GRAFFITI ABATEMENT STAFF AND, AND SOME OTHERS. UM, 96 OF THOSE ARE GENERAL FIELD OFFICERS. 22 ARE CITYWIDE ON OUR, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ENHANCEMENT TEAM. THAT'S OUR SWEEPS TEAM. MM-HMM. , UH, WE HAVE A ZONING, SPECIAL ZONING TEAM AND LICENSING OF SALVAGE YARDS AND SOME OF THOSE. SO THEY'RE BROKEN UP THAT WAY. SO, AND, AND I CAN GET YOU THAT BREAKDOWN. UH, I CAN GET THE WHOLE COUNCIL MEMBER THAT BREAKDOWN, UH, OF WHERE THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE. IN TERMS TERMS OF WEEKEND ENFORCEMENT. UH, MOST OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS ARE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ON THE WEEKEND. AND WE HAD THIS IMPROVEMENT ADDED A FEW YEARS AGO TO GET A FEW MORE OFFICES ON THE WEEKEND TO HIT SOME OF THOSE REALLY WEEKEND VIOLATION. WE WERE REALLY TARGETING FRONT YARD PARKING AND GARAGE SALES AND A FEW OF THE OTHER, SOME OF THE WORK WITHOUT PERMITS. UH, WE HAVE ABOUT, UM, I THINK WE'RE UP [03:25:01] TO MAYBE 15 ON THE WEEKEND. MM-HMM. , SO IT IS A SKELETON CREW ON THE WEEKEND COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE REST OF THE YEAR. BUT THAT STRIKE TEAM THAT I TALKED ABOUT, WHICH IS ACTUALLY INSPECTORS MM-HMM. , WE HAVE SOME INSPECTORS THAT HAVE CROSSED OVER FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND BECOME LICENSED INSPECTORS. THEY'RE KIND OF THIS NICE HYBRID, UM, THEY'VE BEEN REAL EFFECTIVE, BUT WE WILL DEFINITELY BE PUTTING THEM ON SOME SORT OF ALTERNATIVE SCHEDULE, UH, A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE DAY. ESPECIALLY THOSE, THOSE FRIDAY NIGHTS THEY START THE JOB, TRY TO GET, TRY TO GET DONE BEFORE SUNDAY EVENING MM-HMM. RIGHT. MONDAY MORNING. UH, AND DEFINITELY, UH, SATURDAY WORK, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WORK WILL BE KEY FOR THAT STRIKE TEAM BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE MOST OF THE VIOLATIONS ARE HAPPENING. UH, SO YES. TO ALL OF THOSE QUESTIONS YOU ADDED, UM, WE CAN GET TO THAT BREAKDOWN PER COUNCIL DISTRICT AS WELL AS WHERE THOSE OFFICES ARE. YEAH. I, AND I, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF, OF, OF THOSE POSITIONS MM-HMM. IN THE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT YOU JUST LAID OUT TO. ABSOLUTELY. SO IF YOU CAN PROVIDE THAT IN OUR UPDATES YEP. UM, AT THE WEEKEND OR WHAT HAVE YOU, BECAUSE STILL WE DO HAVE THOSE ISSUES ON THE WEEKENDS THAT WE SEE AND WE CALL IN AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO CALL IN, UM, AND, UH, SEE IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE SEEING THAT YOU HAVE EFFICIENCIES ALREADY, UM, WE WILL LOVE TO HAVE MORE POSITIONS IN CODE ENFORCEMENT. ALWAYS, UH, MIKE, UH, THAT YOU'VE HEARD THIS PLENTY OF TIME. SO, UM, I'LL JUST PUT THAT OUT THERE. AGAIN, ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT IS, IN THE AREA OF INSPECTORS, HOW MANY INSPECTORS DO WE HAVE FOR THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND CHECKING IN DIFFERENT CFOS AND DIFFERENT BUSINESSES? 'CAUSE ONE THING THAT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION WAS THAT THERE ARE, UM, WE'VE BEEN DOING RECENTLY, UM, THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND, AND, UH, CHECKING IN AND HAVING THESE INSPECTORS. UNFORTUNATELY, WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN, WELL, IN MY AREA, WE HAVE A LOT OF TIRE SHOPS, OIL CHANGES, AIR CONDITIONING REPAIRS. AND THOSE ARE SOME VERY SERIOUS, UM, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS THAT ARE USED THERE IN THE C OF OS. IS THAT LISTED ON THE C OF OS? BECAUSE I SEE A C O A C OF O THAT WAS FOR AUTOMOBILE, UM, USED CAR CELLS, BUT THEN THEY'RE ALSO DOING, UH, OIL CHANGES, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. BUT THE C F O SAYS NOT EVEN AUTOMO, NOT EVEN A TIRE SHOP. IT JUST SAYS AUTOMOBILE BUSINESS. THAT'S IT. SO WHEN ARE THE INSPECTORS GOING OUT THERE AND DOES IT HAPPEN AND IS THERE EDUCATION SESSION THAT HAPPENS? OKAY. THIS IS YOUR C F O AND THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT DO FOR THESE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS OR ANY BUSINESS OWNER. SO THE ANSWER TO MANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS IS YES, THAT'S HAPPENING. AND IT HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT POINTS OF THE PROCESS. SO IN GENERAL, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INSPECTIONS ARE HANDLED THROUGH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. OKAY. THEY HAVE A TEAM. OKAY. AND WE CAN GET, UH, WE WORK WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE. I THINK THEY HAVE SOME DIFFERENT OFFICER, UH, DIFFERENT, UH, FIRE, UH, FIREFIGHTER PERSONNEL THAT GO OUT AND THEY HIT EVERY BUSINESS THAT HAS HAZARD MATERIAL. THERE'S ACTUALLY HAZARDOUS MATERIAL PERMIT. HOW MANY DO THEY HAVE? HOW MANY? I DON'T KNOW. WE'D HAVE TO GET THAT RIGHT FOR THE WHOLE CITY. YEAH. CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE ME THAT? SURE. YEAH. AND IF IT'S ONLY ONE FOR THE ENTIRE CITY, I THINK WE NEED MORE THAN THAT. I, I THINK IT'S MORE THAN THAT. OKAY. I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S MORE THAN THAT. ALRIGHT. THAT BEING SAID, INITIALLY THROUGH ANY BUSINESS, UH, WHEN IT GOES TO THE PLANNING REVIEW AND INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUP OCCUPANCY PROCESS, THE INITIAL INSPECTIONS ARE HANDLED BOTH BY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES INSPECTORS BUILDING ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, ALONG WITH THE FIRE INSPECTORS. OKAY. AND WE ASK HOW MUCH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS THEY'RE GONNA HAVE, WHETHER YOU'RE AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP AND INDUSTRIAL FACILITY, WHATEVER. AND THEY'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF HAZARD MATERIALS IF YOU GO OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT, MORE REQUIREMENTS KICK IN. SO THAT'S ALL DONE. AND THEN WE, WE, WE PUT THAT TYPE OF BUSINESS ON THE C OF O IN OUR SYSTEM THAT BOTH THE, THE, THE OWNER AN OPERATOR HAVE. AND WE HAVE HAS A LOT OF THOSE DETAILS OF, UM, WHAT TYPE OF AUTOMOBILE, UH, FACILITY, WHETHER IT'S A SERVICE SHOP. IN ADDITION, WE DO HAVE SOME CODE OFFICERS OUT OF THOSE THAT I, I TALKED ABOUT THAT ARE DEDICATED TO GO OUT TO ALL OF THE 500 OR SO TIRE SHOPS MM-HMM. , BECAUSE TIRE SHOPS HAVE SOME UNIQUE REGULATIONS THAT BY THE STATE AND LOCAL. SO WE HAVE A TEAM AND SURE THEY HAVE A CHECKLIST AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT TIRES AND MAKING SURE THEY'RE GETTING RID OF 'EM, SOME OF THE OIL, UH, MAKING SURE THEY'RE PUTTING 'EM IN THE PROPER CONTAINER. SO THEY HAVE A CHECKLIST ON THAT AS WELL. SO THERE IS ROUTINE INSPECTIONS OF THOSE TIRE SHOPS OR THOSE SERVICE FACILITIES. UM, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, GENERAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, WE'D HAVE TO WORK WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO GET YOU THOSE NUMBERS. OKAY. PLEASE. UM, AND THEN DO WE KNOW FOR THESE, UH, FLIPPING EXAMPLES THAT YOU GAVE THAT ARE NOT PULLING PERMITS, DO WE KNOW HOW, HAVE Y'ALL DONE AN ESTIMATE OF HOW MUCH REVENUE WE'VE LOST? YES. SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, SO HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOMEONE GETS CAUGHT WORKING WITHOUT A PERMIT. TYPICALLY, IF IT'S A HOMEOWNER, A LOT OF HOMEOWNERS DON'T KNOW WHAT PERMITS THEY NEED. SO WE GIVE THEM A NOTICE, THEY COME DOWN, THEY PULL THE PERMITS. WE'RE FINDING A LOT OF THE SMALL BUSINESS, SOME OF THE PLUMBERS, GENERAL CONTRACTORS, ELECTRICIANS EVEN THAT ARE NOT PULLING [03:30:01] PERMITS. SO JUST THE 800 VIOLATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD SO FAR IS OVER $300,000 OF REVENUE THAT HAS SINCE COME INTO OUR DEPARTMENT. AND THAT IS THE PERMIT FEE AND THE WORK WITHOUT PERMIT FEE. SO THEY'RE GETTING KIND OF DOUBLE HIT THERE. YEAH. WE DID ESTIMATE THAT THE, THE AMOUNT OF, I THINK IT'S $500,000, UH, WAS ON ONE OF THE SLIDES. THE $500,000 OF RESOURCES FOR THE SIX POSITIONS, WE, WE ANTICIPATE THAT WILL COST RECOVER. 'CAUSE THAT MONEY SHOULD BE COMING INTO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO REVIEW AND INSPECT THOSE PROPERTIES. SO WE'LL FIND IT, WE'LL MAKE 'EM COME IN, UM, AND THEN WE'LL GET THAT MONEY SO THEY WILL COST RECOVER, UH, THAT THAT PROGRAM. OKAY. AND, UM, I'M HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT THE EFFICIENCIES FOR THE, FOR THE VACANT LOTS, UM, AND THE ABATEMENTS THAT WE WOULD JUST DO IT OURSELVES. IT WOULD ADD SAVE TIME AND MONEY IT LOOKS LIKE. UM, AND THEN I THINK, I THINK THAT'S ALL THAT I, OH, NO. ONE MORE QUESTION. UM, DO YOU ALL RESPOND TO THE REQUEST? WELL, NO. A COUPLE THINGS ON SLIDE NUMBER FOUR FOR THE BUILD SA UH, I'M JUST GONNA LOOK AT ROD AND KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING ON THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME. OUR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, BECAUSE OF ALSO 'CAUSE OF THREE ONE ONE PEOPLE CALL IN, THEY LOOK ONLINE, IT SAYS CLOSED, BUT WE KNOW THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED YET. SO I'M JUST SAYING THAT OUT LOUD BECAUSE WE STILL FEEL THAT, UH, PAIN IN OUR COMMUNITY JUST TO NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS HAPPENING. SO WE NEED TO MOVE FASTER, ERIC. UM, BUT IT'S EASY TO SAY THAT. BUT ANYHOW. UH, AND THEN FINALLY, WITH THE LIGHTING REQUEST, STREET LIGHTING REQUEST, DO YOU ALL TAKE IN THOSE REQUESTS OR JUST SEND THEM STRAIGHT TO C P S ENERGY? NO, WE TAKE THEM IN. SO WE HAVE STAFF DEDICATED TO THAT. HOW MANY STAFF DO YOU HAVE DEDICATED? UM, TWO, ONE FULL-TIME. OKAY. ONE, ONE FULL-TIME. SO WE GET THAT REQUEST. WE DO AN ASSESSMENT OF HOW MANY EXISTING LIGHTS ARE THERE, AND THEN WE, WE ANALYZE THAT PER TODAY'S STANDARD. AND THEN WE COORDINATE WITH C P S YEAH. AND WHOEVER'S ASKING FOR IT, WHETHER IT BE THE COUNCIL OFFICE OR THE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP. AND THEN THERE'S A PROCESS TO SEE IF EVERYBODY WANTS THEM. AND THEN THAT'S HOW IT GOES. SO, BUT WE, WE DO HAVE A, WE DO HAVE A STAFF MEMBER. SO MY, MY RECOMMENDATION OR MY HOPE IS THAT IF WE FIND MORE EFFICIENCIES, I THINK ONE FULL-TIME PERSON FOR ADDRESSING AND SEEING IF STREET LIGHTING IS APPROPRIATE IN CERTAIN PLACES FOR THE ENTIRE CITY IS NOT ADEQUATE. UM, SO IF WE DO FIND MORE EFFICIENCIES, I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT INCREASE. 'CAUSE I KNOW WE GET A LOT OF CALLS AND WE DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO, AND WE KNOW IT TAKES TIME. BUT, UM, I THINK WE NEED MORE POSITIONS FOR THAT, UH, FOR STREET LIGHTING, UM, AS WELL. AND, UM, ONE LAST QUESTION. WHEN IT COMES TO CODE OFFICERS, ARE THEY MAYBE TRAINED JUST IN THE ABILITY OF KNOWING HOW TO MAYBE DEESCALATE SITUATIONS WHEN YOU KNOW, IF THERE NEEDS TO BE CROSS TRAINING? OR DO THEY THEY GO THROUGH THAT? YEAH. SO NOT ONLY, AND THIS IS NOT ONLY FOR CODE OFFICERS, BUT ARE INSPECTORS AS WELL. RIGHT. OKAY. UM, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME HEATED DISCUSSIONS THAT, THAT HAPPEN. YEAH. AND SOME OF OUR CUSTOMERS DON'T LIKE, NO, OR HERE'S YOUR NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR HERE'S YOUR TICKET. RIGHT. THEY DON'T LIKE THAT. SO WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM NOT ONLY INITIALLY, BUT ONGOING, UH, PERIODIC RETRAINING ON HOW TO DEAL WITH DIFFICULT CUSTOMERS OR CITIZENS. AND THE IDEA IS TO DEESCALATE STEP AWAY, DO NOT ENGAGE. UH, SO THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR, NOT ONLY INITIAL, BUT ONGOING TRAINING. SO THAT HAS TO, THAT'S ALL OF OUR FIELD. AND, AND, AND EVEN SOME OF OUR, OUR, OUR, UH, OFFICE STAFF, WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT AS WELL. OKAY. YEP. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MIKE. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. THANK YOU. UM, NOW I'LL BRING UP HEAVER. SO HEAVER, I HAVE TO SAY, UM, THE REASON I WAS LOOKING DOWN AND LOOKING AWAY AND SHAKING MY HEAD WHEN THE VIDEO WAS GOING IS BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO. YOU'RE TRYING TO GET ME TO GET ANOTHER DOG, AND I CAN'T GET ANOTHER DOG RIGHT NOW. SO THAT'S WHY I HAD TO LOOK AWAY, CONSIDER IT DONE. SO I'M, I'M HAVING PLENTY OF FUN WITH MY, MY PUP RIGHT NOW. SO I DO WANNA THANK MY DISTRICT THREE, UM, ANIMAL CARE SERVICES AS ADVISOR, UH, GEORGE GARCIA, WHO DOES A GREAT JOB. AND HE'S WONDERFUL ON, UH, QUALITY CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT AND PROCESSES AND QUALITY ASSURANCE. SO HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE, UM, WHAT HE'S DOING. I DO WANTED TO, A, I DID WANNA ASK, UH, JUST TO START OFF WITH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW IN YOUR, UM, LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS FIRST SLIDE, NUMBER 11, ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE FIELD OPERATIONS, I'D LIKE TO HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF THOSE POSITIONS. HOW MANY OR ALL OF THE POSITIONS WITHIN ANIMAL CARE SERVICES, IF YOU CAN PROVIDE THAT FOR MY OFFICE AS WELL. I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY FIELD, UM, OPER WELL OFFICERS, A C S OFFICERS DO YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW OUT THERE? AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW [03:35:01] THE BREAKDOWN OF HOW MANY ARE IN DISTRICT SPECIFIC, BUT NOW HOW MANY ARE HAVING TO DO OVERLAP? BECAUSE IF THEY'RE DISTRICT, DISTRICT SPECIFIC, A C S OFFICERS, THEY'RE WORKING WITH OUR OFFICE IN OUR, IN OUR DISTRICTS. BUT IS THERE AN ISSUE WITH NOT ENOUGH, UM, A C S OFFICERS, DO WE NOT HAVE ENOUGH OR SOME SHIFTING OVER TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT WE NEED TO WORK ON AND FILL THOSE, THOSE SPOTS? SO WE, WE CURRENTLY HAVE 41 FIELD OFFICERS, UH, DEDICATED FIELD OFFICERS FOR THE CITY. UH, OF THOSE, UH, FIVE OF THEM ARE DEDICATED TO THE COUNCIL DISTRICTS AND BETWEEN DISTRICT ONE THROUGH ONE THROUGH FIVE MM-HMM. , UM, THE DUTIES, USUALLY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OVERLAP, WE ARE BRINGING IN OUR FIRST RESPONDERS TO ASSIST IN THOSE HIGH TARGETED AREAS, UH, VERSUS THE OTHER WAY AROUND. OKAY. SO THEY WILL BE THEN ASSISTING THE, THE DISTRICT SPECIFIC A C S OFFICERS? CORRECT. SO WE HAVE, WE HAVE OUR FIRST RESPONSE CALLS THAT COME IN WHERE WE HAVE THOSE OFFICERS WHO ARE THE FIRST RESPONDERS OFFICERS THAT THEY ARE DOING THE INITIAL CONTACT. UH, THE DISTRICT OFFICERS ARE DOING MORE OF THE, KINDA LIKE THE PROACTIVE, MORE OF THE FOLLOW UP, UH, MORE OF THE WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THAT AREA. UM, AND THEN THEY COORDINATE THE EFFORTS WITH SOME OF OUR, LIKE OUR SUITE TEAM OR SOME OF OUR OTHER, OTHER TEAMS THAT WE HAVE. MM-HMM. , AND I JUST NEED CLARIFICATION ON THIS TOO, IF SOMEBODY CALLS 3 1 1, AND WOULD ANIMAL CARE SERVICES TELL AN INDIVIDUAL TO COME AND PICK UP A DOG? WOULD ANIMAL CARE SERVICES TELL THAT INDIVIDUAL, A RESIDENT TO, UH, PUT THE DOG IN A CA OR TIE UP THE DOG AND HOLD IT FOR ENAMEL CARE SERVICES TO COME AND GET IT? NO. OKAY. NOW, IF SOMEBODY CALLS IN AND SAYS, HEY, I'VE GOT A DOG TRAPPED IN THE, IN THE BACKYARD. OR IF I HAVE A, OR IF SOMEBODY SAYS, HEY, I'VE CAUGHT A DOG, IT'S TIED UP. UM, IT'S IN MY BACKYARD. THEN WE HAVE A SPECIFIC, UH, CALL TYPE THAT ALLOWS US TO BE ABLE TO GO AND, UH, KIND OF GET THAT, UH, QUICKER. BUT, UH, YOU WILL NOT FIND AN ANIMAL CARE OFFICER GIVING INSTRUCTION TO. OKAY. I JUST WANTED DISPEL THAT RUMOR BECAUSE IT'S SOME THINGS THAT SOME PEOPLE SHARE THAT ANIMAL CARE SERVICES TELL THEM, TELLS THEM TO GET THE DOG AND, AND TO TIE IT UP. BUT THAT'S NOT THE, THE OPERATING PROCEDURE OF ANIMAL CARE SERVICES. CORRECT. WE ARE NOT TELLING THEM THAT THEY, THAT THEY NEED TO IN ORDER FOR US TO HELP. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. UM, NEXT I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT, UM, YOU MENTIONED IN SLIDE NUMBER SIX, UH, YEAH. AND WE'LL GO TO SLIDE NUMBER SIX. UH, YOU SAID THAT THE SPAY AND NEUTER ANNUALLY 30,000 SPAY NEUTER ANNUALLY, YOU SAID SPONSORED BY CITI. WHAT DOES SPONSORED, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? DOES IT MEAN THAT IT'S ALL CITY DOLLARS OR DOES THAT MEAN A PORTION OF CITY DOLLARS, OR IS IT A MIX? SO, UH, SPONSORED BY CITY SAN ANTONIO MEANS THAT THEY ARE EITHER COMING FROM ONE OF OUR SPAY AND NEUTER CLINICS THAT WE BUILT THAT IS BEING OPERATED BY OUR, ONE OF OUR PARTNERS. MM-HMM. . SO THAT WOULD BE AT THE, UM, THE, THE PETCO CLINIC THAT IS LOCATED, UH, BY BRACKENRIDGE PARK OR THE ONE BY BROOKS. UM, THOSE TWO FACILITIES, THEY ARE OPERATED, THEY ARE NOT FREE SURGERIES, BUT THEY ARE LOW COST SURGERIES THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED, OR THEY ARE TIED TO OUR ZIP CODE PROGRAM WHERE WE DO PROVIDE FREE SURGERIES TO RESIDENTS OF NEED, UH, OR THEY ARE THE SURGERIES THAT OUR, UH, VETERINARIANS ARE PROVIDING, UH, AT OUR CAMPUS. SO DO WE HAVE ZIP CODES THAT ALSO FALL INTO THE COUNTY? THAT WOULD BE GETTING FREE SPAY NEUTER SURGERIES? NO. AT OUR FACILITIES, NO. OKAY. UM, JUST WANTED TO, TO HAVE THAT CLARIFICATION. SO, UM, ALSO IN THE PRESENTATION YOU MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS ARE WE HAVE MANY LOOSE DOGS STILL ON THE STREETS OF, OF SAN ANTONIO, AND WE HAVE THE SHELTER INTAKE. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TEAM IS ALSO GIVING US BREAKDOWNS BY OUR ZIP CODES TO SEE WHAT'S BEING PICKED UP, ET CETERA. UM, I WANTED TO KNOW NOTE IN, YOU KNOW, IN 2015, OUR ACTUALS FOR SHELTER INTAKE WERE ABOUT 29,727. THE 2016 ESTIMATE OR TARGET WAS 30,000 2017, TARGET IS 31,000, AND OUR TARGET FOR 2020 IS 31,000. SO FROM 17 TO 2020, OUR TARGET IS STILL THE SAME FOR SHELTER INTAKE. IS THAT BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY AMOUNT OF, OF CAPACITY WE HAVE? SO THE 31,000 DOES REPRESENT THE CAPACITY THAT OUR FACILITY HAS, UH, TO BE ABLE TO HOLD DOGS. NOW THAT BEING SAID, I BELIEVE THAT THE, THE ISSUE IS NOT SO MUCH THE NUMBER OF DOGS THAT WE NEED TO PICK UP. I BELIEVE THAT THE ISSUE IS ASSOCIATED WITH A NUMBER OF, UH, GOOD INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BEING IRRESPONSIBLE. IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE BEHAVIOR THAT IS HAPPENING ON THE STREETS, UH, AS SHANNON [03:40:01] AND I TALKED, NOW, THIS IS JUST ANECDOTALLY, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT YOU WOULD TAKE, TAKE THE ISSUES THAT WE ARE BEING ASKED TO ADDRESS, AND YOU CAN, YOU CAN SPLIT IT IN HALF WHERE HALF OF IT IS BAD BEHAVIOR THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, AND HALF OF IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE PET BEHAVIOR THAT IS BEING CONDUCTED BY GOOD PEOPLE, THAT ARE BEING CONDUCTED BY PEOPLE WHO, THEY, THEY LOVE THEIR PET, THEY DRESS THEIR PETS UP. YOU HAVE FACEBOOK. UM, THAT THEY JUST DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND THE, THE, THE IMPACT OF THE CHOICES THAT THEY ARE MAKING. AND SO WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE ISSUE OF SAN ANTONIO, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT'S AN ISSUE OF WE NEED MORE CAPACITY TO HOLD PETS. IT IS, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO FIND SOME WAYS TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH THOSE, THOSE GOOD PET OWNERS THAT ARE MAKING IRRESPONSIBLE DECISIONS SO THAT MY OFFICERS CAN SPEND MORE TIME ADDRESSING THE BAD BEHAVIOR. MM-HMM. THAT IS GOING ON. OKAY. BECAUSE I THINK, I THINK WE ALL, WELL, I DO, I'LL JUST SPEAK FOR MYSELF. BELIEVE WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE AN OVERPOPULATION, UM, OF, OF STRAY AND ROAMING ANIMALS IN SAN ANTONIO. WE SEE IT. AND I THINK IN SOME INSTANCES, SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE IT'S JUST NORMAL. IT'S A NORMALIZED BEHAVIOR AND IT CAN'T BE, WE HAVE TO, UM, I BELIEVE THAT'S BEING CHANGED AND I WANNA CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT CHANGE OF, OF THOUGHT. AND I APPRECIATE THE, THE COMPASSIONATE CITY, UH, THE COMPASSIONATE TREATING YOUR ANIMALS COMPASSIONATELY, BECAUSE I HELP, I HOPE THAT CHANGES SOME THOUGHTS HERE. WELL, I BELIEVE THAT, UH, THROUGH THAT, THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE IDEA OF BEING OF COMPASSION MM-HMM. , UH, WE ARE, WE'D BE ABLE TO HELP CHANGE THAT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT INDIVIDUALS FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR IMPACT OR HOW THEIR DECISIONS ARE IMPACTING THEIR NEIGHBORS. RIGHT. UM, AND SO AS WE ARE ABLE TO SHOW THEM THAT WHEN YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE, YOU ARE ACTUALLY IMPROVING YOUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOU'RE IMPROVING YOUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR, YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS, THAT THAT WILL GIVE THEM THE REASON TO BE RESPONSIBLE. I DON'T NEED THE COMMUNITY OF SAN ANTONIO TO MAKE ANIMAL CARE SERVICES THEIR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, BUT I DO NEED THEM TO BE, MAKE IT A PRIORITY. YEAH. COULD YOU, ON SLIDE NUMBER NINE, YOU TALKED ABOUT FASTER RESPONSE TIMES. CAN YOU PROVIDE ME WITH JUST A BREAKDOWN OF THOSE DETAILS OF, UM, HOW THE, THE RESPONSE TIMES HAVE GOTTEN FASTER? UH, PLEASE, FROM, UH, MAYBE TWO YEARS UNTIL, UNTIL NOW. YOU BET. SO I CAN TELL YOU THAT LAST YEAR THAT OUR, OUR RESPONSE TIME FOR THE SERVICE REQUESTS, WE WERE MAKING OUR SLAS ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME. UH, WE WILL BE ENDING OUR THIS YEAR WITH A MONTHLY S L A RATE OF AN 85% MM-HMM. . AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO WORK ON THAT. OKAY. AND I'M GONNA CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR OUT-OF-STATE TRANSPORTS IF WE CAN. I KNOW YOU HAVE PARTNERS THAT YOU WORK WITH, UM, ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HAVE SOME OF OUR, OUR PETS GO TO OTHER PLACES WHO ARE LOOKING FOR, FOR AREAS TOO. I DID WANT TO GET FROM YOU THE NUMBER OF, UM, UH, YOU MENTIONED THAT THE NUMBER FROM SOLID WASTE, THE ANIMALS BEING PICKED UP FROM SOUND SOLID WASTE HAS GONE DOWN. DO YOU HAVE THOSE NUMBERS FOR ME? OF HOW MANY DOGS OR PETS HAVE WE EUTHANIZED THIS YEAR, UH, SO FAR IN AT A C S AND HOW MANY, UM, HAVE WE PICKED UP FROM SOLID WASTE? YEAH. SO I CAN GET THE DETAILS ABOUT SOLID WASTE. UH, IN REGARDS TO THE ANIMALS THAT WE EUTHANIZE RIGHT NOW, WE ARE EUTHANIZING, WE'RE, WE'LL PROBABLY END THE YEAR EUTHANIZING IN TOTAL ABOUT 3000 OF THE 3000 THAT WE'RE EUTHANIZING ABOUT. HALF OF THOSE ARE DUE TO MEDICAL OR BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. MM-HMM. , UH, FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE SPRING, UM, THE SPRING WAS WETTER, THE NORMAL. AND SO WE DID SEE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OF NUMBER OF DOGS THAT WERE COMING IN THAT WERE, THAT WERE TESTED, UH, POSITIVE FOR PARVO. UM, AND SO THINGS LIKE THAT HAD INCREASED THE NUMBER IN REGARDS TO THE, UH, THOSE THAT ARE EUTHANIZED DUE TO CAPACITY REASONS, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 1500, UH, OF THAT, ABOUT HALF OF THAT 1500 ARE, THESE ARE DOGS THAT HAVE MEDICAL ISSUES THAT IF WE HAD MORE TIME, UH, WE'D BE ABLE TO, OR IF THERE'S, IF THE COMMUNITY WAS ABLE TO HELP WITH THOSE, THAT WE'D BE ABLE TO FIND PLA HOPEFULLY FIND PLACEMENT FOR THEM. BUT OUT OF NECESSITY, WE WERE UNABLE TO DO SO. UH, WHAT I CAN TELL YOU OF, OF THAT POPULATION OF PETS THAT ARE BEING EUTHANIZED FOR, UH, FOR SPACE, UH, THAT IS ALSO A METRIC THAT EVERY YEAR WE ARE SEEING A, A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN, IN THAT. AND SO OUR STAFF IS DOING A FABULOUS JOB, UH, MANAGING TO BEING ABLE TO PLAY WHAT WE REFER TO AS THE SHELTER TETRIS GAME. MM-HMM. , UH, BEING ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, EUTHANASIA FOR SPACE IS THE LAST DECISION. AND THEN AGAIN, THE, THE HUNDREDS OF PARTNERS THAT WE WORK WITH, UH, HAVE JUST BEEN ABLE TO HELP US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PARTNERS. ARE THE PARTNERS ALL MEETING THEIR CON CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS IS ANIMAL DEFENSE LEAGUE, [03:45:01] UM, MEETING ALL OF THEIR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS THAT THEY HAVE WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. SO I CAN TELL YOU ACROSS THE BOARD THAT WE ARE SEEING COMPARED TO LAST YEAR OR PREVIOUS YEARS ACROSS THE BOARD, WE ARE SEEING A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PETS BEING RESCUED, UH, BEING RESCUED. NOW THAT IS IN PART BECAUSE AS WE'VE BEEN FOCUSING ON THE MICROCHIP AND MICROCHIPPING MORE PETS, WE ARE ABLE TO RETURN MORE PETS TO THEIR OWNERS VERSUS BRINGING THEM INTO OUR SHELTER. AND SO, WHILE WE ARE SEEING A DECREASE IN THE RESCUES, WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN THE RETURN TO OWNERS AS WELL AS A SLIGHT INCREASE IN OUR OWN ADOPTIONS. OKAY. SO, I WOULD LIKE TO GET MORE DETAILS, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. I'M GLAD THAT THE INCREASE OF THE RETURN TO OWNERS, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR PARTNERS AND OUR RESCUE AGENCIES THAT ARE THERE, THAT THERE ARE, THAT THEY'RE MEETING ALL OF THEIR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS ONLY BECAUSE WE'VE, WE'VE SEEN, UM, I'VE SEEN THIS MOVIE BEFORE WHERE WE HAD TO WORK WITH DIFFERENT, UM, DO DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE PAST. SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT OUR, ALL OF OUR PARTNERS ARE, ARE PULLING THEIR WEIGHT. AND ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT THE ILLEGAL SALES, I, AND I'M, I'M SORRY SHE STEPPED AWAY. UM, SO ALLOWING, YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO CLEAR THE SHELTER AND THANK YOU FOR REPLYING, UH, TO ME AS WELL. 'CAUSE I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE CLEAR THE SHELTERS AND GIVE IT AWAY, GIVE OUR PETS AWAY FOR FREE, THAT THEY'RE CONNECTED WITH, YOU KNOW, RESPONSIBLE FAMILIES WHO WANNA TAKE CARE OF AND THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. UM, I KNOW IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT MAYBE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THAT, UM, AT TRADER'S VILLAGE, UM, A COUNTY, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, I BELIEVE HAD, WAS GIVING AWAY PETS, WAS GIVING AWAY DOGS FOR FREE OVER THERE. SO A DIFFERENT COUNTY WAS COMING INTO BEAR COUNTY AND GIVING AWAY FREE, UM, PETS. AND THEY WERE SHARING THAT THE REASON THEY COULD DO IT IS BECAUSE THEY WERE PART OF A RESCUE PARTNER. SO WAS THERE, IS THAT EVEN LEGAL? AND WHY WOULD WE HAVE AN OUTSIDE COUNTY COMING IN AND BRINGING PETS TO GIVE AWAY IN OUR, OUR CITY? SO WE DO NOT HAVE, WE DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING THAT PROHIBITS SOMEBODY FROM A RESCUE GROUP, FROM BEING ABLE TO RESCUE AND TO BE ABLE TO HELP, UH, OTHER PETS. UH, WHAT I CAN TELL YOU AT, AT LEAST WITH THE PETS THAT WE HAVE, UH, A LOT OF THESE PARTNERS, THEY ARE PULLING FROM US. AND SO I, I CAN'T SPEAK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THAT MM-HMM. , THAT PARTICULAR ORGANIZATION. UM, SO WE HAVE NOTHING PROHIBITIVE IN OUR, IN OUR ORDINANCES OR ANYTHING THAT SAY THAT OUTSIDE COUNTIES CAN'T COME IN AND, AND GIVE AWAY THINGS, GIVE AWAY PETS FOR FREE. SO WE, WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT PREVENTS THE, THE CELL OF RIGHT, OF PETS. RIGHT. UM, UNDER A, A SMALL, SMALL UMBRELLA. UM, BUT IN REGARDS TO RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS, NO. OKAY. UM, I THINK I WANNA TALK ABOUT THAT. AND, AND I, I DON'T WANNA, YOU KNOW, DISSUADE OUR RESCUE AGENCIES, OUR RESCUE PARTNERS TO BE GIVING AWAY OR MATCHING FAMILIES AND PETS, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING IT WITH THE PETS THAT ARE LOCAL AS WELL, UM, IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, UM, INFORMATION. AND THEN I THINK, UH, ONE OF THE OTHER ITEMS THAT I WANTED TO, SO WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH, UM, ANIMAL DEFENSE LEAGUE AND MAKING SURE THAT, UM, ALL OF THE APPROPRIATE, UM, SPAY NEUTER ARE HAPPENING. UH, SO AT THE SPAY NEUTER FACILITIES, WE ARE ALSO DOING EDUCATION, EDUCATION TRAINING FOR THE, THE INDIVIDUALS WHO COME IN THERE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY STAY BEHIND, UH, IF THEY HAVE OTHER PETS AT HOME THAT THEY CAN STAY BEHIND, UH, A FENCE OR IF THE FENCES ARE BROKEN. DO WE ALSO HAVE A MECHANISM WHERE IF PEOPLE NEED HELP MENDING FENCES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, DO WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT CAN, PEOPLE CAN HELP, UH, YOU KNOW, A PARTNERSHIP THAT PEOPLE CAN COME AND HELP FIX FENCE SO THE DOGS DON'T GET OUT ANYMORE? YEAH. SO I, YES. UH, THE QUICK ANSWER TO THAT ONE IS, YES, THAT WE DO HAVE RESOURCES THAT WE CAN DIRECT THE RESIDENTS TO, UH, OR THE, THE PET OWNERS TO. UH, I, I DO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE THOSE ISSUES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED, THAT WHAT WE ARE SEEING. BUT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, THE MAJORITY OF THE ISSUE THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE, WHO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PROPERLY CONTAIN THEIR PETS, BUT ARE CHOOSING NOT TO. OKAY. OKAY. I, DID YOU GIVE ME THE NUMBER FOR SOLID WASTE? HOW MANY PICKED UP? SORRY, SAY THAT AGAIN? THE NUMBER FOR SOLID WASTE, HOW MANY YOU PICKED UP? SO THE NUMBER OF THE SOLID WASTE THAT PICKS UP, I WANNA SAY THAT IT'S AROUND 20,000. YEAH. WE HAVE ABOUT 23, 20 4,000 RANGING FROM 23 TO, OR 20 TO 23,000. SO 2020 TO 23,000 PETS THIS YEAR? CORRECT. YES. OKAY. SO NOW FOR, FOR COMPARISON, WHEN I STARTED WITH [03:50:01] ANIMAL CARE SERVICES IN 2011, WE WERE UP TO LIKE 35,000. OH, I KNOW. I REMEMBER. AND SO I REMEMBER, AND THAT'S VERY GOOD. AND HOPEFULLY PEOPLE ARE KEEPING THEM BEHIND THE FENCES THAT THEY NEED TO. SO, UM, IT'S STILL A VERY SCARY NUMBER. MINOR CORRECTION, 27,000. OKAY. SO THAT'S A VERY SCARY NUMBER. 27,000. ACTUALLY, I THINK THAT 27 ALSO INCLUDES DEER. EVERYTHING, UH, DEER, UH, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT JUST BLOSSOMS, EVERYTHING, JUST CATS, DOMESTICATED, DOMESTIC ANIMALS, WE'RE LOOKING ABOUT 20 TO 22,000. OKAY. SO THAT'S STILL A VERY HIGH NUMBER THAT WE NEED TO, UM, TO WORK ON. SO I HAVE SOME FOLLOW-UPS, UH, WITH YOU ALL, AND THAT YOU'LL FOLLOW UP WITH ME. I ALSO, I KNOW THAT THIS LIVE RELEASE RATE, I'M GLAD IT'S AT 90%, 91%, BUT IT HAS SEEMED FLAT FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO CONTINUE TO WORK IN INCREASING THAT LIVE RELEASE RATE OF OUR, OF OUR ANIMALS TOO. AND I ALSO WANT TO, UM, SEE, IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR OFFICE OF INNOVATION, UM, CAN LOOK AND SEE AS YOU GO THROUGH A STRATEGIC PLAN AND YOU LOOK FOR THE FUTURE, UM, WHAT CAN WE DO WITH, UM, WITH THE MAKEUP AND THE DIRECTION, ET CETERA, OF ANIMAL CARE SERVICES. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH, HEAVER. YOU BET. I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO. YOU BET. THANK YOU. UM, THEN I HAVE A QUESTION FOR, ACTUALLY, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU. THAT WAS MY QUESTION TO YOU, DAVID. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK, AND I PROMISE I'LL BE BETTER AT RECYCLING. SO THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GRO. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERS SULLIVAN. THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO I HAVE A QUESTION FOR, UH, MIKE. OH, THERE, YOU'RE, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I'D LOVE TO FIND OUT EXACTLY HOW MANY ARE A BREAKDOWN OF HOW MANY OF THE VIOLATIONS DEALING WITH PERMITS AND BUILDING. UM, WERE ACTUALLY IN DISTRICT TWO. UM, AND THEN ALSO WHEN IT COMES TO CONTRACTING, UM, HOW MANY AFRICAN AMERICAN CONTRACTORS DO WE ACTUALLY HAVE AND HOW MANY OF THOSE ARE, ARE TRULY APPROVED? AND WHAT IS THE, THE RATIO TO DENIALS WHEN IT COMES TO EQUITY? UM, WHAT ARE THE BASIS OF MOST OF THOSE DENIALS WHEN IT COMES TO AFRICAN AMERICAN CONTRACTORS? AND THEN EXACTLY, WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES WORKING ON THE MAJOR PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE? SURE. WELL, LEMME STEP BACK A LITTLE BIT. THE CONTRACTORS THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH, WE HAVE A, A CITY CODE REQUIREMENT. AND I'M, I I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CONTRACTORS DOING WORK FOR HOUSES OR REHAB PROJECTS, RIGHT? NOT, NOT CITY CONTRACTORS THAT ARE DOING WORK, CLEANING UP VACANT LOTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR? BOTH. BOTH. OKAY. WELL, LET'S START WITH THE FIRST ONE. THE FIRST ONE, UH, WE HAVE A CITY BUILDING CODE THAT REQUIRES HOME REMODEL OR, OR HOME BUILDER CONTRACTORS. THEY NEED TO GET A, THEY NEED TO GET A REGISTRATION THROUGH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. SO THERE'S AN APPLICATION, UH, THAT INCLUDES, UH, THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BACKGROUND CHECK, A FEDERAL BACKGROUND CHECK, INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, AND A FEW OTHER ITEMS. UH, NOW IN THAT PROCESS, THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT OR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OR EVEN REQUIRED TO DECLARE YOUR, UM, WHETHER YOU'RE AFRICAN AMERICAN OR WHITE OR ANY, ANY RACIAL STATUS. SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT DATA FOR THE 1600 REGISTERED HOME BUILDER CONTRACTORS IN OUR CITY. WHAT WE DO GO AFTER THOUGH, IS ANY OF THOSE CONTRACTORS THAT ARE REGISTERED OR MANY ARE NOT REGISTERED WITH US. IF THEY'RE DOING WORK THAT REQUIRES A PERMIT AND THEY DON'T GET A PERMIT, WE ISSUE THEM A, A A CITATION OR NOTICE. AND WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS NOT ONLY TO FIND THEM, BUT REALLY IT'S TO GET THEM INTO THE PROPER SYSTEM SO THEY PULL THE PROPER PERMITS AND STUFF. SO, UH, IT MAY BE A CHALLENGE FOR US TO GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU, UH, IN TERMS OF THOSE HOME REMODEL OF CONTRACTS. 'CAUSE THAT IS NOT TRACKED. OKAY. FOR THE CONTRACTORS THAT WE USE IN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT SIDE OF THE HOUSE, WHICH IS WHEN A, UH, WHEN A, A PROPERTY OWNER IS TOLD TO CLEAN UP THEIR PROPERTY BOARD, UP THEIR VACANT HOUSE, CLEAN THE TRASH AND DEBRIS. IF THEY DON'T DO THAT AFTER A NOTICE, A CITATION AND SO MUCH TIME, WELL, THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE WE GO COME IN WITH, WITH CONTRACTORS. WE HAVE ONE DEMOLITION CONTRACTOR THAT WE HAVE WHO WON A BID, WHO IS A SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS. UH, THAT'S FOR DEMOLITION. WE HAVE FOUR CONTRACTORS, RIGHT? FOUR CONTRACTORS, UH, ON THE, UH, DANGEROUS PREMISE SIDE, WHICH CLEANS OR BOARDS UP VACANT PROPERTIES. UM, AND THEY WENT THROUGH THIS BETA PROGRAM AS WELL. AND WE ACTUALLY WILL BE BRINGING TO YOU ALL THE OTHER CONTRACTORS THAT WE UTILIZE FOR VACANT LOT. THERE'S ABOUT A DOZEN OF THEM THAT WE USE TO GO CUT GRASS FOR VACANT LOTS OR, OR THOSE TYPE OF THINGS WITH NO STRUCTURE ON IT. UH, WE'LL BE BRINGING YOU AND THE COUNCIL, UH, A CONTRACT. WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW, UH, BUT IN A MONTH [03:55:01] OR TWO, WE'LL BE BRINGING YOU THE CONTRACT TO AWARD THOSE BIDS. UH, AND THOSE ALSO WENT THROUGH THE BETA PROGRAM. SO I CAN GET YOU THAT INFORMATION ON THOSE SIDE, BECAUSE THAT IS DEFINITELY PART OF OUR CONTRACT AWARD PROCESS. BUT AGAIN, OUR BUILDING CODE DOES NOT REQUIRE US TO TRACK, UH, THOSE WHO OUR APPLICATION DOESN'T INCLUDE THAT. UH, MOVING FORWARD, WE COULD, IF THAT WAS THE CHOICE OF COUNSEL, WE COULD GET THAT POLICY TO, TO START LOOKING AT THAT. UM, BUT RIGHT NOW WE DON'T. UM, JUST WHAT, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY GET YOU THE INFORMATION OF THE, THE VIOLATIONS AND WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED BECAUSE WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION ON EVERY ONE OF THOSE 800 VIOLATIONS. AWESOME. THANK YOU. YEAH. UM, AND THEN AS FAR AS WHEN IT COMES TO THE DENIAL OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS, WHAT IS THE REVENUE THAT WE'RE GENERATING FROM THE ACTUAL APPLICATION, UM, I GUESS REVIEW, UM, I KNOW THERE'S A FEE THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH REVENUE WE'RE GENERATING WHEN SOMEONE IS LOOKING TO APPEAL THE DENIAL OF THEIR APPLICATION? SURE. SO IF, UH, SOMEONE APPLIES TO BECOME REGISTERED AND WE, WE WOULD, WE, WE, WE ONLY DENY AN APPLICATION IF THEIR FEDERAL BACKGROUND CHECKS SHOWS, UM, FELONIES OR CRIMES OF MORAL TURPITUDE. SO IF THEY'VE BEEN CONVICTED SOMEWHERE NATIONALLY OF COMMITTING FRAUD OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT, UH, THEY WOULD BE DENIED. THEY CAN APPEAL THAT DECISION. I BELIEVE THAT IS $300, I'M SORRY, 150. OKAY. $150 IS THE APPEAL. AND WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL OF THOSE, MAYBE A HANDFUL OF THOSE GO IN FRONT OF THE APPEALS BOARD. ONE OF IT'S ONE OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, UH, ABOUT A HANDFUL OF THOSE, UH, THIS YEAR THAT WERE DENIED, UM, WENT TO THEM. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR MIKE. UM, NOT MIKE. UM, DAVID? YES. THANK YOU. IF YOU SAY THE ONE THAT TALKS TRASH, I'LL ANSWER . NO. UM, FIRST, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE IN OUR DISTRICT. UM, A LOT OF TIMES WE HAVE THE LEGAL DUMPING SITES THAT TEND TO FALL UP UNDER OUR BRIDGE AND OUR ABANDONED CAR WASHES AND OUR ABANDONED BUILDINGS. AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY GOOD AT GETTING OUT THERE AND GETTING, GETTING THAT CLEANED UP. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU ARE WELCOME. UM, WHEN IT COMES TO THE, THE SMALLER TRASH CANS, I KNOW IN OUR COMMUNITIES WE HAVE A LOT OF THE SEASONED POPULATION, WHICH THEY BARELY CAN GET ANY OF THE TRASH CANS OUT. UM, HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT ACTUALLY GETTING MORE INFORMATION TO THEM TO LET THEM KNOW THERE ARE SMALLER TRASH CANS THAT ARE COMING AND THEM TRULY HELPING THEM, UH, UH, GET THE TRASH CANS THAT THEY DO HAVE OFF OF THEIR PROPERTY? UM, A LOT OF THE ONES THAT I SEE NOW, THEY STILL HAVE THE, THE LARGER TRASH CANS, RIGHT? SOMEONE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD NORMALLY GOES ACROSS THE STREET AND TAKES IT OUT FROM 'EM, THAT THEY'RE NOT TRULY AWARE THAT THERE'S SOMETHING, UM, SMALLER THAT THEY CAN HAVE ON THEIR PROPERTY. YEAH. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WE DID NOTICE IN OUR NUMBERS THIS YEAR THAT NOT EVERYBODY WAS CONVERTING OR TRANSITIONING TO A MEDIUM OR SMALLER CART. SO THAT'S WHY WE'VE INTRODUCED THE GROUND GAME, SO TO SPEAK. WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY GO TO DOOR TO DOOR. WE DO HAVE A LIST OR A DATABASE OF EVERYONE THAT HAS A 96 GALLON CART. SO WE STARTED PART OF THAT THIS PAST JULY JUST TO SEE WHAT IS THE PROPER, UH, APPROACH FOR IT. AND WE'RE NOT ONLY GOING TO TO DO THAT, BUT WE'RE HOPEFUL TO EVEN HAVE MORE, UH, PRESENTATIONS. ONE OF THE WAYS YOU'LL BE ABLE TO TELL THAT WE'RE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE GROUND GAME, WE'VE GOT THESE TWO LARGE MASCOTS THAT BLOW UP. WE'RE GONNA HAVE TENTS. WE'RE GONNA SEND OUT POSTCARDS IN ADVANCE TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS SO THAT THEY WILL KNOW THAT WE'RE COMING, UH, ON WEDNESDAYS OR SATURDAYS, OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH, UH, JUST TO KIND OF PREPARE THEM BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE JUST AS BUSY ON A SATURDAY AS THEY ARE DURING THE WEEK. BUT WE THINK THAT'S THE BEST APPROACH IS NOT TO TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT WE CAN PUT UP A BILLBOARD OR WE CAN HAVE FLYERS, BUT TO ACTUALLY KNOCK ON THEIR DOOR. SO WE'RE HOPING, ARE YOU VISITING ANY OF THE SENIOR CENTERS, UM, TO WHERE A LOT OF, A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY REALLY GETS A LOT OF THEIR INFORMATION FROM THOSE SENIOR CENTERS? YES. NOT ONLY DO WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE SENIOR CENTERS, BUT EVEN SOME OF THE COMMUNITY CENTERS, H O A, THAT INVITES US OUT. WE'RE TRYING TO NOT ONLY TALK THAT UP, BUT WE'RE ALLOWING PEOPLE TO SIGN UP RIGHT THEN AND THERE. UH, THESE LAST TWO SATURDAYS THAT WE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT, THE BUDGET, IF SOMEONE WANTED TO CART DOWNSIZE AS WE TALK TO THEM, WE ALLOW THEM TO, TO TRANSITION RIGHT THEN AND THERE, AND WE TURN IT IN THE VERY NEXT DAY. SO WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO GET EVERYBODY ON BOARD, [04:00:01] BUT IT WILL TAKE, UH, THE DOOR TO DOOR APPROACH, WE BELIEVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND THEN, UH, ONE QUESTION FOR HEBER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, I KNOW WE HAVE SEEN A TRUE REDUCTION IN OUR STRAY POPULATION IN DISTRICT TWO. UM, A FEW THINGS THAT I, I WANTED TO ASK. WHEN IT COMES TO MICROCHIPPING, WE, WE KNOW THAT IT'S A GREAT WAY TO GET IT BACK TO THE OWNER, BUT WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR THOSE THAT CONTINUOUSLY HAVE THAT PARTICULAR ANIMAL THAT BECOMES A STRAY, AND THEN WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO GIVE IT BACK? WHAT FORM OF EDUCATION ARE, ARE THEY TRULY GETTING, UM, IN REFERENCE TO THAT? AND THEN, DO WE KNOW, UM, IF THERE ARE CITATIONS, WHAT THE REVENUE GENERATED FROM THOSE CITATIONS ARE FOR THOSE CONTINUOUS, UM, ABUSERS THAT ALLOW THEIR ANIMALS TO BECOME STRAYS? SO COUNCILWOMAN, THE, UH, THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO US TO ADDRESS ISSUES IS OF COURSE, FACE-TO-FACE WITH OUR OFFICERS, UH, BEING ABLE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. THERE ARE ALSO CIVIL CITATIONS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO, AND THEN WE ARE ABLE TO RAISE THAT UP TO A CRIMINAL CITATION, UH, WHICH THEN REQUIRES THEM TO SIT IN FRONT OF A JUDGE AND TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH A JUDGE. SO ARE THERE ANY FEES RELATED TO THOSE CITATIONS? YES. THAT BRING BACK REVENUE? A CIVIL CITATION CAN RESULT IN FEES UP TO $300. A CRIMINAL CITATION CAN BE MORE AT THE, BUT IT'S AT THE DISCRETION OF THE, OF THE JUDGE. UM, BOTH OF THOSE ARE, UM, ARE ADDRESSED AT THE COURT LEVEL, NOT NECESSARILY AT A ANIMAL CARE SERVICES. OKAY. ARE THOSE REVENUES THEN RETURNED TO THE CITY, THE GENERAL FUND? CORRECT. TO A THEY GO, THEY GO INTO THE GENERAL FUND. ALRIGHT. AWESOME. AND THEN I JUST WOULD LOVE TO KNOW, UM, AS FAR AS FOR OUR DISTRICT, WHEN IT COMES TO PAGE SIX, WHAT THE 23 HIGH NEED ZIP CODES, SPECIFICALLY, WHICH ZIP CODES DO, UM, FALL INTO THE DISTRICT TWO AREA AND, UM, SEE HOW WE CAN TRULY START TO HANDS-ON APPROACH THOSE ZIP CODES WITHIN OUR DISTRICT TO START LETTING THEM KNOW WHAT WE'RE SEEING AND WHAT YOU'RE SEEING, AND THEN WHAT WE CAN START DOING TO WORK WITHIN THOSE ZIP CODES TO GET THEM THE KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED FOR THEIR, THEIR PET PET POPULATION. UM, THAT'S JUST ALL OF THE INFORMATION I HAVE. BUT AGAIN, I, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE IMMEDIATE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE IN OUR DISTRICT. SO THANK YOU. WE CAN FORWARD YOU THAT INFORMATION ON THE, ON THAT, UH, COUNCILMAN VIA GRAND. JUST AS A FOLLOW UP TO CLOSE THE LOOP, UM, STAFF TOOK A LOOK AT IT. WE ARE SEEING ABOUT 17, OR WE'VE SEEN THIS YEAR, ABOUT 17,000 DOGS BEING, UH, HIT AND KILLED ON THE ROAD. AND THEN WE EXPECT ABOUT 19,000 BY THE EIGHT YEAR END. THANK YOU, HEBERT. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN JADA, ANDREW SULLIVAN, COUNCILMAN COURAGE. THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, UH, COUPLE FOR EVERYBODY. SO, UH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT RECYCLING FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. THANK YOU, DAVID. I'M CURIOUS, UH, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE ADDRESSED THIS, WHAT PERCENTAGE RECYCLING THAT GOES IN THE BINS AND GOES IN THE TRUCKS AND THEN GOES TO THE RECYCLING CENTER ACTUALLY GETS RECYCLED. WHAT PERCENTAGE ENDS UP GOING TO THE LANDFILL? OKAY, SO 20%. ABOUT 20%. 20% OF THE 36%. JOSEPHINE, I'M GONNA MAKE CERTAIN I GET YOUR ANSWER RIGHT. UH, COUNCILMAN. SO YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN A LOT IN THE NEWS ABOUT, UH, RECYCLING, GETTING, UH, LANDFILLED, ALL OF OUR CLEAN RECYCLABLE, A HUNDRED PERCENT OF IT IS BEING RECYCLED. ABOUT 20 TO 25% OF THE STUFF THAT IS IN THE BLUE CAN WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE RECYCLED IN THE FIRST PLACE. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF, IF SOMEONE PUT IN A DIAPER IN THE CAN, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT'S NOT RECYCLABLE, BUT OF ALL OUR MATERIALS, ALL THAT, ALL THE BOTTLES AND CANS ARE BEING RECYCLED, WE ARE NOT SUFFERING A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE BEING SEEN IN CALIFORNIA AND NEW YORK, FOR EXAMPLE, COASTAL CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES ARE HAVING A LOT OF TROUBLE MARKETING THEIR MATERIALS. ALL THE MATERIALS COLLECTED IN SAN ANTONIO ARE SOLD AND MARKETED DOMESTICALLY AND TO MEXICO. SO ALL OUR RECYCLABLES ARE BEING, UH, SOLD. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND I GUESS I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A PICTURE THAT IF WE COLLECT, UH, HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF TONS OF RECYCLING A YEAR, SO OF WE, OF THE 65,000 TONS OF CLEAN RECYCLABLES THAT WE ARE COLLECTING, THEY'RE ALL GETTING RECYCLED. OKAY. [04:05:01] BUT WE THEN WE COLLECT MORE THAN 60,000 TONS BECAUSE THERE'S THAT, THAT JUST ISN'T RECYCLABLE. EXACTLY. LANDFILL. SO ABOUT WE ARE COLLECTING ABOUT 75,000 TONS IN THE BLUE CAN. MOST OF THE MATERIALS ARE RECYCLABLE BETWEEN 20 TO, WE DO AN AUDIT EVERY THREE MONTHS TO SEE HOW MUCH STUFF IN THERE IS NOT RECYCLABLE. AND OF THAT AUDIT, IT KIND OF VARIES WITH SEASON, BUT ROUGHLY BETWEEN 18 TO 23% OF THE MATERIALS IN THE BLUE CAN ARE NOT RECYCLABLE. OKAY. UH, AND, AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE SAYING WE'RE RECYCLING, YOU KNOW, 36% OR WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO 36%. IS THAT NET OR IS THAT GROSS? IN OTHER WORDS, IF WE'RE BRINGING, PICKING UP, SO THAT IS NET, THAT IS ACTUAL NET WHAT WE'RE RECYCLING NET. AND KEEP IN MIND THAT ALSO INCLUDES ORGANICS AS WELL. SO BRUSH COMBINED WITH, UH, EVERYTHING JUST DIVERTED FROM THE LANDFILL. OKAY. UM, ONE OTHER THING. UH, I KNOW THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY BROUGHT IN A LITTLE MORE MONEY THAN WE'VE BEEN SPENDING OVER A FEW YEARS. HOW MUCH MONEY IS IN THE SOLID WASTES MANAGEMENT, WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL RESERVE FUND BALANCE? SO THIS YEAR FOR 2020, THE RESERVE FUND BALANCE WILL BE 7 MILLION, UH, DOLLARS. UH, WE ALSO, LEMME JUST MAKE CERTAIN, WE HAVE OUR STABILIZATION, UH, RESERVE FUND THAT HAS 11,000,569. SO THERE'S, BUT THAT INCLUDES THE, THE RESERVE FUND IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES. SO ARE THERE TWO FUNDS, 11 AND SEVEN OR ONE FUND 11 WITH EVERYTHING IN IT? NO. SO THE ENDING BALANCE FOR THIS YEAR WE'RE PROJECTING WILL BE 7 MILLION. OUR STABILIZATION RESERVE, WHICH IS 5% OF OUR GROWTH, IS ABOUT 6,000,005. AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER 5 MILLION FOR CAPITAL, UH, PROJECTS. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF RESERVES FOR US TO BE SAYING WE NEED TO, UH, WELL, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF RESERVES THERE. I HOPE THAT OUR PLANS ARE TO PUT IT TO GOOD USE IN THE FUTURE. UH, AND I'VE WONDERED OFTEN WHY SOME OF OUR RESERVE FUNDS AND OUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS, UH, CAN'T BE BETTER ALLOCATED FOR OTHER USES IN THE CITY. BUT I'M, I'M NOT MAKING THAT AN ISSUE RIGHT NOW, BUT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY IN THERE. THERE'S ONLY ONE ACTUAL RESERVE FUND FOR US, AND THAT'S FOR THE 5%. IN CASE OF THE EMERGENCIES, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND THAT WE HAVE IS $5 MILLION. WE'RE ADDING ONLY 4 MILLION TO WHAT WAS 1 MILLION. SO IT'S REALLY A LOW FUND, BUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE 7 MILLION LEFT OVER, YOU SAID THIS YEAR. YES. WHICH WILL ALSO CARRY OVER AS NEEDED. OH, YEAH. COUNCIL, LET ME TRY TO CLARIFY THAT A LITTLE BIT. OKAY. SO, UH, IN THE SOLID WASTE FUND, WE MAINTAIN A 5%, UH, RESERVE. AND THIS RESERVE IS, THERE'S ANY, UH, EMERGENCIES THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF. AND AS DAVID MENTIONED, ALSO FOR FUTURE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, YOU DID MENTION THE SOLID WASTE FUND DURING OUR JUNE, UH, GOAL SETTING SESSION, HAVING, HAVING A HIGHER FUND BALANCE AND WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT, UH, THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE ARE DECREASING THE, UH, GARBAGE FEE AND ALSO THE SOLID WASTE ENVIRONMENTAL FEE. WE DID A FIVE YEAR FORECAST OF THIS FUND AND, AND THOSE FEE REDUCTIONS ARE THOSE FEE REDUCTIONS THAT WE COULD AFFORD WITHIN THAT FIVE YEAR, UH, FRAMEWORK. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE A $7 MILLION ENDING BALANCE AT THE END OF 2020, IF WE WERE TO PROJECT THAT OVER FIVE YEARS, THAT IS WHAT IS NECESSARY AS WE SEE, UH, PURCHASES OF EQUIPMENT THAT ARE NEEDED AND REPLACEMENT OF CARDS. SO, SO WE LISTENED TO WHAT YOU SAID BACK IN JUNE AND WE, UH, MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO, TO THE FEES TO, UH, BENEFIT THE, THE RATE PAYER. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE GENERAL FUND IS GOING INTO ANYTHING THEY'RE DOING. IS THAT CORRECT? NO, SIR. NO. NO. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL, DAVID. THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY. UM, I WANTED TO TALK TO HEBER AND I JUST REALLY HAVE ONE QUESTION AND, AND REALLY IT'S ALL ABOUT, UM, INCREASING SPAY AND NEUTERING OF ANIMALS THAT A C S PICKS UP. UH, WHAT CAN WE DO TO INCREASE THE SPAY AND NEUTERING OF ANIMALS WE PICK UP? SO, UH, RIGHT NOW WE ARE WORKING WITH PARTNERSHIPS, UH, AROUND THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE. UH, IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT, WE ARE NOW WORKING WITH SOME OF THE FOR-PROFITS TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO GENERATE AS A COMMUNITY MORE SPAY AND NEUTER. WHAT PERCENTAGE ARE WE SPAYING NEUTERING OF THE ONES THAT WE PICK UP. SO EVERYTHING THAT WE PICK UP, UH, IS REQUIRED TO BE SPAYED AND NEUTERED. SO THOSE PETS THAT ARE BEING ADOPTED, THOSE PETS THAT ARE BEING RESCUED ARE, UH, THOSE THAT ARE BEING, UH, RETURNED TO THEIR OWNER. [04:10:01] UM, THEY'RE REQUIRED, THE OWNERS ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE THAT TO, TO, TO SPAY NEUTER. SO THEY'RE SPAYED AND NEUTERING EVEN IF THEY'RE RETURNED TO THE OWNERS TOO? CORRECT. THEY'RE, THEY'RE REQUIRED. OKAY. AND THAT'S ALL I HAD. THANK YOU. UH, I'VE GOT A QUESTION ON DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, MIKE. I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU. WHAT IS YOUR, UH, DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, UH, RESERVE FUND BALANCE? RIGHT NOW? IT'S PROJECTED TO BE AT THE END OF FY 2020, UH, 8.2 MILLION. 28.2 MILLION. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT YOUR PROJECTED USE IS FOR THAT MONEY? SURE. SO AS AN ENTERPRISE FUND, WE, UH, MAINTAIN A BASE A THREE MONTH, UH, EMERGENCY FUND. ESSENTIALLY, UH, WE LEARNED THAT LESSON FROM THE, UH, ECONOMY THAT HAPPENED IN OH 8, 0 9, UH, WHERE THE REVENUE QUICKLY, UH, DRIED UP. SO WE HAVE TO HAVE, UM, UH, SOME RESERVE. UH, OUR, OUR AVERAGE ANNUAL, UH, AVERAGE MONTHLY REVENUE PROJECTIONS IS ABOUT TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS. THE REMAINING, UH, MONEY IS, UH, SOME CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. UH, WE'RE PLANNING FOR POSSIBLY A ONSITE PARKING GARAGE THAT'S BEEN MASTER PLANNED ON OUR SITE WITH SOME ADDITIONAL OFFICE SPACE, UH, WHICH WOULD BE PAID FOR OUTTA THE ENTERPRISE FUND IN THE FUTURE. THAT'S A FEW YEARS OUT. WE'RE ALSO PAYING A DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT, UH, FOR THE ACELA, WHICH WE TOOK OUT SOME DEBT SERVICE, SO WE POSSIBLY COULD CONSIDER, UH, INCREASING THE PAYMENT ON THAT. BUT THAT'S, UH, GENERALLY WHERE THAT'S MADE UP FROM. I KNOW THAT WE PAY FOR, UM, CODE COMPLIANCE FROM GENERAL FUNDS. THAT'S CORRECT. AND I REALIZE THIS MONEY COMES FROM DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY THAT IS BUILDING, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. SURE. UH, BUT YOU, I THINK YOU MENTIONED YOURSELF SOMETIMES WE GET A LOT OF CALLS FROM PEOPLE THAT SAY, WELL, THIS ISN'T BUILT RIGHT, OR THIS ISN'T WORKING RIGHT. AND WHY ISN'T IT? AND, AND WE SEND CODE COMPLIANCE PEOPLE OUT TO CHECK THAT, DON'T WE? SO WHY CAN'T WE BILL AT LEAST PART OF OUR CODE COMPLIANCE TO THE D S D FUND FROM BUILDERS? I MEAN, THEY'RE REALLY ADDRESSING A LOT OF PROBLEMS IN THAT AREA, OR SOME OF THE PROBLEMS IN THAT AREA TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT WE NEED TO TAKE FROM GENERAL FUND. WHEN YOU GET A 20 BI $20 MILLION BALANCE, I THINK WE'RE THINKING ALONG THE SAME LINES BECAUSE THE IMPROVEMENT THAT WE'RE MAKING THIS YEAR IN THE D SS D ENTERPRISE FUND, THAT STRIKE TEAM, THAT STRIKE TEAM IS GONNA TAKE THOSE, THEY'RE WORKING WITHOUT PERMITS OR THEY'RE WORK, THEY'RE, THEY'RE BUILDING IT INCORRECTLY TO GO CATCH THEM. SO THAT WILL BE PAID, THOSE ARE INSPECTORS ACTUALLY PAID FOR OUT OF THAT. RIGHT NOW, WE DO HAVE SOME CODE OFFICERS THAT ASSIST WITH INSPECTIONS ON THOSE TYPE OF INVESTIGATIONS. WE WILL SHIFT THAT WORK TO THESE, THIS NEW STRIKE TEAM THAT'S PAID FOR AT ENTERPRISE FUND, SO OUR CODE OFFICERS CAN DO MORE OF THE GENERAL CODE ENFORCEMENT ON EXISTING PROPERTIES. SO I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE IN LINE TO SOME EXTENT THAN WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. UH, BUT I THINK THAT'S THE PROPOSAL THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR NEW STRIKE TEAM. WELL, IT SEEMS TO BE A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT HOW MANY CO COMPLIANCE OFFICERS DO YOU HAVE, UH, TOTAL 118. AND SO YOU'RE GONNA MOVE SIX TO RELIEVE THEM OF SOME OF THAT WORK. UH, IT JUST SEEMS TO ME THAT WE CAN SAVE A LOT MORE OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND FOR OTHER PROGRAMS WHEN WE'VE GOT SUCH A LARGE BALANCE IN YOUR DEPARTMENT. AND, UH, I'M, I'M STILL NOT CONVINCED THAT WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING IS THE ONLY WAY WE SHOULD BE HANDLING, UH, THE CODE COMPLIANCE, UH, ISSUE. SO, BUT I JUST WANTED TO CHECK ON THAT. UM, NOW YOU ALSO INDICATE ON SLIDE SIX, I THINK, UH, CODE CODE ENFORCEMENT IS TARGETING FEWER, UH, THAN WE WERE IN 18, IN YEAR 19 PROJECTION, OR 18 AND 19 PROJECTIONS. SLIDE NUMBER SIX. OKAY. OKAY. I THINK THAT, UH, UNDER CODE COMPLIANCE, OR MAYBE IT'S NOT SIX, UH, IT WAS, YEAH, IT IS SIX. YEAH. YOU'RE, YOU'RE PROJECTING LOWER NUMBERS. WHY IS THAT? SO THOSE ARE OUR PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR OUR COMPLIANCE RATE. SO IF YOU LOOK AT COMPLIANCE RATE, FOR EXAMPLE, WE TRACK HOW MANY OF OUR TIER ONE AND TIER TWO, WE HAVE FOUR TIERS, YOU KNOW, PRIORITY LEVELS. UM, YES, WE HIT 97% THIS YEAR. WE HAD A LOT OF WORK TO DO ON THINGS LIKE OUR NEW MOBILE LIVING PARK, UH, UH, INSPECTION PROGRAM, HAD A LOT OF EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ALONG WITH THAT. UH, WE HAD THE STORM ASSESSMENTS THAT TOOK UP A LOT OF OUR TIME IN ONE OF THE, UH, MONTHS, THAT WHOLE MONTH OF JUNE. BASICALLY, WE HAD A LOT OF RESOURCES DEDICATED TO THAT. SO WHILE WE DID EXCEED OUR TARGET OF 90%, WE'RE STILL PROJECTING TO BE 94. WE DID, UH, TAKE A STATE BACK BY A FEW PERCENTAGE POINTS, BUT, UH, WE DID TAKE ON SOME ADDITIONAL, UM, YOU KNOW, RESPONSIBILITIES TO GET THAT NEW MOBILE LIVING PARK PROGRAM UP AND RUNNING, UH, AS WELL AS THE STORM ASSESSMENTS. THOSE WERE THE TWO KEY FACTORS. RIGHT. WELL, IN, IN UNDERSTANDING THAT IT SEEMS THEN IF YOU HAD TO ALLOCATE RESOURCES FOR THAT, AND YOU STILL EXCEEDED [04:15:01] 97 AND 94% WITHOUT HAVING THOSE KINDS OF PROJECTS TO DEDICATE MORE, UH, RESOURCES TO, WHY CAN'T YOU HAVE 90 OR 95% FOR THIS YEAR IN COMPLIANCE AND, UH, PROACTIVITY? I MEAN, YOU, YOU JUST SAID YOU HAD TO ALLOCATE SERVICES FOR THAT SEPARATE FROM WHAT YOU MIGHT NORMALLY DO. IT JUST SEEMS THAT YOUR TARGETS ARE A LITTLE LOW. SO I GUESS I, I'M NOT HEARING A, A GOOD ENOUGH REASON FOR THAT, BUT I, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION. UM, I KNOW THAT, UH, YOU'VE ALLOCATED, UH, ANOTHER POSITION TO OVERSEE OR WORK WITH SHORT-TERM RENTALS. AND I THOUGHT OUR, OUR CHARGE WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE SURE THAT SHORT-TERM RENTAL WAS ABLE TO SUPPORT ITSELF WITH THE FEES AND EVERYTHING THAT WE WERE CHARGING. IS IT SUPPORTING ITSELF? HAVE WE BROUGHT IN AS MUCH MONEY ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS FROM THE, UH, THE BUSINESSES, UH, TO RUN THE PROGRAM THE WAY IT IS? YES. OR ARE WE RUNNING SHORT OR ARE RUNNING OVER? NO, IT, IT, IT WILL BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN THAT, UM, UH, THAT PROGRAM. SO 1500 PERMITS APPROXIMATELY A LITTLE OVER THAT ACTUALLY, UH, EACH PERMIT WAS A HUNDRED DOLLARS APPLICATION FEE. SO IT'S $150,000. UH, WE ALSO ANTICIPATE MORE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS, UH, AND THEN THAT WILL SUSTAIN THIS ONE ADDITIONAL POSITION. WHEN WE, WHEN WE, UH, DID THE PROGRAM, WE DID THE ORDINANCE, WE DID NOT ADD RESOURCES. 'CAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW MANY WE THOUGHT WE KNEW, BUT NOW WE'RE AT A POINT WHERE WE'RE GONNA ADD THE ONE POSITION TO, TO KEEP UP WITH THOSE PERMITS. AND YES, IT WILL BE, UH, SELF-SUSTAINED. OKAY. THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND I WOULD LIKE TO JUST ADD ONE QUESTION, UH, ANSWER ONE QUESTION FOR COUNCILWOMAN VIA GROUND WHILE I'M UP HERE. FOUR HAZMAT INSPECTORS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO I JUST WANNA FOLLOW UP FOUR HAZMAT INSPECTORS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, SO WE GOT THAT ANSWER FOR YOU. OH. OH, DON'T ASK ME MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KURDS. COUNCIL MEMBER CAVEO. HDI. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, THIS, MY QUESTIONS ARE FOR HEBREW. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. OKAY. YOU PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED THAT WE HAVE 41 FIELD OFFERS WITH FIELD OFFICERS WITH FIVE DEDICATED A C S OFFICERS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. AND WHAT DISTRICTS CURRENTLY HAVE THE DEDICATED OFFICERS ONE THROUGH FIVE. WHAT IS THE ASSOCIATED COST WITH OBTAINING A NEW A C S OFFICER? A DEDICATED A C S OFFICER? SO TO ADD ONE POSITION, UH, ONE FIELD OFFICER, WE'RE LOOKING ABOUT FOR THE FIRST YEAR, ABOUT A HUNDRED AND, UH, A LITTLE LESS THAN 130 OR ABOUT 125,000 FOR THE FIRST YEAR, BUT ABOUT 62,000 IN REOCCURRING COST. OKAY. AND WHAT DOES, WHAT DOES A DEDICATED OFFICER TYPICALLY DO IN A SHIFT? SO THE, THE, THE, THE DISTRICT OFFICER IS FOCUSING ON A LOT OF THOSE REOCCURRING, UH, ISSUES THAT ARE REPEATED, THOSE THAT ARE COMING TO THE DISTRICT, THAT NEEDING TO BE ADDRESSED. UH, THEY'RE INTERACTING, PROVIDING A LOT OF THE EDUCATION, UM, AS WELL AS TRYING TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR THROUGH ENFORCEMENT. OKAY. UM, MANY IN THE, OF THE PROBLEMS WITH OUR ANIMAL COMMUNITY INVOLVE PET OWNERS, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, WHO ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE AND, UM, IN THE CONTROL OF THEIR, THEIR PETS. IS THAT A TRUE STATEMENT? CORRECT. OKAY. YOU NOTED THAT PART OF THE ROLE OF A DEDICATED OFFICER INCLUDES EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP. CORRECT. I SUSPECT THAT THE POSITION OF DEDICATED A C S OFF A C S OFFICER HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS. WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THAT? THEY, THEY DO PROVIDE AN ESSENTIAL FUNCTION. GREAT. AND AS YOU WELL KNOW, THERE'S A NUMBER OF STORIES, UH, ESPECIALLY IN DISTRICT SIX, UNFORTUNATELY THROUGHOUT THE CITY WHERE PEOPLE ARE NOT TAKING CARE OF THEIR DOGS. UM, IN MY DISTRICT VERY RECENTLY, WE HAD A WOMAN ON BUENA VISTA STREET WHO, UM, WHOSE NEIGHBOR'S DOG JUMPED A FENCE AND ATTACKED HER LEG. SHE HAD SEVERAL SURGERIES. UM, ANOTHER WOMAN ON RICHLAND HILLS WHO, WHOSE RIGHT ARM WAS MULDOFF, UM, BY ANOTHER, ANOTHER NEIGHBOR'S DOG, NOT STRAY DOGS. THESE ARE ADMITTEDLY ANECDOTAL, BUT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PROBLEM GOING ON IN MY DISTRICT, A DEDICATED AC OFFICER IN DISTRICT SIX, COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE, I THINK A RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT SIX LIKE THEY HAVE IN IN THE OTHER FIVE DISTRICTS. UM, AND YOU ESPECIALLY MENTIONED IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, WHICH IS WHERE THESE TWO EVENTS HAPPEN TO HAVE OCCURRED IN MY DISTRICT. THIS WOULD ENGAGE AT LEAST THREE COMPONENTS OF YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN, INCLUDING, UM, IN ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT, STRAIGHT PET POPULATION CONTROL, BUT SPECIFICALLY ENGAGING AND EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY. I THINK, TO YOUR POINT, RIGHT, I'M PLEASED TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE CHAMPION OF, UH, COMPASSION BECAUSE OUR PETS AND CERTAINLY OUR COMMUNITIES NEED IT. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KEO, HDA, COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. THANK [04:20:01] YOU, MAYOR. JUST A QUICK COMMENTS FOR, UH, MR. MCCARRAN. SO THANK YOU. YOU GET AN A PLUS ON YOUR PRESENTATION, AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO TALK TRASH WITH YOUR FOLKS THE OTHER DAY ON THE RIGHT ALONG. I LEARNED A LOT. UM, THAT'S IT. AND THEN HE, HE, YOU GET AN A MINUS. SO THOSE PAUL BULLET POINTS WERE AWESOME, BY THE WAY. UM, CONGRATS ALSO ON THE EFFICIENCY OF BRINGING THE NEW POSITION IN, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'LL SAVE A LOT ON MEDIA BIAS. AND I JUST, UM, THOUGHT THAT I WOULD POINT THAT OUT HERE. I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU EITHER. I DO HAVE ONE FOR MIKE. SORRY, MIKE, THANK YOU ALSO FOR ALLOWING ME TO DO A RIDE ALONG WITH ONE OF YOUR CODE OFFICERS. IT WAS AWESOME. WE DID SOME, UH, BEHIND THE SCENES WORK AND IT, YOU KNOW, WE JUST CAUGHT A LOT OF VIOLATIONS, UM, WHAT I COULD CONSIDER OFF-ROADING. BUT ANYWAY, ON PAGE, UM, TWO 90 OF THE BUDGET, YOU HAVE INITIAL CALL TO CLEAN UP GRAFFITI ON THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. YOU HAVE AN ACTUAL OR TWO, IT LOOKS LIKE ONE DAY YOU HAD AN ESTIMATE OF ONE DAY, A TARGET OF THREE DAYS FOR 2019, BUT WE'VE DONE IT ONE DAY. HOWEVER, OUR TARGET IS THREE DAYS. IS THERE A REASON THAT OUR TARGET ISN'T TWO? IS THERE A REASON THAT WE JUST LEAVE IT AT THREE FOR SOME REASON? I THINK IT'S BEEN HISTORICALLY AT THREE, BUT I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. WE CAN REDUCE THAT ONE. YEAH. SO I THINK THAT IF WE INCREASE OUR GOALS, KIND OF, I THINK TO COUNCILMAN, UH, CURTIS'S POINTS AND IT, IT, YOU KNOW, INCENTIVIZES OUR EMPLOYEES TO, UM, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. BUT THAT'S IT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA, COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, THANK YOU ALL FOR, UH, THE PRESENTATION. I, I DO WANT TO, UM, I'LL START WITH SOLID WASTE. UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE SUMMARY ON THE WASTE CHARACTERIZATION STUDY. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE RESULTS SINCE YOU TOLD ME ABOUT THEM. AND ONE OF THE, UH, QUESTIONS I HAVE IS, HAVE WE DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT FOR CITY FACILITIES IN TERMS OF HOW, UH, HOW GOOD WE ARE AT RECYCLING AND SORTING ORGANICS? YEAH, NO MA'AM. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE VERY FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE IT AT ALL. MM-HMM. . AND THAT'S A BIG, SO STARTING WITH BITE THAT YOU TOOK OUR CUSTOMER BASE. YES, MA'AM. THAT WOULD BE THE, THE PROPER WAY BECAUSE WE LEARNED SO MUCH. THAT'S WHY I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING BACK IN THE SPRING OF THE B SESSION TO GIVE YOU THE DETAILS, BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY INTRIGUING, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT 40 DIFFERENT, 42 DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF MATERIALS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO SORT THROUGH. SO I'M NOT SURE IF THIS SHOULD BE, UH, TOWARD YOU OR TOWARD ROD, BUT I, UM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, SINCE THIS EFFORT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE CITY, IT'S ONE OF OUR GOALS, UH, THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT THE ABILITY TO RECYCLE OR COMPOST IS AVAILABLE IN ALL, UH, CITY FACILITIES. RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN ADEMAS, AND I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE A REGULAR RECYCLING BIN. WE JUST HAVE WHITE PAPER RECYCLING IS MY UNDERSTANDING. THEY SHOULD OFFER RECYCLING AS WELL TO ALL CITY FACILITIES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UM, GREAT. THANK YOU. YES. UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. UH, CARRIE. UM, AND, UH, HEBER, UM, JUST ONE METRIC, UH, THAT I WOULD, UH, LIKE TO SEE HAS TO DO WITH OUR VOLUNTEER FORCES IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THEM ON A YEAR TO YEAR BASIS. UM, AS YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR I'D REQUESTED AND, AND YOU GUYS CAME THROUGH WITH A, AN AMBASSADOR SORT OF, UH, GROUP. UH, BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING OUT THERE. SO IS THAT, UH, A METRIC YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO REPORT ON? YES, IT IS. SO WE, WE ARE EXPECTING THIS YEAR TO, UM, HAVE ABOUT 17,000, UH, VOLUNTEER HOURS BEING PERFORMED BY, BY ROUGHLY AROUND, UM, HOPE THIS REPORT DOES NOT HAVE THE NUMBERS, BUT ABOUT 17,000 HOURS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR WAS A LITTLE OVER 15. UM, OKAY. AND IT WOULD BE GREAT TO KNOW WHAT THOSE HOURS ARE GETTING US, RIGHT? LIKE, ARE THEY GETTING US, I CAN PROVIDE THAT US OR ARE THEY VISITS TO CLASSROOMS OR MORE SPAY NEUTER, THAT KIND OF STUFF. SO THE VOLUNTEERS ARE GENERALLY BROKEN UP INTO VARIOUS CATEGORIES TO INCLUDE, UH, WALKING DOGS, TAKING PICTURES TO HELPING IN THE CLINIC, TO GOING INTO THE COMMUNITY EVENTS MM-HMM. AND HELPING OUT THERE. OKAY. UM, THANK YOU. BECAUSE I KNOW WE CAN'T GROW OUR BUDGET INDEFINITELY TO, YOU KNOW, TO, TO DO WHAT WE REALLY NEED TO DO, UH, TO, TO GET RID OF THIS PROBLEM. BUT, UM, I THINK, I THINK THAT'S AN UNTAPPED RESOURCE, SO, OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THEN, UM, MIKE, I DO HAVE, UH, ONE, ONE QUESTION. I AM EXCITED ABOUT THE U D C. I KNOW YOU ARE UPDATES AS WE ALL'S ECOSYSTEM BE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES, UH, GOING FORWARD. UM, I, I GUESS I HAVE SOME CONCERNS OR SOME QUESTIONS ALONG THE LINES OF, UH, COUNCILMAN COURAGES QUESTIONS. UH, SO YOU TALKED ABOUT THESE PROACTIVE, UH, INSPECTIONS THAT WE'RE DOING ON HOUSES THAT [04:25:01] ARE BEING FLIPPED. UM, I HAD ALSO RECEIVED CONCERNS FROM CONSTITUENTS TELLING ME THAT THE QUALITY OF THOSE HOMES WASN'T GOOD AFTER THEY'D BEEN FLIPPED. THAT THERE WERE ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS WITH THEM. AND I HAVE TO SAY, I WAS REALLY BAFFLED BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT OUR REALTORS, UH, HAVE A HOME INSPECTION PROCESS THAT THEY COORDINATE WITH THE BUYER WHEN THAT HAPPENS. CAN YOU SPEAK TO WHAT, DO, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON THERE OR WHAT'S NOT GOING ON THERE? SURE. THE, UH, AND WE MEET REGULARLY WITH OUR SAN ANTONIO BOILER REALTORS, AND THEY'VE BEEN IN, THEY'VE BEEN ACTUALLY PART OF THIS, UH, PROGRAM THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING THIS STRIKE TEAM. UH, ALSO SOMETHING WE'RE CALLING CONTRACTOR CONNECT THO THOSE THAT ARE REGISTERED PROPERLY AND CONNECTING THEM WITH, UM, RESIDENTS THAT NEED RENOVATIONS. BUT, UM, THE RE THE, THE GENERAL INSPECTION THAT YOU GET WHEN YOU'RE BUYING AND SELLING YOUR HOUSE WITH SOME STATE LICENSE INSPECTORS, BUT THOSE ARE FOR, IF YOU'RE NOT DOING ANY WORK ON YOUR HOUSE, THOSE, THEY HAVE A CHECKLIST. THEY GO IN, THEY DO A GOOD JOB, THEY TEST THE, UH, COLD WATER, HOT WATER, THEY LOOK UP IN THE ATTIC, MAKE SURE THAT SOME BASIC ELEMENTS AND WE THAT, THAT YOU CAN DISCLOSE WHEN YOU'RE SELLING PROPERTY. SO THAT'S, THAT'S BASED UNDER STATE LAW. WHAT WE ARE REALLY TALKING ABOUT IS WHEN YOU'RE RENOVATING YOUR HOUSE OR A HOUSE TO THEN SELL, UH, OR MAY MAYBE NOT EVEN TO SELL, JUST SOMEONE'S GETTING, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GETTING A NEW BATHROOM DONE OR AN ADDITION, UH, THAT'S WHEN WORK IS BEING DONE. SO YOU'RE MOVING AROUND WALLS, YOU'RE REWIRING YOUR HOUSE, YOU'RE PUTTING IN, UM, NEW PLUMBING SYSTEMS OR NEW BATHROOMS OR WHAT HAVE YOU. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TARGETING, WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT REALTOR INSPECTION. YOUR REALTOR INSPECTION HAS NO AUTHORITY TO INSPECT THAT RENOVATION WORK. UH, SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. NOW, AGAIN, WE WORK WITH SEVERAL OF THOSE INSPECTORS, UH, THROUGH SABOR, UH, SO THAT WE'RE NOT OVERLAPPING AND WE KNOW WHAT EACH OTHER ARE DOING, BUT WE'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON RENOVATION OF EXISTING HOMES. AND AGAIN, WE WANT OLD DILAPIDATED HOUSING STOCK. WE WANT THAT TO BE UPDATED WELL, UH, TO BE SAFE SO IT CAN EXTEND THE LIFE OF IT. UH, BUT WHEN PEOPLE ARE WALKING IN AND BUYING A HOUSE AND IT'S ELECTRICALLY NOT SAFE, UH, THE PLUMBING SYSTEMS ARE NOT SAFE, MEANING MINIMUM CODE REQUIREMENTS, THAT BECOMES A REAL PROBLEM REAL QUICK. AND, UH, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT HOMEOWNER, THAT NEW HOMEOWNER A LOT OF TIMES IS LEFT HOLDING THE BAG, AND WE WANNA PREVENT THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. UM, I I AGREE. I I DO TOO. SO I THINK, UH, GOING OUT AND FINDING SOMETHING WHEN IT'S HAPPENING, THAT'S MM-HMM. , THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO DO IT. RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. SO, ABSOLUTELY. YOU, UH, PREVENT IT FROM BEING COMPLETED IN, IN, UM, INCORRECTLY. UH, NONETHELESS, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO FIND EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO'S DOING SOMETHING WITHOUT A PERMIT AND EVERY SINGLE, UH, FLIPPER AT, AT THE MOMENT THAT THEY'RE DOING IT. SO, I'M WONDERING IF OUR FRIENDS AT THE, AS MANNY WOULD SAY, OUR FRIENDS AT THE BOARD OF REALTORS, UM, WOULD BE WILLING TO PARTNER WITH US ON SOMETHING ELSE TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER. UH, SO FOR INSTANCE, MAYBE OFFERING AN OPTIONAL, UH, KIND OF, I GUESS, INSPECTION BY D S D THAT, UM, WOULD OF COURSE HAVE TO BE FOR A FEE. I, I DON'T THINK WE CAN DO THAT, UH, TOTALLY FREE. UM, I LOVE THAT YOU SMILE WHEN I, WHEN I SAY FOR A FEE , UM, IS THAT SOMETHING WE COULD WORK WITH THEM TO, TO OFFER? UH, BECAUSE I, I, YOU KNOW, I DO GET CONCERNS FROM, FROM THE CONSTITUENTS ABOUT IT, AND, UH, WE CAN CERTAINLY, UH, BRING THAT UP TO THEM AND SEE WHERE THAT WOULD LEAD. UM, BUT WE, WE ACTUALLY, WE MEET REGULARLY WITH THE BOARD OF REALTORS, NOT ONLY MONTHLY, UH, IN OUR DEVELOPMENT MEETING, WHICH THEY'RE A PART OF, BUT WE MEET WITH THEM PROBABLY EVERY THREE TO FOUR MONTHS ON SPECIFIC REALTOR PROGRAMS. UM, AND, AND ACTUALLY THIS ONE, UH, THOSE INSPECTIONS, UH, WE'VE HAD SOME REALTORS GET IN TROUBLE BECAUSE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO IT RIGHT, AND THEY DON'T. SO THEY'RE TRYING TO PROTECT THEIR MEMBERS AS WELL AS NOT ONLY THE HOME BUYERS. SO I'D BE HAPPY TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION WITH THEM AND, AND INCLUDE YOU IN THE LOOP. YEAH. I THINK THIS COULD PROTECT THE REALTOR TOO. YEP. UM, SO, UH, YEAH, BECAUSE I DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT ONLY SPENDING GENERAL FUND MONEY ON IT, WHEN REALLY IT'S, UM, IT'S, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY THAT'S, THAT'S OCCURRING. SO CORRECT. AND, AND WE ARE PROPOSING ALL OUT OF THE D S D ENTERPRISE FUND THAT TO BE USED TO THAT. THAT'S WHAT THIS NEW STRIKE TEAM COMPONENT IS ALL MM-HMM. , YEAH. BASED OUT OF, GREAT. AND THEN, IS THERE ANY WAY WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING, PERHAPS IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS TO LINK UP WITH O H P OR PERHAPS YOU'RE ALREADY DOING THAT? UH, YES, WE CAN AND WILL, AND I THINK WE ARE ALREADY, UH, WE COORDINATE WITH THEM PRETTY REGULARLY. OKAY, GREAT. 'CAUSE AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S, I'M LOOKING AT THEM LIKE THEY'RE HERE, THEY'RE NOT HERE, I DON'T THINK, BUT, OKAY. ALRIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MIKE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. THANK YOU, SIR. MIKE, BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN, LET'S, LET'S CONTINUE THAT LINE OF DISCUSSIONS THERE. AND I, I JUST HAD A GENERAL COMMENT, ERIC, THIS IS REALLY, UM, FOR YOU. I, I HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS THAT COUNCILMAN COURAGE HAS ABOUT THESE RESERVES THAT WE HAVE SPREAD ACROSS ALL THESE ENTERPRISE FUNDS. I KNOW WHY THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS WERE SET UP, BUT THEY WEREN'T SET UP TO CREATE BIG POTS OF MONEY. AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE, [04:30:01] UM, YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS, THIS BIG, BIG THICK BOOK HERE TO FIND OUT WHERE, WHERE THOSE RESERVES ARE AND HOW MUCH THOSE RESERVES ARE. AND IT'S NOT INTUITIVELY OBVIOUS FOR SOMEBODY TO COME THROUGH SAYING, OH WOW, THERE'S A BIG POT OF MONEY THERE. UM, YOU KNOW, I WOULD'VE EXPECTED THAT TO BE, YOU KNOW, IN A MORE CONCISE DOCUMENT THAT SHOWS IT HAS TRANSPARENCY SAYING, YES, WE DO HAVE A BANK ACCOUNT THAT'S, AND HERE'S, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING WITH IT. UM, UH, I JUST HAVE CONCERNS BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS TAXPAYER MONEY THAT'S BEING COLLECTED HERE. AND I'M A PROPONENT FOR, HEY, IF WE GOT THAT MUCH MONEY, LET'S REDUCE FEES. LET'S HELP LIKE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ON CONSTRUCTION PERMITS AND THAT KIND OF THING. IF WE'RE, IF WE'RE BUILDING UP TOO MUCH MONEY, LET'S REDUCE THAT BECAUSE THAT ALSO GOES AWAY TO, UH, HELP WITH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I MEAN, THAT'S ANOTHER AREA THAT WE COULD HELP OUT THERE. SO, UH, JUST OVERALL COMMENT ABOUT THESE RESERVES THAT WE SEEM TO KEEP BUILDING UP IN THESE ENTERPRISE FUNDS. UM, COUNCILMAN, I'LL JUST MAKE ONE COMMENT ON THAT. WE ACTUALLY, UH, SPEAKING OF TRANSPARENCY, WE TRANSPARENT, UH, EVERY MONTH WE GO THROUGH OUR, UM, OUR REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY. THEY'RE THE ONES BRINGING IN THIS MONEY. SURE. AND THEN WE'RE SPENDING IT. SO, UH, UH, BUT I UNDERSTAND YOUR COMMENT, SO THANK YOU. SURE. UM, JUST A COUPLE OF, COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, MIKE. I, I'D SEE THAT OVERALL ON PAGE 2 89, YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, THE 2020 PROPOSAL IS NOT, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCREASE, NOT A LOT, BUT THE PERSONNEL SERVICES IS, IS GOING UP. UH, AND THAT'S THE 14 POSITIONS HERE. AND EXPLAIN AGAIN, WHAT THESE 14 POSITIONS ARE FOR. SO, UM, IF WE GO BACK TO, UH, LET'S SEE, WHAT SLIDE IS IT? UH, SIX POSITIONS ARE THAT STRIKE TEAM, WHICH WE'LL BE LOOKING, UH, FOR THOSE WORK WITHOUT PERMITS, THOSE VIOLATIONS NOT ONLY TO STOP THAT WORK TO GET 'EM IN SO THEY GET PROPERLY REVIEWED AND INSPECTED. OKAY. SO THAT'S SIX OF THE 14 POSITIONS. UH, ONE POSITION IS ADDED, UH, TO SUPPORT OUR BUILD SA PROGRAM. SO WE HAVE THIS NEW SYSTEM. WE'VE GONE LIVE WITH PHASE ONE. WE'LL GO LIVE WITH, UH, PHASE TWO AT THE END OF, UH, FISCAL YEAR 2020 FOR CODE AND A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER THAT FOR PERMITS. BUT THAT'S OUR NEW, UH, WORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT WE'VE, UH, SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. WE BROUGHT IT TO COUNCIL IN JANUARY FOR THAT LAST PIECE. AND AS WE GO LIVE, WE NEED SOME IN-HOUSE STAFF DEDICATED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STAYS RUNNING. UM, AND THAT'S NOT ONLY FOR OUR CUSTOMERS, BUT FOR OURSELVES AS THEY UPLOAD AND DOWNLOAD DOCUMENTS AND PERMITS AND SUBMITTALS. SO THAT'S ONE POSITION THERE. UM, THE OTHER ONE WAS THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL POSITION TO HANDLE THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL PERMITS. THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL FEE, WHICH IS A HUNDRED DOLLARS PER APPLICATION EVERY THREE YEARS THAT PAYS FOR THAT SERVICE. UH, AND THAT RESOURCE. SO THAT'S ONE POSITION THERE. AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL SIX POSITIONS ARE RELATED TO OUR, JUST OUR GENERAL BUSINESS, KEEPING UP WITH OUR PERMITS. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE IS, UH, A, A PLANNER FOR OUR ADDRESSING TEAM. SO AS PERMITS COME IN OR WORK IS HAPPENING, WE HAVE TO ASSIGN ADDRESSES. SO THAT'S PART, WE HAVE A TEAM OF, UH, ADDRESSING MEMBERS, UH, FOR, TO PROPERLY ASSIGN ADDRESSES. UM, WE HAVE, UH, ONE FISCAL SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYSTS THAT WILL BE HANDLING, UH, NOT ONLY THE COLLECTION OF FEES, BUT THE BILLING OUT OVERDUE FEES, UH, AND FEE COLLECTION. 'CAUSE SOMETIMES PEOPLE SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO US AND THEY DON'T PAY FOR US. UH, THEY DON'T PAY FOR THAT. SO WE HAVE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, SO WE NEED TEAM MEMBERS TO DO THAT. UM, WE HAVE A CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION, UH, UH, INSPECTOR IN THERE. THOSE ARE THE INSPECTORS THAT ACTUALLY REVIEW NEW STREETS BEING BUILT. AND THEN WE HAVE TWO POSITIONS IN THERE. WE HAVE THE MILITARY PROTECTION AREAS THAT WILL BE COMING INTO YOU ON, I BELIEVE IT'S THE 19TH OF SEPTEMBER. THAT IS THOSE, THOSE AREAS AROUND THE MILITARY BASES THAT WE DID NOT ANNEX BECAUSE THEY, THE AREAS AROUND THEM, UH, VOTED TO NOT BE ANNEXED, BUT WE WILL BE, UH, UH, PUT, UH, PUTTING DOWN SOME, UH, LAND USE CONTROLS. SO TO REVIEW FOR THOSE NEW RULES, WE HAVE TWO POSITIONS IN THE BUDGET. I THINK I ANSWERED ALL 14 THERE. BUT, UH, BUT AGAIN, THOSE ARE ALL PAID FOR BY THE D S D ENTERPRISE FUND. NONE OF THOSE ARE PAID FOR BY THE GENERAL FUND. OKAY. UM, I HAVE SOME, UM, CONCERNS ALSO ABOUT YOUR, UH, PERFORMANCE, YOU KNOW, ABOUT, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE BRINGING ON ADDITIONAL PEOPLE, I WOULD THINK THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE PERFORMANCE MEASURES WOULD BE, UM, A BETTER GOAL. YOU KNOW, IF WE'VE BEEN BEATING THESE FOR A COUPLE YEARS RUNNING, I THINK AS YOU'VE HEARD A COUPLE OF COMMENTS UP HERE, THAT MAYBE WE NEED TO, UM, PUT A TOUGHER GOAL OUT THERE FOR US TO MEET, [04:35:01] YOU KNOW, UM, MAKE STRETCH GOALS, THAT KIND OF THING THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, IS STRIVING TO BEAT THOSE, BEAT THOSE. SURE. AS I, AS I MENTIONED TO THE MAYOR, WE'D BE HAPPY TO TALK WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT THESE GOALS. THE ONES THAT WE'RE HITTING NOW, ESPECIALLY THE PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTIONS WE'RE DOING WITH A LOT OF OVERTIME RIGHT NOW, UH, PRETTY STRETCHED THIN JUST TO MEET THOSE. UH, BUT WE CAN HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS. OKAY. AND THAT'S YOUR MORTON FACILITY DOWN THERE? I'M SORRY, THE MORTON FACILITY? YES. UM, PARKING GARAGE. MM-HMM. , YOU REALLY NEED A PARKING GARAGE OVER THERE. YOU GOT THAT BIG WIDE OPEN PARK ACROSS THE STREET NOW. SURE. UM, DO WE REALLY NEED A MULTI-STORY CAR PARK OVER THERE? YEAH. SO WHEN THAT BUILDING AND THAT PROPERTY WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT AND PLANNED IN EARLY 2000, WE, WE WENT IN THERE IN 2003. THERE'S A MASTER PLAN THAT HAS, UH, IN CASE WE NEED TO GROW AND HAVE MORE PARKING AND MAYBE SOME ADDITIONAL OFFICE SPACE. A COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN WE BROUGHT TO CITY COUNCIL, WE PURCHASED THAT LAND ACROSS THE STREET BECAUSE WE WERE IN DIRE NEED OF ALL THE CUSTOMERS COMING IN. WE'RE JUST GROWING. SO WE BOUGHT THAT. THE ORIGINAL PLAN THOUGH, FOR THAT IS THAT AS A TEMPORARY PARKING LOT THAT WE WOULD BUY THAT UTILIZE IT AS OUR FIVE-YEAR FORECAST AND OUR FUNDS INCREASE, WE WOULD BUILD ON SITE AND THEN SELL OFF THAT PIECE OF LAND. SO THAT IS OUR PLAN FOR NOW. CERTAINLY THINGS COULD CHANGE, DEPEND ON DEVELOPMENT, ACTIVITY AND GROWTH AND THOSE OTHER THINGS, BUT THAT IS PART OF OUR LONG-TERM PLANS. YEAH, I, I'M JUST SAYING, WE PURCHASED THE LAND, IT'S GOT PLENTY OF PARKING IN THERE. I, YOU KNOW, THIS WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE, HEY, DO WE REALLY NEED TO BUILD A MULTI-STORY CAR PARK IN THERE THAT YOU'RE SAVING THAT MONEY FOR IN THE RESERVE? UM, WE'RE HANDLING IT NOW. I, I WOULD SAY, HEY, LET'S REDUCE OUR FEES OR WHATEVER TO, UH, GIVE SOME OF THAT MONEY BACK AND, AND, UH, HELP THE CUSTOMERS OUT A LITTLE BIT. UM, ONE FOLLOW UP QUESTION HERE ON THE 3 1 1 APP, HOW IS THAT WORKING WITH CODE COMPLIANCE AND, AND, UH, CODE VIOLATIONS AND GRAFFITI AND ALL? AND HOW'S THIS THE APP WORKING? IS IT WORKING AS IT WAS DESIGNED? WE BELIEVE SO. WE BELIEVE IT'S WORKING GREAT. UM, THE MORE PEOPLE, AND I TALK WITH PAULA STALCUP AND, AND HER TEAM A LOT, BUT THE MORE PEOPLE THAT GET TO USE THAT, I MEAN, THERE ARE SEVERAL OF THOSE, UH, TYPICAL CITY WORK ORDER REQUESTS, RIGHT. THAT ARE CODE ENFORCEMENT RELATED. I KNOW THERE'S POTHOLES AND ANIMAL CARE STUFF, BUT A LOT OF THEM ARE, UH, D S D RELATED. SO THOSE COME IN, THEY GO DIRECTLY TO THE OFFICER. UH, SO AGAIN, WHILE WE'RE 77 OR 75 OR 77% PROACTIVE, THE 25% OF THE REACTIVE CALLS THAT WE GET ARE EITHER COMING THROUGH THE APP OR PHONE CALLS. SO I, I BELIEVE THE 3 1 1 APP, ESPECIALLY THE NEW APP, IS SUCCESSFUL. OKAY, GREAT. GREAT. THANK YOU, MIKE. THANK YOU. UM, HEBER, I THINK I HAD A QUESTION FOR YOU. YES. ON, UM, PAGE 2 29, YOU'RE, YOU'RE ASKING FOR ONE POSITION, BUT UNDER YOUR PERSONNEL SERVICES, IT'S GOING UP LIKE $400,000. SO THE $400,000 INCREASE IN OUR BUDGET IS TIED TO A ANTICIPATED CONTRACT FOR NEXT YEAR. AND WHICH CONTRACT IS THAT? UH, IT IS FOR THE, THE, UH, THE USE OF THE PAUL JOLLY CENTER. THE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR, OUR PARTNER. I'M, I'M HAVING TROUBLE HEARING YOU. SORRY. SO WE, WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH, UH, LOCAL RES RESCUE RES OR RESCUE GROUP TO OPERATE THE PAUL JOLLY CENTER, UH, IT'S ADOPTION CENTER LOCATED AT THE BRACKEN RIDGE PARK PARK. UH, THE, IT'S A THREE YEAR CONTRACT, AND THIS LAST YEAR WE HAVE GONE OUT, OR WE'VE RECENTLY GONE OUT FOR A REBID BECAUSE THE CONTRACT IS COMING TO AN END AND WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT CONTRACT. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BE BRINGING BACK TO CITY COUNCIL, UH, WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH. OKAY. ALRIGHT. YEAH, I, IT JUST SEEMED A LITTLE OUT OF PLACE ON THAT, BUT, OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. THANKS. UM, LET'S SEE. THAT BRINGS UP DAVID, DAVID, I GOT A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR YOU. I, I, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO GET A PICTURE OF YOU AND ROD STANDING SIDE BY SIDE. . LET'S HAVE A, LET'S HAVE A CONTEST HERE. . UM, THANK YOU, UH, FOR YOUR INFORMATION. I DO HAVE A QUESTION HERE ON PAGE 332. AND WHEN I LOOK AT THIS, I SEE THE, UH, ACTUAL OF 2018 WAS 117 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS FOR YOUR TOTAL PROGRAM. AND THEN IT, WE BUDGETED IT UP AND ADDITIONAL $7 MILLION IN 2019. AND NOW WE'RE BUDGETING IT UP AGAIN IN 2020, AN ADDITIONAL $6 MILLION. SO IN TWO YEARS, 13 TH $13 MILLION ADDITIONAL [04:40:01] IN TWO YEARS. YES, SIR. IS THAT, I, I'M, YOU KNOW, AS A CUSTOMER OUT THERE, I'M SAYING, WHAT IN THE HECK ARE YOU DOING WITH ALL THAT MONEY? THAT'S TWO YEARS, $13 MILLION. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE WORKING TOWARD IS TO GET EVERYONE TO CART DOWNSIZE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS IMPORTANT TO US IS THAT THEY SAVE MONEY. WHEN SOMEONE KEEPS A HOLD OF THEIR 96 GALLON CART, THEY'RE IN ESSENCE HOLDING ON TO ANOTHER $10 THAT'S COMING OUR WAY VERSUS SAVING THEM THAT MONEY. THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING. OUR CART DOWNSIZING PROGRAM IS NOT GOING AS FAST AS WE HAD ANTICIPATED. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE'VE DONE BILLBOARDS. WE'VE DONE ADVERTISEMENTS. WE WANT PEOPLE TO LOOK AT THEIR C P S ENERGY BILL. WE WANT THEM TO TRANSITION TO EITHER A MEDIUM SIZED CART. YOU CAN SAVE $96 ANNUALLY, OR YOU CAN GO TO THE SMALLER CART TODAY AND SAVE $120 ANNUALLY. SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING IT THERE. WE HAD ANTICIPATED THAT MORE PEOPLE WOULD TRANSITION, UH, TO THE SMALLER CART BECAUSE THAT ALSO GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO, FOR THEM TO RECYCLE MORE, TO PUT MORE IN THE BLUE AND THE GREEN CARTS. SO THAT'S THE TRANSITION. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SEEING WHEN YOU SEE THAT HAPPEN. THAT'S WHY WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, COME BACK AND HELP OUT, UH, WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS. CASE IN POINT WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL FEE TRANSITIONING WHAT WE WERE TAKING IN FOR 50 CENTS AND NOW TRANSITIONING IT TO THE PARKS FEE SO THAT THERE'S NO NET IMPACT TO OUR CUSTOMERS. YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M STILL HAVING A PROBLEM UNDERSTANDING. IN TWO YEARS, WE'VE INCREASED YOUR BUDGET $13 MILLION. UH, AND I UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF GOING TO A SMALLER CART. I DID IT MYSELF. UH, I, I WOULD RECOMMEND IN FUTURE MARKETING OF THAT, 'CAUSE RIGHT NOW WHAT PEOPLE ARE SEEING IS A, A SMALLER FEE PER MONTH, WHAT THEY WOULD SAVE, AND THEY'RE SAY, AH, A COUPLE BUCKS A MONTH, I'LL KEEP MY BIGGER CART. BUT IF YOU WOULD PUT WHAT THE TOTAL PER YEAR WOULD BE, I THINK YOU WOULD GET MORE PEOPLE INTERESTED IN THAT PROGRAM BECAUSE IT'S A YEARLY COST AND IT, IT IS SIGNIFICANT. UH, AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO PORTRAY THAT IN MY DISTRICT 10 MEETINGS YES, SIR. TO SHOW THAT THERE IS A BIGGER PAYBACK IF YOU LOOK AT IT FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR. SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE DO MORE MARKETING FOR THAT OF YES, SIR. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, MR. NEWMAN REMINDED ME OF WAS OUR ORGANICS PROGRAM. WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE COMPLETED THAT CITYWIDE. SO THAT'S PART OF THE, UH, IMPROVEMENT AS WELL FOR THAT ADDED FUNDS. MARIA? YES MA'AM. COUNCILMAN, AND WE'LL GIVE YOU A DETAILED BREAKDOWN. BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, JUST IN, IN, IN SUMMARY, WE HAVE ADDED POSITIONS FROM FISCAL YEAR 17 TO 18 THAT WERE FUNDED FOR HALF A YEAR. THE TOTAL OF 17 POSITIONS, THE FISCAL YEAR 19 BUDGET, UM, INCLUDED THE, THE 12 MONTH COST OF THOSE POSITIONS THAT WERE ADDED DUE TO THE ORGANICS PROGRAM. AND ALSO JUST THE GROWTH OF THE CITY AS WE NEED TO ADD NEW ROUTES, THE EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. AND ALSO AS WE TRANSITION OUR CUSTOMERS TO MOVE FROM THE BIGGER CAR TO THE SMALL CAR, THAT INCREASES THE COST. WE'VE ALSO HAD INCREASES IN CIVILIAN COMPENSATION IN THOSE, UM, IN THAT FUND OVER THE, OVER THE TWO YEARS. AND THEN INCREASED COST FOR MAINTENANCE OF OUR HEAVY EQUIPMENT. BUT WE'LL BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THAT ENTAILS. ENTAILS. YES, PLEASE. BUT THAT IS, IN SUMMARY, THOSE INCREASES. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I, BECAUSE AGAIN, IT COMES BACK TO THAT POT OF MONEY THAT WE'RE BUILDING UP HERE, AND OVER TWO YEARS, WE'VE ADDED $13 MILLION TO THIS PROGRAM. AND IS THAT, ARE WE GONNA EXPECT ANOTHER SIX OR $7 MILLION AGAIN FOR 2021? WE'RE STILL TRYING TO LOWER, IT'S, THAT'S WHY WE ADDED ANOTHER $2 DECREASE. SO OUR, OUR EFFORTS ARE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTIONS. THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING THE GROUND GAME, SIR. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, NO, DO NOT EXPECT IT. GOOD. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. WELL, UM, YES, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DETAIL AS TO WHY THAT THAT TYPE OF GROWTH, UM, RECYCLING, WHAT'S THE FUTURE ARE, AREN'T WE HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH SHIPPING STUFF OVERSEAS INTO CHINA? ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, I MENTIONED IN THE PRESENTATION WAS A STATE OF RECYCLING. AND THE THOUGHT BEHIND THAT IS THAT WE ARE NOW RECYCLING HERE DOMESTICALLY. YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO MEXICO AS WELL, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO CHINA ANYMORE. THEY HAVE THE STANDARD WHERE THEY WANTED LESS CONTAMINATION TO ALMOST ZERO CONTAMINATION. SO NOTHING IS GOING OVERSEAS. IT'S ALL HANDLED HERE DOMESTICALLY. SO IT'S STILL FAVORABLE FOR US, EVEN WITH OUR CONTRACT AGREEMENT [04:45:01] AS IT EXISTS TODAY. THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT IT ENDS IN JULY OF 2024 AS WELL. SO WE'RE STILL FAVORABLE. OKAY. AND I SEEM TO REMEMBER, UH, A COUPLE OF FOLKS COMING IN AND, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST TALKING ABOUT BUILDING THEIR OWN FACILITY AND CLEANING IT UP AND THEN SHIPPING IT TO CHINA, OR WE STILL ENTERTAINING THAT, OR COULD WE SEE ABOUT COMBINING WITH ANOTHER CITY TO GET THE VOLUME UP TO ENTICE SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND GET OUT OF THIS BUSINESS AND LET THEM HANDLE IT PERIODICALLY? WE'LL ACTUALLY GET THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN, IN DOING WHAT WAS PRESENTED. UH, TO US IT WAS MORE OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH PART OF IT. MM-HMM. , UH, WE HAVEN'T HEARD BACK WITH ANY SPECIFIC DETAILS, BUT WE DO GET THAT KIND OF THOUGHT AT LEAST THREE TIMES A YEAR. SO THEY'RE NOT THE FIRST TO APPROACH US, BUT ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I AM VERY, UH, I WOULDN'T SAY ADAMANT, BUT CONCERNED THAT WE CAN DO A LOT OF THIS STUFF OURSELVES. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IS THE ENGINEERING STUDY THAT WILL ALSO DO A FOLLOW UP TO THE CONSULTANTS, BECAUSE IT DOES SAY THAT SAN ANTONIO IS IN A GOOD POSITION TO AT LEAST EVALUATE OWNING AND OPERATING ITS OWN M R FACILITY. WE'RE ALREADY SEEING WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH OTHER CITIES WHEN THEY LET, UH, THE PRIVATE SECTOR, UH, KIND OF GENERATE ITS OWN DIRECTION. AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING CERTAIN CITIES, UH, THAT ARE ALREADY PAYING IN EXCESS OF 80 TO $90 A TON. UH, HERE RECENTLY, THE CITY OF NEW BRONZEVILLE, UH, DID THEIR ACTUAL BID TO SEE HOW MUCH THEY WERE GONNA CHARGE FOR THEIR RECYCLABLES RIGHT NEXT DOOR. SAME FACILITY WE USE THAT ARE $50 A TON. THEY'RE CHARGING THEM $91 A TON. SO IT'S, IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY AS YOUR DIRECTOR TO PROTECT OUR CITY AND TO LOOK THE A, B, C PLAN, EVEN D PLAN THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING OUR RESEARCH, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE NOT WAITING TILL THE FIFTH YEAR TO SAY SOMETHING. WE'RE TALKING TO OUR COUNCIL NOW, AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING BACK AND BRINGING Y'ALL WITH THE RESULTS IN THE SPRING. RIGHT. UH, HAVE YOU SHARED THAT CONSULTANT REPORT WITH US ON WHAT THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE? THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE REPORT. I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT. NO, SIR. THAT'S THE REPORT WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU IN THE SPRING, UH, FOR THE B SESSION WHERE WE WANT TO BRING THE CONSULTANT REPORT, BUT WE WANT THE ENGINEERING STUDY TO BE ACCOMMODATING IT AS WELL. THAT WAY WE'LL HAVE CALLS, WE'LL KNOW ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMMODITIES, UH, BUILDING COSTS, UH, OPERATIONAL DAILY COSTS, STAFFING LEVELS, THE WHOLE FULL BLOWN ASSESSMENT. I WOULDN'T WANT TO TEASE YOU WITH THAT. WE DID THE WASTE CHARACTERIZATION TEASE JUST A LITTLE, BUT THAT'S COMING BACK ALSO IN THE SPRING TO A B SESSION, AND WE WOULD NEED A LOT MORE TIME TO, TO TALK ABOUT THIS. RIGHT. WELL, YOU KNOW, IT, IT IS A COMPLETED STUDY, RIGHT? I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR YOU. IT IS A COMPLETED STUDY AT THIS POINT. THE CONSULTANT PACKAGE THAT'S BEEN PUT TOGETHER, THE CONSULTANT PACKAGE, THE, THE FIRST PART OF IT IS COMPLETE. OKAY. IT'S THE ENGINEERING THAT WOULD MAKE IT A COMPLETED PACKAGE. IT'S NOT COMPLETED YET TILL WE HEAR THAT, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WILL BE RECOMMENDING TO YOU AS STAFF JUST YET. WE'RE STILL ON THE FRONT END OF IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UM, ON PAGE, ON YOUR SLIDE NUMBER FIVE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR FIVE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS? WHAT, WHAT ARE THOSE? YES, SIR. THE, ONE OF THE FIRST ONES IS OUR ACTUAL GROWTH. ANYTIME THAT WE'RE GROW IN NEW CUSTOMER SERVICE UNITS OR ACCOUNT OVER 2100 ACCOUNTS, THAT'S A NEW TRUCK AS WELL AS A NEW PERSONNEL. OKAY. WE'RE ALSO ADDING FOR THE RECRUITMENT POSITION THAT WE'RE SHARING WITH T C I TO KIND OF SPLIT THAT WILL HELP US WITH OUR RECRUITMENT FOR C D L LICENSED DRIVERS. THAT PROCESS HAS BEEN VERY EFFICIENT AND WE WANT TO KEEP THAT GOING BECAUSE OF THE HIGH TURNOVER FOR C D L. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE POSITIONS THAT WE NEED ON A PERMANENT BASIS. SO WE ACTUALLY NEED A POSITION TO GO OUT AND RECRUIT FOR C D L. NO, WE NEED A POSITION TO PROCESS THE RECRUITMENTS. THEY, THE PROCESSING OF THE RECRUITMENTS IS NEEDED AT THIS TIME BECAUSE AGAIN, THEY'RE TAKING TWO DEPARTMENTS. WE'RE DOING A, I GUESS A HALF AN F T E EACH TO GET THAT PART GOING. HOW DOES TRADITIONALLY TO TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF BRINGING THEM ON BOARD, IF WE CAN'T, IF SAY FOR INSTANCE, IF I HAVE [04:50:01] SOMEONE THAT'S READY TO, YOU WANT TO GIVE IT A SHOT, NOMAN? YEAH. LET ME LET , WE, WE HAVE IN OUR DEPARTMENT ALONE, 485 COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE POSITIONS. THERE'S A LARGE AMOUNT OF TURNOVER MM-HMM. . AND SO WE'RE CONSTANTLY HIRING AND WE'RE CONSTANTLY PROCESSING THEM IN THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BRINGING A COMMERCIAL DRIVER ON BOARD REQUIRES A BACKGROUND CHECK. IT REQUIRES ALL KINDS OF CHECKS. UM, THE WAY THAT THAT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST, IT'S TAKEN A, IT'S TAKEN A VERY LONG TIME, A MONTH, PERHAPS LONGER. AND SO WE'VE ASKED FOR SOME RELIEF FROM OUR HUMAN, UH, RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, AND THEY'VE PROVIDED THAT TO US THIS YEAR IN THE, IN THE FORM OF A TEMPORARY POSITION. AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE WANTING TO MAKE THAT PERMANENT. AND SO THAT'S WHAT THIS POSITION IS. WE SHARE IT WITH T C I BECAUSE THEY HAVE, UH, THE SAME TYPES OF POSITIONS ARE, ARE WE GONNA CONTINUE TO SHARE WITH T C I? YES. OKAY. AND HOW DOES SAWS AND C P S DO IT? THEY GOT COMMERCIAL DRIVERS ALSO. DO THEY HAVE THEIR OWN EXPEDITORS? I LOOK AT THIS AS AN EXPEDITOR BASICALLY. ABSOLUTELY. THAT IS WHAT IT'S, DO THEY, DO THEY HAVE 'EM? CAN WE SHARE WITH THEM AND MAYBE NOT BE PAYING SO MUCH? WE ARE ALL COMPETING IN THE SAME POOL FOR THOSE SAME DRIVERS. I PROMISE YOU THAT. AND WE DO MEET, UH, WE DO TALK ABOUT HOW YOU BRING IN THIS IS, UH, NOT JUST A CITY OF SAN ANTONIO THING, BUT IT'S A NATIONWIDE ISSUE OF, OF RECRUITING DRIVERS. AND FOR US IT'S DRIVERS AND MECHANICS. OKAY. LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT. CERTAINLY. GREAT. AND, UH, STUDY ALSO. YES. OKAY. I'M SORRY, THERE WAS ONE MORE, TWO SAFETY POSITIONS YOU HAD ASKED ABOUT THE SYSTEM. OKAY. SO THE TWO SAFETY POSITIONS, UH, FOR OUR SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS AS WELL AS THE BILLING. SO AS WE CART DOWNSIZE AND TRANSITION FOLKS, WE WANNA MAKE CERTAIN THAT THEIR BILLS ARE ACCURATE IN REFLECTION OF THE SIZE CART THAT THEY HAVE. OKAY? YES, SIR. AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO, AM I, I'VE ASKED THIS QUESTION EVER SINCE I SAW THE NUMBERS ON THE 3 1 1, UH, CALLS. YOU HAVE THE MOST CALLS IN MY DISTRICT OF ANY CALLS, POTHOLES. IT'S ALL ABOUT PICKED UP GARBAGE AND NOT HAVING IT PICKED UP ON TIME. SO HOW CAN WE GET BEYOND THAT? THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE CALL. WELL, LET, LET ME SHARE WITH YOU WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING. WE HAVE DONE SUCH AN OUTSTANDING JOB AT PROVIDING COLLECTION SERVICES TO ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS THAT IF SOME OF OUR CUSTOMERS ARE ACCUSTOMED TO SEEING US COME AT PICK UP AT 10 O'CLOCK, IF THEY DON'T SEE US AT 10, THEY ARE CALLING POSSIBLY BY 11 O'CLOCK. SO WE'RE NOW SEPARATING THOSE CALLS FOR TRULY MISSED PICKUP VERSUS THEY HAVEN'T MADE IT YET. SO SOME OF THOSE WE TYPICALLY DON'T REGISTER UNTIL WE KNOW. SO IT COULD BE THAT THE TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP, COULD HAVE HAD A FLAT TIRE, IT COULD HAVE BEEN PULLING A ROUTE, COULD HAVE BEEN ANY NUMBER OF ADJUSTMENTS THAT WOULD'VE MADE IT DURING THE DAY. SO THE COUNT THAT YOU'RE GETTING, YOU'RE SEEING AN ENTIRE DAY'S COUNT WHEN IN ESSENCE YOU SHOULD REALLY ONLY SEE THOSE THAT WERE TRULY MISSED AFTER FIVE O'CLOCK. YEAH. YES. NEWMAN WANTS TO, I DON'T IF IF IT'S THE SAME IN THE OTHER DISTRICTS, BUT I KNOW IN MY DISTRICT YOU ARE THE NUMBER ONE CALL. YES, WE ARE OF 3 1 1. I'D LIKE TO PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE ALSO. UH, WE, THERE ARE ABOUT 50,000 CALLS, I THINK ANNUALLY TO 3 1 1 FOR OUR, OUR MISSED PICKUP OR, OR NO PICKUP. AND I JUST WANTED TO PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE THAT WE HAVE ABOUT 56 MILLION OPPORTUNITIES TO MESS UP. BASICALLY, WE'RE OUT THERE THREE TIMES A WEEK WITH GARBAGE COLLECTION, RECYCLING, ORGANICS. AND SO WHEN YOU ADD ALL THAT UP, IT'S 56 MILLION TIMES. SO JUST BY THE SHEER VOLUME, UH, WE'RE GOING TO GET MORE CALLS. WHEN WE ADDED THE ORGANICS ABOUT, UH, A YEAR, TWO YEARS AGO, UH, THAT INCREASED THAT CALL NUMBER BY ABOUT 30%. SO, UH, THAT'S WHY YOU SAW THAT INFLUX, UH, JUST A LITTLE WHILE AGO. OKAY. AND TWO OTHER ISSUES RIGHT QUICK. ONE OF 'EM WAS, AND I BROUGHT THIS UP, I FORGET WHAT DEPARTMENT. IT WAS ABOUT HAVING A STREET. ONE SIDE IS STREET PICKUP AND THE OTHER SIDE IS ALLEYWAY PICKUP. AND THE ALLEYWAYS ARE TOO SMALL, THEY'RE OVERGROWN, THERE'S ISSUES WITH THAT. WHY CAN'T BOTH OF 'EM BE STREETSIDE PICKUP ON THOSE STREETS? AND, AND ERIC, I THINK I GAVE YOU THE, THE LOCATION OF JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THAT IN, IN, UH, IN MACARTHUR, UH, PARK AREA BACK IN THAT, UH, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT EXISTS IN OTHER DISTRICTS AS WELL, BUT TO ME IT WOULD SEEM LIKE WE SHOULD, [04:55:01] YOU KNOW, TRY TO GO BACK TO THOSE COMMUNITIES AND SAY, HEY, LET'S GET IT ON THE STREET MUCH QUICKER. SAVE US MONEY, SAVE US, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF ONE PERSON, YOU'RE HAVING TWO PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, OR THREE PEOPLE COLLECTING GARBAGE ALONG AN ALLEYWAY. SO WE'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU SOME MORE ABOUT THAT. SURE. AND THEN THE OTHER ONE WENT ON MY, UH, RIDE ALONG AND THE TRUCK I WAS IN WAS VERY HOT. THE AIR CONDITION WAS NOT KEEPING UP WITH IT. UM, CAN WE GO BACK AND RETROFIT THOSE TRUCKS THAT THE AC IS NOT KEEPING UP WITH THE HEAT LOAD? IN FACT, YOU, YOU TRULY HAD A LIFE IN THE TIME OF SOLID WASTE FOR THAT PARTICULAR TRUCK. 'CAUSE IT IS STILL IN THE SHOP. WE SENT IT BACK TO THE MANUFACTURER TILL THEY GOT IT RIGHT FOR THEIR AIR CONDITION. 'CAUSE IT WASN'T TYPICAL OF WHAT HAPPENS. THAT PARTICULAR DRIVER THAT YOU DROVE WITH, WE TOOK A LOOK AT NOT ONLY THAT PARTICULAR MACK TRUCK, BUT WE WANTED TO SEE HOW THE OTHERS WERE DOING AS WELL. SO THAT ONE HAD, UH, THE WORST CONDITION AND WITH 105 DEGREE WEATHER, UH, IT WASN'T, UH, A PLEASANTRY I'M SURE. WELL I UNDERSTAND, BUT WE ARE DOING A FOLLOW UP. YEAH. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE MACK TRUCKS, BECAUSE THE OTHER ONE, THE OTHER MODEL YEAH. HAS A MUCH BETTER AC SYSTEM. YEAH. AND THE MACK TRUCKS. IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO UPGRADE THOSE? WELL, WE NO LONGER ORDER MACK TRUCKS, SO YOU'LL KNOW OKAY. THAT, THAT PARTICULAR ONE THAT YOU WERE IN THAT PARTICULAR SERIES OF MODELS, WE NO LONGER ORDER THAT ONE AS WELL. HOW MUCH LONGER ARE THEY GONNA CYCLE THROUGH THE SYSTEM THOUGH? UH, ABOUT, YEAH. UH, THAT PARTICULAR MODEL OF MACK TRUCK THAT YOU WERE IN. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO GET A PERMANENT RESOLUTION ON ALL OF THOSE TRUCKS. OKAY, GOOD. AND OF THOSE, I THINK WE'RE, WE HAVE ABOUT 26 OF THAT MODEL. OKAY. UH, THAT PARTICULAR YEAR. SO, UH, THEY'RE FULLY AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THEY'VE ALREADY HELPED US WITH ONE PIECE OF IT, BUT THEY STILL HAVE A LITTLE WAYS TO GO. OKAY. GOOD. YEAH, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. IT IS VERY, VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FOR 'EM IN THERE. IT WAS ACTUALLY COOLER ON THE OUTSIDE 'CAUSE THERE'S A BREEZE AND SITTING INSIDE THAT HOT TRUCK. YES, SIR. SO SIR, ANYWAY, UM, I THINK THAT'S IT. DAVID. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR. I APPRECIATE IT, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. COUNCIL MEMBER GRA VERY QUICKLY, AND I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY, DR. UH, ROCHA GARCIA SAID THAT HER TRUCK WAS LIKE SUPER AIR CONDITIONED, LEATHER SEEDS, EVERYTHING. UM, BUT THEY PROBABLY DID IT ON PURPOSE. I USE IT. SO REALLY QUICK TO, UM, JUST, UH, ACTUALLY TO MIKE. MIKE SHANNON, VERY QUICKLY, UM, WHEN IT COMES TO THE WEEKEND SERVICE, I KNOW WE HAVE THE 3 1 1 CALLS, BUT IS THERE A WAY TO LOOK INTO IF, UM, OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE OUT ON THE WEEKEND, THAT THERE'S A HOTLINE OR SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE COULD CALL IN? UM, BECAUSE USUALLY WHEN WE CALL 3 1 1, THEN IT GETS TO YOU ALL. IT TAKES LONGER AND THEN THE PEOPLE ARE GONE. UM, WHO ARE MAYBE DOING THE VIOLATION. IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK FOR FOR EFFICIENCIES OF DOING SOME SORT OF A, A HOTLINE ON THE WEEKEND, I'D REALLY LIKE YOU ALL TO LOOK INTO THAT, PLEASE. AND, UM, THAT'S THE ONLY THING I HAD FOR YOU AND FOR DAVID AND TEAM, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK. AND RIGHT NOW IT'S MY THIRD FAVORITE TIME OF THE YEAR. BULKY ITEM PICKUP TIME. SO AT LEAST IN MY AREA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER VERAN. YEAH. WHENEVER I RIDE WITH CERTAIN PEOPLE IN CERTAIN CARS, THE AC ALWAYS SEEMS TO GO OUT. IT GETS A LITTLE HOTTER IN THERE. SO , THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. IT'S BEEN A, A VERY PRODUCTIVE, UH, SESSION THIS AFTERNOON. THAT'S ALL OF OUR PRESENTATION FOR TODAY. ERIC MAYOR. UH, THANK YOU. I, I I DID WANT TO THANK, UH, UM, RITA BROGAN, UH, KAREN SS SPEAR, AND SUSAN BELDEN FROM THE A C S BOARD. UM, THEY HAVE LITERALLY BEEN AT EVERY BUDGET EVENT, UH, INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS, AND, UH, HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND AS ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS AND I WANTED TO THANK THEM FOR, FOR BEING HERE TODAY AS WELL. GREAT JOB, EVERYBODY, BUDDY. ALRIGHT. UM, WE ARE ADJOURNED. SEE YOU TOMORROW. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.