* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:55] SAN ANTONIO. ANTONIO, SAN ANTONIO. THE TIME IS GOTTA TURN IT ON. GREAT. THE TIME IS NOW 9 0 1 [ PROCEDURAL  ] ON JUNE 26TH, 2025, AND THE MEETING OF THE SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. THE CITY CLERK WILL CALL ROLE COUNCIL. MEMBER COR PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER MAKI RODRIGUEZ. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER VRAN. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER UNG. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER GALVAN PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER RETO. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MEA GONZALEZ. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER SPEARS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE. HERE. MAYOR JONES. HERE. THANK YOU CLERK. MA'AM. WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. SO GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, UM, A COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO TO INTRODUCE TODAY'S ENUR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. NO. EMMY RAMIREZ WAS BORN IN VERA CRUZ, MEXICO IMMIGRATED TO IMMIGRANT IMMIGRANT TEXAS IN 1991 WITH YOUR HUSBAND ENRIQUE AND TWO CHILDREN. SHE BEGAN HER PATH TO MINISTRY IN 1996 AND WAS ORDAINED IN 2012 BY THE RIO GRANDE, UH, CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. OVER 29 YEARS, NOAMI HAS SERVED IN MULTIPLE STATES, GEORGIA, MINNESOTA, MICHIGAN, NORTH TEXAS, PRIMARILY AS A CHURCH PLANTER AND FIRST GENERATION HISPANIC MINISTER. HER DEEP COMMITMENT TO THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY HAS SHAPED HER MINISTRY, ADVOCATING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, INCLUSIVITY, AND PEACE, PARTICULARLY WITHIN SPANISH SPEAKING AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN RECOGNITION OF HER LEADERSHIP. NO. EMMI AND LAUNI UMC SEIN WERE HONORED BY LULAC IN 2024, THAT SAME YEAR, SHE RECEIVED A DOCTORATE AND DIPLOMA IN ETHICS AND VALUES FROM THEIR INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP IN MEXICO CITY. MOST RECENTLY, SHE MADE HISTORY BY BECOMING THE FIRST WOMEN APPOINTED SENIOR PASTOR OF LA CHURCH IN SAN ANTONIO. A MILESTONE FOR HER CONGREGATION AS IT NEARS ITS HUNDRED AND 50TH ANNIVERSARY. AND I'LL HAND IT OVER TO, UH, RA. OKAY. THANK YOU. LET'S PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY ACKNOWLEDGING YOUR PRESENCE AMONG US. WE INVITE YOU DIVINE PRESENCE TO FILL THIS ROOM AND BLESS OUR TIME TOGETHER. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS FIRST COUNCIL MEETING THAT WILL BE PRESIDED BY OVER BY OUR NEWLY APPOINTED MAYOR, GINA ORTIZ JONES. THIS IS A NEW BEGINNING AND THERE WILL SURELY BE CHALLENGES AND OBSTACLES, BUT ALSO OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. FATHER, WE ASK YOU FOR WISDOM FOR HER AND FOR ALL HER COUNCIL MEMBERS. ANOINT THEM WITH A DOUBLE PORTION OF YOUR SPIRIT AND KEEP THEM SAFE FROM ALL EVIL. MAY YOUR SPIRIT GUIDE THEIR THOUGHTS, WORDS, AND ACTIONS SO THAT EVERYTHING THEY DO BRING GLORY TO YOUR NAME. GUIDING ARCHITECT OF OUR DESTINIES INSPIRE OUR CITY LEADERS. OUR THEY CONVENE. GRANT THEM THE COURAGE TO SHATTER COMPLACENCY, EMBRACE INNOVATION AND PIONEER PATHWAYS OF PROGRESS. PROGRESSIVISM IGNITE THEIR HEARTS WITH THE FLAME OF ACTION AND DETERMINATION TO ENHANCE OUR COMMUNITIES PROSPERITY. LET NO TRADITION PARALYZE POTENTIAL. IN YOUR DIVINE WISDOM, MAY THEY STAND RESOLUTE IN SHAPING A PROGRESSIVE [00:05:01] LEGACY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT WITH PRAISE AND HONOR. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. BEFORE WE BEGIN, I'D LIKE TO REQUEST A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE 13 VICTIMS OF THE JUNE 12TH FLOODING. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ON JUNE 4TH, FIFTH, 11TH AND 12TH. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? OKAY. HEARING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED. TO APPROVE THE MINUTES, PLEASE VOTE. I I'VE GOT IT. YEAH. YEP. OKAY, GREAT. MOTION CARRIES. [POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE  ] WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY, AND I HAVE THE HONOR OF, UH, READING THIS, UM, PROCLAMATION HERE. UM, IN OFFIC, UH, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS HEREBY PRESENTS ITS OFFICIAL APPRECIATION TO ANGIO OVETA IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR UNWAVERING DEDICATION AND COMPASSION IN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY, MAKING REAL AND LASTING CHANGES. DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE COVID PANDEMIC. IN JUNE, 2020, YOU TRANSFORMED YOUR FRONT YARD INTO A COMMUNITY LIFELINE SERVING FOOD TO FAMILIES IN NEED IN THE CANTANA NEIGHBORHOOD, YOUR SELFLESS CALL TO ACTION LED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERMANENT MONTHLY FOOD DISTRIBUTION SITE AT A NEARBY, UH, VFW POST. YOUR PERSISTENT ADVOCACY LED TO THE TRANSFORMATION OF A LONG NEGLECTED BRUSH SITE INTO THE SOUTH SAN WALKING TRAIL IN 2013. INTRODUCING A NEW RECREATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SPACE FOR THE KEEP SOUTH SAN PROUD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY, WHICH YOU FOUNDED TO BETTER REPRESENT AND SERVE YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOU HELPED TO CREATE NEW SPACES OF JOY, VITALITY, AND CONNECTION ON THE SOUTH SAN WALKING TRAIL WITH THE LAUNCHING OF THE FIRST SOUTH SAN CHRISTMAS EVENT IN 2014, WHICH NOW BRINGS TOYS AND SMILES TO OVER 300 CHILDREN EVERY DECEMBER AND THE EVER POPULAR SOUTH SAN DRIVE THROUGH TRICK OR TREAT TRADITION, WHICH STARTED IN OCTOBER, 2020. IN JUNE, 2022, WHEN TRAGEDY STUCK STRUCK WITH THE DEATHS OF 53 MIGRANTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. YOU LED A MOVEMENT TO HONOR THEIR MEMORY, CLEANING THE CANTANA ROAD SITE, ORGANIZING VIGILS AND TIRELESSLY ADVOCATING FOR PERMANENT MEMORIAL. WHAT BEGAN WITH A FEW CROSSES HAMMERED INTO THE GROUND NOW STANDS AS THE MIGRANT MEMORIAL, A CIRCULAR PLAZA AND SITTING AREA WITH SHADE, EXCUSE ME, WITH SEVEN SHADE TREES POIGNANTLY SURROUNDING 53 LIMESTONE MEMORIAL BOULDERS. EACH BOULDER REPRESENTS A PERSON WHO DIED AT THE SCENE WITH THE SIZES OF THE BOULDERS CORRESPONDING WITH THE AGES OF EACH VICTIM. THIS MOVING MEMORIAL IS COMPLETELY BEFITTING AS A PERMANENT SYMBOL OF LOVE, RESISTANCE, AND THE FIGHT FOR DIGNITY BE BECAUSE YOU REFUSE TO LET THEM BE FORGOTTEN. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF SAN ANTONIO, WE COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR HEARTFELT COMPASSION, YOUR TREMENDOUS SPIRIT OF UNITY AND VOLUNTEERISM, AND YOUR TIRELESS SERVICE FOR OTHERS. AND OUR COMMUNITY PRESENTED THIS 26TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025. THANK YOU. YEP. OUR FIRST CEREMONIAL ITEM IS WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ILLA, WHO REQUESTED THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATHS OF 53 MIGRANTS IN DISTRICT FOUR ON JUNE 27TH, 2020 2 53. LIVES WERE TRAGICALLY LOST HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AFTER BEING FOUND INSIDE AN ABANDONED TRACTOR TRAILER ON THE SOUTH SIDE. THEY WERE IN SEARCH OF A BETTER LIFE, A HOPE THAT ENDED IN HEARTBREAK TODAY. WE REMEMBER THEM NOT JUST AS VICTIMS OF TRAGEDY, BUT AS HUMAN BEINGS WHO DESERVE A DIGNITY, SAFETY, AND COMPASSION. AT THIS TIME, I ASK THAT WE ALL TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO HONOR THEIR MEMORY. [00:10:13] THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MAGILLA. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, THIS WEEKEND WILL BE THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE MIGRANT TRAGEDY WHERE, UM, 53 HUMAN BEINGS WERE LEFT IN A, UM, VEHICLE, UM, TO DIE ESSENTIALLY ON QUINTANA ROAD, LESS THAN A MILE FROM OUR DISTRICT FOUR FIELD OFFICE. UM, AND SO THIS SATURDAY WE WILL BE THERE REMEMBERING, UM, THEIR LIVES, UM, FROM ACROSS THE WORLD. AND TODAY WAS VERY SPECIAL TO RECOGNIZE, UH, MS. ANGELA VERA FOR ALL HER WORK. SHE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE, UH, ALSO LIVING VERY CLOSE TO THAT TRAGEDY, TO, TO BE THERE AND TO ORGANIZE AND TO GET US THERE TO HELP HER, UM, WITH THIS. SO THANK YOU MS. OA. SURPRISE. YOU DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE GONNA DO THIS FOR YOU TODAY. UM, MS. OA WAS ALSO THE FIRST, UH, NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATION I WAS ASSIGNED TO AS AN INTERN. UH, AND EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT PAID, SHE DID NOT HAVE KID GLOVES WITH ME. SHE SAID, , WHAT ABOUT THIS? AND WHAT ABOUT THAT? AND WE GOT TO WORK RIGHT AWAY. AND I WAS VERY PROUD TO WORK WITH YOU SO MANY YEARS. YOU WERE ALSO THE FIRST RESIDENT I CALLED WHEN I WANTED TO RUN FOR COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE I GOT YOUR SUPPORT VERY EARLY ON. UH, AND I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY. THE WORK THAT YOU DO, UH, DAY IN AND DAY OUT TO HOLD ASSOCIATIONS TO GET PEOPLE MOTIVATED, GO TO MEETINGS, GET RESOURCES FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, YOU DO HAVE A GREAT PARTNER IN OUR OFFICE AND IN DISTRICT FIVE. 'CAUSE IT IS A DISTRICT FIVE AREA. THAT'S THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT MY GRANDPARENTS LIVED IN. UH, MY MOM WAS RAISED IN. SO IT'S VERY SPECIAL TO US, AND WE JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND CONTINUED WORK, UM, AND YOUR STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO REMEMBERING MIGRANTS WHO COME HERE AND THEIR STRUGGLES, UM, OFTENTIMES THAT ARE OVERBLOWN IN POLITICAL DEBATES. UM, BUT YOU RECOGNIZE THE HUMAN ELEMENT TO IT. UH, I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. WOULD ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? UH, THANK YOU. UH, FIRST I WANNA, UH, THANK YOU, ANGIE FOR YOUR SERVICE AND FOR REPRESENTING WHAT OUR COMMUNITY IS, WHICH IS COMPASSIONATE AND ALSO FOR CONTINUING TO GIVE AND TO SERVE. AND WHEN YOU FIND A NEED, UM, YOU DON'T JUST, YOU, YOU, YOU DON'T SIT THERE AND COMPLAIN. YOU BRING INTO PEOPLE'S ATTENTION, AND THEN YOU ARE A WOMAN OF ACTION AND YOU ACTIVATE YOUR FAMILY AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. AND I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND AS WE REMEMBER THIS, UM, IT WAS, IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST BIG TRAGEDIES AS A COUNCIL MEMBER. AND TO SEE FORMER COUNCILMAN, UH, ROCHA GARCIA, ALONG WITH THE COMMUNITY, GO OUT THERE AND HAVE TO EXPLAIN THAT AND THEN WORK WITH THE CONSULATE TO MAKE SURE THEIR FAMILIES FOUND OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. UM, IT JUST SPEAKS TO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO COME TO WORK AND HAVE A BETTER LIFE. AND THAT THE, THAT THE, THE STATE OF THE WORLD IS IT IS HARD FOR OTHERS. AND WE HAVE TO SEE THEM AS HUMANS. AS COUNCIL MEMBER MUNGIA SAID, YOU HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN THEIR HUMANITY, AND YOU MAKE US A BETTER CITY BECAUSE OF YOUR EFFORTS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TODAY. I'M SO GLAD WE GET TO HONOR YOU NOW, AND THAT THIS ISN'T YEARS FROM NOW. UM, AND WE'RE DOING IT NOW IN REAL TIME. AND I WANNA THANK THE MAYOR FOR ALLOWING US TO KIND OF MOVE THAT FORWARD AND NOT WAIT UNTIL THERE'S, THERE'S SOME SORT OF 20TH ANNIVERSARY OR THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT WE DO THAT BECAUSE WE'RE HERE AND WE NEED TO CELEBRATE, UM, WHEN WE COME TOGETHER AND WE, WE SHOW OUR COMPASSION. SO THANK YOU. UM, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND REMEMBERING. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. WOULD ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? ? OKAY. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UH, SOMEONE WHO USED TO WORK IN DISTRICT FIVE AND DID SOME KIND OF WORK WITH, UH, THE GIANA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND GOING TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF DISTRICT FIVE, I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK. UH, I KNOW THE NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATIONS, UH, DO DOWN THERE, UH, ACT, UH, ACTIVITY THAT NEIGHBORS DO OVER THERE, WHETHER IT'S FOR, UH, RECREATION OR FOR HONORING COMMUNITY IN THIS WAY TOO. UH, AND SO I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE YOU HERE, MS. VETA, UH, AND TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE HELPED, UH, SPEARHEAD THE EFFORTS AND MAKING SURE THAT THE CITY, PEOPLE IN OUR CITY KNOW THAT WE ARE A COMPASSIONATE CITY, UM, AND THAT WHEN THERE ARE TRAGEDIES LIKE THIS, OUR COMMUNITY DOES NOT SAY, OH, I HOPE ONE DAY SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. WILL WE STEP UP AND SAY, HERE'S HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE HELP OUR COMMUNITY HERE AND NOW. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, THIS PARTICULAR, UM, THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THIS EVENT, UH, SPEAKS TO WHAT'S GOING ON, OF COURSE, IN OUR NATIONAL, UH, ISSUES [00:15:01] ALONG WITH OUR STATE ISSUES. AND I HOPE THAT IT REMINDS US THAT ONE DAY, UH, YOU KNOW, OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR COUNTRY DESERVE, UH, AN ORDERLY AND COMPASSIONATE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM THAT DOESN'T MAKE THESE TRAGEDIES CONTINUE TO HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN. BUT THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP IN TIMES OF TRAGEDY AND FOR THE COMMUNITY AROUND YOU TOO, TO FOLLOW YOUR LEAD, UH, TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW IN OUR CITY THAT WE ARE HERE FOR EACH OTHER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GALVAN, WOULD ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? OKAY, HEARING NONE NOW WE'LL ADDRESS THE CONSENT [CONSENT AGENDA  ] AGENDA ITEMS. ITEMS FIVE THROUGH 26 ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. UH, THIS MEANS THEY'LL BE CONSIDERED AS A GROUP AND THERE WILL NOT BE A STAFF PRESENTATION UNLESS PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. PLEASE KNOW THAT ITEMS EIGHT AND ITEMS 25 AND ITEMS 25 HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM THE AGENDA AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED TODAY. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY? ITEM NUMBER FOUR. NUMBER FOUR. OKAY, GREAT. ALRIGHT, UM, ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS ON INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. UM, UH, MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ONE MEMBER CHECK FINGER? OKAY. I'LL CALL, UM, UH, MR. FINGER UP, UH, IS THE ONLY PERSON THAT I SIGNED UP TODAY, UM, HE HAS THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. WELL, MADAM MAYOR, OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M FINGER, AND BEFORE I GET INTO ITEM, UH, 26, I, I'D LIKE TO JUST SIMPLY OFFER MY COMPLIMENTS FOR THE NEW ARRA SEATING ARRANGEMENT. UH, IT DOES OFFER A LOGICAL, LOGICAL, UH, UH, PRESENT VIEW OF WHERE ALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE WITH THE CITY, AND, UH, UH, AND, UH, IT, UH, DOES CONVENIENTLY PLACE OUT OF THE WAY THE, THE, THE ONLY TWO CONSERVATIVES ON THE COUNTY COUNCIL. BUT ON ITEM NUMBER 26, UH, THE IDEA IS THAT, UH, PUT THAT MR. AUDIO VISUAL MAN, UH, UH, WHAT'S IT SAY THERE? BASICALLY ITEM 26, I'D LIKE TO YOU TO, IF YOU WOULD, BUT PULL THIS FOR DELIBERATION. UH, BASICALLY IT SAYS, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT, UH, NUMBER FOUR, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. AWARDING FUNDING AN AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED FIVE AND A HALF MILLION TO THREE PROJECTS AS PART OF THE RELEASE OF SOLICIT STATIONS FOR RENTAL HOUSING PRODUCTION AND ACQUISITION OF AN AFFORDABLE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING SOLICITATIONS. OKAY, WE TURN THE CAMERA, IF YOU WOULD. UH, YEAH. UM, SOME OF YOU WHO ARE BRAND NEW ONTO THE COUNCIL, YOU'LL BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THAT I, UH, LOOK, UH, I HAVE ROUTINELY COME UP HERE AND, UH, PRESENTED, UH, UH, MY CONCERNS ABOUT, UH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING. UH, I LOOK AT IT FOR WHAT IT REALLY IS. IT'S CALLED, IT'S REALLY CALLED WELFARE HOUSING. AND, UH, YEAH, UM, YOU'RE GONNA SAY, WELL, THE VOTERS APPROVED THIS SOME TIME AGO, BUT I HAVE TO, UH, UH, OPPOSED THAT, UH, SIMPLY SAYING THAT THEY APPROVED THE IDEA OF MAKING HOUSING COST LOWER. UH, THEY, THEY DIDN'T, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY REALLY WANTED THE, SOME TAXPAYER TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE ON THINGS. UH, BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THIS SO-CALLED AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MR. VIS MAN, GO TO THE NE NEXT PAGE WHERE YOU SEE THE CIRCLE TO ITEMS THERE. YOU KNOW, UH, A MI STANDS FOR AREA MEDIAN IN, UH, INCOME. AND THAT'S SIMPLY WHAT WHAT THIS IS. YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF UNITS IN THIS PARTICULAR, SOME OF THESE UNITS, THESE, UH, PROJECTS HERE THAT, UH, ARE GOING TO BE CHARGING THE, UH, UH, THE ATTENDANCE, UH, THIS MUCH BELOW THE AREA. MEDIAN INCOME, 30%, 50%, 60 AND 80%. NOW, YOU SEE SOMEBODY HAS TO MAKE UP THAT DIFFERENCE. WHO IS IT GOING TO BE? WELL, IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, IT'S GONNA BE THE, THE TAXPAYERS AND, UH, YOU KNOW, STATESMEN WOULD SAY, WE NEED TO LOOK, RE-LOOK AT THIS AND MAKE IT REALLY AFFORDABLE. MAYBE GOING TO THE, THE, UH, BRING IT BACK TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR, SO, SO THAT, UH, UH, THE PUBLIC MARKET CAN DO IT INSTEAD OF HAVING THIS, THIS TO TAKE OVER. YEAH. UH, PLEASE, UH, CONSIDER SUCH THINGS IN THE FUTURE THERE. SO THANKFUL FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT ALLOWED ME TO BE HERE TODAY. ALL AGENDAS, UH, ALL INDIVIDUALS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK HAVE SPOKEN. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT [00:20:01] AGENDA, EXCEPT FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR THAT WAS PULLED MOTION TO APPROVE. IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, EXCEPT FOR ITEM FOUR THAT WAS PULLED. COUNCIL MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY HIGHLIGHTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA? PLEASE SIGN IN UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, AND I WILL CALL ON MEMBERS AS THEY SIGN UP. GREAT. I'M OKAY. I, SHE WON. YEAH. OKAY. COUNCILMAN CHU RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU MAYOR. YEP, MAYOR AND MY ILLUSTRIOUS COLLEAGUES. I AM SO EXCITED TODAY TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM 10. UH, MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES AND CONSTITUENTS WILL KNOW THAT ONE OF MY HIGHEST PRIORITIES SINCE 2021 IS THIS, MY CAMERA NOW ONE OF MY HIGHEST PRIORITIES SINCE 2021, HAS BEEN IMPROVING SERVICES FOR MY SENIORS, SPECIFICALLY WITH THE CREATION OF A BRAND NEW STANDALONE SENIOR CENTER ON THE EAST SIDE. IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO THE DISTRICT TWO SENIOR CENTER, YOU'VE SEEN IT'S IN A LEASE SPACE SHARED WITHIN AN ELECTRIC SUPPLY SHOP AND AN AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY. A STARK CONTRAST TO SENIOR CENTERS IN OTHER PARTS OF TOWN. THE BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT OUR FACILITY IS THE PEOPLE IN IT. AND THE NEED HAS FAR OUTGROWN THE CAPACITY. AND I MAINTAIN THAT OUR SENIORS DESERVE THE BEST THAT OUR CITY CAN OFFER. TODAY, WE ARE PROVING DESIGN SERVICES FOR A 12 ACRE SITE ON LORD ROAD. UM, SO I WANNA EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FROM MY COLLEAGUES PAST AND PRESENT, WHO HAVE HELPED ME ADVOCATE FOR FUNDING THROUGH OUR CIP PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THROUGH OUR GENERAL FUND, AS WELL AS THE INNER CITIES HERS BOARD THAT HAS APPROVED FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT, THE S-A-I-S-D SCHOOL BOARD WHO APPROVED THE SALE OF THIS LAND LAST YEAR, AND MY CONSTITUENTS AT THE D TWO SENIOR CENTER WHO HAVE BEEN PATIENT AS I'VE PROVIDED UPDATES OVER THE YEARS AS WE FUNDED SITE STUDIES, SITE ACQUISITION, CONCEPTUAL PLANS, AND NAVIGATED MULTIPLE BODIES OF GOVERNMENT AND BUREAUCRACY, INCLUDING MULTIPLE LAYERS OF APPROVAL. UH, LAST YEAR, MR. EUGENE HINES AT THE SENIOR CENTER, WHO'S 94 THIS YEAR, UH, WAS SKEPTICAL. AND HE SAID, UH, HE'LL WAIT UNTIL HE SEES THE FLOOR, FLOOR PLAN TO BELIEVE IT. AND MR. HINES, WE ARE SO, SO CLOSE. I LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SENIOR CENTER, NOT JUST IN OUR CITY, BUT IN OUR COUNTRY. AND BY THE TIME I LEAVE THIS OFFICE, IT WILL EITHER BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR COMPLETED MY WORD. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU COUNCILMAN. COUNCILMAN CASTILLO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THERE'S A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT. ITEM 11 WILL PROVIDE EXCITING UPGRADES TO CLARISSA AND PARK ESCOBAR PARK. FRANKIE HERA PARK RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT NEW AMENITIES LIKE PLAYGROUNDS, SHADE STRUCTURES, SPORTS COURTS AND ACCESSIBILITY, ENHANCEMENTS, TREES, AND SO MUCH MORE. YOU COULD CRUISE BY ANY OF THESE PARKS ANY SATURDAY OR SUNDAY, AND YOU'LL SEE FAMILIES PRACTICING QUINCEANERAS OR PLAYING HANDBALL. SO I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THE VOTERS FOR APPROVING THE PARKS BOND. AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE PARKS TEAM, UH, HOMER IN PARTICULAR, I KNOW COUNCILWOMAN CORE AND I ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT, UH, BEING AWARDED GRANTS FOR THE SAFE STREETS ROUTES PILOTS, UH, LOMA PARK AND THE EDGEWOOD ISD AREA WILL BE A PRIME SITE TO TEST NEW PEDESTRIAN POLICIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE SINCE IT'S SURROUNDED BY PARKS AND HOMES, UH, RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM A ATTA PARK. RECEIVING THIS GRANT WOULD MEAN THAT A HUGE STEP FORWARD IN MAKING OUR SCHOOLS AND NEIGHBORHOODS SAFER FOR ALL PEDESTRIANS. SO, EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT FOR ALWAYS IDENTIFYING GRANTS, ESPECIALLY CAT HERNANDEZ. UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN YOUR TEAM FOR, UH, ALWAYS IDENTIFYING WAYS TO BRING THOSE STATE OR FEDERAL DOLLARS DOWN TO SAN ANTONIO. LAST ITEM IS 26 APPROVAL AT AMENDMENT, WHICH WOULD ALLOCATE FUNDS TO SEVERAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND PROJECTS, ONE OF WHICH IS OPPORTUNITY HOMES NEW WEST SIDE REINVESTMENT INITIATIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE. THESE ARE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES GEARED TOWARDS FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS MAKING 60 TO 80% A MI OF THE MEETING INCOME. SO ANOTHER BIG THANK YOU TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT, UH, FOR ENSURING THAT WE'RE MEETING THE SHIP GOALS. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, GATO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. TODAY, THIS MORNING I HAVE TWO GREAT HIGHLIGHTS I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM 22, A REAPPOINTED DR. CODY MILLER TO THE SAN ANTONIO COMMISSION ON STRENGTHENING FAMILY, WELL, WELLBEING CODY MILLER, ARE YOU HERE? I THINK YOU'RE HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. UH, DR. MILLER HAS BEEN SERVING ON THIS COMMISSION SINCE FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. AND IN HIS SHORT TIME, HE HAS DEMONSTRATED HIS UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THIS ROLE. DR. MILLER BRINGS A VALUABLE PERSPECTIVE TO THE COMMISSION AS AN EDUCATOR OF OVER 25 YEARS AND A LONGTIME SAN ANTONIO AND DISTRICT SEVEN RESIDENT, HE HAS SERVED AS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND PRINCIPAL IN VARIOUS SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT SAN ANTONIO. HE'S CURRENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF ADULT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION AT NORTHSIDE ISD. IN HIS ROLE, HE WORKS TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE AFTERSCHOOL CARE AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN [00:25:01] AT NEARLY 100 SCHOOLS. HE ALSO WORKS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ADULTS THROUGH E-S-L-G-E-D, CITIZENSHIP AND WORKFORCE CERTIFICATION CLASSES. HE HAS ALSO SERVED THE COMMUNITY IN NUMEROUS VOLUNTEER ROLES AND IS A TRUE AND HAS A TRUE SERVANTS HEART. DR. MILLER IS A LOVING HUSBAND AND FATHER TO FIVE CHILDREN. I'M PROUD TO HAVE DR. MILLER REPRESENTING DISTRICT SEVEN ON THIS COMMISSION, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HIS CONTINUED SERVICE. UH, I THINK DR. MILLER, ARE YOU JOINED BY YOUR HUSBAND TODAY TOO? OH, OKAY. YEAH. WELL, THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE, AND THANK YOU FOR, FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE, TO THE COMMUNITY, I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM 22 B, AND THAT IS REAPPOINTING PHILIP MANA TO THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. PHILIP, I SAW YOU WALK IN. I SAW YOU SNEAKING IN THE BACK. PHILIP IS ALSO HERE WITH US TODAY. UH, PHILIP HAS SERVED ON THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS SINCE 2019 AND HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLY VALUABLE VOICE ON THE BOARD. HE DOES A WONDERFUL JOB KEEPING MY OFFICE IN THE LOOP ABOUT CASES COMING THROUGH THE PIPELINE, WHICH IS WHY I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO REAPPOINT HIM. PHILIP ALSO SERVES THE COMMUNITY IN, IN NUMEROUS WAYS. HE HAS SERVED ON THE CITY'S PLANNING COMMISSION TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD SINCE 2015. HE'S ALSO SERVED AS A VOLUNTEER AND MENTOR AT SAUL ROSS MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR OVER 20, FOR 27 YEARS. HE'S AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE ALAMO FARMSTEADS AND BABCOCK ROAD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND HE PREVIOUSLY CHAIRED THE HEBNER LEON CREEK COMMUNITY PLAN. PHILIP HAS A MASTER'S DEGREE FROM ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY IN THE HEART OF DISTRICT SEVEN, GO RATTLERS, AND, AND HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC ADVOCATE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS. I'M GRATEFUL FOR HIS CONTINUED SERVICE AND HONORED TO REAPPOINT HIM TO THIS ROLE. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK, PHILIP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, COUNCILMAN CORE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT. FIRST IS ITEM FIVE. THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME RENOVATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT ART AND THEATER. IT'S GONNA MAKE IT, UM, MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR OUR GROUPS THAT USE IT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, JUST WITH THE, UH, ELECTRONIC UPGRADES. THESE AREN'T NECESSARILY ALL OF THE UPGRADES THAT THE ARNESON THEATER NEEDS, AND WE'RE WORKING WITH CCDO TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE GET PRIORITIZED IN THE UPCOMING YEAR AS WELL. BUT WANTED TO SAY THAT IT'S EXCITING TO SEE THAT, THAT THAT SPACE THAT'S OPEN AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC OFTEN GETS, IS GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE RIGHT NOW. UM, AND THEN IN ADDITION, THERE IS A CYCLE TRACK THAT'S BEING APPROVED FOR ITEM NUMBER NINE AT MARKET STREET. AND THIS IS GONNA BE REALLY EXCITING. IT'S MOVING FORWARD ON OUR BIKE NETWORK PLAN AND ALL OF THE, UH, EFFORTS THAT WE ARE TAKING INTO PLACE TO REALLY, UH, THINK ABOUT BIKE, UH, BIKE, BIKE LANES, AND BIKE TRAVEL IN AND AROUND DOWNTOWN. SO EXCITED TO SEE THAT HAPPEN. THANKS, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CORE, ARE THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY, GREAT. THERE BEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. THERE'S A MOTION, UM, AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. THAT IS ITEMS FIVE THROUGH 26, EXCEPT FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. NUMBER EIGHT, NUMBER 25, THOSE ARE WITHDRAWN. OKAY. AS WELL AS NUMBER EIGHT AND NUMBER 25 THAT WERE WITHDRAWN, PLEASE VOTE. OKAY. YEP, THE MOTION CARRIES. UM, ITEM FOUR IS [4. CONTINUED Affirming the decision of the Board of Adjustment to deny the applicant's appeal for a variance from the maximum 87.5 sign square footage that would allow for a 210.5 square foot digital sign, located at 11900 IH-10 West. The applicant is appealing to the City Council pursuant to City Code Sec. 28-5. Approval of this item would deny the requested variance of the applicant. [John Peterek, Assistant City Manager; Michael Shannon, Director, Development Services]] ON THE AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. THE CITY CLERK WILL READ THE CAPTION. ITEM FOUR IS AFFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS TO DENY THE APPLICANT'S APPEAL FOR A ORDINANCE FROM, FOR A VARIANCE FROM THE MAXIMUM 87.5 SIGN SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR A 210.5 SQUARE FOOT DIGITAL SIGN LOCATED AT 1 1 9 0 0 IH 10 WEST. THE APPLICANT IS APPEALING TO THE CITY COUNCIL PURSUANT TO CITY CODE SECTION 28 DASH FIVE. APPROVAL OF THE ITEM WOULD DENY THE REQUEST VARIANCE OF THE APPLICANT BASED ON DISCUSSIONS. THIS ITEM WILL BE CONTINUED TO AUGUST 7TH, 2025. COUNCIL MEMBER MEZA GONZALEZ, UH, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR THE CONTINUANCE OF THE ITEM. HI, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE ITEM FOUR, NUMBER FOUR TO THE AUGUST 21ST COUNCIL MEETING. SECOND, SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND CONTINUE AND SECONDED TO CONTINUE TO ITEM FOUR, ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, THERE BEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. UH, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR CONTINUANCE OF ITEM FOUR. PLEASE VOTE. [00:30:01] THE MOTION CARRIES. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE CITY MANAGER'S [City Manager's Report  ] REPORT. UH, ERIC, DO YOU HAVE A REPORT TODAY? YES, MA'AM. UH, TWO, UM, ITEMS TO REPORT ON. UM, JULY IS, UH, PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, UH, WITH A THEME OF BUILD TOGETHER, PLAY TOGETHER WITH OVER 500 DEPARTMENT STAFF. UH, OUR PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS ARE REFLECTIVE OF THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE, UM, AND WE SEE POSITIVE IMPACTS FROM THAT TEAM. UM, I WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL THAT OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN NOMINATED AND SELECTED AS A 2025 NATIONAL GOLD MEDAL AWARD FINALIST. UM, THIS IS AN AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN, UH, ACADEMY FOR PARKS AND RECREATION ADMINISTRATION. UH, AWARDS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN SEPTEMBER, SO, UH, RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF, UH, THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO STRIVE FOR GOLD THERE. UM, NUMBER TWO, UM, MOST WEEKS AT THIS POINT, UH, IN THE MEETING I SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL, UH, AN EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT VIDEO TO HIGHLIGHT, UM, OUR TEAM, OUR CITY TEAM, AND THE, UH, IMPORTANT WORK WE DO ACROSS THE CITY. UM, AND, UH, THIS MORNING'S, UH, VIDEO IS, UM, A SPOTLIGHT ON, UH, SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS PAST YEAR. OUR CORE VALUES OF INTEGRITY, INNOVATION, PROFESSIONALISM, AND TEAMWORK ARE, UH, CRITICAL TO THE WORK WE DO. AND YOU'LL SEE THIS IN THE FOUR HIGHLIGHTS, UH, OF THESE, UH, EMPLOYEES. LET'S ROLL THE VIDEO DAILY. I DO MANAGE THE FILM PERMITTING FOR CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, UH, LOCATIONS. IF THERE IS A TELEVISION SHOW OR A FILM PRODUCTION THAT WOULD LIKE TO HAPPEN AT THE RIVERWALK AT LA VITA, ONE OF OUR CITY PARKS OR CITY LIBRARIES, THOSE APPLICATIONS COME THROUGH ME AND IT TAKES A LOT OF INTEGRITY TO CONTINUE SHOWING UP IN COMMITTING SO MUCH EVERY DAY. THE MOST GRATIFYING ASPECT OF MY JOB IS BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH SAN ANTONIO ARTISTS, SEEING THEIR DREAMS AND VISIONS AND THEIR ARTWORK COME TO LIFE, AND WE GET TO ENJOY IT. AS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, IT'S INCREDIBLE. WHAT I TRY TO DO IS, IS MAKE IT FUN. I WANT THE MEMBERS TO NOT ONLY COME ONE DAY, BUT WANNA COME BACK EVERY DAY. AND SO WHAT I HEAR FROM THE MEMBERS IS THAT THIS IS LIKE FAMILY. THIS IS HOME INNOVATION BECOMES A BIG PART. AND THAT'S WHY THE MEMBERS CAN CONTINUE TO SAY, THIS IS MY, MY, LIKE MY HOME. I WANNA COME HERE EVERY DAY AND I COME ALIVE AT THE DISTRICT FIVE SENIOR CENTER. THE LIBRARY OFFERS SO MANY DIFFERENT AMAZING RESOURCES, MORE THAN JUST BOOKS. WE OFFER STREAMING VIDEO. WE OFFER ADULT EDUCATION RESOURCES. WE HAVE FREE WIFI AND PUBLIC COMPUTERS. WE HAVE ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE, ARE GEARED TOWARD MAKING PEOPLE'S LIVES BETTER, BUT THE ONLY WAY THEY KNOW ABOUT THEM IS THROUGH THE WORK OF ME AND MY TEAM. AND I'M SO PROUD TO WORK WITH A TEAM OF PEOPLE EVERY DAY WHO ARE COMMITTED TO SHARING THE GREAT STORIES ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS AT THE LIBRARY WITH THE RESIDENTS OF SAN ANTONIO, SO THAT MORE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S AVAILABLE TO THEM AT THE LIBRARY. WE TRULY DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY. SERVING AND PROTECTING IS ONE OF THOSE CAREERS THAT YOU JUST, YOU WAKE UP EVERY DAY AND YOU KNOW THAT YOU, UH, ARE THERE TO HELP PEOPLE. AND THAT REALLY IS WHAT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD. BEING SAN ANTONIO'S FIRE CHIEF IS TRULY AN HONOR. I HAVE VERY HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT ABOUT ME. CONSTANTLY TRYING TO IMPROVE, THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX, SEE WHERE WE CAN BE BETTER. AND REALLY THE, THE COLLABORATION, THE, THE STAFF THAT'S IN PLACE, COMMAND STAFF, ALL THE WAY DOWN THE RANKS, IT AMAZES ME EVERY DAY HOW THEY, UH, WORK TOGETHER AND THEY, YOU KNOW, UM, ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ERIC. THE TIME IS NOW [Executive Session At any time during the meeting, the City Council may recess into executive session in the C Room to consult with the City Attorney's Office (Texas Government Code Section 551.071) and deliberate or discuss any of the following:  ] 9 34. UH, ON THURSDAY, UH, JUNE 26TH, 2025, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WILL MEET AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 5 5, 1 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, AND TO DELIBERATE OR DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.087, THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE LEASE OR VALUE OF RENTAL PROPERTY PURSUANT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 2, AND LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO LITIGATION INVOLVING THE CITY, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, ALL PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0 5 5 1 0 7 1. THE TIME IS NOW 12:16 PM ON THURSDAY, JUNE 26TH, 2025, AND THE SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE AN OPEN [00:35:01] SESSION. NO OFFICIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THAT IS THE CONCLUSION OF OUR BUSINESS. THE TIME IS NOW 12:17 PM AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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