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>> MAYOR JONES: GOOD MORNING. THE TIME IS NOW 9:03 A.M. ON AUGUST 7TH AND THE MEETING OF THE SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL IS CALLED TO ORDER.
THE CITY CLERK WILL CALL ROLL.
>> CLERK: MAYOR, WE HAVE QUORUM. >> MAYOR JONES: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER GALVAN TO
INTRODUCE TODAY'S INVOCATOR. >> GALVAN: I'M EXCITED TO INTRODUCE REVEREND CAROLINE PITTMAN FROM BAPTIST CHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH. I HAD THE HONOR OF BEING ABLE TO MEET HER FOR THE FIRST TIME A WEEK AGO. WE WENT BY TO THE SENIOR CENTER AT THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME TALKING TO THE SENIORS THERE .
BEEN SERVED AS THE PASTOR OF THE BETHEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.
SHE SERVED AS A PASTOR FOR THE HENSON CHAPTERS IN GONZALES, TEXAS.
SHE IS A LICENSED PASTOR HAVING COMPLETED THE SCHOOL IN 2018. SHE SERVED IN THE METHODIST HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN SAN ANTONIO AND A CHAPLAIN AT METHODIST TRANSPLANT HOSPITAL.
SHE RECEIVED HER BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION FROM FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY.
AND HER MASTER'S OF DIVINITY. CAROLINE BEGAN HER MILITARY CAREER AS A CHAPLAIN'S ASSISTANT IN GERMANY AND LATER WENT TO OFFICER SCHOOL IN GEORGIA WHERE SHE COMMISSIONED A BARGE IN THE CORPS. SHE RETIRED AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND SERVED AS A SPECIALIST UNTIL HER RETIREMENT IN 2018. HER FAVORITE HOBBIES ARE READING AND BOARD GAMES. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN PLAY SOON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. GO AHEAD, PASTOR. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER GALVAN. LET US PRAY. DIVINE CREATOR, OUR SOURCE OF WISDOM, WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH GRATITUDE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. GRANT US WISDOM, UNDERSTANDING, AND PATIENCE AS WE DISCUSS THE MATTERS BEFORE US. HELP US TO LISTEN WITH OPEN HEARTS, SPEAK WITH KINDNESS, AND SEEK WHAT IS BEST FOR ALL THOSE WE REPRESENT. MAY OUR DECISIONS REFLECT FAIRNESS, JUSTICE, AND A COMMITMENT TO THE COMMON GOOD. BLESS OUR CITY, ITS LEADERS, AND ALL ITS PEOPLE. IN THIS SPIRIT WE DEDICATE OUR EFFORTS TODAY TO THE SERVICE OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE BETTERMENT OF ALL. IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.
>> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU, FOR THE INVOCATION. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[3. Approval of minutes for the City Council meetings of June 18, 2025; June 25, 2025; June 26, 2025; June 27, 2025; and July 25,2025]
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>> MAYOR JONES: THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES FROM JUNE 18, 25, 26, 26, 27, AND JULY 25. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES?
>> VIAGRAN: I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MAYOR JONES: IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. PLEASE VOTE.
THE MOTION CARRIES. WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY FROM THE U.S. COAST GUARD. TODAY WE CELEBRATE THE BIRTHDAY OF THE U.S. COAST GUARD.
[POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE ]
AND THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT GIVEN THE LONG HISTORY THAT THEY HAVE PLAYED AND CONTRIBUTED TOWARD OUR COUNTRY'S NATIONAL SECURITY. WE ARE JOINED HERE BY SEVERAL REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COAST GUARD COMMUNITY. I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT -- I KNOW IN MILITARY CITY, USA, WE DON'T OFTEN THINK ABOUT THE COAST GUARD, BUT THE COAST GUARD PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE FLOODS. THERE WAS A RESCUE SWIMMER THAT RESCUED 169 FOLKS IN THE FLOODS, SO LET'S NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THIS VERY IMPORTANT DEPARTMENT. SO WE WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND I KNOW WE ARE GOING TO RECOGNIZE A COUPLE OF FOLKS. IF THERE ARE A FEW THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP FOR A PICTURE?>> TRADITIONALLY, REGARDLESS OF LOCATION, SERVICE MEMBERS WILL PAUSE TO OBSERVE THEIR SERVICE BRANCH'S BIRTHDAY BY SHARING A CAKE. A SWORD IS TYPICALLY USED TO CUT THE CAKE AS A REMINDER THAT SERVICE MEMBERS ARE A BAND OF WARRIORS.
COMMITTED TO CARRYING THE SWORD SO THAT OUR NATION MAY LIVE IN PEACE.
MAYOR JONES AND COMMANDER FINN WILL NOW CUT THE CAKE. TODAY'S COAST GUARD HAS PERFORMED ABOVE AND BEYOND IN THE FACE OF THE PANDEMIC, NATURAL DISASTERS, SUPPORTING GLOBAL CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS AND IT IS CUSTOMARY THAT THE OLDEST PRESENT AND THE YOUNGEST
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PRESENT CUT THE CAKE TOGETHER. THIS REPRESENTS THE ENDURING LETTING OF OUR COAST GUARD.THE WISDOM OF THE PAST AND PROMISE OF THE FUTURE. OUR YOUNGEST COSTIE IS THIRD-CLASS RIVERA. THE OLDEST WITH US TODAY IS CHIEF INTEL SPECIALIST POLANCO AT 45 YEARS OLD.
THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD, REGARDLESS OF HAZARD AND RISK IN PEACE AND WAR LIVES BY THEIR MOTTO. ALWAYS READY. HAPPY 235TH BIRTHDAY, UNITED COAST GUARD! [APPLAUSE]
>> MAYOR JONES: I WILL NOW RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS FOR A POINT OF PERSONAL
PRIVILEGE. >> SPEARS: THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COLLEAGUES.
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR. ARE YOU HERE TODAY? HI.
SO THIS YEAR THIS TEAM RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUDITORS, AFFIRMING THAT OUR INTERNAL QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM IS NOT ONLY WELL DESIGNED AND EFFECTIVELY OPERATING, BUT ALSO FULLY COMPLIANT WITH THE RIGOROUS YELLOW-BOOK STANDARDS FOLLOWED BY AUDIT DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND WHAT MAKES THIS EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE IS THAT THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE RECEIVED ZERO MARKS, NO DEFICIENCIES, NO FINDINGS, AND NO RECOMMENDATIONS.
THAT KIND OF CLEAN REVIEW IS EXTREMELY RARE. AND EVEN AMONG HIGH-PERFORMING DEPARTMENTS. SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU. AS SOMEONE WITH A BACKGROUND IN AUDITING, I AM EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THIS NEWS. I KNOW AUDITING IS NOT ALWAYS THRILLING BUT I DO KNOW FIRSTHAND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS. AND I WANT TO FORMALLY RECOGNIZE YOUR DEPARTMENT FOR THIS ACHIEVEMENT. YOUR HARD WORK IS OFTEN BEHIND THE SCENES BUT IT IS WORTHY OF CELEBRATION. AND SO FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, SAN ANTONIO IS ONE OF THE ONLY CITIES IN TEXAS TO CURRENTLYUR RECEIVE THIS LEVEL OF RECOGNITION, WHICH SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT THE PROFESSIONALISM AND INTEGRITY OF YOUR TEAM. THE WORK OF THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE DOES NOT JUST KEEP US IN COMPLIANCE, IT HELPS US FIND THE DOLLARS THAT WE NEED BUILDS PUBLIC TRUST IN HOW WE SERVE OUR RESIDENTS. I WANT TO EXTEND A SINCERE THANK YOU TO THE CITY AUDITOR AND THE ENTIRE TEAM. THIS HONOR REFLECTS YOUR DEDICATION TO EXCELLENCE AND WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE TO OUR CITY.
SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS, MAYOR JONES, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS. AS YOU SAID, IT IS AN ACCOMPLISHMENT. I WANT TO GIVE ALL THE CREDIT TO MY TEAM.
WE HAVE AN AMAZING LEADERSHIP TEAM. AMAZING GROUP.
THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY BECAUSE THEY'RE AUDITING RIGHT NOW.
BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE SERVICING THE
CITIZENS OF SAN ANTONIO. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: I WILL NOW RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA FOR A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
>> MUNGIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR. TODAY I HAVE THE HONOR OF RECOGNIZING AN INDIVIDUAL FROM SAN ANTONIO WHO RECENTLY PASSED AWAY. HIS NAME WAS LEONARDO JIMENEZ BUT YOU PROBABLY KNOW HIM AS FLOCKO JIMENEZ. WE HAVE LISA AND ARTHUR AND RAQUEL AND JAVIER WITH HIS FAMILY. WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT A LEGEND OF SAN ANTONIO. HE FOREVER CHANGED CONJUNTO AND TEJANO MUSIC INTRODUCING HIS US
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MISTAKEABLE SOUND. MANY WHO HAD NEVER HEARD OF CONJUNTO IF IT WEREN'T FOR HIM. BY THE AGE OF 7, HE WAS PERFORMING WITH HIS FATHER.OVER THE YEARS HE CREATED A SOUND AND STYLE OF PLAYING THAT WAS ENTIRELY HIS OWN PERFORMING IN DANCE HALLS, RECORDING DOZENS OF ALBUMS, TOURING INTERNATIONALLY, AND WINNING FIVE GRAMMYS, AS WELL AS THE GRAMMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.
HE ALSO WON THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF ARTS AWARD, THE HIGHEST HONOR GIVEN TO AN ARTIST BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. I WAS TALKING TO THE FAMILY A LITTLE BIT BEFOREHAND AND IF YOU EVER MET HIM, HE WAS ONE OF THE NICEST, KINDEST PEOPLE YOU COULD MEET AND HE HAD THAT AURA OF WARMTH AND YOU COULD TELL THAT HE WAS REALLY LIVING OUT HIS PASSION AND DREAMS OF PLAYING MUSIC FOR PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE WORLD. AND I THINK HE TRULY EMBODIED SAN ANTONIO BECAUSE HE WAS FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS HERE IN THE CITY.
BUT AS MUCH AS FAME AND SUCCESSES HE FOUND, HE STAYED HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
AND HE HELPED OTHER ARTISTS AND WAS THERE FOR FOLKS. SO HE NEVER LOST SIGHT OF WHO HE WAS, DESPITE HIS SUCCESS. AND THAT MAKES HIM A TRUE SAN ANTONIAN.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND JUST SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS ABOUT YOUR FATHER, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE. THANK YOU, MR. MUNGIA, FOR THE WORDS. IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT. I KNOW WHAT SAN ANTONIO MEANT TO MY FATHER. HE NEVER WANTED TO GO ANYWHERE AND HE ALWAYS CARED FOR EVERYONE HERE. DAD WAS JUST DAD, DESPITE ANYTHING.
AND WE ARE TRULY BLESSED TO CALL HIM OUR FATHER. HE DID A LOT AND TO US HE WAS JUST DAD GOING TO WORK. BUT SEEING EVERYTHING HAS BEEN OVERWHELMING AND IT'S A REALIZATION OF HOW MUCH HE DID THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND ALL HE EVER WANTED TO DO IS CONTRIBUTE BACK TO THE PEOPLE AND TO HIS HOME. AND I KNOW HE'S WATCHING AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF HIM. AND THANK YOU FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ALWAYS SUPPORTING HIM. HE FELT IT. ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THE FAMILY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS OF LOVE AND SUPPORT.
AND HE WILL ALWAYS BE HERE. SO, THANK YOU. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU.
AS YOU SAID, THESE LEGENDS ARE FATHERS AND GRANDFATHERS AND FULFILL THOSE ROLES.
COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN, DO YOU WANT TO SAY A WORD? >> VIAGRAN: I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR FATHER WITH US FOR SO MANY YEARS.
AND WHAT HE DID TO ELEVATE THE ARTS AND WHAT HE DID TO ELEVATE CONJUNTO AND ACCORDION MUSICIANS HAS BEEN JUST BEYOND LEGENDARY. IT'S JUST SO HARD TO EXPLAIN JUST WHAT IT MEANT. I REMEMBER THE TELEVISION WHEN HE WOULD COME ON, STILL SERVING THE COMMUNITY. THE LAST TIME I REMEMBER SEEING HIM LIVE IN PERSON WAS AT A BROOKS EVENT TO CELEBRATE THAT COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S WHO HE WAS.
HE WAS NEVER TOO BIG OR NEVER WILLING TO SAY YES AND TO COME BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THAT HE KNEW AND LOVED AND WHAT HE DID FOR THE SOUTHSIDE AND ALL THOSE SOUTHSIDE ACCORDION PLAYERS THAT WE HAVE. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SHARING HIM.
WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE HIS LIFE FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. AND THIS COUNCIL IS.
SO I BELIEVE COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO -- >> MAYOR JONES: ARE THERE OTHERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? GO AHEAD, COUNCILWOMAN
CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN MUNGIA FOR MENTIONING WE HONOR THIS LEGEND .
I WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FOR LENDING YOUR FATHER AND GRANDFATHER TO THE COMMUNITY. ALWAYS WILLING TO SERVE AND PROVIDE JUST BEAUTIFUL MUSIC TO THE RESIDENTS OF SAN ANTONIO. AND WHETHER IT WAS THE WEST SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO THAT HE WAS PERFORMING AT ROSEDALE PARK OR ON THE SOUTHSIDE, HE'S PURO SAN ANTONIO AND I KNOW WE'LL CONTINUE TO REMEMBER HIS LEGACY, HIS MUSIC, AND HIS ART.
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JUST EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR YOU AS THE FAMILY FOR JUST LENDING YOUR LOVED ONE TO US AND TOTHIS CITY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMAN
GALVAN. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK Y'ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY. IT'S NEVER EASY LOSING ANYONE IN YOUR LIFE, LET ALONE SOMEONE WHO LOOMS LARGE IN YOUR LIFE A BIT. BUT KNOW THAT OF COURSE NOT ONLY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE, WHETHER IT'S COUNCILMAN MUNGIA BUT THE CITY IS WITH YOU.
WHETHER IT'S CELEBRATING HIS LIFE, NOT JUST FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS HE HAS DONE FOR MUSIC AND THE CITY, BUT FOR BEING YOUR FATHER, THE GRANDFATHER, FOR BEING THE MAN WHO NOT JUST WE GOT TO SEE BUT THE ONE YOU GOT TO SEE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
I KNOW IT'S NEVER EASY TO SEE THAT PIECE A LITTLE BIT MORE. BUT I ALSO WANT TO NOTE, OF COURSE, IN MY SIDE OF TOWN, WE HAVE A LOT OF CONJUNTO HISTORY IN OUR AREA OFF 36TH STREET AND THE EDGEWOOD PART OF THE CITY. AND SO IT WOULD BE REMISS TO SAY HIS MUSIC, HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO MUSIC WERE NOT JUST FELT ACROSS THE CITY BUT DEFINITELY IN OUR NECK OF THE WOODS OVER THERE. AND SO IT'S SOMETHING I THINK ABOUT A LOT IN TERMS OF NOT JUST YOUR FATHER BUT FOR EVERYBODY HERE IN OUR CITY WHO CONTRIBUTES TO THIS KIND OF MUSIC SCENE IN SAN ANTONIO THAT OFTEN GETS OVERLOOKED IN NATIONAL MEDIA. BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF FOUNDATIONS HERE THAT PEOPLE NEGLECT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETIME SOON THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO SOME COMMEMORATIONS OF YOUR FATHER AND THE FOLKS HE GOT TO MEET ALONG THE WAY WHO ARE CONTRIBUTING TO MUSIC, CONJUNTO, TEJANO, AND BLUEGRASS.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO, KNOW THAT NOT ONLY US BUT THE
CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS WITH YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO. >> GAVITO: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN MUNGIA FOR BRINGING THE FAMILY HERE TODAY.
I'M SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. HE WAS A LEGEND. BUT I DO HAVE A STORY TO SHARE. THIS MORNING I WAS GETTING READY FOR THIS MEETING AND MY GIRLS AND I WERE IN MY RESTROOM GETTING READY. AND HIS SONG MARINA CAME ON.
ME AND MY GIRLS WERE DANCING IN THE RESTROOM TO THAT. IT'S A LITTLE WAY THAT HIS
LEGEND CONTINUES TO LIVE ON. . >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN MUNGIA FOR BRINGING THE FAMILY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US AND MAY PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON YOUR FATHER.
>> GOD BLESS. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: NOW WE WILL
[CONSENT AGENDA ]
ADDRESS THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. ITEMS 4 THROUGH 25 ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THIS MEANS THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED AS A GROUP.THERE WILL NOT BE A STAFF PRESENTATION UNLESS PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY? NOTE THAT ITEM 12E HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED TODAY. HEARING NONE, MADAME CLERK, DO WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? >> CLERK: THERE ARE NO
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. >> MAYOR JONES: IS THERE A
MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? >> VIAGRAN: I MAKE A MOTION
TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR JONES: IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCIL MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY HIGHLIGHTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA? GO AHEAD.
>> WHYTE: THANK YOU, MAYOR. BRIEFLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM 4.
CONTRACT TO HELP US FINISH THE PERRIN HOMESTEAD. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.
BRIEFLY I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE REAPPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS REPRESENTING DISTRICT 10 ON THESE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
CASEY WHITTINGTON, JOEL SOLIS, BRIDGETT WEST, MINNIE ABREGO SANCHEZ, SALLIE SCOTT, SHERRI DUGAS, ALLISON COHEN, LIZA MEYER, AND DENNIS STUCKEY. I THANK THEM VERY MUCH FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE DISTRICT 10 AND OUR CITY ON THEIR RESPECTIVE BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS . THANKS, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILWOMAN
CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF ITEMS BEGINNING WITH ITEM 8, WHICH IS ADOPTING A PLAN AND BUDGET FOR MUCH-NEEDED HOUSING INITIATIVES HERE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, WHICH INCLUDE REHAB AND RECONSTRUCTION FOR EXISTING
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HOMEOWNERS, EMPLOYING CODE MANAGERS. SUPPORTING SHELTERS AND STREET OUTREACH AS WELL AS PROVIDING REHOUSING AND EMERGENCY HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES .EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND OF COURSE MARK CARMONA AND ALL THE GREAT WORK THEY DO. AS WELL AS OUR NONPROFIT PROVIDERS. I SEE MICHAEL TAYLOR HERE AND YESTERDAY YOUR TEAM GAVE PUBLIC COMMENT AND YOU HIGHLIGHTED THE VALEDICTORIAN AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
HE LIVES DOWN THE STREET FROM ME. THERE'S ALWAYS FAMILIES SKATEBOARDING AND PLAYING BASKETBALL. IT'S BECAUSE OF YOUR TEAM AND THE MISSION AND VISION. LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT 13, WHICH ARE SEVERAL REAPPOINTMENTS TO DISTRICT 5 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS SEATS BEGINNING WITH ANDY CASTILLO, WHO IS A GREAT QUINTERO NEIGHBORHOOD ADVOCATE AND COMMUNITY MEMBER, PROFESSOR, AND FAMILY MAN. WE'RE GRATEFUL TO HAVE HIM CONTINUE TO SERVE ON THE PORT SAN ANTONIO BOARD. OF COURSE SOPHIA, WHO IS HERE WITH THE PORT TODAY FOR ALL THAT YOU DO IN SERVING THE SOUTH SIDE AND BEYOND IN SAN ANTONIO.
OF COURSE THE REAPPOINTMENT OF KAYLA MIRANDA TO THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS BOARD.
HER EXPERTISE IN HOUSING INSECURITY IS INVALUABLE SO WE APPRECIATE OUR SERVICE AS WELL AS THE REAPPOINTMENT OF KAREN SPEER WHO HAS CONTINUED TO BE A HUGE ADVOCATE, NOT JUST FOR ANIMAL CARE SERVICES BUT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AS A WHOLE.
EVERY BUDGET YEAR SHE'S SURE TO ATTEND EVERY BUDGET TOWN HALL AND THEN REPORTS BACK TO ME IN TERMS OF TRENDS THAT SHE SEES WITH ANIMAL NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SO THANK YOU, KAREN. WE'RE ALSO REAPPOINTING MARY SANDOVAL TO THE SAN ANTONIO ARTS COMMISSION. AGAIN, WITH ALL THE FIESTA EVENTS THAT GO ON IN DISTRICT 5, I'M ALWAYS SURE TO HIGHLIGHT PINATAS IN THE BARRIO. MARY'S LEADERSHIP ENSURES WE BRING FOLKS TO CELEBRATE FIESTA. LASTLY THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MATTHEW SALOMON. HE'S ALSO A GREAT COMMUNITY ADVOCATE AND SERVES OUR COMMUNITY WITH HIS WORK OVER AT FIESTA YOUTH AND HE JUST CONTINUES TO ENSURE THAT WE KEEP PUBLIC HEALTH AT THE FOREFRONT AT EVERYTHING WE DO HERE AT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. THANK YOU, MATTHEW. I APPRECIATE YOUR DEDICATION TO DISTRICT 5 AND SAN ANTONIO AS A WHOLE. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
>> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO. >> GAVITO: THANK YOU.
THIS MORNING I'M EXCITED TO HIGHLIGHT THE ITEM NO. 9, THE REAPPOINTMENT OF ROXANA VARGAS TO THE ETHICS REVIEW BOARD. ROXANA IS HERE WITH HER DAUGHTER.
ROXANA VARGAS IS AN ACCOMPLISHED AND INVALUABLE MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY.
SHE WAS RECENTLY INDUCTED INTO THE SAN ANTONIO WOMAN'S HALL OF FAME FOR CIVIC LEADERSHIP, HONORING HER YEARS OF DEDICATION TO OUR COMMUNITY IN EDUCATION AND MENTORSHIP.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT, ROXANA. NOW RETIRED, SHE PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE'S ACQUISITION TRAINING OFFICE. SHE IS A DISTINGUISHED AIR FORCE CIVILIAN SERVICE MEDAL AWARD RECIPIENT AND HAS HAD A LIFE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. SHE SERVED AS A BEXAR COUNTY ELECTIONS JUDGE AND A FOUNDING PRESIDENT OF A WOMAN'S LEADERSHIP NETWORK.
SHE'S ALSO BEEN INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS EDUCATION, MENTORSHIP, AND SCHOLARSHIP EFFORTS FOR WOMEN AND AT-RISK STUDENTS. SHE IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF LADY GUADALUPE CHURCH.
ROXANA HAS SERVED ON THE CITY'S ETHICS REVIEW BOARD SINCE 2021 AND HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT VOICE IN ENSURING HONEST, ETHICAL PRACTICE IN OUR CITY. THANK YOU, ROXANA FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO SERVICE ON THIS BOARD AND FOR THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS YOU HAVE MADE IN THIS COMMUNITY. PLEASE HELP ME GIVE ROXANA ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA.
>> MUNGIA: THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ITEMS 15 THROUGH 17 WHICH ARE NINE APPOINTMENTS FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS FOR DISTRICT 4. MANY OF WHOM HAVE SERVED THE DISTRICT FOR MANY YEARS AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE THEM CONTINUE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM NO. 8, THE HUD ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. THANK YOU, MICHAEL FOR COMING OUT YESTERDAY. SO I KNOW WE MIGHT BE A LITTLE SHORT FOR THE REST OF THE DEVELOPMENT IN DISTRICT 4, BUT YOU HAVE OUR COMMITMENT TO WORK WITH YOU ALL TO FIND ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO GET THAT DONE. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW. THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE IT. >> MAYOR JONES: ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT? OKAY. THERE BEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. THAT IS ITEMS 4 THROUGH 25.
PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE CITY
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MANAGER'S REPORT. ERIK, DO YOU HAVE A REPORT TODAY?>> WALSH: NOT THIS MORNING. >> MAYOR JONES: THE TIME IS NOW 9:32 A.M. ON AUGUST 7TH.
[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: ]
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WILL NOW MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071 AND TO DELIBERATE OR DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.087. PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.072. AND LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TOLITIGATION INVOLVING THE >> MAYOR JONES: THE TIME IS NOW 12:03 P.M. ON AUGUST 7TH AND THE SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.
NO OFFICIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THAT IS THE CONCLUSION OF OUR BUSINESS. THE TIME IS
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