Aug 19, 2025 Sesión Especial del Consejo de la Ciudad

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>> MAYOR JONES: GOOD AFTERNOON. THE TIME IS NOW 2:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 19TH, 2025, AND THE SAN ANTONIO BUDGET WORK SESSION IS CALLED TO ORDER. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MADAM CLERK. ALL RIGHT, THIS MEETING IS TO HEAR THE BUDGETS FOR THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND MUNICIPAL COURT. I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE AS WE TALKED ABOUT OUR PRIORITY BUDGETS, THE THREE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO ARE GUIDING PRINCIPLES, WHICH IS ONE, FUND OUR NO-FAIL MISSIONS.

MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WHO ARE KEEPING US SAFE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO THAT, FIRE, POLICE, EMS. MAKE SURE WE ARE MINIMIZING ANY IMPACT TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE AND MAKING SURE THAT ANY CHANGES IN OUR BUDGET WE MINIMIZE ANY LONG-TERM RISKS IN OUR APPROACH. SO ERIK, ARE YOU READY TO

BEGIN THE STAFF PRESENTATIONS? >> YES, MA'AM, THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE'LL START OFF WITH CHIEF ROSTO, MOVING TO CHIEF MCMANNIS AND HELPING WITH THE CHIEF'S PRESENTATION ARE OTHERS FROM METRO HEALTH AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE ON WITH MORE UPDATES.

CHIEF? >> GOOD AFTERNOON. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

IT IS TRULY AN HONOR, MAYOR, CITY LEADERSHIP AND COUNCIL. TO START -- NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. I WILL BE COVERING A FEW TOPICS TODAY.

WE WILL BE REVIEWING THE STAFFING, THE RESOURCES, THE EQUIPMENT, SOME OF OUR CAPABILITIES, AND THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR, AS WELL AS THE INITIATIVES AND CAPITAL PROJECTS. SO I'D LIKE TO START OFF BY INTRODUCING MY NEW COMMAND STAFF WHICH CONSISTS OF THREE DEPUTY CHIEFS.

THERE ARE ALSO SIX ASSISTANT CHIEFS. DEPUTY CHIEF CHRISTOPHER MONSTIER OVERSEES THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION AND ALL OF OPERATIONS, WHICH INCLUDES FIRE, EMS, AS WELL AS MIH. IN THE CENTER THE PICTURE IS DEPUTY CHIEF BRIAN O'NEAL, WHO OVERSEES SUPPORT SERVICES.

HE IS ALSO OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR OVERSEEING THE CITY'S EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. TOGETHER THIS LEADERSHIP TEAM IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED ON A DAILY BASIS WITH THE DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT, AND LIKE ME, THEY'RE COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE SERVICES AND EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE.

SO NEXT WE HAVE THE DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW. AND AS YOU'LL SEE, WE HAVE CLOSE TO 1900 UNIFORMED EMPLOYEES SUPPORTED BY 129 CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.

AND THIS SLIDE PROVIDES A GOOD SNAPSHOT OF EVERYTHING THAT MAKES OUR MISSION POSSIBLE. THE MAJORITY OF OUR STAFF OPERATES OUT OF 54 FIRE STATIONS AND WE MAINTAIN OUR OWN FLEET IN A CONSTANT STATE OF READINESS AND WE ALSO HAVE SPECIALIZED TEAMS INCLUDING THE RESCUE TEAM, THE HAZARDOUS FIRE TEAM AND THE WILDFIRE RESPONSE TEAM AS WELL. OBVIOUSLY BEHIND EVERY RESPONSE IS A STEADY PIPELINE OF WELL TRAINED MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE READY TO STEP UP AND SERVE, SO HERE WE LOOK AT THE CADET CLASSES AND PARAMEDIC TRAINING CLASSES. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 WE HAVE TWO CADET CLASSES THAT GRADUATED FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF 80 FIREFIGHTERS, AND WHO PARAMEDIC CLASSES.

NEXT IN FISCAL YEAR 2026 WE ARE PREDICTING TWO CADET CLASSES WITH A COMBINED

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THE CURRENT CLASS IS THE '25 ALPHA CLASS WHICH HAS 25 CADETS GRADUATING FROM SEPTEMBER. AND FOLLOWING IS THE '25 BRAVO CLASS WHICH WILL HAVE 52 CADETS AND THEY WILL START THE ACADEMY IN JANUARY.

FOR 2027 FISCAL YEAR WE'RE PROJECTING ONE CADET CLASS AND ONE EMS CLASS.

CURRENTLY VACANCIES, WE HAVE 39 UNIFORMS AT THIS TIME AND 14 CIVILIANS.

NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES THAT WE DELIVER TO THE COMMUNITY EVERY SINGLE DAY. AS YOU CAN SEE WE DO A LOT MORE THAN FIRE AND EMS. WE HAVE PARAMEDIC DISPATCHERS, WE HAVE OUR SPECIALIZED TEAMS THAT I JUST MENTIONED TO YOU. WE ALSO HAVE THE MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE AS WELL AS OUR FIRE PREVENTION, WHICH ALSO ENCOMPASSES THE ARSON DIVISION, AND THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PERMITTING, INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS.

THE PUBLIC OUTREACH DIVISION ALSO HANDLES A LARGE PORTION OF OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND, YOU KNOW, ALL OF US WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM PROTECTING LIVES AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. SO I'D LIKE TO BRAG A LITTLE ABOUT OUR ISO.

WE HAVE A CLASS 1 AND WE ARE AN ACCREDITED AGENCY, AND NOT MANY FIRE DEPARTMENTS CAN SAY THAT THEY HOLD THE ISO CLASS 1. THIS IS THE INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE. THEY EVALUATE FIRE DEPARTMENTS NATIONWIDE ON THEIR ABILITY TO PROTECT, SO THERE'S A RATING -- THE RATINGS RANGE FROM CLASS 10 TO CLASS 1, AND CLASS 1 IS THE HIGHEST REFLECTING TOP TIER FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITIES, AND THEY REALLY LOOK AT STAFFING, TRAINING, EQUIPMENT, WATER SUPPLY AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THE ISO CLASS 1 SINCE 2017 AND JUST RECENTLY RENEWED IN 2025. FOR THE CSFI ACCOMMODATION THAT IS A PEER REVIEW PROCESS THAT COMPARES US TO OTHER AGENCIES AND THAT REALLY EVALUATES OUR PERFORMANCE, EFFICIENCY AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. WE HAVE HELPED THIS A-- HELD THIS ACCREDITATION SINCE 2019 AND RENEWED IN 2024. SO ON THIS SLIDE YOU SEE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INCIDENTS AND THAT IS BROKEN DOWN BY MEDICAL AND NONMEDICAL. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THE MEDICAL CALLS MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF OUR WORKLOAD AND IT ALWAYS HOVERS AROUND THE 80/20 PERCENTAGE. AND THOSE NUMBERS ARE CONSISTENTLY HIGH.

HOWEVER, AT THE SAME TIME WE CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO THOUSANDS OF NONMEDICAL INCIDENTS SUCH AS FIRES, RESCUES, HAZMAT AND OTHER EMERGENCIES.

THIS SUPPORTS THE NEED TO KEEP FIRE SUPPRESSION AND SPECIALTY TEAMS FULLY PREPARED. AND IT ALSO SHOWS THAT THE CURRENT PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, SUCH AS CLINICAL DISPATCHERS, MIH, THE GOOD SAM APP, ARE ACTUALLY WORKING. SO THIS EFFECTIVE RESPONSE FORCE SLIDE WILL LEAD US INTO THE NEXT SLIDE, WHICH IS OUR UNIT RESPONSES. BUT THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE EFFECTIVE RESPONSE FORCE MEANS THAT A MAJOR INCIDENT WILL USUALLY REQUIRE MORE THAN ONE UNIT TO RESPOND. THEY MAY BE -- THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE UNITS DISPATCHED FOR ONE INCIDENT TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES NEEDED FOR A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE OPERATION. SO FOR INSTANCE, FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE, AS YOU CAN SEE FOR A HOUSE FIRE, WE WILL DEPLOY THREE ENGINES, A LADDER TRUCK, A COMMAND VEHICLE, AND FOR LARGER COMPLEX INCIDENTS, WE HAVE SEVERAL OTHER ADDITIONAL UNITS THAT NEED TO BE DISPATCHED TO HANDLE THAT EMERGENCY. SO OBVIOUSLY DIFFERENT TYPES OF EMERGENCIES REQUIRE A DIFFERENT NUMBER OF PEOPLE, VEHICLES AND UNITS WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM.

SO THAT LEADS US TO OUR UNIT RESPONSES. THE UNIT RESPONSES SHOW THE WORKLOAD ON OUR PEOPLE AND APPARATUS. ONE INCIDENT, AS I MENTIONED, CAN GENERATE SEVERAL UNIT RESPONSES, DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF CALL. SO THIS NEXT SLIDE SHOWS OUR RESPONSE TIMES AND HOW WE MEASURE THAT PERFORMANCE. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THE BENCHMARK RESPONSE TIME THAT

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WHILE CALL VOLUMES AND UNIT WORKLOAD CONTINUE TO INCREASE, OUR PERFORMANCE REMAINS STEADY AND WE'RE RUNNING SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN OUR GOAL.

WE CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO REDUCE RESPONSE TIMES AND THIS YEAR'S BUDGET INITIATIVES WILL HELP US TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE RESPONSE TIMES.

SO THIS NEXT SLIDE IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET FUNDING HISTORY.

AND IT SHOWS THE BUDGET OVER THE EIGHT YEARS OF THE GENERAL FUND, THAT IS.

IT SHOWS AN EIGHT-YEAR CUMULATIVE INCREASE OF 33%, SO IN THIS SPAN OF TIME WE HAVE ADDED 124 POSITIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND. 113 OF THOSE HAVE BEEN UNIFORM TO INCLUDE FIRE INVESTIGATORS, QUARTER MASTER POSITIONS, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO UNITS, CORE UNITS, EIGHT DISPATCHERS, A LADDER TRUCK, AN EMS UNIT, FOUR MEDIC OFFICERS AND SIX SQUADS. AND WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT. THAT SIX-YEAR TREND BRINGS US TO THIS YEAR'S PROPOSED BUDGET. SO YOU CAN SEE THE 443.6-MILLION-DOLLAR PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FIRE, FISCAL YEAR 2026, AND THIS CHART BREAKS DOWN THE PROPOSED BUDGET BY DEPARTMENT PROGRAM. SO AS YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY HOW THOSE DOLLARS ARE ALLOCATED ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT.

AS YOU CAN SEE, FIRE AND EMS TAKE UP THE LARGEST PORTIONS, THEY ARE THE LARGEST PROGRAMS AT 47%, AND EMS AT 23% NEXT YOU SEE THE OTHER WHICH ENCOMPASSES A LOT OF OTHER PROGRAMS, SUCH AS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AUXILIARY SUPPORT, COMMUNICATIONS, PREVENTION, SAFETY, TRAINING, MIH, SA CORE, FIRE INVESTIGATION, OUTREACH AND BSA. SO OUR FIRST INITIATIVE IS THE ADDITION OF TWO SQUAD UNITS AND 12 UNIFORMED POSITIONS DESIGNED TO REDUCE RESPONSE TIMES, THEY LIGHTEN THE WORKLOAD ON FRONTLINE UNITS AND THEY ENHANCE SERVICE IN HIGH DEMAND AREAS. THESE SMALLER, MORE AGILE UNITS ARE STAFFED WITH TWO PEOPLE AND THEY HANDLE THE HIGH FREQUENCY CALLS. THEY REDUCE THE WEAR AND TEAR ON OUR FRONTLINE ENGINES AND APPARATUS AND THEY ALSO ALLOW HEAVY APPARATUS TO STAY AVAILABLE FOR MAJOR EMERGENCIES AND RESPOND TO THE CALLS THAT THEY WERE DESIGNED TO RESPOND TO. THEY ALSO REDUCE DOWNTIME AND SAVE MONEY ON REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE COSTS. SO WE ARE PROPOSING TO HOUSE THESE TWO SQUADS AT STATION 10 AND FIRE STATION 21. AND I'LL SHOW THAT ON THE NEXT SLIDE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THAT IF APPROVED THE UNITS WOULD COME ONLINE JULY 2026. SO THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE SQUAD PLACEMENT IS THIS SLIDE THAT SHOWS THE 10 BUSIEST SINGLE COMPANY ENGINES AND THE TOP SIX.

FOUR OF THOSE SIX ALREADY HAVE A SQUAD IN PLACE. AND THOSE SQUADS HAVE PROVEN TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR FRONTLINE APPARATUS AND THEY'VE IMPROVED OVERALL COVERAGE IN THESE HIGH-DEMAND AREAS. HISTORICALLY ENGINE 44 AND ENGINE 44, WHICH ARE RANKED FIVE AND SIX, THEY HAVE BEEN OUR TOP TWO BUSIEST STATIONS FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT ONCE SQUADS WERE ADDED THERE WAS A MARKED DECREASE IN UNIT RESPONSE. ENGINES 19 AND ENGINE FOUR RECEIVED SQUADS IN JULY AND WE EXPECT TO SEE THE SAME RESULTS. THE MANDATED COSTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, THESE ARE THE TWO THAT WE WILL BE FACING NEXT YEAR AND THEY INCLUDE THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, EIGHT PERCENT WAGE INCREASE, AND THE UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER CONTRACT. THE UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER PROVIDES CRITICAL MEDICAL DIRECTION AND OVERSIGHT TO OUR EMS SYSTEM TO INCLUDE

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WE WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE THREE TETHERED DRONES AND SIX FREE TRYING UNITS.

WE ALREADY HAVE TWO OPERATORS SO WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DEPLOY THOSE AS SOON AS THEY ARE DELIVERED IF APPROVED. AND THIS SLIDE ALSO HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENT INDOOR AND OUTDOOR APPLICATIONS, RANGING FROM INCIDENT SCENE AWARENESS TO SEARCH AND RESCUE. AND THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME THE DEPARTMENT HAS PURCHASED DRONES FOR OPERATIONAL PURPOSES.

SO REDUCTIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 INCLUDE AN OVERTIME MANAGEMENT AT 1 MILLION. WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO BETTER ALIGN STAFFING AND SCHEDULING SO THAT WE CAN OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY. WE'VE ELIMINATED THE CIVILIAN ATHLETIC TRAINER POSITION AND SHIFTED THAT FUNCTION TO AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR. AND WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING TO RESTRUCTURE THE RECRUIT, FITNESS CONDITIONING PROGRAM TO PROVIDE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES AT A LOWER COST. AND LASTLY, LINE ITEM BUDGETS HAVE BEEN RIGHT-SIZED TO MATCH ACTUAL SPENDING, CREATING SAVINGS WITHOUT AFFECTING CORE SERVICES. AND I'D LIKE TO REITERATE THAT THE REDUCTIONS PROPOSED HAVE NO IMPACT TO SERVICE. THE NEXT SLIDE COVERS INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE PROJECTS IN PROGRESS. AS YOU CAN SEE,ING STATIONS 52 AND 53, CURRENTLY THEY'RE IN TEMPORARY STATION. IT'S ACTUALLY A MOBILE HOME. SO WE'RE MAKING -- WE'RE WORKING TO MAKE THOSE PERMANENT. ALSO IN PROGRESS IS FIRE STATION 21IO, FIRE STATION 33, AND FIRE STATION 10, ALL IN VARIOUS STAGES, BUT THEY ARE MOVING THROUGH THE DESIGN-BUILD PROCESS. SO IN CLOSING, ABOVE ALL THIS BUDGET AND THE PROPOSALS ARE -- THEY COME DOWN TO BEING READY AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE WORK VERY HARD TO ENSURE THAT OUR DEPARTMENT HAS THE STAFFING, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES TO DO THEIR WORK AND WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO MEET THE NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO HAND IT OVER TO CHIEF MCMANNIS.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TODAY I'M GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE KEY POINTS THAT SHAPE UP OUR PROPOSED BUDGET.

I AM GOING TO START WITH A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT AND A NUMBER OF METRICS PERTAINING TO OUR SERVICE DELIVERY. OUR VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION STRATEGY, CRIME STATS, REVENUE ENHANCEMENTS, AS WELL AS REDUCTIONS AND EFFICIENCYIES. THEN I'LL HIGHLIGHT THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE COMING FISCAL YEAR, BREAKING DOWN WHERE THE DOLLARS GO. WE'LL LOOK AT OUR MAJOR INVESTMENTS, BOTH IN PEOPLE AND IN TECHNOLOGY, BECAUSE THOSE ARE WHAT -- THOSE ARE WHAT ALLOW US -- ALLOWS US TO KEEP PACE WITH THE CITY'S GROWTH AND KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. NEXT I'D TALK ABOUT REVENUES, NEW REVENUES, AND THEN FINALLY, I'LL WALK THROUGH SOME OF THE REDUCTIONS THAT WE'VE MADE

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SO THAT'S THE PLAN FOR TODAY, AN OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE STAND, AND WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR 2026. SO THIS SLIDE GIVES AN OVERVIEW OF OUR POLICING STAFFING LEVELS FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, AND THESE NUMBERS REPRESENT THE WOMEN AND MEN DEDICATED TO PROTECTING SAN ANTONIO DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

WE'LL HAVE 2,083 SAPD OFFICERS. THESE ARE THE FRONTLINE OFFICERS YOU SEE IN PATROL CARS RESPONDING TO CALLS AND MAINTAINING A VISIBLE PRESENCE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. SAPD IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY 141 PARK POLICE OFFICERS, ENSURING OUR PARKS AND TRAILS ARE SAFE FOR FAMILIES. 44 AVIATION POLICE OFFICERS KEEPING OUR AIRPORT SECURE.

992 CIVILIAN STAFF THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO KEEPING OPERATIONS EFFICIENT AND ALLOWING OFFICERS TO FOCUS ON POLICING. CIVILIAN STAFF PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN KEEPING SAN ANTONIO SAFE. 42 POSITIONS AT THE ARRESTING PROCESSING CENTER HELP WITH INTAKE AND REDUCE OFFICER TIME TIED UP WITH PAPERWORK. 262 SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS PROVIDE SAFETY FOR THE CHILDREN TO AND FROM SCHOOL, AND SIX POSITIONS SUPPORT OUR PARKS AND AIRPORT OPERATIONS. AND THEN FINALLY, 683 CIVILIAN STAFF PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT TO SAPD FROM COMMUNICATIONS, RECORDS TO MANAGEMENT.

ALTOGETHER THIS STAFFING MODEL ENSURES WE BALANCE FRONTLINE POLICING WITH CIVILIAN STAFF THAT KEEPS THE DEPARTMENT RUNNING SMOOTHLY.

EVERY ONE OF THESE POSITIONS PLAYS A PART IN PROTECTING SAN ANTONIO.

AT THE TOP OF THE STRUCTURE IS THE CHIEF OF POLICE WHO PROVIDES OVERALL LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC DIRECTION TO OUR DEPARTMENT. THE DEPARTMENT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE MAIN BUREAUS, OPERATIONS BUREAU, OPERATIONS SUPPORT BUREAU, AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES BUREAU, WITH EACH SPECIALIZED RESPONSIBILITIES. OPERATIONS BUREAU IS HEADED BY ASSISTANT CHIEF BOBBY BLANTON. BOBBY, WOULD YOU STAND UP? THIS IS THE FRONTLINE OF PUBLIC SAFETY. PATROL OFFICERS, TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT, PARK AND TRAIL POLICE AND POLICE OFFICERS FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

THEY ALSO COORDINATE VOLUNTEER SERVICES WHICH HELP EXTEND OUR REACH INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS. OPERATION SUPPORT BUREAU IS SUPPORTED BY ASSISTANT CHIEF JESSE SOLOMON. THIS BUREAU HANDLES OUR MORE SPECIALIZED INVESTIGATIONS, INCLUDING HOMICIDE, ROBBERY ROBBERIES, VICTIMS. THIS OVERSEES VICE OPERATIONS AND THE INTELLIGENCE DIVISION. AND LASTLY, BUT NOT LEASTLY, WE HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES BUREAU WITH COLONEL RICK RILEY AT THE HEAD.

RICK IS OUR NUMBERS GUY. RICK'S BUREAU PROVIDES THE BACKBONE OF SUPPORT THAT KEEPS THE DEPARTMENT RUNNING. IT INCLUDES COMMUNICATIONS, FLEET SERVICES, RECORDS MANAGEMENT, FISCAL AND CONTRACTS AND PERMIT REGISTRATION. CIVILIAN STAFF PLAY A KEY ROLE HERE IN MAKING SURE THAT DIVISIONS ARE RUN ADEQUATELY. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY AND OPENS RECORDS REQUESTS, PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, AND OUR TECHNOLOGY TEAM. THESE ENSURE THE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS HIGH STANDARDS, TRANSPARENCY AND MODERN CAPABILITY CAPABILITIES. THIS STRUCTURE ENSURES THAT WHILE ONE SIDE OF THE DEPARTMENT FOCUSES ON DAY-TO-DAY PUBLIC SAFETY, OTHERS HANDLE SPECIALIZED INVESTIGATIONS AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO KEEP THE ENTIRE OPERATION RUNNING SMOOTHLY. THIS CHART SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CALLS WE RECEIVE AND THE ONES WHERE WE ACTUALLY DISPATCH AN OFFICER. IN 2024 DISPATCH. IN THE 2025 ESTIMATE SHOWS A SLIGHT DIP IN CALLS RECEIVED, BUT MORE CASES NEEDING DISPATCH. BY 2026 WE'RE PROJECTING CALL VOLUME WILL RISE AGAIN WHILE DISPATCHES STAY JUST ABOUT UNDER 1.9 MILLION.

SO WHILE TOTAL COSTS GO UP AND DOWN, THE KEY TAKEAWAY IS THAT NOT EVERY CALL NEEDS AN OFFICER RESPONSE. MANY ARE RESOLVED OVER THE PHONE OR INVOLVE MULTIPLE CALLERS REPORTING THE SAME INCIDENT. LOOKING AT OUR CRIME STATISTICS, THE DEPARTMENT REPORTS CRIMES TO THE FBI USING THE MIGHT BEERS

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HERE'S A LOOK AT SAPD ARRESTS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS.

THE KEY POINTS HERE ARE ARRESTS ARE GOING UP EVERY YEAR.

FROM '22 TO '23 '23, 2022 TO 2023, OVER 9,000 CARS. 23 TO 2024, 2024.

GREEN BARS, WHICH ARE THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIMES. AND WE'VE SEEN SMALL IMPROVEMENTS SINCE FY'23 BRINGING TIMES DOWN TO JUST UNDER SIX MINUTES.

LOOKING AHEAD WE'RE LOOKING TO HOLD STEADY AROUND SIX MINUTES IN FISCAL YEAR 2025.

THE NON-EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIMES ARE REPRESENTED BY THE BLUE BARS, AND THEY HAVE STEADILY IMPROVED BY OVER 20 MINUTES, FROM OVER 20 MINUTES IN FISCAL YEAR 2022 TO UNDER 19 MINUTES TODAY. WE ESTIMATE FOURTH IMPROVEMENT TO JUST OVER 18 MINUTES BY FY2026. THIS SHOWS PROGRESS IN GETTING OFFICERS TO BOTH URGENT AND NON-URGENT CALLS MUCH MORE QUICKLY. THESE TRENDS SHOW INSTEAD PROGRESS IN REDUCING WAIT TIMES AND KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFER.

LOOKING AT THE BUDGET, OUR POLICE GENERAL FUND BUDGET HAS STEADILY GROWN TO MATCH THE CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS. BACK IN 2019, THE BUDGET WAS ABOUT 477 MILLION. IT WAS UP IN 2023 TO 555 MILLION.

LAST YEAR WE REACHED JUST OVER 630 MILLION. THIS YEAR'S PROPOSAL IS 655.8 MILLION. THAT'S NEARLY A 40% INCREASE SINCE 2019.

THIS FUNDS SAPD, PARK POLICE AND THESE NUMBERS REFLECT THE FOLLOWING IMPROVEMENTS SINCE 29.

AND THERE'S A LIST OF THEM. WE ADDED 446 ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS.

WE IMPLEMENTED A NEW RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. WE OPENED UP THE ST. MARY'S SUBSTATION. WE IMPLEMENTED SA COR. WE ADDED 25 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DETECTIVES, FIVE ACADEMY CLASSES, 24 ADDED ADDITIONAL SAFFE OFFICERS.

TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS TO INCLUDE IN-CAR VIDEO, BODY WORN CAMERA IMPROVEMENTS AND A DIGITAL VIDEO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. BOTTOM LINE HERE, THIS BUDGET REFLECTS REAL INVESTMENT IN SAFETY AND IN OUR OFFICERS, AND THAT INCREASE ISN'T JUST NUMBERS, IT TRANSLATES INTO STAFFING, TRAINING AND COMMUNITY SAFETY. NEXT I'LL SHOW YOU THE -- THIS FUNDING THAT SUPPORTS OUR PRIORITIES ON THE GROUND.OUR PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 6 FOR PUBLIC SAFETY TOTALS 702.8 MILLION. THIS BUDGET REFLECTS OUR PRIORITIES IN PATROL, OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. $630 MILLION IN THE GENERAL FUND INCLUDES POLICE OPERATIONS AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT.

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CHILD SAFE FUNDS ARE RESTRICTED FUNDS FROM -- THAT COME FROM -- $1.50 FOR EACH VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEE, FIVE DOLLARS FROM EACH PARKING VIOLATION FEE AND $25 FROM EACH MOVING VIOLATION FEE. TOWING FUNDS REPRESENT ALL TOWING FUNDS AND AUCTION REVENUES. AND CONFISCATED FUNDS RELATED TO POLICE INVESTIGATIONS. $12.8 MILLION IN GRANTS, TWO COPPS GRANT, A JAG GRANT, A JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION GRANT OR JAG GRANT, THE REACT GRANT AND THEN THE TEXAS ANTI-GANG PROGRAM GANTT OR TAG.

THIS BUDGET SUPPORTS 4,070 POSITIONS. OVERALL THIS BUDGET INVESTS IN BOTH FRONTLINE PATROL AND STAFF FUNCTIONS, AND THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY IN KEEPING OUR CITY SAFE. OUR VIOLENT GAME REDUCTION PROGRAM WITH UTSA IS SHOWING SUCCESS IN THE SECOND YEAR. IN 2023 WE PARTNERED WITH UTSA, THE FIRST STRATEGY IS A HOTSPOT POLICING WHICH I'M SURE EVERYBODY HAS HEARD ABOUT, WHICH CALLS FOR INCREASED VISIBILITY IN TARGETED AREAS. THE KEY RESULTS, SINCE LAST YEAR, VIOLENT CRIME INCIDENTS DEVELOPED NEARLY 10% CITYWIDE.

WE SAW SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS AND DEADLY CONDUCT AND CALLS FOR SERVICE IN OUR TREATMENT AREAS WERE DOWN MORE THAN 15%.

I'M GOING TO TURN THE REST OF -- A COUPLE OF THESE SLIDES OVER TO MARIA VARGAS WITH THE INTEGRATED OFFICER COMMUNITY SAFE TO TALK ABOUT THE NEXT PHASES OF THIS

PLAN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M MARIA VARGAS, THE DIRECTOR OF INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SAFETY I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION STRATEGY, PHASE 2, PROBLEM ORIENTED PLACEMENTS IN POLICING THAT BEGAN IN 2024 AND INVOLVES MULTI-DEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING SOLUTIONS AT A SINGLE LOCATION. THE LOCATION IS ONE THAT CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE CHRONIC VIOLENT CRIME DESPITE HOTSPOT PHASE 1 TREATMENT. THE FIRST SITE WAS THE ROSEMONT APARTMENTS AT 1303 RIGSBY AVENUE. INTENSIVE CITY ACTIVITY WERE THERE FROM JULY TO DECEMBER OF 2024. THIS SITE HAD 252 UNITS AND SOME KEY RESULTS WAS THE CONNECTION OF RESIDENTS TO SERVICES AND THE REDUCTION IN VIOLENT CRIME ACTIVITY.

THE SECOND LOCATION WAS SELECTED EARLIER THIS YEAR. IT IS THE RESERVES AT PEE CAN VALLEY AT -- PECAN VALLEY AT 4032 SOUTHEAST BOULEVARD.

INTENSIVE CITY ACTIVITY BEGAN IN JUNE OF 2025. THIS LOCATION HAS 357 HABITABLE UNITS AND I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT AT THIS TIME CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS ISSUED 41 NOTICES TO THE PROPERTY OWNER WITH A COMPLIANCE DEADLINE OF SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2025, AND A REINSPECTION DATE SEPTEMBER FOR SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2025. I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THE GOOD NEIGHBOR PROGRAM, WHICH SHARES MANY KEY FEATURES WITH POPB HENCE ITS INCLUSION IN THE PRESENTATION AT THIS TIME. GOOD NEIGHBOR BEGAN IN FY2024 AND LIKE POPB IT COORDINATES EFFORTS BETWEEN CITY DEPARTMENTS TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS AT A SINGLE LOCATION. IN CONTRAST TO POPB, WHICH IS THUS FAR FOCUSED ON APARTMENT COMPLEXES EXHIBITING CHRONIC VIOLENCE CALLING FOR ISSUES, GOOD NEIGHBOR IS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY PROPERTIES WHICH INCLUDE CHRONIC CALLS FOR SERVICE AND ISSUES. THESE PROPERTIES ARE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF POLICE AND FIRE CALL FOR SERVICE DATA FROM 911 AND IMPLEMENT ENFORCEMENT AS APPROPRIATE TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE.

CURRENTLY IN ORDER FOR OUR PROPERTY TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE GOOD NEIGHBOR PROGRAM, IT HAS TO EXPERIENCE 12 OR MORE CALLS FOR SERVICE WITHIN A THREE-MONTH PERIOD. AT THIS TIME THE ICSO IS LOOKING TO CARRY 25 ACTIVE PROPERTIES IN THIS PROGRAM AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. AS A RESULT, DATA IS REFRESHED EVERY MONTH IN ORDER TO BACKFILL THESE PROPERTIES AS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THAT 25 MINIMUM. ONCE PROPERTIES ARE IDENTIFIED AS HAVING

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AN EXAMPLE OF ANOTHER CONDITION WOULD BE THE PRESENCE OF A DOG REGISTERED ON THE DANGEROUS DOG REGISTRY. ONCE A PROPERTY HAS MOVED FORWARD INTO CONSIDERATION FOR ACTIVE, THE ICSO ATTEMPTS TO MAKE CONTACT AND SAPD SAFFE CONDUCTS AN ASSESSMENT AND THEN A PLURALITY DISCIPLINARY WORKING GROUP CREATES AND IMPLEMENTS A PLAN OF ACTION TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES AT THAT PROPERTY. ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE YOU CAN SEE THE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROPERTIES BY PROGRAM STATUSES AND ALSO SEE THE DISTRIBUTION OF THOSE PROPERTIES ACROSS THE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS.

RETURNING TO THE VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION STRATEGY, PHASE 3, FOCUSED DETERRENCE, IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN IN 2026 AND THAT IS CALENDAR YEAR 2026.

IT INVOLVES MULTI-AGENCY COLLABORATION TO IDENTIFY AND ENGAGE WITH IDENTIFIED VIOLENT OFFENDERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK OF RECIDIVISM.

IT WILL INVOLVE THE COMBINATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT INTERVENTION AND SUPPORTIVE SOCIAL SERVICES TO REDUCE REPEAT OFFENDING AND VIOLENCE.

AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO HAND THE PRESENTATION OVER TO JESSE HIGGINS FROM METRO

HEALTH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, MARIA AND THANK YOU TO CHIEF MCMANNIS AND CHIEF FRAUSTO FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT ON THIS. I'M JESSE HIGGINS, THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER FOR THE CITY. I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF COLLABORATING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS ADVISORY COUNCIL AND THE CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES ON THIS PROGRAM SA COR.

THE SAN ANTONIO PROGRAM OUTREACH EFFORT STARTED IN APRIL OF 2022 AND HAS GONE FROM A PROGRAM THAT WAS ONLY IN SAPD CENTRAL SUBSTATION TO EXPANDING TO THREE TEAMS THAT COVER THE CITY 24/7. THIS PROGRAM SERVES TO RESPOND TO 911 MENTAL HEALTH CALLS, ROUTE PEOPLE TO THE CORRECT AREA OF CARE AND INCREASE OUTPATIENT SERVICES THROUGH FOLLOW-UP CLINICIANS.

SO FAR THIS FISCAL YEAR THROUGH THE END OF JULY THE TEAM WAS DISPATCHED 4,486 CALLS. 1,114 OF THEM WERE RESOLVED ON SCENE BECAUSE THE TEAM WAS ABLE TO DEESCALATE THE CRISIS AND REFER TO FOLLOW-UP CLINICIANS.

1,009 OF THEM WERE EMERGENCY DECLINED BY THE POLICE OFFICER TO A HOSPITAL BECAUSE THEY WERE AN IMMEDIATE HARM TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS OR AUDIO]. AND NOT SAFELY TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES.

553 WERE TRANSPORTED BY THE TEAM EITHER TO A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL VOLUNTARILILY, AN OUTPATIENT CLINIC TO TAKE CARE OF A SOCIAL NEED OR BY EMS TO A HOSPITAL TO TAKE CARE OF A PHYSICAL NEED. ONLY ONE PERSON HAS ARRESTED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. 990 FELL INTO AN OTHER CATEGORY WHERE THE TEAM WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE INDIVIDUAL OR THE TEAM ASSISTED OTHER UNITS.

AND 829 WERE CANCELED EN ROUTE WITH ANOTHER UNIT ADDRESSED THE CALL FIRST.

OF THESE 4,486 RESPONSES, THE ONES THAT WERE EMERGENCY DETAINED, RESOLVED ON SCENE, TRANSPORTED SOMEWHERE, RESOLVED BY PHONE OR ASSISTED ON OR REFERRED TO FOLLOW-UP. AND 2303 OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED WITH THE FOLLOW-UP CLINICIAN IN SOME WAY. THESE FOLLOW-UP CLINICIANS ENGAGE PEOPLE AT 24 HOURS, SEVEN DAYS, 14 DAYS, 30 DAYS, 60 DAYS AND 90 DAYS.

595 INDIVIDUALS HAVE RECEIVED CHCS APPOINTMENTS WITH A CASE MANAGER, THERAPIST OR PSYCHIATRIC PROVIDER, AND THIS ONLY CAPTURES THOSE WITH APPOINTMENTS AT CHCS. WE KNOW THERE ARE MANY MORE PEOPLE WITH APPOINTMENTS OUTSIDE OF THAT AGENCY AND OTHER SERVICES AND PROVIDERS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO HIGHLIGHT THIS EXCELLENT WORK OF THE TEAM. IT'S TRULY AN HONOR TO GET TO HEAR THEIR SUCCESSES IN THE WAY THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO ENGAGE PEOPLE INTO LIFESAVING TREATMENT.

>> THANK YOU, JESSE AND MARIA. WE'RE CONTINUING TO MAKE PROGRESS TOWARD OUR LONG-TERM STAFFING TARGET WITH THE ADDITION OF 25 NEW POLICE OFFICERS THIS YEAR. SO SOME KEY POINTS I'LL GO OVER, OUR OVERALL GOAL IS TO ADD 360 POLICE OFFICERS OVER THE NEXT THREE TO FIVE YEARS.

IN FY24 WE ADDED 100, FOLLOWED BY 65 MORE IN FY25. THE STAFFING GOAL IS DESIGNED SO PATROL OFFICERS CAN SPEND 60% OF THEIR TIME ON PROACTIVE POLICING AND

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AND WHAT IS DIRECTED PATROL OR WHAT IS PROACTIVING POLICING.

SOME EXAMPLES ARE DIRECTIVE PATROL, PROACTIVE POLICING, ENGAGEMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS. THIS ULTIMATELY GIVES ALL PATROL OFFICERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FUNCTION IN A SIMILAR MANNER SUCH AS THE SAFFE OFFICERS DO.

THIS INVESTMENT CONTINUES TO MOVE US CLOSER TO OUR GOAL OF A MORE PROACTIVE COMMUNITY-FOCUSED PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY. NEXT I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A MAJOR INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE, THE SOUTH FLORES POLICE STATION.

SO IT WAS FUNDED THROUGH THE 2022 BOND PROGRAM AT 21.6 MILLION.

IT'S LOCATED AT SOUTH FLORES AND ROOSEVELT, STRATEGICALLY PLACED DUE TO THE GROWTH WE SEE IN THAT AREA. COUNCIL APPROVAL IS SET FOR OCTOBER 2025, WITH GROUNDBREAKING IN SPRING OF 2026. WE'RE TARGETING AN OPENING IN 2007 2027. WILL WILL ADD 28 IMPORTANT POSITIONS IN 2025 AND 28 IN FY2027. THE SUBSTATION MAINTAINS A LONG TIME COMMITMENT TO SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS AND STRONGER POLICE-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.

ANOTHER STEP WE'RE TAKING TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY IS ABSORBING PARK AND AIRPORT POLICE UNDER SAPD AS VACANCIES OCCUR. WE'RE TRANSITIONING 65 POSITIONS INTO SAPD, 52 FROM PARK POLICE AND 13 FROM AIRPORT POLICE.

THIS BROADENS THE SCOPE OF SERVICE WE CAN PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY COVERING PARKS AND THE AIRPORT. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT STRENGTHENS PUBLIC SAFETY FOR EVERYONE IN SAN ANTONIO. I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THERE ARE TWO CURRENT COPPS GRANTS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. A FOUR PERCENT WAGE INCREASE AND THE CONTRACT INCREASES WITH EXXON, MARK 43 FOR OUR MESS AND OUR MEDICAL -- MEDICAL CARE AT THE ARRESTEE PROCESSING CENTER. SAPD -- THANKS.

SAPD AND ITSD ARE NOT JUST KEEPING UP WITH TECHNOLOGY, WE'RE EXPLORING CUTTING EDGE TOOLS THAT MAKE OUR OPERATIONS MORE EFFICIENT AND MORE EFFECTIVE.

WE'RE TESTING NEW DIGITAL FORENSICS PLATFORMS TO STRENGTHEN INVESTIGATIONS AND THREAT ASSESSMENTS. OUR REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER IS PILOTING ADVANCED CAMERA MONITORING IN THE DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR. WE'RE EXPLORING AI POWERED ATHLETICS TO HELP SUPERVISORS QUICKLY REVIEW BODY WORN CAMERA FOOTAGE AND TO SAVE OFFICER TIME WE'RE LOOKING AT AUTOMATED REPORT WRITING TOOLS THAT PREPARE DRAFT REPORTS FOR OFFICERS. THESE EMERGENCY TECHNOLOGIES ARE ABOUT ONE THING: HELPING OFFICERS SPEND LESS TIME ON PAPERWORK AND MORE TIME PRE-KING OUR PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY. LET ME TALK ABOUT SOME REVENUE ENHANCEMENTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. WE'RE PROPOSING UPDATED ALARM PERMIT FEES TO ALIGN MORE WITH STATE LAW. THE LARGEST REVENUE DRIVER IS THE COMMERCIAL ALARM RENEWAL PERMIT PROJECTED AT OVER 1.4 MILLION. NEW AND RENEWED RESIDENTIAL PERMITS ARE CAPPED AT $50 UNDER STATE LAW. THE UNPERMITTED COMMERCIAL ROBBERY FEE WOULD DOUBLE TO $500. THE OFF-DUTY SURCHARGE HAD NOT BEEN UPDATED IN YEARS, SO WE PROPOSE RAISING IT FROM $1.50 TO TEN DOLLARS PER OFFICER PER HOUR. THIS SINGLE CHANGE GENERATES OVER $210,000 IN ADDED REVENUE. THE LAST TIME WE INCREASED FEES FOR ALARMS WAS IN 2010, UNPERMITTED COMMERCIAL ROBBERY, 2007 AND THE OFF-DUTY FEE WAS WAY BACK IN

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AS WE CONTINUE TO TRAIN AND GRADUATE THE 65 POSITIONS THAT WERE ADDED IN FY25, WE EXPECT TO SEE A REDUCTION IN OVERTIME EXPENDITURES. WE'RE REALIGNING SHIFT HOURS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN THE AFTERNOON AND THE OVERNIGHT SHIFT. OUR CURRENT SHIFT STRUCTURE RESULTS IN AN HOUR GAP BETWEEN 9:30 AND 10:30 P.M. BY RESTRUCTURING THE SHIFTS TO REMOVE THE GAP WE'LL ACHIEVE GREATER EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE COSTS AS WELL. THIS ENSURES CONSISTENT SERVICE WHILE LOWERING COSTS TO ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT POSITIONS AND SWORN UNITS WILL BE ABSORBED BY EXISTING STAFF, ONE ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION IN THE CHIEF'S OFFICE WILL BE CONSOLIDATED INTO THE REMAINING POSITIONS WITH NO SERVICE IMPACT.

TWO PROGRAM SPECIALIST POSITIONS IN THE OFF-DUTY EMPLOYMENT UNIT WILL SHIFT TO SWORN PERSONNEL WITH BILLING HANDLED BY A CIVILIAN ACCOUNTANT.

EXCUSE ME ONE SECOND WHILE I TAKE A DRINK HERE. TWO ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT POSITIONS AND SWORN UNITS WILL BE ABSORBED BY EXISTING STAFF.

ONE ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION IN THE CHIEF'S OFFICE WILL BE CONSOLIDATED INTO THE REMAINING POSITIONS WITH NO SERVICE IMPACT. TWO PROGRAM SPECIALIST POSITIONS IN THE OFF-DUTY EMPLOYMENT UNIT WILL SHIFT TO SWORN PERSONNEL WITH BILLING HANDLED BY A CIVILIAN ACCOUNTANT. AND ONE CIVILIAN PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT POSITION WILL BE REASSIGNED AGAIN WITH NO IMPACT ON SERVICES.

AND LASTLY, WE ARE MOVING $3 MILLION IN EXPENSES TO THE CAPITAL BUDGET, A PORTION OF WHICH WILL BE USED FOR CLOUD STORAGE. THESE CHANGES STREAMLINE OUR WORKFORCE, REDUCE EXPENSES, AND STILL ALLOW FOR US TO DELIVER THE SAME LEVEL OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND IN SUMMARY, LET ME CLOSE WITH A QUICK SUMMARY OF WHERE WE STAND AND WHAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARD AS A DEPARTMENT.

SO ADDING MORE OFFICERS IS CRITICAL. IT ALLOWS US TO REACH OUR GOAL OF HAVING OFFICERS SPEND 60% OF THEIR TIME ON PROACTIVE PATROL INSTEAD OF BEING TIED UP ON CALLS, AND THAT HAS A LOT OF COLLATERAL IMPACT, POSITIVE COLLATERAL IMPACT. WE CONTINUE TO USE EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES AND PROVEN PRACTICES TO HELP OUR OFFICERS IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY AND OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE. OUR RECRUITING AND CADET TRAINING EFFORTS REMAIN STRONG, ENSURING A STEADY PIPELINE OF QUALIFIED OFFICERS.

AND IMPORTANTLY, SAPD REMAINS A FULL SERVICE DEPARTMENT READY TO RESPOND TO EVERY TYPE OF CALL THAT THIS CITY FACES, UNLIKE MANY OTHER CITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. WITH THESE EFFORTS COMBINED, WE'RE NOT JUST KEEPING UP WITH CITY NEEDS, WE'RE PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC SAFETY IN SAN ANTONIO SAN ANTONIO. AND I'D LIKE TO TURN THIS OVER TO ERIK RIGHT NOW.

>> CHIEF, GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO SEVERAL OF YOU ASKED LAST WEEK AT THE BUDGET WORK SESSION ABOUT POSSIBLY WHAT THE COST WAS OF ADDING AN ADDITIONAL 40 OFFICERS ALONG WITH THE 2025 PATROL OFFICERS FOR A TOTAL OF 65.

AND WE WANTED TO PROVIDE THIS IN TODAY'S PRESENTATION.

THE FY26 COST WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL $2.1 MILLION AND THE SECOND YEAR COST OF THOSE 40 POSITIONS AT $5.9 MILLION. SO I WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT AT THE REQUEST THAT YOU ALL HAD ON THURSDAY. JUDGE ABLETO?

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CARLA ABLETO, I AM THE PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE SAN ANTONIO MUNICIPAL COURT. I ALONG WITH [INDISCERNIBLE], OUR MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT THE MUNICIPAL COURT PROPOSED 2026 BUDGET. THE SAN ANTONIO MUNICIPAL COURT IS A COURT OF RECORD AND OPERATES AS THE JUDICIAL BRANCH FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. THE COURT HAS JURISDICTION OVER CLASS C FINE ONLY

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SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS, THEFT OF UNDER $100, PUBLIC INTOXICATION AND CRUELTY TO ANIMAL VIOLENCES. CLASS C MISDEMEANORS MAKE UP MOST CRIMINAL OFFENSES IN TEXAS AND MOST CONDITIONS WILL ACTIVITY A MUNICIPAL COURT IN THEIR LIFETIME THAN ALL OTHER TEXAS COURTS COMBINED.

IN ADDITION TO THE PRESIDING JUDGE, THE COURT HAS 12 FULL-TIME JUDGES AND 11 PART-TIME JUDGES WHO ARE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR TWO-YEAR TERMS. THEIR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE SET FORTH IN -- SET FORTH BY CITY ORDINANCE, CITY CHARTER AND THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK FRED GARCIA OVERSEES THE SUPPORT STAFF OF 113 MEMBERS, AND WHILE THERE IS NO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT THAT CLERKS AND WARRANT OFFICERS BE CERTIFIED, THE COURT REQUIRES STATE CERTIFICATION TO INCREASE COMPETENCY AND PROFESSIONALISM. THE COURT'S MISSION STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTED ON THE OPENING SLIDE EMPHASIZES THE FOUR PILLARS OF PROCEDURAL JUSTICE, WHICH IS VOICE, NEUTRALITY, RESPECT AND -- VOICE, NEUTRALITY, TRUSTWORTHINESS AND RESPECT. REGARDLESS OF CIRCUMSTANCES, EVERY PERSON WE TREAT IS TREATED WITH RESPECT. EVERY PERSON WE SERVE IS TREATED WITH RESPECT.

THEY ARE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD BEFORE DECISIONS ARE MADE. THE RULE OF LAW IS APPLIED CONSISTENTLY BY MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES WHO HAVE TAKEN AN OATH TO ADMINISTER JUSTICE WITH NEUTRALITY, IMPARTIALITY AND FAIRNESS. IT IS IN THESE WAYS THAT MUNICIPAL COURT PRIORITIZES PROCEDURAL JUSTICE IN ITS DAILY OPERATIONS. FOR MANY INDIVIDUALS, INTERACTING WITH THE COURT SYSTEM CAN BE INTIMIDATING, OFTEN DUE TO FEARS RELATING TO FINANCIAL CONCERNS, ARRESTS, JOB LOSS OR EVEN IMPACTS ON CHILD CUSTODY.

THESE CONCERNS FREQUENTLY DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM APPEARING IN COURT.

HOWEVER, WHEN COURTS PRIORITIZE PROCEDURAL JUSTICE, THEY FOSTER TRUST WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, REDUCE NONCOMPLIANCE AND ENCOURAGE VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT WITH THE LEGAL SYSTEM. MUNICIPAL COURTS THAT APPLY THESE PRINCIPLES IN DAILY OPERATIONS LIKE THE SAN ANTONIO MUNICIPAL COURT CAN HELP CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE DEFENDANTS FEEL EMPOWERED RATHER THAN TRAPPED.

BY LAW, COURTS ARE REQUIRED TO ASSESS A DEFENDANT'S ABILITY TO PAY.

IF A JUDGE DETERMINES THE DEFENDANT'S INCOME AND RESOURCES ARE INSUFFICIENT, SHE OR HE MUST DETERMINE WHETHER VARIOUS FORMS OF DISCHARGE SUCH AS COMMUNITY SERVICE, INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS, WAIVER OR A COMBINATION ARE APPROPRIATE.

IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT TEXAS LAW PROHIBITS INCARCERATING DEFENDANTS SOLELY FOR FAILURE TO PAY FINES. WHILE THERE IS NO STATUTORY DEFINITION OF INDIGENS FOR MUNICIPAL COURTS, JUDGES HAVE BROAD DISCRETION IN EVALUATING A DEFENDANT'S FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS DISCRETION, HOWEVER, MUST BE EXERCISED WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF DUE PROCESS, WHICH REQUIRES JUDGES TO REMAIN NEUTRAL AND IMPARTIAL WHEN ASSESSING PUNISHMENT. A JUDGE DENIES A DEFENDANT DUE PROCESS WHEN HE OR SHE ARBITRARILY REFUSES TO CONSIDER THE ENTIRE RANGE OF PUNISHMENT OR IMPOSES A PREDETERMINED PUNISHMENT. IN EXERCISING THEIR JUDGMENT, JUDGES MUST ENSURE THAT THE FACTORS CONSIDERED AND THE WEIGHT ASSIGNED TO THEM ARE GUIDED BY THE CANNONS OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT AND REFLECT A CAREFUL INDIVIDUALIZED ASSESSMENT OF EACH CASE. AS WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL JUSTICE FOR INDIVIDUAL CASES, A NUMBER OF SPECIALTY DOCKETS HAVE BEEN CREATED TO ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS THAT APPEAR IN COURT. AMONG THESE DOCKETS IS THE SA ROAD READY DOCKET, WHICH TACT YOUNG ADULTS CHARGED WITH TEXAS DRIVER'S LICENSE VIOLATIONS.

IT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND FACILITATE A FRAMEWORK FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS TO BECOME LICENSED, ROAD READY DRIVERS.

COMMUNITY COURT IS ANOTHER SPECIALTY DOCKET THAT IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS CHARGED WITH FINE ONLY, CLASS C MISDEMEANORS WHO SELF-IDENTIFY AS UNHOUSED, RESIDE IN A SCHULTEER SHELTER OK PERMANENT HOUSING. COMMUNITY COURT PARTNERS ALONG WITH SHELTERS, SERVICE AGENCIES AND OTHER COURTS AS WELL AS THE SECOND CHANCE FOR SUCCESS PROGRAM THROUGH THE BEXAR COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S PROCESS TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS CHARGED NOT ONLY WITH CLASS C MISDEMEANORS, BUT ALSO HIGHER LEVEL

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BY EMPLOYING CREATIVE SENTENCING OPTIONS, JUDGES MAY ORDER COMMUNITY SERVICE, REQUIRE PARTICIPATION IN AGGRESSIVE DRIVING CLASSES, MANDATE COMPLETION OF THE REALITY EDUCATION FOR DRIVERS PROGRAM OR EVEN SET G.E.D. ATTAINMENT AS A CONDITION. IN ADDITION TO A DAILY WALK-IN DOCKET, OTHER DOCKETS NOT LISTED INCLUDE DPS, QUALITY OF LIFE, MINOR IN POSSESSION, EXPUNCTION AND A DOCKET TO ADDRESS COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE VIOLATIONS.

THESE BARS REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS PLACED ON DEFERRED DISPOSITION OR PROBATION FOR CLASS C REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THEIR TERMS OF PROBATION. THESE TYPES OF CASES ENCOMPASS A RANGE OF COMPLEX SITUATIONS INVOLVING TWO TYPES OF CHARGES, ASSAULT BY CONTACT AND ASSAULT BY THREAT. THE PROBATION TERMS FOR THESE TYPEE OF OFFENSE USUALLY REFLECT THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE OFFENSE AND ARE DESIGNED TO HOLD THE OFFENDER ACCOUNTABLE AND PROTECT THE VICTIM. THE PROBATION TERM IS TYPICALLY AN UNSUPERVISED PERIOD THAT EXTENDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 150 DAYS AND DEPENDING ON THE SPECIFICS OF THE CASE, CONDITIONS CAN INCLUDE MANDATORY COUNSELING, ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASSES, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT. THE COURT REGULARLY MEETS WITH ACS AND CITY PROSECUTORS TO ENSURE TIMELY CASE HEARINGS. DESPITE OUR DIFFERENT ROLES WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY, HOLDING PET OWNERS ACCOUNTABLE AND ALSO EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ON RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP. WHEN APPROPRIATE, THE JUDGE ORDERS RESPONSIBLE PET OWNER CLASSES AND INDIVIDUALS' HAVE IN ORDER TO PERFORM COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS AT ACS. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE TABLE ON THE FAR RIGHT, MOST OF THE CRIMINAL CASES FILED AT THE COURT ARE FILED AS CRIMINAL CASES, AND DUE TO THIS INCREASE, ADDITIONAL DOCKETS HAVE BEEN CREATED TO ENSURE DEFENDANTS' CASES ARE HEARD TIMELY. I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT ON THE TABLE AT THE TOP, THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE EVERY DISPOSITION FOR THESE TYPES OF OFFENSES.

FOR INSTANCE, IT WOULD JUST BE TOO LENGTHY IF WE INCLUDED THEM ALL SO RESETS RAREN'T INCLUDED, CASES THAT ARE SET FOR TRIAL, INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON PROBATION, ORDERED TO DO COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS, THOSE ARE NOT LISTED ON THAT TABLE.

IN ADDITION TO CRIMINAL CODE VIOLATIONS, THE COURT HANDLES ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION HEARINGS RELATED TO ANIMAL CARE, PUBLIC SAFETY, FIRE SAFETY, AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND APPEARANCE. THE COURT'S PRIMARY FOCUS IS FOSTERING COMPLIANCE, CONTRIBUTING TO CLEAN, SECURE AND LIVEABLE NEIGHBORHOODS. BECAUSE CASES CAN BE RESOLVED MORE QUICKLY, THE MAJORITY OF CODE VIOLATIONS ARE FILED CIVILLY.

THE COURT SERVES JUVENILES AGED 10-16 WHO ARE HEARD FOR FINE ONLY TRAFFIC AND NON-TRAFFIC OFFENSES. USING A RESTORATIVE APPROACH, IT EMPHASIZES EDUCATION, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND COMMUNITY SAFETY WHILE HELPING ELIGIBLE YOUTH MAINTAIN A CLEAN RECORD. JUVENILES MUST APPEAR IN PERSON WITH A PARENT OR GUARDIAN WHEN SUMMONED. THROUGH JUVENILE CASE MANAGERS, THE COURT TAILORS SUPPORT PROGRAMS SUCH AS YOUTH DIVERSION, TEEN COURT, YOUTH ENRICHMENT CLASSES WHICH 371 YOUTHS PARTICIPATED IN THIS LAST FISCAL YEAR, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND COUNSELING AND PARTNERSHIP WITH UTSA MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING DEPARTMENT.

STUDENTS AND PARENTS, 242 STUDENTS AND PARENTS AND GUARDIANS HAVE RECEIVED SERVICES THROUGH THE UTSA MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE COURT SUPPORTS BEXAR COUNTY SCHOOLS IN ADDRESSING STUDENT ATTENDANCE THROUGH THE TRUANCY PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS AGED 4-19. JUVENILE CASE MANAGERS PARTNER WITH 11 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND FOUR CHARTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ISSUES. INTERVENTIONS INCLUDE SCHOOL-SPONSORED FORUMS, INDIVIDUALIZED DIVERSION AGREEMENTS AND COURT-ORDERED MEDIATIONS.

OTHER SPECIALIZED INTERVENTIONS INCLUDE TRANSITION DOCKETS WHICH SUPPORT INCOMING SIXTH AND NINTH GRADERS ADJUSTING TO NEW EXPECTATIONS, REENGAGEMENT DOCKETS WHICH PROVIDE OUTREACH FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE WITHDRAWN OR FALLEN BEHIND ACADEMICALLY AND SENIOR SUMMITS WHICH PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR AT-RISK HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WITH ATTENDANCE CONCERNS. THE COURT HOSTED SENIOR SUMMITS LAST FISCAL YEAR IN THE FALL AND SPRING WHILE WE'RE STILL WAITING ON OUR FALL NUMBERS, 92% OF THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS THAT ATTENDED THE SPRING SUMMIT GRADUATED

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ATTENDANCE MATTERS IS A PARENT-FOCUSED CLASS WHICH FOCUSES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SO 189 PARENTS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THAT PROGRAM.

TEEN COURT IS ANOTHER COURT-LED INITIATIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ST. MARY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW. STUDENT VOLUNTEERS ADJUDICATE CASES, ASSIGNING SDROUNTHIVE SENTENCES SUCH AS COMMUNITY SERVICE, APOLOGY LETTERS AND COUNSELING.

UNDER THE TEXAS YOUTH DIVERSION AND EARLY INTERVENTION ACT WHICH BEGAN JANUARY 1ST, 2025, YOUTH ACCUSED OF CERTAIN MISDEMEANORS MUST BE DIVERTED FROM FORMAL PROSECUTION. THE NEW LAW EMPHASIZES ACCOUNTABILITY AND REHABILITATION WITHOUT IMPOSING FINES OR UNRELATED PUNITIVE MEASURES.

IN TEXAS, ALL JUDGES ARE MAGISTRATES. SERVING AS A MAGISTRATE, MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES MAKE PROBABLE CAUSE DETERMINATIONS FOR ALL MISDEMEANOR AND FELONY OFFENSES INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED BY SAPD, PARK POLICE, AIRPORT POLICE, AND DPS. IF PROBABLE CAUSE IS ESTABLISHED, THE MAGISTRATE INFORMS THE ACCUSED OF THE CHARGES AGAINST THEM AND THEIR RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT, TO RETAIN COUNSEL, TO TERMINATE AN INTERVIEW AT ANY TIME, AND TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY PRESENT DURING QUESTIONING PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 15.17 OF THE TEXAS CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. ARRESTEES WHO ARE COMMITTED TO JAIL ARE TRANSPORTED WITH COMPLETE CASE FILES, INCLUDING THE COMMITMENT ORDERS, STATUTORY WARNINGS, POLICE REPORTS, ANY ADDITIONAL ORDERS AND THEIR INVENTORY PROPERTY.

THE ONLY LEGAL REQUIREMENT LEFT IS TO SET BAIL. IN ADDITION TO THE WRITS LISTED ON THE CHART AT THE BOTTOM, OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE ADD MON IRING JUVENILES OF THEIR RIGHTS BEFORE PROVIDING A STATEMENT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, ISSUING ORDERS OF EMERGENCY DETENTION, ISSUING ANIMAL SEIZURE WARRANTS, ISSUING SEARCH WARRANTS INVOLVING CITY CODE VIOLATIONS AND PROCESSING CLASS C ARRESTS.

BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO FRED GARCIA, I WANT TO MENTION THE COURT PARTICIPATES IN A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. WHILE I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO COVER EVERY ACTIVITY TODAY, YOU WILL RECEIVE A BOOKLET FOR FISCAL YEAR '25 THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE COURT'S EFFORTS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR OUTSTANDING COURT TEAM, EVERYTHING FRED AND I SHARE WITH YOU TODAY IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THEIR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK. THEY CONSISTENTLY RISE TO THE CHALLENGE OF FINDING CREATIVE WAYS TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC SAFETY, ENCOURAGE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFE, CLEAN NEIGHBORHOODS AND THEY ARE WHAT MAKE THE SAN ANTONIO MUNICIPAL COURT THE BEST COURT IN TEXAS.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE OBLEDO. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR JONES, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER. I'M FRED GARCIA, YOUR MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR '26 BUDGET AND HIGHLIGHT THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS OUR CURRENT GENERAL FUND BUDGET HISTORY FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS.

OUR PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR '26 GENERAL FUND BUDGET. THE GENERAL FUND DECREASE FOR FISCAL YEAR '25, $14.1 MILLION, TO FISCAL YEAR '26 PROPOSED $13.9, IS MAINLY DUE TO AN ITSD ASSESSMENT FEE REDUCTION. OUR FISCAL YEAR '26 PROPOSED BUDGET AUTHORIZES $16.8 MILLION AND 141 EMPLOYEE POSITIONS.

OUR FUNDING COMES FROM THREE MAIN SOURCES, WITH THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND AS ITS LARGEST COMPONENT. THE SECOND SOURCE IS FROM THE $14 LOCAL CONSOLIDATED COURT FEE ASSESSED ON TRAFFIC, CRIMINAL, AND CITY CODE CASES.

THIS FEE IS DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING THREE RESTRICTED FUNDS.

THE MUNICIPAL COURT, TRUANCY INTERVENTION FUND WHICH SUPPORTS THE SALARIES AND BENEFITS OF OUR JUVENILE CASE MANAGERS AND THE JUVENILE SERVICES DIVISION, THE MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING SECURITY FUND SUPPORTS THE SALARIES AND BENEFITS OF OUR BALLIFS AS WELL AS OUR OTHER COURTHOUSE SECURITY NEEDS, AND FINALLY, THE MUNICIPAL COURT TECHNOLOGY FUND HELPS SUPPORT OUR CASE MANAGER SYSTEM AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY NEEDS. THE FINAL FUNDING SOURCE FOR OUR BUDGET IS FROM THE

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THE PIE CHART HIGHLIGHTS THE RT COULD'S MAJOR PROGRAM AREAS, SHOWING HOW STAFFING AND EXPENDITURES ARE DISTRIBUTED TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO OUR COURT USERS. OUR LARGEST PROGRAM IS OPERATIONS AND INCLUDES MOST OF OUR PUBLIC-FACING STAFF. THEY ASSIST COURT USERS DAILY, MANAGING CASE WORK FLOW AND ENSURE ACCURATE, TIMELY AND COMPLETE RECORDS. THE COURT, JUDICIARY AND CASE ADJUDICATION PROGRAM INCLUDES OUR FULL-TIME JUDGES, WHOM OUR RESIDENTS APPEAR BEFORE TO RESOLVE THEIR CASES AND WHO MAKE IMPARTIAL RULINGS BASED ON THE LAW.

IT ALSO INCLUDES OUR ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICERS WHO HEAR PARKING, CIVIL CODE AND CIVIL ACS CASES. THE TRUANCY PREVENTION PROGRAM COVERS JUVENILE SERVICES DIVISION AND JUVENILE CASE MANAGERS.

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE OFFICE OF THE COURT CLERK, FISCAL STAFF AND PROVIDES OPERATIONAL PLANNING MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE THE COURT HAS THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO MAINTAIN CONTINUITY OF SERVICES. THE MAGISTRATION PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES OUR 24/7 MAGISTRATES AND COURT STAFF, SUPPORTING THE PUBLIC, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COURT PERSONNEL THROUGH THE MAGISTRATION PROCESS, AND FINALLY, THE MUNICIPAL COURT SECURITY PROGRAM INCLUDES OUR BALLIFFS WHO MAINTAIN COURTROOM ORDER, AND SECURITY WHILE ENSURING COURT PROCEEDINGS RUN SMOOTHLY. IT ALSO FUNDS ADDITIONAL MEASURES AND EQUIPMENT TO PROTECT BOTH THE STAFF AND THE PUBLIC.

CASE FILINGS ACROSS TRAFFIC, NON-TRAFFIC AND CIVIL CODE VIOLATIONS HAVE CONTINUED AN UPWARD TREND OVER THE PAST THREE FISCAL YEARS. WHILE PARKING OFFENSES ARE SLIGHTLY LOWER COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR '24, NON-TRAFFIC CRIMINAL CASES HAVE INCREASED. THIS IS DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY ADDITIONAL FILINGS FROM THE ANIMAL CARE SERVICES DEPARTMENT. WE ARE PROUD TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES, BOTH IN PERSON AND ONLINE THAT ENSURES ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR EVERYONE WHO COMES THROUGH OUR COURT. THE GRAPH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SLIDE SHOWS THE DAILY WORK OF OUR STAFF, HELPING COURT USERES RESOLVE THEIR CASES. IN-PERSON SERVICES INCLUDE COURT APPEARANCES, MAIL PROCESSING, AND OTHER DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS. REMOTE SERVICES INCLUDE TEXT MESSAGES, ONLINE CHATS, PHONE CALLS, E-MAILS, KIOSKS AND ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

TEXT MESSAGING HAS QUICKLY BECOME ONE OF OUR MOST EFFECTIVE TOOLS.

IT HAS HELPED US TO IMPROVE APPEARANCE RATES AT HEARINGS AND TRIALS.

IN THE PAST YEAR, WE SENT THOUSANDS OF REMINDERS AND UPDATES, SAVING TIME AND RESOURCES WHILE KEEPING PEOPLE INFORMED. WE HAVE ALSO SEEN A MAJOR SHIFT TOWARDS ONLINE SERVICES. USAGE INCREASED 88% FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR. MORE PEOPLE ARE REQUESTING DRIVER SAFETY COURSES, PAYMENT PLANS, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND EVEN TRIAL SETTINGS ONLINE.

THE GRAPHS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SLIDE ALSO DEPICT THE CHANGE IN OUR PAYMENTS.

ONLINE PAYMENTS CONTINUE TO GROW WHILE IN-PERSON PAYMENTS ARE TRENDING DOWN.

THIS SHIFT TELLS US OUR COMMUNITY VALUES CONVENIENCE AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO KEEP THE COURT ACCESSIBLE IN WAYS THAT MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE.

STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING OFFENSES ARE AUTHORIZED AS CIVIL VIOLATIONS UNDER THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE AND CHAPTER 19 OF THE CITY CODE.

ANALYSIS INDICATES A $20 ADJUSTMENT TO THE TOP 10 VIOLATIONS MAY BE FEASIBLE.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT FINES FOR THESE VIOLATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN ADJUSTED BY CITY COUNCIL SINCE 2009, AND CURRENTLY REMAIN BELOW THOSE ASSESSED IN OTHER MAJOR TEXAS CITIES. IN 2009, CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED FINES UP TO THE STATUTORY MAXIMUM OF $500 INCLUSIVE OF ALL FINES, FEES AND COSTS FOR STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING OFFENSES. MAYOR JONES, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER, THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK OUR JUDGES AND STAFF FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. >> MAYOR JONES: ERIK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY REMARKS? GREAT. THANK YOU.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, JUDGE, TO YOUR TEAM FOR THE VERY HELPFUL PRESENTATION. THANKS AGAIN TO THE STAFF AND ALL THE HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO MAKING TODAY POSSIBLE. CH CHIEF, AS EACH OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND KIND OF THE IMPACTS IN THEIR IMMEDIATE AREAS, WOULD YOU BY CHANCE HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF THE MEDICAL INCIDENTS BY AGE AND BY ISSUE SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE G GEOGRAPHICALLY? I UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT IS GOING TO BE HELPFUL BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND KIND OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW.

ON FIXED INCOME. THOSE ALREADY THAT ARE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, MEDICALLY UNINSURED, SO TO UNDERSTAND KIND OF WHERE WE ARE NOW, WHERE WE MAY SEE ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES IN THE NEAR TERM WOULD BE HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY AS WE LOOK AT YOUR

BUDGET REQUEST IN THAT CONTEXT. >> YES, MA'AM.

I DO HAVE THE TOP FIVE MEDICAL CALLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

I DO NOT HAVE A COMPLETE LIST. >> MAYOR JONES: I THINK --

>> IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP? >> MAYOR JONES: YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU, CHIEF. I THINK AS WE TRY TO LOOK AT THIS AGAIN FROM A LITTLE BIT MORE STRATEGIC AND MORE DATA-DRIVEN, THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN AGAIN, WHERE WE UNDERSTAND THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, MEDICALLY UNINSURED AND HOW THAT ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTES TO A HIGHER RATE OF NEED FOR YOUR SERVICES, AS WE TRY TO DO SOME OF THIS LONGER TERM PLANNING, THAT LEVEL OF ANALYSIS, DATA-DRIVEN ANALYSIS WILL BE VERY HELPFUL.

COULD YOU ALSO SPEAK TO, OBVIOUSLY I UNDERSTAND IT'S DRIVEN BY THE CBA BUT CAN YOU IN GENERAL LEVEL-SET FOR US IN TERMS OF HOW THE PAY AND INCENTIVES ARE HELPING US ENSURE THAT WE GET THE BEST TRAINED AND THE MOST MOTIVATED FOLKS, IF YOU WILL, AND HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW THAT HELPS US COMPARE WITH OTHER LARGE CITIES IN TEXAS?

>> YES. >> MAYOR JONES: SPECIFICALLY ON RETENTION AND RECRUITING.

AS WE KNOW, IT'S A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE TO LOSE FOLKS AND HAVE TO RETRAIN, RECRUIT AND RETRAIN FOLKS. SO IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO HOW THE PAY AND COMPENSATION CONTRIBUTES TO OUR COMPETITIVENESS AS AN EMPLOYER.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> MAYOR JONES: I THINK ALSO AS WE'RE LOOKING AT MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS DOWNTOWN, I SAW THE STAFFING AND THE RESOURCE LEVELS AND HOW IT'S DIFFERENT FOR A HIGHRISE VERSUS NON-HIGHRISE. IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL, MAYBE THIS IS PART OF YOUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT, BUT IF YOU COULD HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN CERTAIN AREAS ARE ALSO DRIVING WHAT YOU ANTICIPATE WILL BE YOUR NEEDS, AND IF IT SPEAKS TO HEY, SOMEBODY THAT IS ABLE TO RESPOND TO A HIGHRISE OR PARTICIPATE IN THAT IS ACTUALLY MORE EXPENSIVE TO TRAIN, TAKES LONGER TO TRAIN, ET CETERA, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US TO UNDERSTAND HOW SOME OF THE MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE'RE TRACKING AND HOW THOSE, WHAT THOSE IMPACTS ARE ON YOUR

RESOURCE NEEDS AND STAFFING NEEDS. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> MAYOR JONES: CHIEF MCMANUS? THE STAFFING ANALYSIS THAT WAS PROVIDED, IT SPEAKS TO ANALYSIS ADJUSTMENTS. HAS THAT TAKEN PLACE? WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS, I UNDERSTAND THE PLAN WAS PRESENTED IN 2023, IT HAS RECOMMENDATIONS. AS WE HAVE SEEN SOME IMPROVEMENTS OR CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENT, HOW DO WE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT RECOMMENDATIONS ARE STILL APPROPRIATE AND I THINK THAT MAYBE IS WHAT THAT TERM, ANALYSIS ADJUSTMENTS, IS TRYING TO REFLECT. I WANT TO UNDERSTAND, HAVE THOSE ANALYSIS ADJUSTMENTS OCCURRED OR DO WE ANTICIPATE IT AT A DIFFERENT POINT IN TIME?

THAT WOULD HELP UNDERSTAND YOUR BUDGET IN LIGHT OF THAT. >> I THINK THE ADJUSTMENT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, IF I UNDERSTAND IT, IS ADDING THE 360

OFFICERS AND WHAT THE IMPACT OF THAT WOULD BE? >> MAYOR JONES: YEAH.

IT IS ON THE LAST SLIDE, IT SAYS NEXT STEPS, ANALYSIS ADJUSTMENTS.

THAT'S ALL IT SAYS. I'M ASSUMING IT MEANS HEY, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS, WE ARE GOING TO PUT IT IN PLACE AND ADJUST OUR ANALYSIS BASED ON HOW WE SEE WHAT IS WORKING AND WHAT ISN'T WORKING. I'M ASSUMING THAT'S WHAT IT

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SO THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND SINCE THAT RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE IN

2023 AND WE ARE NOW IN 2025. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

WE EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF THAT ANALYSIS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

THE CHIEF AND HIS TEAM, THEY LOOK AT THE STAFFING OF EACH OF OUR SUBSTATIONS BY SHIFT AND WHERE WE ARE SPECIFICALLY ON THAT GOAL OF 40/60 SO WE EVALUATE THAT CONSTANTLY.

SO WE ARE MAKING THOSE ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED WITH THE GOAL OF ACHIEVING THE

40/60 FOR ALL OF OUR SHIFTS IN ALL THE SUBSTATIONS. >> MAYOR JONES: GOOD, GREAT.

THANK YOU. CHIEF, THANK YOU. YOU PREEMPTED ONE OF MY QUESTIONS. I APPRECIATE THE 25 ADDITIONAL DETECTIVES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AS YOU SAW IN THE MEMO REGARDING THE COUNCIL COMMITTEES.

I HAVE A PRIORITY ON INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE AS WELL AS A PRIORITY ON PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS SPECIFIC TO OUR SENIORS. YOU HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN TO THE INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE PIECE. CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO ANY UNIQUE PUBLIC SAFETY INVESTMENTS OR CHANGES IN THE BUDGET THAT MAY IMPACT

UNIQUELY OUR SENIOR COMMUNITY? >> I THINK ALL THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT I MENTIONED IN THAT LIST HAVE A VERY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY. IF WE CAN GO BACK TO THAT SL SLIDE, IT WAS THE BUDGET SLIDE. SO ADDING THE 445 OFFICERS OVER THE YEARS, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, OPENING ST. MARY'S SUBSTATION, I DON'T MEAN TO BE REDUNDANT AND RUN THROUGH THEM AGAIN BUT I THINK THEY ARE ALL VERY IMPORTANT. SA CORE IMPLEMENTATION, WE WORKED ON THAT FOR QUITE A LONG TIME BEFORE WE FINALLY GOT TO WHERE WE NEEDED TO BE.

THE 25 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DETECTIVES THAT YOU MENTIONED.

THE 24 ADDITIONAL SAAFE OFFICERS. YOU CAN'T GO TO A COMMUNITY MEETING WHERE THE FOLKS AREN'T ASKING FOR MORE OF THOSE.

AGAIN, THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS IT REFLECTS INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND WHAT THE COMMUNITY ACTUALLY IS ASKING FOR AND WHAT WILL BENEFIT THEM.

>> MAYOR JONES: I APPRECIATE THAT. I WILL BE CLEARER.

ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL ENHANCEMENTS IN PUBLIC SAFETY RESOURCES THAT MAYBE ARE SPECIFIC TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF OUR SENIORS? IF NOT --

>> WELL, SPECIFICALLY TO THE SENIORS, WE HAVE OUR ELDER CRIMES UNIT.

>> MAYOR JONES: YES. >> YEAH. SO NO.

YEAH. >> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. THANK YOU.

AGAIN, AS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TRY TO UNDERSTAND YOUR BUDGET IN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR DISTRICT, THE REDUCTION IN CRIME, WOULD YOU SAY THAT HAS BEEN EQUAL ACROSS -- EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE CITY OR IS THERE A WAY IN WHICH WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT

DECREASE HAS LOOKED LIKE BY DISTRICT? >> I WOULD SAY, MAYOR, THAT THE EQUITY COMES IN WHERE YOU HAVE OUR HOT SPOTS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND THE MAJORITY OF THOSE, WELL, ALMOST ALL OF THOSE HOT SPOTS EXCEPT FOR THE ONE UP IN PROULX, ONE OF THE PRESENTATIONS MADE SOME TIME AGO, ALL OF THOSE HAD

EQUITABLE REDUCTIONS IN VIOLENT CRIME. >> WALSH: AS PART OF THE FOLLOW-UP TO QUESTIONS THAT AREN'T ANSWERED HERE, WE CAN INCLUDE THAT BREAKOUT BY

COUNCIL DISTRICT FOR YOU GUYS. >> MAYOR JONES: APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. CHIEF, CAN YOU SPEAK TO HOW IMPACTS FROM IMMIGRATION-RELATED REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT ARE REFLECTED IN

FUNDING NEEDS IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET REQUEST? >> HOW -- SAY THAT AGAIN, I'M

SORRY. >> MAYOR JONES: REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRATION-RELATED ACTIVITIES, HOW IS THAT, HOW IS THE NEED OR HOW IS THE ABILITY TO SUPPORT THAT REFLECTED IN YOUR BUDGET REQUEST?

>> MAYOR, THAT DOESN'T, JUST FOR AN UPDATE ON WHAT WE HAVE BEEN REQUESTED, I THINK WE HAVE BEEN REQUESTED MAYBE ONCE UP AT A BUSINESS THAT WAS HIRING FOLKS WHO WERE PROVIDING FALSE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS BUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN CALLED THAT OFTEN, AND WHEN WE'RE CALLED, WE ARE SIMPLY CALLED FOR PERIMETER SUPPORT, WHICH IS WHAT WE WERE CALLED FOR UP AT THAT LOCATION I JUST MENTIONED.

BUT IT'S REALLY NEGLIGIBLE, THE NUMBER OF TIMES WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO HELP.

>> MAYOR JONES: ALRIGHT. THANK YOU, CHIEF. THE SERVICE AREA FOR THE

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VERSUS BY COUNCIL DISTRICT? >> I'M GOING TO LET THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ANSWER THAT. THIS IS KATIE, OUR COURT MANAGER OVER JUVENILE

SERVICES. >> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. I ASK BECAUSE WHILE SOMEBODY MIGHT LIVE IN NORTH SIDE ISD THEY GO TO A CHARTER SCHOOL OR THEY GO TO CENTRAL CATHOLIC. I'M INTERESTED WHY THE DATA IS PRESENTED THIS WAY.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. UP UNTIL THE NEXT COMING WEEKS, WE HAVEN'T HAD A DATA BASE THAT TRACKS THAT. WE GET LISTS, LARGE LISTS OF STUDENTS SO TO TRY TO TRACK IT BY COUNCIL DISTRICT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT BECAUSE EVEN WITHIN THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THEY FALL INTO DIFFERENT COUNCIL DISTRICTS. THE NEXT COMING WEEKS, MONTH, WE SHOULD BE GETTING A NEW DATA BASE SYSTEM THAT ITSD HAS BEEN WORKING ON FOR US AND IT WILL ACTUALLY USE THE STUDENTS' ADDRESS IN CONNECTION TO FIND MY COUNCIL DISTRICT TO IDENTIFY THOSE DISTRICTS. THEN FOR THE ONES THAT ARE OUTSIDE COUNCIL DISTRICT LIMITS, WE ARE GOING TO CROSS-REFERENCE THOSE WITH

ZIP CODE SO THAT WE CAN GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING THERE. >> MAYOR JONES: GREAT.

THANK YOU. THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL NOT ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE BUT FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMITTEE SO WE ARE ADEQUATELY UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGE AND THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU.

AT THIS POINT, I WILL, POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, I WILL RECOGNIZE THE CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, THEN THE CHAIR OF THE MUST BE CO -- MUNICIPAL COURT COMMITTEE. THEN TURN IT OVER TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL.

PLEASE. >> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE. STANDING ROOM ONLY.

WE LOVE SEEING THAT. CHIEF, CHIEF MCMANUS MADE THE COMMENT THAT OUR BUDGET FOCUSES ON FRONT LINE CONTROL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS AND THEY ARE ESSENTIAL IN KEEPING OUR CITY SAFE. WHILE WE AGREE, I THINK THERE'S A LOT MORE TO PUBLIC SAFETY THAN JUST THAT, AND WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THAT TODAY.

PUBLIC SAFETY TRULY REPRESENTS OUR COMMUNITY'S WELL-BEING.

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THAT? STREET LIGHTS, SAFE PASSAGE TO SCHOOLS FOR KIDS, STRAY AND LOOSE DOGS. I KNOW WE HAVE OUR ACS FOLKS BACK HERE AND WE WILL HAVE A SEPARATE CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT. IT MEANS SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SECURITY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND IMPORTANTLY, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT WHICH WE HAVE BEEN MAKING A LOT OF PROGRESS ON. SO I'M EXCITED TO DIVE INTO SOME OF THAT TODAY. SO I WILL START OFF WITH HIGHLIGHTING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. CHIEF, I THINK YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.

ARE WE A FULL YEAR IN NOW ALREADY? ALMOST.

YEAH. WE LOVE SEEING -- ALMOST. YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.

YOU HAVE COME IN AND TAKEN CHARGE, YOU HAVE GOTTEN GREAT FEEDBACK ON IT.

THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF THE WORK YOU'RE DOING. I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE SQUAD PROGRAM THROUGH THIS BUDGET CYCLE AND I THINK THE SQUAD PROGRAM IS AMAZING.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT IT WAS RUNNING, QUITE FRANKLY. THROUGH ADVOCACY, I WAS ABLE TO LEARN IN DETAIL WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. WE HAVE THREE OF THE BUSIEST STATIONS IN DISTRICT 1. SO 4 AND 10S ARE COMING UP AND ALSO 19.

I THINK 4 AND 19S ARE COMING UP THIS YEAR AND 10S IS GOING TO BE NEXT YEAR.

I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT STATION HAS LOCATED ADDITIONAL LAND FOR THAT GROWTH.

I THINK IT'S GREAT HOW WE ARE BEING EFFICIENT WITH OUR RESOURCES, HOW WE ARE MAKING SURE WE ARE THINKING ABOUT LONGEVITY WITH OUR TRUCKS AND VEHICLES.

I WANT TO COMMEND YOU ON CONTINUING TO LEAD THAT PROGRAM IN ADVOCATING FOR THE NEEDS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE ALWAYS KIND OF SAY THIS, WHERE OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT IS DOING SO GOOD THAT THE BAR CONTINUES TO STAY HIGH BUT I THINK THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT THAT I'M GLAD THAT ERIK IS FUNDING THIS YEAR IS GOING TO REALLY SHOW WHAT DO WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN IN THE FUTURE. JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR

YOUR LEADERSHIP. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU.

>> KAUR: FROM THE SAPD DEPARTMENT, I WANT TO THANK THE CHIEF, I DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS FOR YOU, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE OVER THE YEARS. HOW MANY YEARS ARE YOU IN NOW?

>> I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR NEARLY 20. QUITE A LONG TIME BEFORE

THAT. >> KAUR: WE APPRECIATE YOUR LONGEVITY WITH THE DEPARTMENT. AND JESSIE, I WANT TO COMMEND OU YOU ON THE PRESENTATION FOR SA CORE. THIS PROGRAM, I WAS LIKE WHERE DID SHE GO? WE ADVOCATED FOR THIS LAST YEAR TO MAKE THIS 24/7 BECAUSE WE ONLY HAD TWO SHIFTS, AND LOOK AT THE DATA. WE HAVE HAD OVER 4400 RESPONSES, 500 OF THE 2500 PEOPLE, THAT'S 25% OF THE PEOPLE ARE GETTING FOLLOW-UP FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. I'M JUST REPEATING THE DATA ON THAT SLIDE BUT I THINK IT'S SUPER COMMENDABLE. AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE US GROW THIS PROGRAM.

THE NEXT PRESENTATION, MAYBE BACK TO PUBLIC SAFETY, CAN BE HOW DO WE GROW THAT, WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO PROVIDE THOSE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG GAP THAT

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LOVE OUR DOWNTOWN BIKE PATROL SO FIGURING OUT HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THERE. OUR DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORS LOVE BIKE PATROL.

THE PRESENCE FOR THEM IS GREAT. WANT TO MAKE SURE HOW WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THAT. LASTLY, THE GOOD NEIGHBOR AND DART PROGRAM. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS. THE GOOD NEIGHBOR PROGRAM IS SO CHALLENGING BECAUSE WE HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF TAKING, THIS IS A PROGRAM WHERE WE HAVE ACTUALLY TAKEN DATA TO HELP US CREATE CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY BUT IT'S THAT -- GOING TO THE NEXT STEP THAT WE HAVE SEEN SOME STRUGGLE AND CHALLENGE.

I KNOW YOU ARE WORKING ON IT. WE HAVE ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR THAT THIS YEAR BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING ON THIS PROGRAM AND FIGURING OUT INNOVATIVE WAYS TO HELP THESE FOLKS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH AND THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF NOT JUST SAPD, BECAUSE THOSE CASES HAVE -- THOSE HOUSES HAVE CODE CASES ON THEM. THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL ACS ISSUES. THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT INTERPLAY AND THAT'S PART OF THE CHALLENGE IN ACTUALLY ENFORCING BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY LET'S KEEP FIGURING OUT HOW DO WE MOVE THE NEEDLE NOW THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THESE, ACTUALLY SEEING MORE PROGRESS AND FORWARD MOVEMENT WITH THEM.

FROM THE MUNICIPAL COURT, THIS IS WHERE I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

FIRST OF ALL, YOU GUYS DO SO MUCH GREAT WORK. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THAT POINT, MAYOR, ABOUT THE WAY WE TRACK DATA FOR OUR YOUTH AND FIGURING OUT ADDITIONAL LAYERS TO ACTUALLY BREAK IT DOWN IN. LIKE HOW MANY OF THOSE FAMILIES ARE COMING FROM UNDERSERVED BACKGROUNDS, HOW MANY OF THEM ARE DEALING WITH ATTENDANCE, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT WE COULD TRACK THAT SHOW NOT JUST THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUT REALLY, THE COMMUNITY IMPACT FACTORS THAT MAY BE AFFECTING THEM AND THE SERVICES THEY ARE RECEIVING FROM THE JUVENILE COURT.

BUT SPECIFICALLY, I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE DOUBLE MAGISTRATION PROCESS.

THIS HAS COME UP A LOT AND I WANTED FOR YOU TO TELL ME A LITTLE ABOUT, I DON'T KNOW TRANSPARENTLY, A LOT ABOUT THAT, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE OF WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE AND WHAT IS THE IMPACT TO OUR OFFICERS FOR HAVING A DOUBLE MAGISTRATION PROCESS, AND WE HAVE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT CITY/COUNTY COLLABORATION LATELY, SO IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COLLABORATION HERE?

>> I THINK THAT THERE IS. WITH REGARD TO SAPD TIME, I WILL LET THE CHIEF SPEAK TO THAT BUT I CAN TALK TO YOU, I CAN WALK YOU THROUGH THE COURT PROCESS.

SO WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN A PERSON IS ARRESTED, AN SAPD OFFICER WRITES A POLICE REPORT. HE OR SHE TALKS TO THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY WHO GOES OVER THAT REPORT AND MAKES SURE THAT EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE IN THAT REPORT IS IN THE REPORT. THE OFFICER THEN TAKES THE REPORT TOMAGCOURT STAFF.

MAGCOURT STAFF CREATES A CASE FILE. THAT CASE FILE IS TURNED OVER TO THE MAGISTRATE THAT IS ON DUTY WHO MAKES AN INDEPENDENT PROBABLE CAUSE FINDING.

SO EVEN THOUGH THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY MAY THINK THAT THERE IS PROBABLE CAUSE TO ACCEPT THE CASE, A MAGISTRATE WHO DOES HIS OR HER OWN INDEPENDENT REVIEW MAY DECIDE I DON'T THINK THERE'S ENOUGH PROBABLE CAUSE TO ACCEPT THIS CASE, AND MAY DECIDE TO REJECT THAT CASE. IF THE CASE IS ACCEPTED, THE PERSON IS TOLD WHAT THEY ARE CHARGED WITH, THE ARRESTED PERSON IS TOLD WHAT THEY ARE CHARGED WITH.

THEY ARE EXPLAINED WHAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE. AND THE MAGISTRATE SIGNS A COMMITMENT TO JAIL. SO THAT MEANS THAT THE MAGISTRATE, THE ARRESTED PERSON IS SENT TO THE BEXAR COUNTY JAIL WHERE HE IS SUPPOSED TO POST BOND, OR SHE IS SUPPOSED TO POST BOND. I WANT TO MENTION, THOUGH, THAT MUNICIPAL COURT HAS BEEN DOING, HAS BEEN PROVIDING CITY-WIDE MAGISTRATE SERVICES FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY SINCE 1974. WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT SINCE 1974 AND UP UNTIL 2007 WHEN THE COUNTY JUMPED IN. ALL THOSE YEARS, IT INVOLVED COMMITTING A PERSON TO JAIL TO POST BOND. WHAT IS HAPPENING ONCE THAT PERSON IS COMMITTED TO JAIL IS THE DISTRICT CLERKS ARE RECREATING THE CASE FILE. THEY'RE RESUBMITTING IT TO THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, WHO IS AT THE COUNTY FACILITY, EVEN THOUGH THEY WORK FOR THE SAME OFFICE AS THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY AT THE CITY FACILITY, THEY ARE DOING ANOTHER REVIEW OF IT. THE JUDGE, THE COUNTY MAGISTRATE, IS THEN DOING A RE-EVALUATION OF PROBABLE CAUSE AND THEN REISSUING OF ARTICLE 15.17 STATUTORY WARNINGS, AND THEN SETTING BOND.

>> KAUR: SO IT DOES FEEL LIKE THERE'S A BIT OF OVERLAP THERE.

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>> WHAT WE HAVE SUGGESTED IN THE PAST IS SHARING A SYSTEM. WE HAVE ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT WE CAN SEND PEOPLE'S NAMES UP AHEAD SO THAT THEY ARE PREPARED FOR THEM AND ALL THEY HAVE TO DO, ALL THEY ARE LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING AT THAT POINT ONCE THEY ARE SENT OVER TO COUNTY IS SET BOND. THERE IS NO LEGAL REASON FOR THEM TO REDO WHAT THEY DO. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DO IT.

>> KAUR: LET'S FOLLOW UP ON THAT. MAYBE WE CAN BRING IT BACK TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND THINK ABOUT SOLUTIONS THAT WE CAN WORK ON.

>> THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I TASKED THE MUNICIPAL COURT COMMITTEE TO ALSO LOOK AT.

>> KAUR: OKAY, GREAT. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. THE LAST THING I JUST WANTED TO SAY IS IF WE CAN ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR ILLEGAL DUMPING FINES, IF THEY HAVE BEEN INCREASED. I KNOW IT WASN'T ON THE LIST BUT IT'S A REALLY BIG CHALLENGE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THEN CODE ENFORCEMENT FINES WHEN THEY ARE MULTIPLE.

YOU SAID PERFECTLY, OUR GOAL IS COMPLIANCE IN THAT. BUT IN THE EVENT THAT THE SAME INDIVIDUAL OR THE SAME APARTMENT OWNER IS HAVING MULTIPLE FINES, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN ESCALATION IN THOSE FINES SO THAT IT'S MORE OF A DETERRENT.

IT'S ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE WITH OUR PROGRAM THAT MONITORS THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT HAVE CODE VIOLATIONS, THAT WE DON'T SEE THEM INCREASING ENOUGH TO CAUSE THEM TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR IN THE ENFORCEMENT SIDE OF THINGS.

SO THOSE TWO THINGS WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR IN THIS BUDGET AND THEN WITH THOSE EXTRA FUNDS, WE COULD FUND OUR STREET LIGHT PROGRAM BECAUSE THAT NEEDS ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND I KNOW SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES ARE GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

THANK YOU, JUDGE. >> WALSH: ONE OTHER THING TO JUST ADD AND CERTAINLY, AS THE COMMITTEES TALK ABOUT THAT, THE CHIEF DIDN'T ADD BUT I THINK AS IT RELATES TO THE QUESTION ABOUT DOUBLE MAGISTRATION, THERE'S AN OPERATIONAL IMPACT THAT FRANKLY, I THINK IS MORE THE DRIVING FACTOR FOR HOW IT'S SET UP.

IT'S NOT REALLY, AS THE JUDGE LAID OUT, THE DUPLICATION OF WHAT THE MAGISTRATES ARE DOING, BUT FOR US, FOR THE CITY, THE OPERATIONAL IMPACT OF THE PROCESS IS PROBABLY MORE IMPORTANT FROM AN IMPACT ON NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES. SO I KNOW THE COMMITTEES WILL LIKELY GET INTO THAT AND WE WILL CERTAINLY PREPARE FOR THAT CONVERSATION.

>> MAYOR JONES: CHAIRWOMAN VIAGRAN? >> VIAGRAN: I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU, JUDGE OBLEDO. I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS FOR QUITE AWHILE. SHOULD BE INTERESTING. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

BUT I WANT TO START WITH THE FIRE AND GO IN ORDER. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION CHIEF. I THINK THE PAY INCREASE AND WHAT WE HAVE FOR BOTH POLICE AND FIRE IS WELL-DESERVED. YOU WORK VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE SERVING THE COMMUNITY. FIRE IS KEY IN HELPING ME WITH MY SENIORS, IN GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT ON SAFETY, SO I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT. BUT I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE CAUSE FOR CONCERN AND IF IT COULD BE THE RESPONSE TIME AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO ADDRESS THAT AND GET IT BACK TO OUR EIGHT MINUTES. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS ON HOW WE ARE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD? IS THE LENGTH OF TRIP BEING WE DON'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT OR WHAT CAN WE DO? IS IT THE STREETS? TELL ME I NEED MORE MONEY IN DISTRICT 3 TO MAKE BETTER STREETS AND FASTER STREETS FOR THE TRUCKS TO GET THERE.

CAN YOU JUST ELABORATE ON THAT A LITTLE? >> YES.

ACTUALLY, THE RESPONSE TIME, THERE'S MANY FACTORS THAT GO INTO THAT.

WHEN YOU PORTION IT OUT, THERE'S THE CALL PROCESSING TIME, THE TURNOUT TIME, YOU KNOW, THE RESPONSE FROM STATION TO THE SCENE. SO THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPONENTS TO THAT. HONESTLY, I FEEL AS THOUGH THE 8:45 AROUND THERE THAT WE'RE AT IS NOT REALLY DRAWING CONCERN JUST YET, ONLY BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE CLINICAL DISPATCH PROGRAM, SO THERE'S A LOT MORE TIME BEING SPENT ON THE FRONT END SO THAT WE CAN BE MORE EFFICIENT WITH THE UNITS THAT WE DISPATCH.

BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO DISPATCH A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE AND RESOURCES IF IT'S JUST A SMALL PROBLEM. SO ON THE FRONT END, HAVING PARAMEDICS WORKS TO OUR ADVANTAGE BECAUSE WE HAVE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE CAN ASSESS THE PATIENT OVER THE PHONE, WE CAN GATHER INFORMATION. NOW, FOR CRITICAL CALLS, OBVIOUSLY THE MINUTE THEY KNOW THAT IT'S SOMETHING LIFE-THREATENING, THEY ARE DISPATCHING AND GATHERING INFORMATION AS THOSE UNITS ARE EN ROUTE. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION, SO THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I SAY IT'S NOT OF CONCERN AND I THINK WE ARE, WOULWORKING TOWAR IMPROVING THAT BY THE ADDITIONAL SQUADS AND TRYING

TO BE SMARTER ABOUT OUR DISPATCH. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU FOR

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THEN AS WE MOVE FORWARD, LOOKING AT THE MULTI-DWELLING UNITS AND THE MULTI-STORY UNITS, MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE EQUIPMENT NEEDED AS DISTRICT 3 AND THE SOUTHERN SECTOR CONTINUES TO GROW, THAT WE HAVE THE LADDER TRUCKS AND WHAT IS NEEDED, OR AS YOU MENTIONED, THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE NEED THAT IF WE SEE A PROBLEM, WE CAN GET THERE WITHIN ENOUGH TIME. SO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOUR FIREFIGHTERS AS WE ROLL OUT IN THE FALL IN AUDIO]. THE FALL PREVENTION. I'M ALWAYS TALKING FALL PREVENTION FOR OUR SENIORS AS THEY GO THROUGH. SO THANK YOU.

I DO WANT TO BRING UP CHIEF MCMANUS. YOU MENTIONED, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AS WE GO FORWARD WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING IN TERMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THAT WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT AND WE USE THE NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR AI AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT SLIDE IT WAS IN, IN TERMS OF POLICE, THAT WE DO KIND OF RECOGNIZE ANY IMPLICIT BIAS THAT MIGHT BE THERE AMONG SOME OF THE DETECTIVES OR SOME OF THE PATROL OFFICERS. I'VE GOTTEN AT LEAST TWO INCIDENCES FROM ADVOCATES THAT AGAIN, THE VICTIM WAS, A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY WAS PUT ON THE VICTIM FOR THE INCIDENT AND I REALLY THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR IMPLICIT BIAS AS WE DO THAT.

WHATEVER THE SITUATION IS REGARDING THAT, THERE IS NO NEED FOR PHYSICAL VIOLENCE IN A DISPUTE OR A RELATIONSHIP, AND I THINK WE NEED TO GET BACK TO THAT RESPECT, THAT DECORUM, TO JUST THE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT PERSONAL SPACE IS AND RIGHTS ARE, SO I REALLY JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE USE TECHNOLOGY, BECAUSE I'M ALL FOR USING TECHNOLOGY, THAT THE IMPLICIT BIAS THAT CAN COME FROM USING SOME TECHNOLOGY IS ADDRESSED AS WE MOVE FORWARD. SO THAT'S MY ONE THING.

AND THE OTHER IS, TALK TO ME ABOUT, BECAUSE WE HAD OUR TOWN HALL YESTERDAY.

POINTED TOPIC WAS THOSE THAT ARE HOUSELESS, THOSE THAT ARE LIVING IN ENCAMPMENTS, AND THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT TO THAT. SO DO WE HAVE DATA ON WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS DRUG-RELATED, BECAUSE MY RESIDENTS ARE CONFIDENT THAT EVERY ENCAMPMENT HAS SOME SORT OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA OR SOME SORT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY CRIME THAT HAS BEEN STOLEN FROM THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE, BUT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE FACING IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO HOW ARE WE DEALING WITH THAT AND DO WE NEED TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE DRUG PROBLEM THAT SAN ANTONIO IS FACING CURRENTLY?

>> YEAH, THANKS FOR THAT, COUNCIL MEMBER. YOUR CONSTITUENT WAS CORRECT.

THERE IS OFTEN, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, DRUG ISSUES IN THESE ENCAMPMENTS, DRUG ISSUES LEAD TO ASSAULTIVE OFFENSES, THEY LEAD TO ROBBERIES, PEOPLE ROBBING OTHER PEOPLE. WHEN WE -- YEARS AGO, WHEN WE WOULD APPROACH A HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT, THOSE FOLKS WOULD RUN. THEY DON'T DO SO ANYMORE.

WE APPROACH THEM AS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AMONG CITY DEPARTMENTS, WE OFFER THEM SERVICES, WE OFFER TO TRANSPORT THEM TO THESE SERVICES, INCLUDING THEIR PETS. MOST OF THEM DON'T TAKE THE SERVICES AND SO THEY WIND UP BEING MOVED AND YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST, AS YOU KNOW, AS EVERYBODY IN HERE KNOWS, IT'S JUST A CONSTANT TURNOVER OF ENCAMPMENTS AND ABATEMENTS. SO I WISH I HAD THE SOLUTION

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TO THAT. >> VIAGRAN: AS WE MOVE FORWARD, IF WE COULD JUST GET THE AMOUNT OF TIME, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BY SUBSTATION, ABOUT HOW WE ARE SPENDING ON THAT. AND THEN THE LAST -- WELL, I HAVE TWO MINUTES BUT THE OTHER THING IS WE KNOW THE SOUTH SUBSTATION IS COMING. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

YOU KNOW HOW MUCH GROWTH WE ARE HAVING OUT THERE WITH NEW HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT.

I KNOW THAT WE PUT FORWARD WHAT NEW OFFICERS LOOK LIKE, AND MAYBE YOU CAN SPEAK TO THIS, IN TERMS OF THE 25, WHAT IS OUT THERE FEDERALLY, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, I'M READY TO TALK TO MY CONGRESSMAN IN MY DISTRICT ABOUT GETTING FEDERAL DOLLARS FOR ADDITIONAL OFFICERS. IS IT OUT THERE? ARE WE APPLYING FOR IT?

WHERE ARE WE ON THAT? >> YES, MA'AM. WE SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR 25 POLICE OFFICERS THROUGH THE COPS GRANT. WE TYPICALLY ARE AWARE OF THE RESULT OF THAT APPLICATION PROBABLY IN LATE SEPTEMBER, MAYBE UP TO NOVEMBER.

SO THAT APPLICATION IS OUT THERE. THAT WE SUBMITTED.

>> VIAGRAN: IS THAT IN ADDITION TO THE 25 WE HAVE CURRENTLY IN THE BUDGET, OR

WOULD THAT BE -- >> IS THAT IN ADDITION TO, BECAUSE WHAT WE HAVE IN THE BUDGET IS FUNDING 25 OFFICERS. IF WE DO GET THE GRANT, WE STILL HAVE TO PROVIDE A CASH MATCH. SO WE WOULD -- IT WILL BE SAVING WELL TO THE AMOUNT WE HAVE IN THE BUDGET TODAY. NOW, THE GRANT ONLY COVERS THREE YEARS AND AFTER THAT, THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 100% OF THE COST.

BUT IT'S NOT IN ADDITION TO THE 25. >> VIAGRAN: AT THE STATE LEVEL, IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO STATEWIDE THAT THEY ARE PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC

SAFETY? >> NOT FOR NEW POSITIONS, NO. >> VIAGRAN: OKAY.

YOU SAID NOT NEW POSITIONS. IS THERE A POSSIBILITY WHERE THE STATE WOULD ALLOW US TO INCENTIVIZE SO MAYBE PEOPLE DON'T -- MAYBE SOME OF OUR PATROL OFFICERS DO NOT TAKE EARLY RETIREMENT, MAYBE IT'S NOT EARLY, BUT THAT WE CAN INCENTIVIZE SOME OF OUR PATROL OFFICERS TO STAY A LITTLE LONGER? IS THERE SOMETHING IN THE

STATE AT THAT LEVEL WHAT WE COULD DO? >> I DON'T BELIEVE SO, COUNCILWOMAN. THERE WAS A BILL THAT WAS PASSED AND I DON'T REMEMBER THE SPECIFICS. I WILL PUT THAT ON THE FOLLOW-UP.

>> VIAGRAN: SO I DON'T KNOW WHICH UNION MEMBERS ARE OUT THERE BUT I THINK WE NEED TO LOBBY THE STATE ABOUT INCENTIVIZING OUR CURRENT OFFICERS TO STAY.

I WILL LOOP BACK IN ABOUT MUNICIPAL COURT BECAUSE WE HAVE GOT A LOT TO SHARE ABOUT

THAT. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCIL

MEMBER WHYTE? >> WHYTE: THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUDGE OBLEDO, FRED, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS AND YOUR LEADERSHIP.

JUST GOING TO FOCUS MY COMMENTS TODAY WITH THE CHIEF.

FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THIS HERE PUBLICLY, WHEN YOU TOOK THE POSITION, YOU ASKED ME SORT OF WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT YOU NEED FROM US, AND WE TALKED ABOUT COMMUNICATION AND SINCE YOU HAVE BEEN THERE, YOU HAVE MORE THAN LIVED UP TO YOUR COMMITMENT TO COMMUNICATE WITH US, RIGHT UP THROUGH YESTERDAY, IN FACT, WHERE WE HAD THAT CHEMICAL LEAK IN DISTRICT 10 AND I WAS GETTING TEXTS FROM THE CHIEF, LITERALLY EVERY HALF AN HOUR OR SO WITH AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT COMMUNICATION, WITH ALL OF US. I KNOW WE ALL FEEL THAT WAY. VERY HAPPY TO SEE THE FIRE NEEDS ASSESSMENT THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO. I THINK THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. I THINK THAT COUNCILMAN MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ WAS ONE OF THE ONES THAT INITIATED THAT, SO I WAS HAPPY TO WORK WITH HIM ON THAT, AS I KNOW OTHERS WERE, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT IN SEEING EXACTLY WHAT RESOURCES YOU ALL NEED MOVING FORWARD. PLEASED TO SEE IN THE BUDGET THAT WE ARE ADDING 12 MORE POSITIONS AS WELL AS SOME NEW SQUADS, AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY I'M APPRECIATIVE OF YOU GUYS GOING THROUGH YOUR BUDGET TO TRY TO FIND SOME EFFICIENCIES AND FINANCIAL SAVINGS, AND I KNOW THE CITY DID THAT REALLY ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THIS YEAR AND INTO NEXT YEAR AND TRY TO IMPLEMENT A NEW BUDGETING MODEL HERE, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO FIND EFFICIENCIES AND ELIMINATE REDUNNED NED DANCIES SO WE CAN PUT MORE MONEY TOWARDS THE PRIORITIES OF THE CITIZENS OF SAN ANTONIO. MY ONE QUESTION ON SLIDE 15, WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT THE 10 BUSIEST SINGLE COMPANY ENGINES, SOME ARE DOING MORE THAN 4500 CALLS A YEAR.

ANY STRATEGIES THERE TO HELP WITH BURNOUT AND MAKING SURE THOSE FOLKS GET THE SUPPORT

THAT THEY NEED? >> ACTUALLY, YES. AS FAR AS THE SQUADS THAT

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GENERAL. >> WALSH: IF YOU LOOK AT THE CHART, THE SECOND AND THIRD BAR CHARTS, ENGINE 19 AND ENGINE 4, THIS DATA IS FROM FISCAL YEAR '24.

WE HAD ENHANCED SQUADS START AT BOTH THOSE STATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF JULY.

SO LITTLE OVER A MONTH AGO. SO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AS THE CHIEF MENTIONED, WILL BE MONITORING THAT BECAUSE THEY DO ANTICIPATE WHEN YOU LOOK AT ENGINE 44 AND 24, THOSE SEVERAL YEARS AGO WERE THE BUSIEST STATIONS. SO YOU HAVE SEEN THEM KIND OF WORK DOWN THE CONCEPT IS THAT AS WE ADD THAT ADDITIONAL STAFFING WITH THAT ENHANCED SQUAD AT THE BUSIEST STATIONS, AND IT STARTS TO EVEN OUT THAT WORKLOAD TO DEAL WITH BOTH THE ISSUES YOU ARE DESCRIBING AND THE CHIEF IS REPLYING ON.

>> WHYTE: THANK YOU, CHIEF. CHIEF MCMANUS, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO COMMEND YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE DEPARTMENT. THE WORK YOU DO IS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC AND YOU KNOW, WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU AND YOUR TEAM IN PLACE, AND ALL OF OUR SAN ANTONIO POLICE OFFICERS. WITH THAT SAID, ME, AND I'M SURE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES AND EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM, WOULD LOVE TO SEE LESS CRIME IN THIS CITY.

IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, YOU GOT US THE NUMBERS OF CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS AND CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY IN EACH DISTRICT. IN DISTRICT 1, I HAVE COMBINED THE NUMBERS, PEOPLE AND PROPERTY, THERE WERE OVER 23,000 CRIMES LAST YEAR AGAINST PEOPLE AND PROPERTY IN DISTRICT 1. IN DISTRICT 2, 15,000.

IN DISTRICT 3, 13,000. IN DISTRICT 4, 12,000. IN DISTRICT 5, THERE WERE OVER 13,000 CRIMES AGAINST PEOPLE AND PROPERTY. IN DISTRICT 6, OVER 13,000.

IN DISTRICT 7, OVER 10,000. IN DISTRICT 8, OVER 15,000. IN DISTRICT 9, OVER 10,000.

IN MY DISTRICT, DISTRICT 10, THERE WERE OVER 9,000 CRIMES AGAINST PEOPLE OR PROPERTY IN THAT YEAR. THAT'S A LOT OF CRIME. I KNOW THAT YOU AND ALL OF US WANT TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO LOER THOSE FIGURES IN THE COMING YEARS.

THIS PLAN THAT YOU, THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT TODAY, RELATED TO SWITCHING HOW OR WHAT OUR OFFICERS ARE DOING I GUESS ON A DAILY BASIS, MOVING TO THE 60% ON PATROL VERSUS 40% ON CALL, IT'S YOUR OPINION, IS IT NOT, THAT BY DOING THAT, SAN ANTONIANS

WILL BE SAFER? >> LET ME ANSWER IT THIS WAY, IF I CAN, COUNCIL MEMBER.

SO THE IMPACT OF GETTING TO 64/40 WILL HAVE A POSITIVE COLLATERAL IMPACT ON DIFFERENT THINGS AS WE SERVE THE PUBLIC. FOR EXAMPLE, WE'LL HAVE MORE OFFICERS THAT ARE DOING SAFFE TYPE WORK, MORE OFFICERS ON SD DIRECTED PATROL, MORE OFFICERS ADDRESSING COMMUNITY PROBLEMS IN NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY MAKE OR IN THEORY, ANYWAY, MAKE THE NUMBER OF CALLS TO COMMUNICATIONS LESS, BECAUSE THEY'RE HANDLING PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY GET TO A POINT WHERE PEOPLE ARE CALLING ON THEM. THEN THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF QUICKER RESPONSE TIMES WITH MORE OFFICERS OUT THERE. THERE'S TWO WAYS TO REDUCE RESPONSE TIMES. NUMBER ONE, YOU ADD MORE OFFICERS OR YOU REDUCE THE TYPES OF CALLS THAT WE RESPOND TO. THAT'S HOW YOU MAKE THE RESPONSE TIME QUICKER. NOT BY DRIVING FASTER. THE ANSWER IS YES.

>> WHYTE: BUT LET ME ASK IT AGAIN, AND SEE IF I CAN SIMPLIFY IT AND JUST GET THE ANSWER. GETTING TO THIS 60/40 RATIO WITH ADDING THE OFFICERS LIKE WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT DOING, IN YOUR OPINION, WILL THAT MAKE SAN ANTONIANS SAFER?

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>> YES. IT'S IMPORTANT. >> WHYTE: AND THE REASON YOU SAY THAT IS BECAUSE BY DOING SO, WE WILL HOPEFULLY DETER MORE CRIME?

>> YES. >> WHYTE: OKAY. AND CHIEF, I WOULD SAY, THEN, THAT YOU WOULD AGREE SINCE GETTING TO 60/40 WILL MAKE SAN ANTONIANS SAFER, THE

QUICKER WE CAN DO THAT, THE BETTER? >> YES.

>> WHYTE: OKAY. THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS FOR YOU, CHIEF.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT I WANT TO SAY THAT I AGREE WITH COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN, HER OVERALL APPROACH TO LET'S DO WHAT WE CAN TO FIND A WAY TO FUND MORE OFFICERS AND I'M ALL FOR THAT, ERIK, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE GET TO THE 65 OFFICERS THAT WAS THE PLAN, WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THAT OURSELVES THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND RIGHT NOW, AND I THINK YOU PUT IN THE PRESENTATION TODAY, IT'S AN ADDITIONAL $2.1 MILLION. YOU HAVE BUDGETED FOR 25. IF WE STICK WITH THE PLAN, WE KNEW WE WERE GOING TO GET 65 SO WE NEED 40 MORE OFFICERS AND YOU HAVE STATED IT'S GOING TO COST AN ADDITIONAL $2.1 MILLION. WE JUST HEARD FROM OUR HEAD LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN SAN ANTONIO THAT GETTING THESE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS AND GETTING US CLOSER TO THAT 60/40 SPLIT IN A MORE EXPEDITIOUS MANNER WILL MAKE SAN ANTONIANS SAFER. SO IF PUBLIC SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY WE DID NOT START IN THIS BUDGET WITH THE FUNDING FOR THE 65 OFFICERS AND THEN BUILD EVERYTHING ELSE AROUND IT. AND SO I KNOW YOUR JOB'S HARD AND I KNOW YOU HAVE GOT A MILLION THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO FUND, BUT I WOULD REQUEST THAT MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES CONSIDER WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS BUDGET, HOW WE CAN GET TO THE 65 OFFICERS, BECAUSE THIS IS TOO MUCH CRIME AND WE NEED TO KEEP OUR CITIZENS SAFE BEFORE

WE DO ANYTHING ELSE. THANKS, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: CHAIR

ALDERETE GAVITO. >> GAVITO: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE CHIEF AND JUDGE FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAMS FOR THE PRESENTATIONS TODAY.

YOU KNOW, WE DO TALK ABOUT HOW PUBLIC SAFETY IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR I BELIEVE A MAJORITY OF OUR DISTRICTS SO IT IS A CORE FUNCTION OF THE CITY AND SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND OUR FIREFIGHTERS HAVE THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES. WHEN CASES DO REACH THE COURT SYSTEM, THAT THEY ARE SET UP TO DELIVER JUSTICE. I'M GOING TO START WITH THE FIREFIGHTERS.

I ALSO JUST WANT TO SING YOUR PRAISES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PROACTIVE COMMUNICATION. I KNOW DR. KAURWAS SAYING, IT'S BEEN A YEAR?

>> NOVEMBER 1ST WILL BE A YEAR. >> GAVITO: I THINK IT MAKES SUCH A DIFFERENCE TO HAVE YOU HERE AND LEADING OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. REALLY QUICK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT SLIDE NUMBER IT WAS, BUT THE UNIT RESPONSE TRENDING DOWNWARD.

I REMEMBER IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET PRESENTATION, YOU ALL TALKED ABOUT DOING, I FORGET WHAT Y'ALL CALL IT BUT VIRTUAL CALLS. THERE WAS THAT VIDEO OF LIKE SAVING THE BABY JUST THROUGH THAT. IS PART OF THE REASON THAT WE ARE SEEING THAT DOWNWARD TRAJECTORY IN UNIT RESPONSE IS BECAUSE OF THAT?

>> YES. BUT KEEP IN MIND THAT IN THE CLINICAL DISPATCHER PROGRAM, IT ENABLES THE PARAMEDIC DISPATCHERS TO PROVIDE CARE OR TO COACH THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE CALLING TO DO CPR EFFECTIVELY. SO I THINK THAT DEFINITELY HAS, YOU KNOW, HAD POSITIVE RESULTS AND POSITIVE OUTCOMES AND ALSO, IT'S IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT OUR CRITICAL CALLS, WHICH CONSIST OF ACTIVE SHOOTER, THE STRUCTURE FIRE, CARDIAC ARREST, MAJOR BURNS, DROWNING, ELECTROCUTION, THOSE TYPES OF CALLS ARE FOR CRITICAL INCIDENT, THE RESPONSE TIMES ARE MUCH LOWER.

THEY ARE 7:12. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I HAVE TO GIVE THANKS TO THE DISPATCHERS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB DISPATCHING AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE SENDING THE APPROPRIATE UNITS TO HANDLE THAT EMERGENCY.

>> GAVITO: AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. THE REASON I'M ASKING THAT IS

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THANK YOU. ALSO ON SLIDE 14, FIRE STATION 10, THAT ANSWERS A LOT OF DISTRICT 7 RESIDENTS' HOMES. WHAT ARE THE PLANS IF YOU CAN SHARE THEM AND MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR MARIA, TO GET THAT GOING? I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN SHARE LOCATION PUBLICLY OR NOT. WE ARE DEFINITELY ANXIOUS AND AWAITING THE UPGRADES TO FIRE STATION 10 BECAUSE IT HELPS A LOT OF DISTRICT RESIDENTS.

GLAD YOU ALL ARE DOING THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. I DO THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE CRITICAL. I FULLY SUPPORT YOUR PROPOSED BUDGET.

THANK YOU, CHIEF. >> THANK YOU. >> GAVITO: I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO POLICE. CHIEF MCMANUS, AGAIN, KUDOS TO YOU AND ALL OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS FOR THE REDUCTION IN VIOLENT CRIME. WE ALSO SAW PROPERTY CRIME IS DOWN, TOO, SO THIS IS GOOD NEWS FOR RESIDENTS. YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO ECHO COUNCILMAN WHYTE'S SENTIMENT. I THINK IT'S DISTRICT 7, 8, 9 AND 10, WE SIGNED THAT MEMO THAT WAS A COMMITMENT THAT WE MADE TO RESIDENTS TO HAVE THOSE 65 POLICE OFFICERS.

RESIDENTS DON'T CARE ABOUT OUR ELECTIONS AND WHO SAID IT WHEN.

THEY CARE ABOUT THE COMMITMENT THAT WAS MADE TO THEM.

SO ERIK, I THINK WE NEED TO DO AND STRUCTURE OUR BUDGET AROUND THAT COMMITMENT MADE TO THEM, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE COUNTING ON AND I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTIONS TO CHIEF MCMANUS BECAUSE IN ORDER TO ADDRESS PUBLIC SAFETY, WHICH IS A TOP CONCERN OF ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS, WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO.

SO JUST WOULD ECHO US STRUCTURING OUR BUDGET AROUND HAVING THOSE 65 POLICE OFFICERS THAT AGAIN, WERE A COMMITMENT MADE TO RESIDENTS. I HAD A QUESTION ON SLIDE 22.

I KNOW COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THE CAMERAS, WHERE IS IT, IS THIS -- AMMO I ON THE RIGHT SLIDE? ON THE DOWNTOWN CAMERAS. I KNOW WE SHARED THE SENTIMENT ON EXPANDING THOSE CAMERAS ELSEWHERE IN PLACES OF FREQUENT ILLEGAL DUMPING OR PLACES OF ANIMAL ABA ABAND ABANDONMENT. YOU CAN PUT THOSE CAMERAS AT THE LAKE, I'M SURE YOU WILL CATCH SOMEBODY DROPPING OFF A DOG THERE AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. WHAT IS OUR PLAN FOR EXPANDING THAT?

>> -- WOULD BE TO DO THAT. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE, IN FACT, WE HAD A MEETING ON WHAT'S TODAY? WAS IT FRIDAY? MONDAY? WE HAD A MEETING ON MONDAY. ABOUT THOSE DOWNTOWN CAMERAS. AND THE AI CAPABILITY THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE. THEY DID NOT FUNCTION AS THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO FUNCTION.

>> GAVITO: OKAY. >> SO WE ARE GOING BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD.

BUT THE PLAN IS TO EXPAND THE CAMERA SYSTEM TO A MUCH BROADER AREA, EVEN IF WE'RE

NOT POWERING IT BY AI. AND WE >> GAVITO: SURE.

>> WE HAD THAT DISCUSSION WITH CRAIG AS WELL FROM A TECHNO ALMOST KEL ASPECTS OF

IT. SO THAT'S THE GOAL. >> GAVITO: AND I WILL SAY WHEN WE DID IMPLEMENT THE DOWNTOWN CAMERAS, I STARTED GETTING AN UPTICK IN RESIDENTS ASKING US ABOUT IT. AND AGAIN, TO COUNCILWOMAN AND TO ALL THE SPOTS IN OUR DISTRICTS WOULD BENEFIT FROM THEM.

SO IF YOU CAN KEEP US UPDATED ON THE PLAN AND WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO MOVE

THAT FASTER, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> GAVITO: I KNOW THAT COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN HAD DRONES AND YOU SAID YOU WERE

USING DRONES. ARE YOU ALSO USING DRONES? >> YES, MA'AM, WE'VE HAD THE DRONE PROGRAM FOR WHITE AWHILE. WE USE IT FOR MAJOR EVENT, TRAFFIC MITIGATION, BARRICADES. WE USE IT VERY FREQUENTLY.

>> GAVITO: AWESOME. ANY PLANS ON DOING MORE OF IT.

>> WE'LL EXPAND TO THE POINT WHERE WE ARE SATISFIED IS WHAT WE NEED.

BUT THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC IN THE CAPABILITIES THEY PROVIDE

US. >> GAVITO: YEAH. I CAN ATTEST TO THAT.

WE SEE THEM WHEN THE CITY'S JULY 4TH FIREWORKS SHOW WAS ON THE LAKE, IT WAS SCARING ALL THE DUCKS ON THE LAKE, BUT AT LEAST WE KNOW THE CROWD IS KEPT AN EYE UPON. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I SHARE COUNCILWOMAN

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SO KUDOS TO YOU ON THAT. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS, BECAUSE I DO HAVE TO ASK, THAT I'M GOING TO CONTINUE PUSHING FOR IS A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS MENU OPTION WHEN PEOPLE DO CALL 911. I KNOW AUSTIN DOES IT AND I THINK THAT IF IT CAN GET TO THE SA-CORE TEAM FASTER, AND AGAIN, LET ME TAKE A STEP BACK AND CLARIFY, SO IF SOMEONE HAS AN EMERGENCY THEY CAN EITHER GO TO A POLICE OFFICER OR IF THERE'S A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS MENU OPTION, IF IT CAN GET HELP JUST A SECOND FASTER, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DEFINITELY ARE STILL ASPIRING TO. I THINK THAT'S IT FOR POLICE. THANK YOU, CHIEF MCMANUS. JUDGE OBLETO, YOU AND FRED DO AN AMAZING JOB AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED WORK. I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE SLIDES YOU SHOWED WAS THE ANIMAL DOCKET AND SO THOSE ARE GREAT RESULTS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT -- I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH EVERYBODY, WHEN WE HAD YOU ALL AND THE JUDGE OVER THE ANIMAL CASES AT OUR DISTRICT 7 PUBLIC SAFETY TOWN HALL FOCUSED ON ANIMAL ISSUES, WE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR THAT NEIGHBORS WANT TO SEE THEIR NEIGHBORS BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, YOU KNOW? AND WE HEAR THAT REPEATED AT SO MANY OF OUR EVENTS, WHETHER IT'S WITH AN ANIMAL ISSUE OR A CODE COMPLIANCE ISSUE OR WHATEVER THE CASE IS. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THE UPTICK IN HOLDING PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE, ESPECIALLY REGARDING ANIMAL ISSUES.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS.

THAT'S ALL MY COMMENTS, THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCIL

MEMBER SPEARS. >> SPEARS: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I TOO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CHIEF FRAUSTO, CHIEF MCMANUS AND JUDGE OBLETO FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND THE TIME YOU PUT INTO IT AND THE COMMITMENT THAT YOU HAVE OBVIOUSLY TO YOUR DEPARTMENTS AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING.

I WANT TO GO PRETTY QUICKLY, BUT I WANTED TO ASK WITH CHIEF FRAUSTO, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.

I'M EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THE FOURTH SHIFT AND THINGS THAT COULD COME UP THERE.

I SEE IT'S WORKING WELL IN SOME OTHER CITIES, AND I WANTED TO SAY Y'ALL ARE DOING SOME GREAT WORK ON OBTAINING GRANT DOLLARS THERE.

I SAW THAT Y'ALL OBTAINED SOME NEW MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS AND FEDERAL GRANTS THAT WERE OUT THERE THAT WOULD BE REALLY IMPACTFUL TO OUR COMPREHENSIVE UNITS AND THE ADDICTION RECOVERY UNITS TOO. I WANTED TO -- I TOO WAS ECHOING, MAYOR, WHAT YOU BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE SENIORS AND LOW INCOME RESIDENTS AND HOW THE IMPACT OF THE EMS FEE WILL BE -- HOW THE EMS FEE WILL IMPACT THAT GROUP OF PEOPLE. BECAUSE THEY DO USE IT A LOT, AND IF THERE'S ANY PROGRAMS WE CAN DO TO ASSIST WITH ASSISTING THE SENIORS IN THEIR ISOLATION THAT DRIVES THAT DEMAND FOR THE EMS, I'M DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN BEING HELPFUL THERE. AND I WAS WONDERING HOW QUICKLY WE WOULD BE ABLE TO SCALE A SQUAD TO MEET THE GROWTH FOR THE ENHANCED SQUADS?

I MEAN, HOW LONG WOULD THAT TAKE FOR US TO GET? >> WE DID AN INTERNAL REVIEW AND WE FOUND THAT IF WE ADD TO THIS YEAR AND THEN WE'LL REQUEST TWO THE FOLLOWING BUDGET YEAR. IN FACT, FOR TWO MORE YEARS, SO THAT WILL GIVE US SIX.

I THINK WE'LL LEVEL OUT BECAUSE IT'S ONLY GOING TO IMPACT THE AREAS THAT HAVE HIGH CALL VOLUME, BUT IF WE, YOU KNOW, MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT PLAN, I THINK WE'LL BE

GOOD. >> SPEARS: OKAY. THANK YOU.

CHIEF MCMANUS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. I'M GOING TO SAY IT REAL QUICK OUT LOUD THAT I WANT A NEW SUBSTATION IN THE STONE OAK AREA, ON THE RECORD.

BUT I CAN'T AGREE MORE. SEEING THAT NUMBER OF THE 40 NEW OFFICERS THAT WE CAN DO IT AT 2.1 AND THE 5.9 FEELS COMPLETELY ATTAINABLE WITH THE BUDGET THAT WE HAVE, REASONABLE, ATTAINABLE, IMPACTFUL. MY DISTRICT IS SCREAMING AT ME FOR THIS. THEY NEED IT. WE ARE NOT A WALKABLE DISTRICT. IT IS DRIVING Y'ALL BEING AROUND IMPACTS SPEEDING, STREET RACING, THEFTS, EVERYTHING, JUST KNOWING YOU'RE THERE BRINGS A SENSE OF COMFORT AND CONFIDENCE, AND DEFINITELY IN MY DISTRICT.

SO I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. WE'RE A FUN CITY AND WE STRETCH OUR FORCE SO MUCH WHEN WE DO OUR FUN ACTIVITIES LIKE FIESTA, SO I

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I WANTED TO ECHO WHAT YOU ALSO ASKED FOR, MAYOR, THE HEAT MAP SHOWING THE RESPONSE TIMES. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE HIGH GROWTH AREAS OF THIS CITY WOULD BE HELPFUL TO ME. AND AGAIN, THANKS FOR APPLYING FOR THOSE GRANTS. THAT'S REALLY GREAT. THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US AND VERY HELPFUL. BUT I REALLY WANTED -- I WANT TO DO ANYTHING WE CAN TO GET TO THAT 60% PROACTIVE TARGET. SO CONSIDER ME YOUR ALLY IN

THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> SPEARS: AND JUDGE OBLETO, I THINK YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. ONE THING I WANTED TO TOUCH ON WITH YOU IS THE FAMILY VIOLENCE COMPLETION DROPPED QUITE A BIT TO ME AND I NOTICED WHEN I WENT TO THE STATE OF HOMELESSNESS PRESENTATION THAT THEY SAID THAT THE FIRST TIME HOMELESS POPULATION, 50% OF THAT ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND A LOT OF KIDS. SO THAT REALLY HITS ME IN A DEEP WAY BECAUSE I JUST THINK WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL IN WORKING ON THAT RESULT AND HOW WE CAN BE SUPPORTIVE IN THAT AND HOW IT IMPACTS OUR HOMELESS POPULATION WITH THAT BEING THE TRUTH.

THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE A RESPONSE, BUT THANK YOU FOR

ALL YOUR HARD WORK. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.

>> SPEARS: I HAVE SOME TIME LEFT AND I DID INVITE JOE JONES, THE PRESIDENT OF THE SAN ANTONIO FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, TO COME, AND I'M YIELDING MY FIVE MINUTES

TO HIM IF THAT'S FINE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COUNCIL.

THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN SPEARS. WAS THERE SOMETHING SPECIFIC

THAT YOU WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO ADDRESS OR SPEAK TO? >> SPEARS: WELL, I KNOW WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND THE THINGS -- I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT THERE. WE TALKED ABOUT THE FOURTH SHIFT AND I WAS JUST THINKING THAT YOU COULD BE HELPFUL IN EDIFYING EVERYTHING CHIEF FRAUSTO

SAID TODAY AND ANY OTHER INPUT YOU MIGHT HAVE. >> FIRST LET ME EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR ALLOWING THE FIREFIGHTERS A VOICE IN THIS PROCESS.

THE CITY MANAGER AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY GOOD WITH THAT AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK BUTTING THIS BUDGET TOGETHER.

IT'S NOT AN EASY TASK. REGARDING WHAT WE SEE UP THERE, WE SEE SOME TROUBLING THINGS. WE SEE RUN RESPONSE TIMES AT 826 AND CLIMBING CONSISTENTLY EVERY YEAR AND THAT'S A PROBLEM. WE ALSO SEE THE NEED FOR ENHANCED SQUADS, WHAT WE CALL HEAVY SQUADS. AS SOME OF THESE REALLY BUSY SINGLE COMPANIES. AT 4500 RUNS FOR AN ENGINE COMPANY, THAT'S A RUN -- THAT'S RIGHT IN 12 CALLS A SHIFT, IT'S IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

THERE'S A PLUS/MINUS ON IT. EVEN AT 4 4,000, THAT'S 11 CALLS A SHIFT.

A CALL WITH TAKE FROM 20 TO 30 MINUTES TO HOURS. SO THERE'S A VARIABLE THERE.

BUT GETTING TO THE RESPONSE TIME, THAT'S PROBLEMATIC FOR US BECAUSE WHAT'S IT'S DOING IS INCREASING THE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE MOST IMPORTANT AND ALSO THE MOST IMPORTANT INVESTMENT BY THE CITY ON THAT ENTIRE FIRE APPARATUS, AND THAT IS THE PEOPLE, RIGHT? THE ENHANCED SQUADS, THERE'S NOTHING ENHANCED ABOUT THEM.

IT'S A MEDIC TRUCK WITH A MEDIC BOX. THE ONLY THING THAT ENHANCES THEM IS THE TWO FIREFIGHTERS THAT HELP SAVE LIVES. AND THAT OFFSETS SOME OF THE CALL VOLUME ON THE ENGINE COMPANY. SO THE ENGINES -- I LOOK AT SPECIFICALLY 44 ON THE SLIDE AND ENGINE 44 USED TO BE NUMBER ONE UNTIL THEY STAFFED THEIR SQUAD AND BROUGHT THEIR SQUAD ON. NOW THAT'S DROPPED THEM TO, WAS IT NUMBER 5, 6? AND THEY'RE STILL CLOCKING IN RIGHT AROUND 4,000.

SO WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THE SCIENCE BEHIND WHAT THOSE ENHANCED SQUADS CAN DO.

THEY'RE REDUCING THE CALL VOLUME, BUT NOT REDUCING IT AT THE QUANTITY THAT WE REALLY NEED AT THESE SINGLE COMPANIES. THE REALITY IS WE HAVE ALL THE HARDWARE WE NEED ALREADY AT DOUBLE COMPANIES ACROSS THE CITY.

NOW, THERE ARE 23 DOUBLE COMPANIES. 22 EQUIPPED WITH LADDER COMPANIES AND THEN ONE THAT IS A DOUBLE ENGINE COMPANY. THEY ALL ARE EQUIPPED WITH SQUADS ALREADY, WHICH IS THE HARDWARE, THE PICKUP TRUCKS, THE MEDICAL KIT, BUT WHAT THEY DO IS THEY STEAL FROM THE HEAVY APPARATUS, THE ENGINE AND THE LADDER, TO STAFF FOR MEDICAL CALLS. SO THAT SQUAD IS NOT ALWAYS IN SERVICE THE WAY IT IS IN THE SINGLE COMPANIES. SO ONE OF THE REASONS WE LOOKED AT THAT IS A CREATIVE SOLUTION FOR THE OVERHEATING SYSTEM THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH IS IT'S A TURNKEY

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THE ONLY THING THAT'S NOT TURNKEY IS THERE WOULD BE A LAG TIME IN TRYING TO HIRE UP TO STAFF THOSE UNITS. THAT'S THE LAG TIME. THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT'S NOT TURNKEY THAT WOULD HAVE AN IMMEDIATE POSITIVE IMPACT.

INDEPENDENT OF THAT, I LOOK AT THAT EIGHT MINUTE RESPONSE TIME AND IT'S BEEN ABOVE EIGHT MINUTES FOR THE LAST TWO, THREE, FOUR YEARS AND IT'S STEADILY INCREASING AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE. SAN ANTONIO IS GETTING BUSIER. WE LOOK AT ACROSS THE SPECTRUM TO OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND THEY'VE RESPONSIVELY CONTINUED TO ADD OFFICERS.

AS CHIEF MCMANUS INDICATED, THERE'S ONLY TWO WAYS TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM, YOU EITHER REDUCE SERVICE OR YOU INCREASE UNIFORMS. COULDN'T AGREE MORE.

THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS ON OUR SIDE AS WELL. UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVEN'T KEPT UP WITH THAT. THE LAST FIRE STATION THAT WE ADDED WAS FIRE STATION 54, AND THAT WAS IN JANUARY 2020, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.

PRIOR TO THAT IT WAS 52 AND 53, AND THAT GOES BACK TO -- ERIK, CAN YOU HELP ME OUT,

2015 MAYBE? >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> SOMEWHERE IN THAT BALLPARK. SO WE'RE SEEING A CONSISTENT INCREASE IN THE STRESS ON OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND OUR PARAMEDICS, BUT WE'RE NOT SEEING ANYTHING TO ALLEVIATE IT, WHICH LEADS US TO HAVE TO PIVOT INTO THAT FOURTH SHIFT, RIGHT? SO WE LOOK AROUND FOR A STAFFING MODEL AND WE TALK THINGS LIKE PARITY WITH OUR BRETHREN ACROSS THE AISLE, AGAIN, POLICE, POLICE STAFF 40 HOURS A WEEK, RIGHT? WE WORK ON AVERAGE 56 HOURS A WEEK, OKAY? WE'RE LOOKING AT THE PERSPECTIVE THAT LED US TO WORKING 56 HOURS A WEEK AND IT'S AN ANTIQUATED PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE CLOCKING IN AT 10, 11, 12 TRIPS A SHIFT, THAT'S WHAT KILLS US, AN INCREASE IN HEART DISEASE, STROKES, CANCERS, ALL THE OTHER THAT WE HAVE HARD DATA ON, RIGHT? SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE SEEING, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE TO ADDRESS NOW, YOU KNOW, THE EXPERTS WOULD PROBABLY SAY THIS IS MORE APPROPRIATE FOR NEGOTIATIONS, AND I SAY THE STAFFING STUDY AND THE EQUIPMENT STUDY AND THE FACILITIES STUDY IS MOVEMENT TOWARDS THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT I CAN ALSO TELL YOU THAT I'VE SEEN A BUDGET SLIDE ON STATIONS 52, 53, 10, 21 AND 33. THANK YOU, ERIK. I SAW THAT IN FISCAL YEAR 23 AS WELL. WE'RE NOT ADDING NEW STATIONS.

WE'RE NOT ADDRESSING THE ROOT PROBLEM. WE'RE ADDRESSING SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS AND WE'RE DOING REPLACEMENT STATIONS, NOT NEW STATIONS.

[BEEP]. SO IT'S NOT ALLEVIATING THE PRESSURE ON THE SYSTEM, WHICH IS WHY I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AND INVEST IN HONEST DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ADDING A FOURTH SHIFT, WHICH WE HAVE THE MODEL ALREADY IN EMS.

>> THANK YOU, MR. JONES. >> MAYOR, CAN I -- PART OF THAT ALSO, AND I THINK, COUNCILWOMAN, THE ISSUE YOU RAISE GENERALLY ABOUT THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT, THERE'S A BALANCE BETWEEN -- IF ANYBODY HAS NOTICED THE NEWER FIRE STATIONS THAT THE CITY HAS BUILT OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS, THEY'RE ALL OVERBUILT IN TERMS OF ADDITIONAL CAPACITY. AND THEY'RE BUILT THAT WAY WITH THE THOUGHT THAT AS INFILL DEVELOPMENT OCCURS OR EXPANSIONS OCCURS, WE'VE GOT THE FACILITY TO BE ABLE TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL TRUCK, AN ADDITIONAL EMS UNIT, WHAT HAVE YOU, AND THERE WAS A PERIOD OF THE MID '80S, LATE '80S, WHERE THE FIRE STATIONS WERE CONSTRUCTED LIKE BOXES AND PROBABLY ABOUT THE SIZE OF THIS ROOM RIGHT HERE.

AND THERE WAS NO EXPANSION CAPABILITY. SO PART OF WHAT I THINK THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT IS GOING TO LOOK AT IS WHERE DO WE -- WHETHER WE REPLACE IT OR -- WHETHER WE REPLACE THE FIRE STATION OR WE ADD A FIRE STATION, THE CONCEPT IS BEING ABLE TO BALANCE WHAT THAT SERVICE REQUIREMENT IS. SO I THINK THAT WILL BE AN INTERESTING PROCESS FOR US TO GO THROUGH, AND REALLY KIND OF HAVE SOMEBODY KICK THE TIRES AND TELL US THESE ARE THE TRENDS YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF, RIGHT? AS THE SENIOR POPULATION INCREASES OR DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF TOWN OR WHAT HAVE YOU. AND THEN FINALLY, I'LL RESPOND TO THE FOURTH SHIFT. IT WOULD BE CERTAINLY MY STANDPOINT THAT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD NEED TO LOOK AT REALLY CLOSELY.

THERE WAS A TIME IN THE LAST COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WHERE THAT ISSUE WAS CASED BY THE FIRE ASSOCIATION, JONES' TEAM, AND IT WOULD COME WITH A PRETTY HEAVY INCREASE IN PERSONNEL THAT I THINK ABSENT THE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT DO WE WANT AND WHAT DO WE NEED WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD

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SO IN NEITHER AGREEMENT RIGHT NOW DO WE HAVE STAFFING REQUIREMENTS.

SO I'D BE VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT THAT, BUT ASSUMING WE WOULD TALK THROUGH THAT AS A

NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THANKS. >> MAYOR JONES:

COUNCILWOMAN MEZA GONZÁLEZ. >> GONZÁLEZ: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I WANTED TO THANK CHIEF MCMANUS AND CHIEF FRAUSTO FOR THE PRESENTATIONS.

I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT ON SAFD AND THE SQUAD PROGRAM.

I THINK WHEN THE MAYOR HAS TALKED ABOUT SERVICES, SPECIFIC SERVICES TO OUR SENIORS AND OUR YOUTH, SA-CORE IS I THINK AT THE HEART OF THAT AND THE MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE. SO IS IT THERE -- I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE DOING THIS NOW, BUT IS THERE SOME SORT OF HIGHLIGHT WE CAN GIVE ON WHAT MIH IS DOING IN THIS

FISCAL YEAR OR PROGRAMS RELATED TO OUR SENIORS? >> I DO BELIEVE I HAVE SOME INFORMATION ON THAT. IF NOT, IF I CAN'T FIND IT, I WILL GET BACK TO YOU WITH THE COMPLETE LIST. LET ME SEE. IT'S 22 OF THE BACKUP SLIDES. OKAY. THIS IS A COMPLETE LISTING OF THE MIH PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY IN PLACE AND IT CONSISTS OF 10 IN TOTAL.

SO ALL OF THESE ARE THE INCLUDING THE SPECIAL POPULATIONS.

I THOUGHT THIS SLIDE HAD THE NUMBER OF CONTACTS. DO WE HAVE A SLIDE ON THE CONTACTS? I COULD HAVE SWORN I SAW THAT.

OKAY. I'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT, I'M SORRY.

>> GONZÁLEZ: AND THEN FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, JUST LIKE COUNCILWOMAN SPEARS SAID, I HEAR THAT IN DISTRICT 8 ALL THE TIME. DISTRICT 8 IS THE WORST FOR DRAG RACING AND THE MORE THAT WE SEE OFFICERS OUT THERE THE SAFER THIS COMMUNITY IS. SO I'M IN COMPLETE SUPPORT OF INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF OFFICERS TO 65. DO WE HAVE ANY -- IS THERE ANY CONVERSATION OR PILOT

PROGRAMS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WITH REGARDS TO DRAG RACING? >> COUNCIL MEMBER, WE HAVE AN AD HOC TASK FORCE THAT WE USE TO ADDRESS THE DRAG RACERS WHEN WE KNOW THEY'RE COMING INTO TOWN, AND WE KEEP MONITORING THEM ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

AND WE REALLY HAVEN'T HAD MANY INCIDENTS OF THAT FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW ONCE THEY REALIZED THAT WE CRACKED DOWN ON THEM. AND THE LAW CHANGED IN AUSTIN ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THE VEHICLES AND WHO YOU CAN ARREST, AND IT'S GOTTEN PRETTY SCARY FOR THEM, SO WE HAVEN'T SEEN VERY MUCH OF THAT LATELY.

>> GONZÁLEZ: I JUST GOT A TEXT FROM A NEIGHBOR LAST NIGHT.

BECAUSE WURZBACH PARKWAY, ALL THE HOUSES THAT FACE THERE, THE BACKWARDS THAT FACE IT, HEAR IT ALL THE TIME BETWEEN THE 1:00 AND 3:00 A.M. TIME FRAME.

>> I'M TALKING PRIMARILY ABOUT THE CAR -- I DON'T MEAN TO CALL THEM CAR GROUPS. I GET IN TROUBLE FOR THAT. BUT THE TAKEOVER GROUPS IS

WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO. >> GONZÁLEZ: BUT AS FAR AS A SINGLE KIND OF -- I GUESS

IS THERE -- >> IT'S -- >> GONZÁLEZ: COMMUNICATION

OR EDUCATION THAT WE CAN PROVIDE TO RESIDENTS. >> IF SOMEONE CALLS IN WE'LL HAVE SOMEONE RESPOND FOR SURE. AND IF IT'S A REGULAR THING, WE REPORT IT TO TRAFFIC AND TRAFFIC PUTS THEM ON A LIST AND THEN AS THEY ROTATE THROUGH THE VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE CITY IT WILL EVENTUALLY HIT THAT PLACE. BUT SAFFE OFFICERS ARE GOOD FOR THAT.

>> GONZÁLEZ: OKAY. THANK YOU. FOR THE INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SAFETY OFFICE, I KNOW WE'RE GETTING IN THAT PHASE 2 OR WE STARTED PHASE 2 WITH THE ROOT CAUSES OF CRIME. SO CAN YOU SHED LIGHT ON THE WORK THAT THAT DEPARTMENT IS

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DOING WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS? >> I'LL HAVE [INDISCERNIBLE]

TALK ABOUT THAT. >> HI, MARIA VARGAS WITH INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SAFETY.

WITH THE INITIAL SITE, THE PROPERTY MANAGER DID CITE TRUANCY BEING AN ISSUE AT THAT PROPERTY. SO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND SAPD WERE SPEAKING WITH THE ISDS IN THE AREA TO TRY TO IDENTIFY ANY ISSUES.

IT WAS SUMMERTIME WHEN WE STARTED THERE, SO WE COULDN'T CATCH THEM IN THE ACT. THEN WHEN SCHOOL STARTED, THE TRUANCY ISSUE ACTUALLY DID NOT REAPPEAR, AND IT DID SEEM THAT THE MANAGER THERE AT THAT PROPERTY WHO I GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO, GOING OUT AND TALKING WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS, TALKING WITH THE FAMILIES, THE SAFFE OFFICER AT THAT LOCATION BEING THERE ALL THE TIME, THE TRUANCY ISSUE JUST DID NOT REAPPEAR FOR US IN A FORMAL WAY WHEN SCHOOL STARTED IN AUGUST. IN THIS LOCATION THE STAFF AT THAT PROPERTY HAVE NOT BEEN AS COOPERATIVE WITH US TO TRY AND FIND THOSE ISSUES WITH THAT INSIDE THE RESIDENTS THERE. IT BEING SUMMER WE HAVE SEEN? YOUTH OUT, BUT THERE'S NO TRUANCY ISSUE FOR US TO ADDRESS AT THIS POINT IN TIME, BUT WITH SCHOOL STARTING WE CAN TRY TO MAKE IT A POINT TO SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN SEE AT THE PROPERTY AS WE CONTINUE OUR WORK THERE.

>> GONZÁLEZ: OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

-- LET'S SEE, I THINK THAT'S IT. JUST ONE -- I KNOW I MENTIONED THIS IN THE FIRST BUDGET WORK SESSION WE HAD, BUT THE SUPPORT FOR THE NEW OPPORTUNITIES OF WELLNESS CLINIC, I GAVE THAT INFORMATION TO OUR CITY MANAGER. THIS IS LAUNCHED IN 2023. THIS IS A RESPONSE TO A GROWING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE NOW CLINIC HAS BECOME VERY VITAL FOR OUR SAN ANTONIO POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, EMS, AND OPERATORS AND CITY EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE'VE SEEN OVER -- ACTUALLY 122,000 CLINICAL ENCOUNTERS FOR 13,000 INDIVIDUALS. OVER 1300 ENCOUNTERS THROUGH THE LIVING ROOM CRISIS DIVERSION SPACE, SO THIS IS A SPACE THAT FOLKS CAN GO TO THAT ARE IN THAT IMMEDIATE MENTAL HEALTH NEED WITHOUT HAVING TO GO TO THE ER.

SO THESE ARE ALL VALUABLE SERVICES THAT ARE HOUSED IN DISTRICT 8, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN SUPPORT A CLINIC LIKE THIS. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I

HAVE FOR NOW. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCIL

MEMBER CASTILLO AND. >> THANK YOU. I'M USED TO BEING THE LAST ONE. YOU MADE A REALLY GOOD POINT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, RIGHT? IT'S NOT JUST FIRE, POLICE OR MUNICIPAL, RIGHT? WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALSO TAKING CARE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY, VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND STREET LIGHTING. AND SO WHEN RESIDENTS TALK -- SORRY, I WANT TO START WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FIRST.

I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, KIND OF JUST FEEDBACK.

SO WHEN OUR RESIDENTS TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, IT'S MORE THAN JUST POLICE, RIGHT? AND WE ARE ALL AWARE OF THE STEWARDSHIP OF PUBLIC DOLLARS, WE REALIZE THAT OUR CITY HAS TO FOCUS ON FUNDING STRATEGIES THAT GIVE US MORE RETURN ON OUR INVESTMENT BECAUSE WE ALL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE MOST IMPACT WITH EVERY PENNY. AND SO WE MUST ALSO REMEMBER THAT BUDGETS ARE MORAL DOCUMENTS AND REFLECT HOW WE VIEW AND ORGANIZE OUR PRIORITIES. AND SO WHEN OUR TEAM LOOKED AT WHAT RESEARCHERS SAY WHAT WILL AND WHAT WILL NOT MAKE THE MOST IMPACT, I KIND OF WANT TO WALK YOU THROUGH A LITTLE SCENARIO. WHEN WE ADD ANOTHER POLICE OFFICER, WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT WE'RE BEHOLDEN TO SALARY INCREASES MANDATED BY THE CBA, RIGHT? AND ALSO ENOUGH POLICE CARS AND EQUIPMENT FOR EACH OFFICER.

AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, RESEARCHERS HAVE DIMINISHING RETURNS WHEN WE ADD MORE AND MORE POLICE OFFICERS TO THE FORCE. AND I KNOW THAT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LOWERING CRIME WE CAN'T JUST SOLVE CRIME BY ADDING POLICE OFFICERS.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S MANY, MANY, MANY THINGS THAT ENCOMPASS THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PRIORITIZING PUBLIC SAFETY WHEN IT COMES TO DOES THAT INCLUDE ADDRESSING ROOT CAUSE OF CRIME? AND IT'S A MUCH BETTER INVESTMENT. SO FOR INSTANCE, LIGHTING. I KNOW WE WERE ALL KIND OF TALKING ABOUT LIGHTING EARLIER. WE STILL HAVE LIGHTING GAPS ACROSS THE CITY BASED ON THE LIGHTING INDEX WE CONDUCTED A FEW YEARS AGO, AND LIGHTING, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, INCREASED SAFETY BY OVER 30%.

AND THIS IS AN INVESTMENT THAT MAINTAINS IMPACT OVER THE YEARS WITH MINIMAL INVESTMENT. SO THIS IS WHY I'M PRETTY ADAMANT ON ADDING MORE POLICE -- SORRY, INSTEAD OF ADDING MORE POLICE, WE NEED TO FULLY FUND OUR LIGHTING GAPS. AND I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES' SUPPORT ON FIGURING OUT HOW WE CAN SECURE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THAT.

AND I KNOW WE'LL DISCUSS MORE OF THIS TOMORROW. AND THEN I WANT TO

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I'VE BEEN MEETING WITH THE TEAM AND THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT ALL THE AMAZING THINGS THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT HAS DONE, SO I COMMEND YOU ON THAT.

AND I'M PRETTY GATEFUL TO SEE THAT WE'RE FUNDING THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN THIS BUDGET. I THINK IT'S REALLY GREATLY NEEDED AND IT'S LONG-TIME COMING.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR DISTRICT 2 OFFICE IS ENGAGED AS WE PUT TOGETHER THE ASSESSMENT PARAMETERS. WHEN WE SAW THE RECENT CALIFORNIA FIRES, I THINK THAT GOES TO SHOW THAT IT'S VERY IMPERATIVE THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS ALL THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO PRE-K THEMSELVES, THEIR LOVED ONES, THEIR INTERPRETS AND THEIR HOMES. BUT I DID HAVE A QUESTION. I'M VERY CURIOUS WHY THE WORK HOURS FOR EMS WORKERS VARIES GREATLY FROM THE FIREFIGHTERS? I KNOW THE FIREFIGHTERS WORK 7224 ON AND 48 OFF. WHY IS THERE A DIFFERENCE,.

>> THE EMS HAVE FOUR SHIFTS, ABCD, AND FIRE HAS THREE SHIFTS.

SO IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE WELL BEFORE I EVEN GOT IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THAT'S CERTAINLY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WILL LOOK AT WITH NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

AS PRESIDENT JONES MENTIONED, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT ALL THE OPTIONS AND DO WHATEVER IS FEASIBLE AND THEN WHATEVER IS BEST FOR THE MEMBERS AS

WELL. >> YEAH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.

YEAH, SO I'M DEFINITELY HOPING THAT WE CAN JUST REVIEW THAT JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE. AND OF COURSE JUST EXTENDING THE GRATITUDE, I KNOW THIS FEBRUARY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SOME OF OUR COUNCIL OFFICES WORKED TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY NEIGHBORS WHO ARE IN NEED OF FIRE ALARMS AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS. I KNOW THE FIREFIGHTERS ALSO CANVASSED THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS AND MET WITH PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES TO INSTALL AND I THOUGHT THIS WAS A REALLY AWESOME INITIATIVE AND IT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE CONTINUED AND EXPANDED.

I KNOW OUR OFFICES DONATED SOME OF THOSE DEVICES, WHICH THEY WERE GLAD TO DO, WHICH IS AWESOME, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME FULL FUNDING IN PLACE WHEN IT COMES TO THE BUDGET. AND I KNOW VIAGRAN TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ON THIS ABOUT THE DRONES. I GUESS I WANT TO KNOW HOW RESTORING DATA FROM THOSE DRONES, DO WE HAVE ANY POLICY IN PLACE TO PROTECT PUBLIC PRIVACY FOR ANY DATA THAT'S COLLECTED AND ALSO WHAT ENTITIES ARE ALLOWED TO ACCESS THIS DATA?

DO YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION? >> CAN WE GET THAT?

>> YES. WE ACTUALLY LOOKED INTO DIFFERENT PLATFORMS, AND DECIDED THAT WE WOULD PIGGYBACK OFF OF PD. SO THEY WOULD HANDLE -- NOT TASK THEM WITH HANDLING IT, BUT SIMILAR TO THE WAY THEY HANDLE THEIR -- AND

RETENTION PERIODS, WE WOULD FOLLOW SUIT. >> OKAY.

>> YES, OF COURSE. THANK YOU, CRAIG. >> I'LL ASK THE CHIEF OF POLICE STAFF TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW IN GENERAL AS WE WORK WITH THE DRONES IN BOTH FIRE AND PD AND IN OTHER PLACES ALL DATA IS CITY-OWNED DATA, ALL WORK WITH OUR VENDERS THAT ARE UNDER CONTRACT WITH US AND THE I.T. SHOP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPORTING THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT PRIEF

THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT PRIEF CY STAYS IN PLACE. >> THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION. AND THEN WITH THE MUNICIPAL COURT, I KNOW THERE'S THE MAGISTRATION. I KNOW WE TOUCHED BASE ON THAT, BUT YEAH, I THINK I'M JUST REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO, YOU KNOW, FIGURING THAT OUT UNDER THE COMMITTEE. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO APPROVING THAT PROCESS VERY SOON. I THINK THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMAN, YOU RAISED A REALLY GOOD QUESTION. MR. HOPKINS, CAN I ASK THE -- IN THIS ERA OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PRIVACY, IS THAT DRONE FOOTAGE SUSCEPTIBLE TO OPEN RECORDS

REQUESTS? >> THAT IS NOT MY AREA OF EXPERTISE, MA'AM.

>> SHORT ANSWER IS YES. >> THANK YOU. BECAUSE IT RAISES A REALLY GOOD POINT ON HOW TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND IN THIS AGE AS WE'RE TRYING TO USE TECHNOLOGY SMARTLY EFFORTS THEY MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE TO PROTECT

THEIR PRIVACY. COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU TO BOTH CHIEFS AS WELL AS THE JUDGE AND OTHERS FOR THE PRESENTATIONS. BEGINNING WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, GRATEFUL TO SEE THAT THERE WILL BE THE ADDITIONAL FIRE SQUAD, BUT HEARING THE CONVERSATION AROUND THE EXPANSIVE GROWTH OF THE CITY AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL DENSITY THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE DOWNTOWN, I THINK WE SHOULD -- I BELIEVECILS PROPOSED THIS SEVERAL MEETINGS AGO, BUT HOW WE CAN SLOWER HOW THE HIGH DENSITY DOWNTOWN MAY IMPOSSIBLE RESPONSE TIMES. AND WE'VE SEEN IN THE PRESENTATION THAT WE'RE ALREADY SEEING RESPONSE TIMES INCREASE AND A LOT HAS TO DO WITH THE GROWTH OF THE CITY, BUT HOW CAN WE PLAN FOR A POTENTIAL SPORTS DISTRICT TO ENSURE THAT AS

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IN TERMS OF THE ANALYSIS THAT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE, THAT'S SOMETHING I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE, BUT I ALSO WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO MOVE THOSE COMPONENTS WHATEVER. THAT IT'S NOT ANOTHER ANALYSIS THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY MOVE FORWARD IN TERMS OF WHAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE, WHETHER IT'S EQUIPMENT, STAFFING OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. BUT IN TERMS OF THE FIRE STATION 33, REALLY EXCITED THAT WE ARE PAST THE LAND ACQUISITION COMPONENT.

ONE OF THE EXPECTATIONS WE HAVE IS WHEN WE MOVE TOWARDS DESIGN THAT WE CAN INCLUDE LOCAL 624 TO SHARE WHAT WORKS BEST FOR THE WORKER IN TERMS OF THE SPACE AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. AND A CONCERN, RIGHT, AND JOE HIT ON IT, WE'VE SEEN STATION 33 ON A PRESENTATION SINCE 2022 AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO MOVE THESE CAPITAL PROJECTS FORWARD BECAUSE AS A POINT JOE RAISED, THESE AREN'T ADDITIONAL, IT'S REPLACEMENTS AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT COMMITMENT OF RETROFITTING, REBUILDING, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, WITH OUR FIRE STATIONS. WITH THE CONVERSATION AROUND PUBLIC SAFETY AS A WHOLE, AND I MENTION THIS EVERY TIME, WHETHER IT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, OUR SAFFE OFFICERS ARE BOMBARDED WITH QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS REGARDING ENCAMPMENTS AND VACANT STRUCTURES. AND MY CONCERN IS THAT WE'RE SETTING THE EXPECTATION THAT OUR SAFFE OFFICERS ARE SOCIAL WORKERS, THEY'RE CONNECTING FOLKS TO REHABILITATION SERVICES. OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT THEY'RE ACTIVATING THAT VACANT LOT AND I FEEL LIKE WE'RE RELYING ON THEM ON HOW TEACHERS ARE EXPECTED TO SOLVE EVERYTHING IN SOCIETY. AND MY CONCERN IS IF WE DON'T CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE THE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH WHAT I'LL CALL THE HOTSPOT STUDY IN TERMS OF THE FOLLOWING PHASES OF VACANT LOT ACTIVATION AND/OR INCREASED LIGHTING THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO FIND OURSELVES IN THE SAME POSITION WITH THE SAME PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS BECAUSE THE MAYOR WAS ASKING WHAT I ANTICIPATE TO HEAR AT OUR BUDGET TOWN HALL, AND I BELIEVE TYPICALLY THE STANDARD IS CONCERNS AROUND VACANT STRUCTURES AND VACANT LOTS.

THESE SERVE AS A HOST OF A MAJORITY OF PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS, PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS AND SO MUCH MORE. AND IF WE FAIL TO INVEST IN THOSE PUBLIC SAFETY COMPONENTS WITHIN THOSE PLANS, WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS FROM COMMUNITIES. SO WITH THE WORK THAT MARIA AND JESSE ARE DOING, GRATEFUL FOR THAT. BUT I ALSO DIDN'T SEE IN THE PRESENTATION THE LINE ITEMS. I KNOW IT OVERLAPS WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS, BUT HOW ARE WE SUPPLEMENTING THOSE REQUESTS, WHETHER IT'S ACTIVITYING VACANT LOTS, IF IT'S INCREASED LIGHTING, HOW ARE WE EARMARKING FUNDING TO GO TOWARDS THE HOT SPOTS AND/OR THE AREAS WITHIN THE GOOD NEIGHBOR PROGRAM? AND AGAIN, IN TERMS OF WITH OUR SAFFE OFFICERS, WITH THE GOOD NEIGHBOR PROGRAM WE DO SEE A HIGH CONCENTRATION WITHIN THE WESTSIDE, WHETHER IT'S DISTRICT 5, AND I BELIEVE THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR US WITH THE OFFICERS THAT WILL BE HIRED TO HELP TACKLE THESE AREAS WHERE WE ARE SEEING A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF ISSUES, WHETHER IT'S CONTINUING TO WORK WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND I KNOW THAT WORK IS TAKING PLACE. BUT SINCE D5 HAS DOUBLED, THE MAJORITY OF DISTRICTS, DISTRICT 5 RESIDENTS DO DESERVE MORE CONCENTRATED SUPPORT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE SEEING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVE, RIGHT? SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON SLIDE 22, WITH THE NEW TECHNOLOGY, PRIOR TO US TAKING ACTION ON THE BUDGET, CRAIG, I WOULD LIKE TO GET A BRIEFING IN TERMS OF WHO HAS ACCESS TO THE DATA BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT IT BE COMPROMISED LIKE ANYTHING ELSE, BUT I ALSO WANT TO KNOW IN TERMS OF THE AI APPLICATION FOR WRITING REPORTS, WHAT TYPES OF INFORMATION WILL BE PUT INTO THIS AI GENERATOR? DO WE ALREADY HAVE THAT DETAILED?

>> IF I MAY, ALL OF THESE ON THE SLIDE RIGHT NOW ARE RESEARCH AND PROTOTYPE SO I WANT TO BE CLEAR WE ARE NOT IN PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTS, WE ARE NOT OUT THERE IN THE FIELD DOING THIS AT THIS TIME. THAT WILL BE PART OF OUR RESEARCH IS WE'LL BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THOSE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

>> CASTILLO: OKAY. BECAUSE I DO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ABILITY TO EXIST IN SOCIETY WITHOUT BEING CONSTANTLY MONITORED AND THE POTENTIAL TO BE MONITORED AND HOW WE MAY BE INVADING ON PEOPLE'S PRIVACY IN PRACTICE WITH THESE EFFICIENCY TOOLS. SO WITH AUTOMATED POLICE WRITING TOOL, WHAT TYPE OF PRIVATE INFORMATION IS A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PUTTING IN OR GIVING TO THE POLICE OFFICER THAT WILL THEN BE PUT INTO THE DASHBOARD TO PRODUCE A REPORT.

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ACTION. ABSOLUTELY. >> CASTILLO: AND JUDGE OBLETO, I APPRECIATE YOU WALKING US THROUGH THE DOUBLE MAGISTRATE CONVERSATION TAKING PLACE. THERE WAS A STUDY DONE THAT ARGUES THAT THERE IS A DOUBLE MAGISTRATE PROCESS. AND WHAT HE'S ENCOURAGING, AND I KNOW HE DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH PD TO SEE WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE, BUT I DO BELIEVE THERE WOULD BE VALUE. I KNOW THIS IS WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING, BUT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COUNTY AND LOOK AT THAT STUDY ON WAYS WE CAN POTENTIALLY ADDRESS SOME OF THIS DUPLICATION OF WORK. I KNOW YOU MENTIONED ON THE COUNTY'S END THEY'RE DOING A STEP THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE TAKING CARE OF HOW WE CAN BETTER COORDINATE BECAUSE WHEN I LOOK AT THE AI RECOMMENDATION TO REDUCE RESPONSE TIMES, THAT WAY OUR OFFICERS CAN TRACK THEIR REPORTS, GO BACK OUT INTO THE FIELD, WHAT DR. TESLA AND OTHER SCHOLARS HAVE FOUND, IS WHEN YOU REDUCE THAT DOUBLE MAGISTRATE ACTIVE PROCESS IT PROVIDES THE OFFICER A SHORTER TIME FRAME IN TERMS OF BEING DOWN AS A MAGISTRATE TO GO BACK OUT INTO THE FIELD.

SO I THINK THERE'S MORE

DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE? >> WELL, HAVE YOU READ THAT REPORT, COUNCILWOMAN, THE

PART THAT HAD TO DO WITH MAGISTRATION? >> YES, AND WE'VE MET WITH

DR. TESLA AS WELL. >> I FELT THAT IT SERIOUSLY LACKED IN DATA.

I REALLY FELT THAT THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF DATA TO SUPPORT THE ANSWERS THAT THEY GAVE.

BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO SEE HOW WE CAN IMPROVE EFFICIENCIES AND HOW WE CAN WORK WITH THE COUNTY TO CUT DOWN THOSE WAIT TIMES, DEFINITELY.

>> CASTILLO: THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO GET -- BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION ON THE BUDGET IF WE COULD SIT DOWN IN TERMS OF WHAT THAT STUDY IS, WHAT IT'S RECOMMENDING AND ALSO WHERE THERE MAY BE CONFLICTING RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT HOW WE COULD JUST STREAMLINE THAT PROCESS BECAUSE ULTIMATELY BITS ABOUT HOW CAN WE ENSURE THAT WE'RE NOT HAVING OFFICERS DOWN AT THE MAGISTRATE PROCESS FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME WHEN THEY CAN BE BACK OUT IN THE FIELD, RIGHT? SIMILAR TO THE RECOMMENDATION WITH THE AI REPORT COMPONENT.

SO HOW WE CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND WHICH EFFICIENCIES WOULD YOU RECOMMEND WE MOVE FORWARD FROM THAT STUDY AND THEN WHERE YOU SEE THERE MAY BE MISSING DATA. I UNDERSTAND WITHIN THE STUDY HE MENTIONED THEA DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THE SAN ANTONIO MAY MAG OR EVEN PD SO THAT'S WHY

THERE WAS A LACK OF DATA. >> WAS NEVER ASKED BY HIM. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL BECAUSE IT WOULD HELP ME WHEN I HAVE TO ADDRESS ANYTHING WITH THE JUDGES, IT WILL BE HELPFUL TO KNOW IF THERE IS INFORMATION LACKING IN POLICE REPORTS, HOW OFTEN THAT HAPPENS. WHEN DID IT HAPPEN. WHEN IS THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED. A LOT OF THE ANSWERS WERE, WELL, IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND THEY NEVER AND WE ALWAYS. SO I'D LIKE A LOT MORE INFORMATION, SO THAT I KNOW WHEN I'M TALKING TO THE JUDGES AND FRED IS ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES WITH MAG STAFF, I WANT TO KNOW HOW OFTEN IT'S HAPPENING AND WHEN THE LAST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT WHEN I SAY THAT I FEEL LIKE THAT REPORT SERIOUSLY LACKED IN DATA.

I JUST COULDN'T IMAGINE GIVING THIS BODY THOSE TYPES OF ANSWERS, THAT'S ALL I'M

SAYING. >> COUNCILWOMAN, I WILL COORDINATE THAT BRIEFING AND I'LL MAKE SURE THAT THE -- THAT WE'RE INCORPORATING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THAT

CONVERSATION WITH YOU. >> CASTILLO: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

AGAIN, ALWAYS KUDOS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR THE TRUANCY COURT AS WELL AS THE WARRANT RESOLUTION WORKSHOPS. I THINK THE NUMBERS THAT YOU PRESENT SHOW THAT THEY ARE IMPACTFUL. AGAIN, I'M ALWAYS IMPRESSED WITH HOW YOU TEAM PROVIDES WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO THE FAMILIES THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THE TRUANCY COURT AND PROVIDING OUR YOUTH WITH AN OPPORTUNITY AND THEIR PARENTS AS WELL TO GET CONNECTED TO SERVICES AND GET BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY VALUED IN OUR DISTRICT AND I'M [INDISCERNIBLE], AND I WANT TO THANK YOU AND ASK THAT Y'ALL CONTINUE TO DO THAT GREAT WORK WITH SAN ANTONIO RESIDENTS. AND LASTLY -- LASTLY, IF WE'RE ALL MAKING OUR ASK FOR FACILITIES TO POTENTIALLY RESEARCH, I THINK THERE WOULD BE VALUE IN CONDUCTING A STUDY TO SEE HOW WE CAN POTENTIALLY REBUILD AND/OR RETROFIT THE CENTRAL

SUBSTATION. >> COUNCIL MEMBER MUNGIA. >> MUNGIA: A COUPLE OF NOTES FOR THE FIRE. I APPRECIATE -- IT'S A LITTLE SURPRISING TO ME ABOUT THE 80/20, HOW MUCH YOU DO IN MEDICAL. YOU KNOW, I'VE CERTAINLY HAD FAMILY THAT HAS UTILIZED THAT AND THAT WAS FOR LOW SUGAR DYNAMIC REASONS SO I

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AND SO I KNOW THE LAST COUNCIL MEMBER, MY PREDECESSOR, HELPED TO GET AN EXTRA UNIT TO FACILITATE THE LACK OF CLOSURE OF THE HOSPITAL.

THAT'S STILL VERY CONCERNING, BUT THE GEOGRAPHICALLY OF THE CITY IS TIED TO THAT. WE KNOW THAT PUTS A STRAIN ON EVERY OTHER HOSPITAL IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. MORE WORK TO DO ON THAT. I SUPPORT THE ADDITIONAL SQUADS. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT BENEFIT, ESPECIALLY TO HELP ADDRESS THESE MEDICAL CALLS THAT YOU'RE DOING. IT'S REALLY GOOD.

VERY HAPPY ABOUT FIRE STATION 52, WHICH IS A TRAILER.

I'VE BEEN TO EVERY FIRE STATION IN DISTRICT 4. IT'S A MOBILE TRAILER, SO I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE BREAKING GROUND ON THAT AND MOVING FORWARD.

ALSO THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT, I HEARD SOME OF THE CONVERSATION THAT COUNCILWOMAN SPEARS HAD WITH MR. JONES AND I AGREE THAT GEOGRAPHICALLY SPEAKING WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT ALSO. OF COURSE, D4 AND D3 ARE GROWING, BUT AS WE ARE REQUIRING HIGHER DENSITY IN CERTAIN AREAS, NOT JUST DOWNTOWN, BUT SAN PEDRO, THE NORTH, SOUTH, WEST, THAT REQUIRES HIGHER DENSITY SO THERE ARE MEASURABLE -- THERE ARE AREAS THAT WE CAN PREDICT WILL HAVE GREATER DENSITY SO WE NEED TO PUT THAT IN THE ASSESSMENT ALSO. AND WHEN IT COMES TO SAPD, AND ANYONE CAN ANSWER THIS, WHAT ARE THE NUMBER OF CURRENT OFFICER VACANCIES IN THE DEPARTMENT?

>> COUNCILMAN, RICK RILEY. AS OF THE 15TH OF AUGUST IT WAS 40.

WE'VE GOT SOME RETIREMENTS PENDING THIS WEEK, SO IT MAY CHANGE BY THE END OF THE

WEEK. >> MUNGIA: OKAY. SO 40 VACANCIES RIGHT NOW.

GOOD TO KNOW. AND YOU KNOW, I DO HAVE QUITE A BIT OF QUESTIONS ON THE PROACTIVE POLICING. AND CHIEF MCMANUS IF YOU COULD COME UP, PLEASE.

I KNOW YOU TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE 60/40 PLAN THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY TALKED ABOUT BY PREVIOUS COUNCIL. WHAT WERE THOSE NUMBERS BASED ON?

WHY WASN'T IT 70/30, 80/20? WHAT WAS THE 60/40? >> WE DID A STAFFING STUDY.

FOR YEARS WE WERE GETTING HOW MANY POLICE OFFICERS DO YOU NEED, HOW MANY POLICE OFFICERS DO YOU NEED? AND IT WAS BASED ON NO DATA. SO WE GOT A STAFFING STUDY DONE AND THE STUDY SHOWED THAT WE NEEDED 360 OFFICERS TO GET TO A 60/40 RATIO, SO

THAT'S HOW WE GOT THAT BASED ON THE STAFFING STUDY. >> MUNGIA: BUT WHY THE 60/40 RATIO? DID THE ASSESSMENT YOU DID SAY THAT WAS THE BEST THING

TO HAVE IS 60/40? >> I THINK KEEPING NUMBERS IN A CERTAIN RANGE, THAT 60/40 WAS IDEAL. MARIA, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING?

>> COUNCILMAN, WHEN WE DID THE STUDY BACK IN 2023, WE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT PATROL STAFFING MODELS THAT ARE USED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. A PER CAPITA NUMBER, YOU PROBABLY HEARD NUMBER OF OFFICERS PER STAFFING. MINIMUM STAFFING, WHAT ARE NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY DEPENDING ON THE STAFFING NEEDS OF A DEPARTMENT. BUDGET ALLOCATIONS, THERE'S SOME CITIES THAT MAY JUST ADD CERTAIN NUMBER OF OFFICERS PER YEAR BASED ON THEIR BUDGET, AND THEN THERE'S A WORKLOAD BASED. BASED ON THEY'LL WE FELT THAT THE BEST FIT FOR SAN ANTONIO WAS TO BASE IT ON WORKLOAD. SO AS PART OF THAT ANALYSIS AND BASED ON THE WORK THAT THE CONSULTANT HAD DONE FOR OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS, THE 40/60% WAS A BEST PRACTICE THAT WE FOUND IN OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS,

AND THAT'S WHAT WE RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL. >> SURE.

AND THAT 60/40, 40/60, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, THAT IS JUST IN PATROL.

THAT IS NOT MEASURED ACROSS ALL SAPD UNITS. >> THAT IS CORRECT, JUST

PATROL. >> SO DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE AVERAGE PROACTIVE, REACTIVE

PERCENTAGE IS FOR THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT? >> NO, AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT THE WORK IS DIFFERENT OF THE DIFFERENT UNITS.

FOR INSTANCE, THE INVESTIGATIVE UNITS, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT WORKLOADS AND DIFFERENT STANDARDS. WE HAVE OUR CANINE UNIT, THE TRAFFIC UNIT.

SO EVERY UNIT IS DIFFERENT TO UTILIZE THE SAME METHODOLOGY.

>> ABSOLUTELY. AND YOU KNOW, CHIEF, SOMETHING YOU SAID EARLIER ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE WAY TO -- I FORGOT WHAT THE QUESTION WAS, BUT YOU SAID THE WAY TO ADDRESS IT IS TO NOT TAKE AS MANY CALLS OR TO INCREASE STAFF, RIGHT?

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>> YES. >> SO WHY WOULDN'T WE HELP IDENTIFY ADDITIONS TO THOSE PARTICULAR UNITS LIKE CORE, LIKE SAFFE, AND ALSO HELP ACHIEVE YOUR 60/40 GOAL

THAT'S IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL OPINION FOR PATROL? >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT ADDING -- HOW MANY MORE OFFICERS ADDING TO EITHER SA-CORE OR SAFFE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT RATIO WOULD DO TO THE REDUCED CALLS. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN ANSWER

YOUR QUESTION. >> MUNGIA: YEAH, I THINK IT'S A LONG-TERM QUESTION FOR SURE, BUT YOU KNOW, I THINK FOR MOST OF US, WE ARE MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE WORK OF SAFFE AND WHAT THEY DO, AND THAT TYPE OF PROACTIVE WORK THAT REALLY ADDRESSES CHRONIC NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES WITH SINGLE PROPERTIES, AND I THINK THAT'S VERY VALUABLE. WHEN IT COMES TO PATROL AND HOW YOU'RE MEASURING 60/40, ARE YOU ABLE TO SEGREGATE WHAT THEY ARE DOING THAT IS BASED ON GENERATING FROM A CALL VERSUS BASED ON WHAT THEY'RE DOING ON THEIR PROACTIVE TIME?

>> WHAT THEY DO IN THEIR PROACTIVE TIME IS WHAT THEY HEAR FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS, WHAT KIND OF COMPLAINTS THEY HAVE, WHAT KIND OF DIRECTION THEY GET FROM THEIR SUPERVISORS. THAT'S HOW ALL THAT IS WORKED OUT.

>> MUNGIA: BUT YOU'RE DOCUMENTING WHAT ACTUAL WORK IS HAPPENING IN PROACTIVE

TIME? >> YES. >> MUNGIA: SO YOU CAN TELL

ME WHAT CALLS THAT WERE MADE OR WHAT [INDISCERNIBLE]? >> YES.

>> AND WE'RE HAPPY TO DO A FOLLOW-UP ON THAT, COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, OF THE 1.8 CALLS FOR SERVICE THAT WE SHARED EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION, ROUGHLY ABOUT 10% IS DONE IN A PROACTIVE BASIS. SO WE HAVE THOSE CALLS DOCUMENTED SO WE CAN PROVIDE

THAT IN THE FOLLOW-UP MEMO. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU. SO FOR THE PROBLEM-ORIENTED POLICING, YOU MENTIONED THEY WERE PA APARTMENTS, BUT THEY'RE ONLY APARTMENTS BECAUSE THAT

IS A HIGH VOLUME CALL AREA, RIGHT? >> THAT'S WHERE THE HIGHEST

CALL VOLUME WAS. >> MUNGIA: IT'S NOT JUST THE FACT THAT THEY'RE APARTMENTS, IT'S JUST BASED ON THE CALLS YOU'RE GETTING FROM THOSE AREAS?

>> CORRECT. >> MUNGIA: GREAT. AND JUST ON THE FACILITY QUESTION, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL UPGRADES YOU'RE THINKING OF DOING TO THE MAYFIELD SUBSTATION ON THE SOUTHSIDE? AM I OUT OF TIME?

>> NOT AT THIS TIME. >> MUNGIA: I'VE BEEN THERE MANY TIMES AND THEY HOST COMMUNITY MEETINGS THERE AND IT SEEMS LIKE WALKING INTO A 1990 MOVIE FROM A POLICE

STATION. >> I UNDERSTAND, YEAH. >> SO JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON MUNICIPAL COURT. AND I'LL START OFF BY SAYING THE LAST MONTH OR SO THERE WAS A 19-YEAR-OLD KID WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR A TRAFFIC STOP. HE TRIED TO FLEE THE SCENE OF THE TRAFFIC STOP AND ENDED UP GETTING ARRESTED. 19 YEARS OLD. HE HAD FIVE ACTIVE FELONY WARRANTS. AND I BROUGHT THIS UP AT A MEETING IN MY DISTRICT AND ONE OF MY RESIDENTS WHO I KNOW REALLY WELL USED TO BE A COUNSELOR AT SOUTHWEST ISD. COME TO FIND OUT THAT KID WAS IN THOSE TYPES OF PROGRAMS THAT WERE AT-RISK YOUTH STARTING FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SO THAT'S ONE THING THAT I'M GOING TO BE LOOKING INTO, AND I HOPE WE'RE DOING TO HAVE A TOUR SOON AND HOWEVER I CAN HELP WITH THE TRUANCY SITUATION, BUT I JUST SEE THE CORRELATION IN MY DISTRICT OF COURSE THERE'S PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY, BUT I JUST WONDER WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THEY HAD HAD SOMETHING FOR THEM EARLY ON. AND SO I HOPE THAT WE CAN DISCUSS THAT AT THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. I DO AGREE WITH THE MAYOR'S POINT EARLIER ABOUT PUTTING COUNCIL DISTRICTS WITH THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS BECAUSE, OF COURSE, I HAVE NORTHSIDE ISD AND DISTRICT 7 IS NORTHSIDE ISD AND THEY'RE PROBABLY MORE SOUTHERN, SOUTH OF 90 THAT YOU HAVE THE SITUATIONS. SO I HOPE -- I MET WITH EVERY SUPERINTENDENT IN MY DISTRICT, THREE OF THEM, AND I DID TALK ABOUT TRUANCY ON TO SEE HOW WE CAN HELP FOSTER THAT WITH THE CITY AND IDENTIFY THOSE KIDS VERY EARLY ON TO MAKE SOME SORT OF CHANGES. AND SO MORE WORK ON THAT.

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NUMBER OR A PERCENTAGE ATTACHED TO THAT? >> WE WOULD HAVE TO GET THAT --T THAT TO YOU AT A LATER DATE. AND THEN THERE'S DIFFERENT TYPES OF DISMISSALS.

ARE YOU JUST LOOKING AT DISMISSALS OVERALL OR ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A SPECIFIC TYPE OF DISMISSAL? WE CAN REACH OUT TO YOUR OFFICE TO FIND OUT EXACTLY

WHAT IT IS THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. >> MUNGIA: I THINK ALL THOSE DIFFERENT TYPES. THE GENERAL NUMBER PLUS THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, JUST TO KNOW. SO WHAT'S HAPPENED -- HERE'S ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU.

SO LET'S SAY YOU HAVE SOMEBODY THAT GOES TO YOUR COURT AND THEY GET A TICKET FOR ACS, AND, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE PAST YEAR OR TWO THEY'VE HAD MULTIPLE TICKETS. WHEN THAT CURRENT TICKET GETS TO A JUDGE, ARE THEY ABLE TO SEE THE HISTORY OF THAT INDIVIDUAL'S TICKETS AT MUNICIPAL COURT?

>> YES. >> MUNGIA: THEY ARE. >> YES.

AND IF YOU ARE REFERRING SPECIFICALLY TO ACS CASES IF IT'S FILED AS A CRIMINAL CASE, AN ACS OFFICER IS PRESENT AT THOSE DOCKETS SO WE CAN ALSO GIVE ANY TYPE OF BACKGROUND. THE CITY ATTORNEY MAKES A RECOMMENDATION.

SO THERE'S A FEW EYES ON THOSE CASES IN THAT COURT. >> MUNGIA: SO FOR ALL

THOSE CASES YOU DO HAVE ACCESS TO HISTORY. >> YES.

>> MUNGIA: OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS.

>> MAYOR JONES: CHAIR GALVAN. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU, MAYOR. FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE FOLKS WHO PRESENTED TODAY. THESE ARE IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS WE'RE HAVING AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE BEEN HAVING TODAY.

I'LL START WITH FIRE. AND EMS. THE RESPONSE TIMES I'LL LEAVE WHERE IT IS, BUT I WANTED TO ASK THE POLICE, THE REDUCTIONS IN OVERTIME, I WANTED TO ASK A BIT MORE QUESTION ON WHAT THAT -- I KNOW IT'S NOT SERVICES NECESSARILY, BUT WHAT WAS THE OVERTIME TO BEGIN WITH? WHAT WERE THE CALLS THAT REQUIRED THE OVERTIME, THAT THERE WERE TYPES OF SERVICES

BEING ASKED FOR? WHAT DID THAT LOOK LIKE? >> IT REALLY IS OVERALL MANAGEMENT AND REDUCING WHEREVER WE CAN. WE HAVE NEW LEADERSHIP IN PLACE, ESPECIALLY OVER DIVISIONS THAT -- THEY BRING IN A LOT OF INVENTORY AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO THEY'RE ROUND THE CLOCK OPERATIONS. AND I'M SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT SERVICES. WE HAVE ALSO IMPLEMENTED A NEW POSITION, MIH, SO THEY CAN FOCUS. SO REALLY DRILLING DOWN INTO CERTAIN SPECIFIC AREAS, PROGRAMS OR DIVISIONS THAT GENERATE A LOT OF OVERTIME, AND SEEING HOW AND WHERE WE CAN CUT BACK. BUT YEAH, WE'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED SOME ITEMS AND WE ALSO HAD AN AUDIT. SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TAKING THAT INFORMATION AND THAT'S GOING TO BE HELPFUL MOVING FORWARD SO WE CAN BE MORE EFFICIENT.

>> GALVAN: THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S HELPFUL TO THINK ABOUT. OF COURSE WE ALL KNOW THE IMPACT OF STAFFING AND WHAT IT CAN DO TO HELP PRODUCE BIGGER COSTS OVERTIME. GLAD FOR HEAR WE'RE SEEING THAT. AND FOR MIH, I'VE TALKED TO MY COLLEAGUES AND ITS ROLE IN ADDRESSING THE LONG-TERM ISSUES WE SEE IN OUR COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY WITH THE MEDICAL CALLS.

I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WANT TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING NOT ONLY THAT UNIT, BUT THE OTHER SQUAD UNITS AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE WTHELL EQUIPPED TO GET THE RESPONSE TIMES IDEALLY A LITTLE BIT LOWER AS WELL AS JUST MAKING SURE WE'RE REDUCING THE OVERTIME AS MUCH AS WE CAN SO THESE FOLKS ARE ABLE TO DO THEIR JOBS WELL, HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO DO THEIR JOBS WELL. AND SO I WANT TO ECHO THOSE PIECES THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT TODAY. I THINK THAT WAS ALL MY QUESTIONS ON FIRE AND EMS.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> OF COURSE. THE BIGGEST -- I WOULD SAY THE BIGGEST DRIVER FOR OVERTIME IS MINIMUM STAFFING.

AND THAT'S GOING TO ENTAIL, YOU KNOW, A DEPARTMENT-WIDE POLICY REVIEW AND JUST ENFORCEMENT OF THOSE POLICIES. I THINK THAT WILL HELP QUITE

A BIT AS WELL. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU. >> I WAS GOING TO ADD FOR CONTEXT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S OVERTIME BUDGET IS $38.2 MILLION.

SO AS THE CHIEF MENTIONED, THE MAJORITY OF THAT IS BEING DRIVEN BY STAFFING REQUIREMENTS THAT WE PLACE ON YOU THE STATIONS AS WELL AS THE SHIFTS THAT THE FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS WORK UNDER THE FSLA FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS THEY GET A

CERTAIN AMOUNT OF OVERTIME IN EVERY PAYCHECK. >> GALVAN: I SEE.

I GUESS THAT'S WHERE I COME WITH THE SAME PATTERN ABOUT BUDGET GOALS.

I THINK WE'RE ALL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO REDUCE COSTS AND REDUCE THE DEFICIT THAT WE'RE FACING. IT MAKES SENSE LOGICALLY THAT IF WE HAD MORE STAFFING IT'S UP FRONT COSTS, BUT OVERALL THE OVERTIME PIECE, SO I THINK AS WE'RE LOOKING

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I UNDERSTAND IT WILL IMPACT THE REST OF THE BUDGET, BUT IF IT MEANS WE'RE SAVING COSTS IN THE LONG RUN LET'S FIGURE OUT WAYS TO REDUCE THE OVERTIME, KEEP FROM BURNOUT AND ALSO PROVIDE THE SERVICES THE RESIDENTS ARE ASKING FOR.

ON POLICE, I WANTED TO ASK HOW MANY STAFF MEMBERS ARE PART OF EACH SA-CORE TEAM?

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. WE'VE GOT 17 UNIFORMED POLICE OFFICERS ACROSS THE THREE TEAMS. AND JESSE CAN TALK ABOUT CLINICIANS.

>> WE HAVE ABOUT 21 CLINICIANS. SO THE TEAM, JUST TO BE CLEAR, IS AN MIH MEDIC, MENTAL HEALTH UNIT OFFICER AND A CHCS CLINICIAN THAT RESPOND. THEY ROTATE AT DIFFERENT THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

THOSE 21 CLINICIANS FOLLOW TO THE RESPONSE, SOME ARE DURING RESPONSE AND SOME ARE

DEDICATED TO FOLLOW-UP. >> GALVAN: GOT IT. THANK YOU.

I WANTED TO GET THE NUMBERS DOWN BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT STAFFING WE'RE EXPANDING THAT PIECE AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO REALLY ADDRESS THE PIECE THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER RAISED SEEING HOW TO GET THE UNDERLYING ISSUES ADDRESSED AND HOPEFULLY REDUCE THE OTHER PIECES TOO THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THE EMERGENCY CALLS. THERE ARE EMERGENCY CALLS, BUT THEY CAN HOPEFULLY ALL CATCH FUTURE EMERGENCIES AS WELL. I'M GOING TO KIND OF BOUNCE AROUND BECAUSE WHILE WE'RE ON THE TOPIC ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND SA-CORE.

I REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON THE COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMUNITY.

IT'S THE MENTAL HEALTH DIVERSION CENTER AND WORKING WITH THE MUNICIPAL COURT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO GET THE PIECES ROLLING. AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE A KEY COMPONENT. BUT WE'LL HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS AS THOSE COME UP. ESPECIALLY WHEN I SEE THAT ALSO WITH POLICE AS WELL. EXPANDING OUR DHS OUTREACH WORKERS IF WE'RE GOING TO BE EXPANDING BOTH THAT ONE AND MIH, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE FIGURE OUT WAYS TO LOOK AT THE BACK END SYSTEMS TO REALLY ADDRESS THE PIECES THAT WE'RE REACHING OUT TO FOLKS ABOUT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT CONVERSATION.

WE'LL HAVE THAT CONVERSATION LATER. >> LOOK FORWARD TO IT, THANK

YOU. >> GALVAN: I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE AI PIECE WITHIN THE PRESENTATION. CAN YOU WALK ME THROUGH WHAT THE -- JUST GENERALLY WHAT THE AI POWER MEANS AND THE KIND OF CAMERAS AND STUFF? IS IT CONSTANTLY SCREENING THE ANALYSIS? WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING FOR? I KNOW AGAIN IT'S NOT FULLY OUT THERE, BUT WHAT ARE THE THINGS WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING WITH THEM?

>> SO FROM A TECHNOLOGY COMPONENT THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS WE'RE DOING.

ONE IS THE ABILITY TO BRING MULTIPLE CAMERAS AND MULTIPLE CAMERA NETWORKS INTO ONE PLATFORM. SO IT'S NOT JUST A CAMERA ON A STREET, IT'S A NETWORK OF CAMERAS AND HOW YOU BRING THAT TOGETHER. ALL THE CAMERAS ARE DIFFERENT, HAVE DIFFERENT CAPABILITIES AND IT COMES TO ONE PLACE.

THE SECOND THING WAS TO TEST OUT WHAT WE CALL AI EVENTS. CAN THE AI TOOL DETECT AN EVENT BEFORE THE HUMAN BEING SEES IT ON THE SCREEN OR SOMEBODY WAS TO CALL IT IN IN A 911 CALL. SO A PERSON WALKING WITH A GUN ON THE STREET OR A LARGE CROWD GETTING TOGETHER ON A STREET, SO WE'RE TESTING THOSE, THAT TECHNOLOGY.

THAT'S THE REAL AI COMPONENT THAT IS ABLE TO SAY WE CAN PROACTIVELY SEE AN EVENT BEFORE A HUMAN BEING EVEN SEES IT. AND THEN THE LAST PART OF IT IS A LITTLE MORE INVESTIGATIVE, BUT IT ALLOWS THEM TO ACTUALLY GO BACK INTO PREVIOUS VIDEO, NOT REAL-TIME LIVE VIDEO, AND LOOK FOR THINGS, A YELLOW BACKPACK, AN UMBRELLA, THINGS LIKE THAT AS WELL. THOSE ARE HOW WE'RE USING MULTIPLE CAMERAS IN THE CORRIDOR RIGHT NOW, WE'RE PROTOTYPING THAT.

DOES THAT HELP? >> GALVAN: THAT'S HELPFUL. IT STICKS TO POINT WE'VE HEARD TODAY ABOUT PRIVACY CONCERNS, AS WELL AS IMPLICIT BIAS.

I THINK THAT'S WHY WE'RE TESTING IT, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

I WOULD IMAGINE WITH -- IN GROUPS AND CROWDS THERE WOULD BE DIFFERENT RESPONSES OF WHAT THE EMERGENCY WOULD BE, IF IT'S AN EMERGENCY OR NOT.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT'S PRODUCE UNDERSTAND THIS AS IT GOES ON, WITH THE IMPLICIT BIAS. IF THERE IS A LARGE CROWD OR A PERSON WITH A GUN IN A CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY STATE, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR TO SAY THAT THIS IS AN EMERGENCY OR THIS IS A CRISIS OR THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL ISSUE.

SO I THINK THAT'S JUST SOMETHING WE'LL WORK OUT AS WE GO THROUGH.

>> IF I MAY, SIR, THE INTENT IS TO ASSIST THE HUMAN BEING, NOT TO REPLACE THE HUMAN BEING. SO THE HUMAN BEING HAS TO WATCH LOTS OF SCREENS AND LOTS OF CAMERAS. IF THE SYSTEM IS ABLE TO NOTIFY THEM TO GO TO THE SCREEN AND ACT UPON SOMETHING, THEN THE HUMAN BEING TAKES THE ACTION.

>> GALVAN: THAT'S HELPFUL. THANK YOU. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.

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THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: CHAIR KAUR.

>> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANTED TO CHIME BACK IN ON A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED. I KNOW SOME OF MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TALKED ABOUT THE DECREASE IN RESPONSE TIME TO BETTER INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY.

AND I WANTED TO JUST REITERATE THAT. ADDING THOSE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS LIKE WERE MENTIONED FOR SA-CORE AND OUR OTHER ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS, OUR SAFFE PROGRAMS, DON'T NECESSARILY ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT SOME OF US WERE TALKING ABOUT. SO THE IDEAS AROUND SPEEDING.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS GET THIS A LOT, BUT SO MANY OF MY RESIDENTS TALK TO ME ABOUT SPEEDING. WE ACTUALLY HAD TO PULL TWO OF OUR OFFICERS LAST WEEK TO GO TO A SPOT WHERE THEY'RE DOING A DETOUR BECAUSE OF THE CASTLE HILLS CONSTRUCTION SO THEY COULD WORK ON RESIDENTIAL SPEEDING.

THERE'S A LOT OF ACCOUNTABILITY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT TOP PRIORITY FOR OUR PATROL. AND SO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO ACTUALLY TRY TO GET OUT THERE EVEN IF WE ADD THE ADDITIONAL 25 POLICE OFFICERS.

SO I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT IS MORE INNOVATIVE WAYS TO ACTUALLY ADD THAT STAFF. WE HAVE FILED -- I PREVIOUSLY FILED A CCR THAT WE'RE GOING TO REFILE, WE CALLED IT THE SWIFT RESPONSE, BUT LOOKING AT A RETIRED OFFICER CORE TO BASICALLY SEE HOW CAN WE GET FOLKS OUT THERE TO DO ENFORCEMENT AROUND ISSUES THAT WE CALL QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES.

WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE 18-WHEELER PARKING, WHICH I KNOW COUNCILMAN YOU HAVE A LOT IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS, IT'S SO HARD TO GET ENFORCEMENT OUT FOR THOSE ISSUES BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT HIGH PRIORITY CALLS. AND THEY'RE NOT WHERE WE WANT TO SEE OUR PATROL OFFICERS SPENDING TIME. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE CAN CONTINUE TO EXPLORE IN PUBLIC SAFETY AS WELL.

SO WANTED TO SAY THAT I SEE -- AND WE ALL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENT ENFORCEMENTS, LIKE YOU SEE 18-WHEELER SIGH PARKING. SOME FOLKS MAY SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT, SPEEDING, ET CETERA. IT LOOKS A LITTLE DIFFERENT ACROSS THE CITY, BUT WE HAVE SIMILAR ENFORCEMENT ISSUES THAT I THINK WE CAN WORK AT CREATIVELY TO FIGURE OUT OTHER SOLUTIONS AS WELL TO ADDRESS THOSE.

I WANTED TO ADD THAT. IN ADDITION, I WANTED TO TALK JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY PIECE, AND THAT IS SOMETIMES SCARY FOR FOLKS.

WE TALK ABOUT IN SCHOOLS I ALWAYS GIVE THE SCHOOL ANALOGY WHERE YOU CAN'T AVOID TECHNOLOGY COMPLETELY IN SCHOOLS ANYMORE. WE HAVE TO TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO BE SAFE USERS OF TECHNOLOGY. AND IF WE JUST AVOID IT WE'RE ACTUALLY MISSING AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRULY INDIVIDUALIZE INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS. AND I THINK THAT'S SIMILAR IN THIS SITUATION WHERE TECHNOLOGY CAN BE USED IN A POWERFUL WAY TO HELP US, BUT IT CAN ALSO BE USED AS A DETERRENT TO THE OUTCOME WE'RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO GET TO.

SO I WANTED TO ECHO SOME OF THE WORRIES THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE MENTIONED, ENCOURAGE US TO THINK VERY STRATEGICALLY ABOUT THIS PILOT.

THE DOWNTOWN PILOT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THAT, A PILOT, TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT -- KIND OF WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DIDN'T. I ACTUALLY -- SO I THINK THERE WILL BE A LOT OF LEARNING FROM IT. AND WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT A POLICY LOOKS LIKE FOR US. AND I'M SURE TOGETHER WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT WE WANT TO IMPLEMENT ON HOW WE USE THAT, WHO MONITORS IT AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE POLICING GOING FORWARD. I ALWAYS SAY OUR CITY, WE HAVE BUILT -- DONE A LOT OF WORK TO BUILD POSITIVE TRUST WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE MORE WORK TO DO IN THAT AREA, BUT WE DON'T WANT INADVERTENTLY DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD DETER RATE THAT TRUST.

SO I WANTED TO MAKE THAT -- ECHO THAT COMMENT. AND THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY JUST ABOUT STREET LIGHTS, I GUESS WE'LL HAVE A LOT MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO TALK ABOUT STREET LIGHTS, IS I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT OUR GAP ANALYSIS WAS A STREET LIGHT EVERY 600 FEET. WHEN YOU LOOK UP, WE'RE DOING AN ANALYSIS ON SAFE PASSAGEWAY TO SCHOOLS, WHICH IS LOOKING AT A QUARTER MILE RADIUS TO EACH SCHOOL AND HOW A STUDENT GETS THERE, THE RESEARCHERS AND EVIDENCE SAYS THAT THE ACTUAL IDEAL FOR RESIDENTIAL FOR PASSAGEWAY FOR STREET LIGHTS IS ANYWHERE FROM 100 TO 150 FEET. I KNOW THIS WAS A STARTING POINT FOR US.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE CAN DO IN THAT ASPECT. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

>> MAYOR JONES: CHAIR VIAGRAN. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU.

MAYOR. BEFORE I TALK ABOUT MUNICIPAL COURTS, I DO WANT TO STATE THAT -- OR I HEARD THIS MENTION AS WE LOOK AT THE PLAN STATE -- AS WE LOOK AT THE PLAN, MARIA, FOR THE SUBSTATIONS, IN MY CAREER I'VE BEEN TO EVERY SINGLE SUBSTATION, AND THERE IS NO REBUILD.

WE NEED NEW SUBSTATIONS. THEY ARE TOO OLD AND OUTDATED AND DO NOT HAVE THE ENERGY SOURCE, SO I JUST WANTED TO ECHO, IF WE WANT TO START WITH MAYFIELD, LET'S GO AHEAD, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE NEW. I WANT TO KIND OF JUST TALK ON JUDGE OBLEDO AND MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK GARCIA, I CALL THEM FRED

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DO WE HAVE THAT? AND ARE WE LOOKING AT EXPANDING THAT AS WE MOVE

FORWARD IN SOME OF THESE CASES? >> SPECIFICALLY FOR JUVENILES, WE HAVE THAT. THERE WAS A NEW LAW THAT TOOK EFFECT FOR OF F OFFENSES THAT OCCURRED ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 1ST, 2025.

SO INSTEAD OF PROSECUTION, THERE IS A DIVERSION AGREEMENT THAT IS MADE WITH THE CHILD AND THE PARENT THAT CONTAINS CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AND IT'S INDIVIDUALIZED, DEPENDING ON THE CHILD'S NEEDS.

AND AS LONG AS THEY SATISFACTORILY COMPLETE THAT DIVERSION AGREEMENT,

THEN NO FORMAL CHARGES ARE EVER FILED. >> VIAGRAN: I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. AS WE TALK ABOUT OTHER CASES, AND YOU CAN SIT IF YOU WANT, BECAUSE THIS IS JUST MAINLY POINTS.

WHAT I WANT TO DO IS I THINK AS A COUNCIL WE NEED TO LOOK AT REPEAT OFFENDERS, WHETHER IT'S THE ACS CASE, THE CODE ENFORCEMENT CASES, WE HAVE REPEAT OFFENDERS AND WE NEED A WAY TO LET THE JUDGES KNOW THIS IS A REPEAT OFFENDER, THEY COME ALL -- WITH THEIR SAD STORY ABOUT "I HAVE A MEDICAL CONDITION, I HAD A HEART ATTACK," AND MY RESIDENTS WILL TELL ME, HE HAD A HEART ATTACK AND THEY SAID IT WAS FOUR YEARS AGO.

SO I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS, BECAUSE AS I LOOKED AND I ASKED FOR THE 2025 NUMBERS ON THE CASES, WHAT WE HAD IN TERMS OF FILING CASES AND CRIMINAL CASES IS THAT THERE IS A REMAINDER OF OVER $188,000 OUT THERE THAT WE KIND OF NEED TO -- WE KIND OF NEED TO COLLECT ON THE CRIMINAL CASES, AND THEN AN AMOUNT ON THE CIVIL CASES OF OVER 1 MILLION. I THINK THAT IS ONE THING WE NEED TO, ERIK, TASK ABOUT HOW WE GO OUT THERE AND DO THAT AND HOW DO WE RECOVER THOSE FINES, BECAUSE ESPECIALLY WITH THE REPEAT OFFENDERS, IF THEY'RE FEELING LIKE THERE IS NO ACCOUNT ACCOUNTABILITY, THEY'RE JUST GOING TO CONTINUE REPEATING THE BAD ACTIONS. AND I WILL ALWAYS USE THE CASE OF -- AND I WISH MIKE WAS HERE WITH THE CODE TEAM -- IS PARKING ON -- PARKING IN YOUR FRONT YARD. AND THEY CAN GET CITED FOR THAT NUMEROUS TIMES, THEY CAN GET A NUMBER OF FINES, AND THEY'LL JUST NEVER -- THEY'LL NEVER PAY THEM. SO I THINK THAT'S WHERE AS WE MOVE FORWARD, HOW DO WE GO OUT, WHAT IS LEFT OUT THERE AND HOW DO WE BRING THAT BACK TO -- TO OUR MUNICIPAL COURT AND THE FUNDS AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND WE TRY AND BE INNOVATIVE. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS IN COMMITTEE. I WANT TO COMMEND THE JUDGES FOR THEIR EFFORTS, BUT I DO THINK PART OF IT IS AN INFORMATION AND AN EDUCATION PROCESS TO THE COUNCIL DISTRICTS TO KNOW WHAT COURSE OF ACTION THEY CAN TAKE AND HOW WE CAN COMMUNICATE BEST TO THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES IS THIS IS -- THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND THIS IS WHAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE, AND THEN IF WE COULD WORK AS A COMMITTEE TO SEE WHERE WE GET TO THAT THRESHOLD WHERE IT'S LIKE THIS -- AN OUT-OF-TOWN LANDLORD, THAT'S THE OTHER, OUT-OF-TOWN LANDLORDS WHO REFUSE TO CLEAN UP THEIR VACANT LOT OR THEIR PROPERTY, WHEN DO WE -- WHEN DO WE AS A CITY KIND OF BEGIN TO TAKE ACTION AND MOVE FORWARD ON THOSE CASES. SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS DOING A GREAT JOB AND COMING OUT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ALL THE NEW COUNCILMEMBERS GETTING TO KNOW THEM VERY WELL AND BRINGING THEM OUT TO YOUR DISTRICTS, BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS -- IT'S ALWAYS A

GOOD TIME. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS?

>> SPEARS: OH, OKAY. OKAY. >> COUNCILMAN

CASTILLO-ANGUIANO. >> CASTILLO-ANGUIANO: I GUESS I WANTED TO SEE IF WE FOUND ANOTHER CONSULTANT TO FINISH THAT STUDY WITH ACTUAL PROVEN DATA AND ARE WE ESSENTIALLY JUST RELYING ON AN INCOMPLETE STUDY? COUNCILMAN, THE STUDY WAS COMPLETED BY THE CONSULTANT.

WE PRESENTED THE INFORMATION THAT HE PROVIDED TO US BACK TO THE COUNCIL IN APRIL OF 2023. HE -- THE ANALYSIS WAS

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HE JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT IT IN A REPORT IN THE SAME WAY THAT HE HAD DONE FOR OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, BUT IN TERMS OF HIS ANALYSIS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN, THAT'S HOW WE BASED OUR RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR

CLARIFYING. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: OKAY.

I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS BASED ON THE GOOD QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES. CHIEF MCMANUS, IS OUR OFFICER PER CAPITA RATIO ON PAR WITH OTHER MAJOR TEXAS CITIES?

ARE WE HIGHER, ARE WE LOWER? >> CHIEF MCMANUS: LITZ PIT'S PROBABLY JUST ABOUT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

>> WALSH: IN THE FOLLOW-UP MEMO, WE CAN PULL THAT DATA.

>> MAYOR JONES: I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

AND, CHIEF, THE -- WELCOME YOU -- IT'S KIND OF ILLUMINATING, SOME OF THOSE AREAS MAYBE THAT ARE EMERGING PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS, AS YOU SEE THEM. I MEAN WE TALKED FRANKLY ABOUT SOME OF THE MORE RUN-OF-THE-MILL ISSUES, BUT ARE THERE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE EMERGING THAT YOUR OFFICERS -- THAT YOU THINK SOME OF YOUR OFFICERS MAY NEED ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR OR ANYTHING AS WE'RE KIND OF LOOKING OUT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER THAT WOULD HELP YOU AND YOUR

OFFICERS ON THE DAY-TO-DAY. >> CHIEF MCMANUS: NO, MAYOR. I DON'T SEE ANY RIGHT NOW.

OF COURSE, OUR [INDISCERNIBLE] CENTER LOOKS OUT FOR THOSE

EMERGING TRENDS. >> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. CHIEF, ONE THING I WOULD APPRECIATE, I KNOW WE WERE AT THE LGBTQ TOWN HALL THAT YOU WERE KIND ENOUGH TO HOST AND ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS, I'D APPRECIATE A WRITTEN PRODUCT THAT OUTLINES HOW YOUR BUDGET RESPONDS TO SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT THEY IDENTIFIED THAT EVENING AND THAT ARE OUTLINED AS WELL IN THAT

TRINITY REPORT. >> CHIEF MCMANUS: YES, MA'AM.

>> MAYOR JONES: JUDGE OBLEDO -- THANK YOU, CHIEF.

ONE OF THE THINGS I ASKED THE MUNICIPAL COURT COUNCIL COMMITTEE TO LOOK AT IS WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE ADEQUATELY SUPPORTING OUR MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT EITHER HAVE BEHAVIORAL OR MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES OR HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS AS THEY NAVIGATE THE LEGAL SYSTEM.

CAN YOU SPEAK TO YOUR ASSESSMENT OF HOW WELL WE SUPPORT THOSE INDIVIDUALS NOW AND IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL -- WHETHER YOU'RE ADEQUATELY

RESOURCED TO PROVIDE THAT? >> OBLEDO: AS I MENTIONED WE DO HAVE A COMMUNITY COURT WHERE WE WORK WITH A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT WILL PROVIDE THOSE TYPES OF SERVICES.

AND A LOT OF TIMES WE JUST WANT INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE UNHOUSED THAT MISDEMEANORS TO VOLUNTARILY APPEAR IN COURT.

IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT THEY WANT TO DO. AND WE TRY NOT TO HAVE LAW ENFORCE. INVOLVED. WE ACTUALLY TRY TO WORK WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS. AS I MENTIONED, WE WORK WITH THE SECOND CHANCE FOR SUCCESS THROUGH THE BEXAR COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SO ANY HIGH LEVEL OFFENSES OR MISDEMEANORS ARE RUN COUNT CURRENTLY. WITH OUR JUVENILE SERVICES, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE TACKLING THOSE ISSUES, OUR JUVENILE CASE MANAGERS WORK DIRECTLY WITH STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND YOUNG OFFENDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO HELP PROVIDE THOSETHOSE SERVICE ISSERVICES THAT THEY NEED. THE PROBLEM IS THERE'S NOT A LOT OF LOW-COST OR FREE SERVICES IN SAN ANTONIO. IF THERE ARE ANY, THERE'S USUALLY A LONG WAITING LIST. THAT'S ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE'RE SEEING IN OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURT.

PART OF A PROBATION FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENSE INCLUDES COUNSELING, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS -- ISSUES.

BUT A LOT OF TIMES COUNTY AND -- THE COUNTY COURTS ARE ALSO USING THOSE SAME ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR PEOPLE THAT ARE ON PROBATION, SO THERE'S LONG WAITING LISTS, THERE'S SOMETIMES NO ROOM FOR THEM.

SO WE ARE TRYING TO IDENTIFY THOSE PEOPLE, AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SO MANY SPECIALTY COURTS, SO WE CAN SPEND A LITTLE BIT MORE TIMES WITH FOLKS.

>> MAYOR JONES: YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW ONE OF THE CONCERNS OF SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES AND MYSELF IS THE WAY IN WHICH SOME OF THE NONPROFITS ARE FUNDED, SO IF WE KNOW SOME OF THESE NONPROFITS, THOUGH, ARE DIRECTLY MEETING A NEED AS YOU JUST IDENTIFIED THEN WE WANT TO MAKE SURE HOW WE'RE PRIORITIZING THOSE IN LIGHT OF OTHER SERVICES THEY'RE PROVIDING. ERIK, IF YOU'LL HELP US UNDERSTAND THOSE NONPROFITS THAT ARE RECEIVING CITY FUNDS THAT ARE ACTUALLY HELPING WITH THE MUNICIPAL PROCESS, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR

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US. >> WALSH: SPECIFICALLY THROUGH THAT MUNICIPAL

COURT PROCESS. >> MAYOR JONES: CORRECT. YEAH, THANK YOU.

>> WALSH: GOT IT. >> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. THANK YOU.

ERIK, I THINK -- I THINK WHAT YOU'RE HEARING FROM MY COLLEAGUES AND CERTAINLY I WOULD APPRECIATE AN ADDITIONAL STAFFING ANALYSIS THAT HELPS US UNDERSTAND MORE THAN JUST THE PATROL. I THINK WHETHER YOU TALK ABOUT SAFE OR CORE, I THINK THERE'S AN APPRECIATION THAT THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ROI ON THOSE AND ARE THEY, MAY, IN FACT, DECREASE THE WORKLOAD THAT THE CHIEF HAS DESCRIBED IS ACTUALLY INFORMING OUR STAFFING LEVELS. HAVE WE LOOKED AT A STAFFING ANALYSIS FOR THOSE OTHER CAPABILITIES?

>> WALSH: WE HAVE, MAYOR, BUT I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU THAT, YOU KNOW, PARTICULAR INVESTIGATIONS ARE VERY DIFFERENT. YOU KNOW, THE METRICS ARE VERY DIFFERENT. WHAT DOES OUR CASE CLOSURE LOOK LIKE, THE TRAFFIC UNIT, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT TO COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL WITH HOW WE DO -- HOW WE LAY THAT OUT, SIMILAR TO HOW WE'RE APPROACHING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THOSE OTHER AREAS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. HOWOUT OF THE 2800 POLICE PATROL, WE HAVE 1300 THAT ARE IN PATROL. SO THE MAJORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT IS DOING OTHER THINGS, AND I THINK WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME ALTERNATIVES FOR THE

COUNCIL TO CONSIDER. >> MAYOR JONES: I APPRECIATE THAT, THANK YOU. BECAUSE I THINK -- AND FOLKS HAVE, I THINK, TALKED AROUND IT, BUT I WANT TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO IT.

THIS ASSUMPTION OF MORE COPS FASTER, THE ASSUMPTION OF THAT IS THAT THE THINGS THAT ARE DEFUNDED IN THE COURSE OF GETTING THEIR FASTER ARE NOT, IN FACT, INCREASING THINGS THAT ARE MAKING OUR COMMUNITY LESS SAFE.

RIGHT? THAT'S A CRITICAL ASSUMPTION OF THAT ARGUMENT. THE OTHER THING, ERIK, AS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THAT TABLE TOP EXERCISE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, DECREASES AND SERVICES, THAT WE ARE INCORPORATING AND TESTING, AGAIN, OUR ASSUMPTIONS AROUND PUBLIC SAFETY'S ABILITY TO RESPOND IN THOSE INSTANCES, SO WELCOME BOTH CHIEF'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THAT.

AND THEN LASTLY, WHEN SCHEDULING THE BRIEFING WITH JUDGE OBLETO REGARDING THE DOUBLE MAGISTRATION, I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL, IN JUDGE, THERE NOT BEING SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THAT GENTLEMAN'S RECOMMENDATION.

IF YOU HAVE DATA OR IF YOU HAVE DATA THAT'S CONFLICTING OF THAT, I WOULD CERTAINLY APPRECIATE INCORPORATING THAT INTO THE PRESENTATION TO THE COUNCIL.

AND THEN LASTLY, I THINK, YOU KNOW, AS I MENTIONED IN MY MEMO TO ME COLLEAGUES IN ASSIGNING COUNCIL COMMITTEES, EVERYBODY'S JOB, REGARDLESS OF THE ACTUAL COMMITTEE THEY'RE O WE'VE GOT TO DO TWO THINGS. WE HAVE TO THINK IN THE CONTEXT OF REDUCING POVERTY AND COMPETITIVENESS. THE COMPETITIVENESS AND EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE CERTAINLY DOES THAT, BUT AS THE JUDGE AND MARIA RIGHTLY POINTED OUT, THE STAFFING IS BASED ON THE WORKLOAD. SO BY RUTSING POVERTY, INCREASING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, INCREASING ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS AND REDUCING THE WORKLOAD THAT HELPS TO REDUCE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY BILL OVERALL.

OKAY. THANK YOU AGAIN TO CHIEF FRAUSTO, CHIEF MCMANUS AS WELL AS JUDGE OBLETO FOR YOUR COMMENT. ERIK, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING

YOU WANTED TO ADD. >> I WANTED TO ADD THAT THERE WERE FOLLOW-UP ITEMS FROM THE MEETING. WE WILL SEND THOSE TO YOU AND COUNCIL BY FRIDAY THE CLOSE

OF BUSINESS. >> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. THANK YOU.

OKAY. LET'S SEE HERE. THERE BEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE TIME IS NOW 5:19 P.M. AND THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR COMING.

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