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          >> MAYOR JONES: GOOD MORNING. THE TIME IS NOW 9:01 A.M. ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 26. AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO BUDGET WORK SESSION IS CALLED TO ORDER. MADAME CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 
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          >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU, MADAME CLERK. THIS MEETING IS TO HEAR ABOUT 
          BUDGETS FOR HUMAN SERVICES AND LIBRARY DEPARTMENTS. >> WALSH: GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE'LL START WITH MELODY. TRANSITION TO CLAUDE AND THEN SUCREATE WILL WRAP US UP. WE DO HAVE A SESSION THIS AFTERNOON WITH THREE OTHER DEPARTMENTS . 
          >> MAYOR JONES: MA'AM, WOULD YOU LEAN INTO THE MIC? THANKS. 
          >> WOOSLEY: ALL RIGHT. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR QUESTIONS AFTER THE PRESENTATIONS. BUT BEFORE I GET STARTED, I WANT TO INTRODUCE JESSICA DOVALINA, DEPUTY OF HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR. PATRICK STECK, ASSISTANT HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR FOR 34 MORE DAYS UNTIL HE TRANSITIONS TO THE HOMELESS SERVICES AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR THERE. AND REBECCA FLORES, HUMAN SERVICES EDUCATION PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR. SO THIS MORNING I WILL SHARE AN OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THE FISCAL YEAR '26 PROPOSED BUDGET BY PROGRAM SERVICES. I'LL ALSO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET REVIEW, A PREVIEW OF OUR PRIORITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR '26, AND A BRIEFING AND NEXT STEPS FOR AN UPDATED DELEGATE AGENCY PROCESS. 
          AND SO HUMAN SERVICES' FOCUS FOR FY2026 IS WORKING UPSTREAM AND BEYOND TO PREVENT THE KIND OF NEGATIVE OUTCOMES THAT WE KNOW LEADS TO HOMELESSNESS, JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT, FAMILY VIOLENCE, AND OTHER ADVERSE EVENTS. TO DO THIS, WE PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES SUPPORTING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS SHOWN HERE BY CORE STRATEGY AREA. WE GET TO WORK WITH 3700 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES EACH YEAR THROUGH OUR HEAD START PROGRAMS. OUR YOUTH SUCCESS PROGRAMS INCLUDE NEXT-LEVEL YOUTH OPPORTUNITY CENTER, AMBASSADOR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, AND YOUTH COMMISSIONS TO HELP STRENGTHEN LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. WE PROVIDE EMERGENCY UTILITY ASSISTANCE, VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE, AND ONE-ON-ONE FINANCIAL COUNSELING. 
          AND THOSE PROGRAMS SERVE ALMOST 50,000 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ANNUALLY. 
          OLDER ADULT PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED AT COMPREHENSIVE SENIOR CENTERS AND PART-TIME NUTRITION SITES TO PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS MEALS. AND A RANGE OF PROGRAMS PROMOTING HEALTH, SOCIAL INTERACTION, EDUCATION, AND FINANCIAL STABILITY. 
          INVESTMENTS IN NONPROFIT DELEGATE AGENCIES SUPPORT OUR DIRECT SERVICES AND CITY PRIORITIES. SO THIS CHART SHOWS HUMAN SERVICES' BUDGET HISTORY SINCE FISCAL YEAR 2019. BROKEN DOWN BY GENERAL FUND, DELEGATE AGENCY FUNDING, AND GRANTS. DHS GENERAL FUNDING INCREASED BY $12 MILLION FROM 2019 TO 2025. AND FUNDING FOR DELEGATE AGENCIES INCREASED BY $4 MILLION. THE REDUCTION IN GENERAL FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 REFLECTS THE TRANSITION OF DHS HOMELESS SERVICES TO THE NEW HOMELESS SERVICES AND STRATEGY DEPARTMENT. A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR FUNDING CAME FROM FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS OVER THIS PERIOD AND IS ABOUT HALF OF OUR FUNDING IN 2026. 
          THIS CHART DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CHILDCARE SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM, HISTORICALLY MANAGED BY DHS. IT MOVES TO A NEW GRANTEE ON OCTOBER 1ST AND WE'RE WORKING WITH WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS ALAMO TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO IMPACT TO CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND FAMILIES WHO DEPEND ON THE PROGRAM TO WORK. SO HUMAN SERVICES FY26 PROPOSED BUDGET OF $95.9 MILLION INCLUDES $42.4 MILLION FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR PROGRAM 
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SERVICES, OPERATIONS, AND DHS DELEGATE AGENCIES. $52.4MILLION FROM FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS WITH A PERSONNEL COMPLEMENT OF 350 DEDICATED AND SKILLED EMPLOYEES. 
          THE CHART ON THE RIGHT SHOWS THE BREAKDOWN OF FUNDING BY CORE SERVICE, AREA WITH CHILDREN SERVICES MAKING IT MORE THAN HALF OF THE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET THROUGH FEDERAL GRANTS. THE REMAINING 49% INCLUDING THE SENIOR SERVICES, YOUTH SUCCESS, AND OPERATIONS IS PRIMARILY SUPPORTED BY THE GENERAL FUND. WHAT ISN'T IS THE CHART IS THE VALUE OF OUR COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS. DHS DOESN'T DO ANYTHING ALONE. 
          DOZENS OF COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS HELP US ACHIEVE OUR GOALS AND ALSO EXTEND OUR REACH INTO THE COMMUNITY. HEAD START PROGRAMS PARTNER WITH EDGEWOOD IN SAN ANTONIO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SIX NONPROFIT CHILDCARE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, EARLY EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND FAMILY SERVICES TO CHILDREN SIX WEEKS TO 5 YEARS OF AGE. HEAD START PRIMARILY SERVES FAMILIES BELOW 130% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY THRESHOLD AND PRIORITIZES CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, UNHOUSED, MILITARY FAMILIES, AND PARENTS WHO ARE WORKING OR GOING TO SCHOOL. 
          RAISING THE QUALITY OF CHILDCARE CENTERS DIRECTLY CORRELATES TO STRONGER OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN. HUMAN SERVICES THROUGH WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS ALAMO WILL CONTINUE ADMINISTERING THE CHILDCARE QUALITY INITIATIVES GRANT. 
          TRAINED MENTORS WORK WITH CHILDCARE CENTERS IN THE 13-COUNTY WORKFORCE REGION TO ACHIEVE TEXAS RISING STAR ACCREDITATION AND TO INCREASE THE TRS QUALITY LEVEL FOR OTHERS. AS FAR AS YOUTH INITIATIVES, THE YOUTH SUCCESS DIVISION SERVES ALMOST 700 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS PRIORITIZING EDUCATION, CAREER DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TRAINING, COLLEGE, OR MILITARY. THE COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET REVIEW PROCESS RECOMMENDS TRANSITIONING PROJECT WORTH TO THE SUCCESS TEAM TO ALIGN YOUTH RESOURCES AND ENHANCE YOUTH EXPERIENCE. IF APPROVED, OUR FIRST STEP WILL BE TO ENGAGE STAFF AND YOUTH PARTICIPANTS IN STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR THE PROGRAM MOVING FORWARD. LED BY OUR HUMAN SERVICES EDUCATION ADMINISTRATOR, WE HAVE THE CAPACITY AND EXPERTISE TO INTEGRATE PROJECT WORTH INTO OUR CONTINUUM OF SERVICES. 
          OUR POPULAR AMBASSADOR SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES PAID INTERNSHIPS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO STAY OR RETURN HOME TO SAN ANTONIO AFTER THEY GRADUATE. 
          87% OF PARTICIPANTS THIS SUMMER INDICATED THEY ARE LIKELY TO LIVE AND WORK IN SAN ANTONIO AFTER GRADUATION. AND NEXT-LEVEL OPPORTUNITY YOUTH CENTER SERVES VULNERABLE YOUNG ADULTS WHO ARE NOT WORKING AND NOT IN SCHOOL. OVER HALF OF OUR PARTICIPANTS LACK A HIGH SCHOOL CREDENTIAL AND MANY ARE NEAR OR EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT. DHS WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS AND GOODWILL AND MANY OTHER NONPROFITS TO CONNECT THEM TO EDUCATION AND WORK. 
          WE ANTICIPATE MORE THAN 100 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS IN THE PROGRAM WILL ACHIEVE THEIR DIPLOMA OR EMPLOYMENT THIS YEAR. AND WE SUPPORT THE SAN ANTONIO YOUTH COMMISSION AND HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD. 
          SOME OF YOU ATTENDED THE YOUTH BUDGET TOWN HALL THIS WEEKEND, WHICH WAS STARTED AND LED BY THESE COMMISSIONS TO AMPLIFY YOUTH VOICE IN CITY PROGRAMS. WE STRENGTHEN FAMILIES BY SUPPORTING RESIDENTS IN THEIR PATH TO FINANCIAL STABILITY, ENSURING ACCESS TO CRITICAL BENEFITS AND ASSISTING WITH PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYMENT. THESE ARE AIMED AT ACHIEVING GREATER SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LONG-TERM STABILITY. FINANCIAL COUNSELING SERVICES WE PROVIDE INCLUDE CREDIT, BUDGETING, AND DEBT REDUCTION. OUR GOAL FOR THIS COMING YEAR IS TO HELP PARTICIPANTS REDUCE AT LEAST $1.4 MILLION IN DEBT. WE ARE ALSO EXPANDING SERVICES AROUND LEGACY PLANNING AND LEGAL SUPPORT. NEW GRANTS FROM THE CITIES FOR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT FUND BUILD ON EFFORTS TO HELP LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS NAVIGATE WILLS AND PROTECT THEIR ASSETS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY CPS BILL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME RATEPAYERS. WITH ELIGIBILITY NOW EXPANDED 
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TO 150% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, WE ANTICIPATE SERVING 22,000 HOUSEHOLDS. 
          DHS IS ENHANCING OLDER ADULT INVESTMENTS IN 2026 TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES AND FINANCIAL STABILITY THROUGH ACCESS TO EXTENDED HOURS AT 12 COMPREHENSIVE SENIOR CENTERS. 
          EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE COORDINATED WITH ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES TO DEVELOP TRAINING FOR CITY EMPLOYEES ON HOW TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT ELDER ABUSE. 
          THE INITIAL TRAINING PILOT INCLUDED TEN DEPARTMENTS WITH 6800 CITY STAFF COMPLETING THE TRAINING TO DATE. IN FISCAL YEAR '26, WE WILL LAUNCH THE TRAINING TO ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS AND EMPLOYEES. THIS PROGRAM WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN TEXAS AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES AS A STATEWIDE MODEL. SPECIALIZED FINANCIAL COUNSELORS HELP OLDER ADULTS IN FINANCIAL CRISIS. EDUCATION ON FRAUD AND ABUSE AND SCAMS, ENCOURAGE SENIORS WHO HAVE BEEN TARGETED TO COME FORWARD FOR ASSISTANCE. 
          WE WORK CLOSELY WITH LOCAL PROVIDERS, SAPD, AND THE ELDER FRAUD AND EXPLOITATION TASK FORCE TO RESOLVE THESE CASES AS NEEDED. AND WE ARE ALSO WORKING TO EXPAND PARTICIPATION IN THE SAVES PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES PROPERTY TAX ASSISTANCE FOR SENIORS WHO VOLUNTEER AT OUR SENIOR CENTERS. AND WE ARE EXPANDING OUR NETWORK OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE BEST-IN-CLASS SERVICES TO OUR SENIORS. TODAY OUR PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED THROUGH 12 COMPREHENSIVE SENIOR CENTERS AND INCLUDING 11 CENTERS THAT ARE ACCREDITED THROUGH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING. WE HAVE FOUR PART-TIME CITY-OPERATED SITES AND 28 PARTNER-OPERATED SITES THAT PARTICIPATE IN OUR MEAL PROGRAM AND OTHER INITIATIVES. AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMS INCLUDE FITNESS, HEALTH SCREENINGS, COMPUTER CLASSES, ARTS, NOON MEALS, NUTRITION EDUCATION, AND OF COURSE BINGO. 
          IN 2026, WE WILL FULLY IMPLEMENT NEW TRANSPORTATION ROUTE SOFTWARE TO HELP US OPTIMIZE ROUTES, INCREASE TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY, AND REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT SENIORS HAVE TO SPEND RIDING ON THE BUS. JUST BRIEFLY, WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE CAPITAL DELIVERY DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS THROUGHOUT 2026 TO COMPLETE AND REOPEN THREE CENTERS IN 2027. THESE INCLUDE THE RENOVATED ELLA AUSTIN COMMUNITY CENTER IN MAY OF 2027. THE EXPANDED WEST END SENIOR CENTER IN JULY OF 2027 AND THE NEW KENWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER, ALSO IN JULY . 
          WE ALSO HAVE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE PROJECTS PLANNED FOR THE CLAUDE BLACK AND THE FRANK GARRETT COMMUNITY CENTERS ALONG WITH HVAC SOLUTIONS TO BE IMPLEMENTED AT SOUTHSIDE LIONS AND NORTHEAST SENIOR CENTERS . OVER THE LAST YEAR THE OFFICE OF INNOVATION, MANAGEMENT, AND BUDGET AND HUMAN SERVICES CONDUCTED A COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET REVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT. THE CBR TEAM REVIEWED BUDGET, STAFFING, GROWTH, AND PROGRAM RESULTS. BASED ON THE REVIEW, THE CBR RECOMMENDED STREAMLINING YOUTH SERVICES TO ALIGN AND ENHANCE YOUTH EXPERIENCE, IMPLEMENTING $683,000 IN EFFICIENCIES FOR 2026 BY RIGHT-SIZING PROGRAM BUDGETS AND ELIMINATING DUPLICATIVE FUNDING EFFORTS. 
          THESE REDUCTIONS WILL HAVE NO IMPACT ON SERVICE LEVELS. RESTRUCTURING THE DELEGATE AGENCY FUNDING PROCESS TO PROVIDE GREATER CLARITY AND TRANSPARENCY RELATED TO FUNDING PRIORITIES AND REDUCING THE FUNDING POOL BY $500,000. IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL FISCAL YEAR 2027 EFFICIENCIES BY TRANSFERRING 206 PARTICIPANTS FROM FOUR CITY-OPERATED PART-TIME NUTRITION SITES WITH LOW ATTENDANCE, AND THOSE THAT ARE CLOSE TO COMPREHENSIVE SENIOR CENTERS, WITH MORE ROBUST PROGRAMMING. AND SO I'LL MOVE ON TO THE DELEGATE AGENCY PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT CORE SERVICES FOR THE HUMAN SERVICES AND THE HOMELESS SERVICES AND STRATEGY DEPARTMENTS. SINCE FISCAL YEAR 2005, THE 
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CITY, THROUGH THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, HAS ISSUED A CONSOLIDATED FUNDING PROCESS COMBINING MULTIPLE FUNDING SOURCES AND DEPARTMENTS TO INVEST IN LOCAL PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT DEPARTMENT SERVICES AND CITY PRIORITIES. FOLLOWING AWARD, HUMAN SERVICES WORKS CLOSELY WITH AWARDED AGENCIES TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE CONTRACTS AND PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS. ONCE EXECUTED, WE MONITOR PROGRAM RESULTS ALONG WITH EXPENDITURES OVER THE FISCAL YEAR. THESE RESULTS CAN BE REACHED THROUGH THE QR CODE THAT'S ON THE SLIDE. CURRENTLY CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED FOR A TWO-YEAR TERM WITH A SECOND YEAR BASED ON FUND AVAILABILITY AND PERFORMANCE. 
          THIS BUDGET SLIDE REFLECTS THE TOTAL GENERAL AND GRANT FUND DELEGATE BUDGET OF $24.38 MILLION. BY OUR FOUR LONG-TERM OUTCOMES. 
          THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES DESIGNATED FUNDING TO EIGHT AGENCIES FOR A 12-MONTH TERM ALIGNED WITH THE ADOPTED BUDGET PROCESS. IT ALSO EXTENDS CONTRACTS TO 40 AGENCIES THAT WERE COMPETITIVELY FUNDED FOR AN EIGHT-MONTH TERM. 
          AND $4.5 MILLION IS TO BE HELD IN RESERVE FOR A NEW FUNDING CYCLE TO BEGIN ON JUNE 1, 2026. WE PLAN TO CLARIFY THE FUNDING PROCESS THROUGH A NUMBER OF STRATEGIES. THE FIRST IS SEPARATING DESIGNATED AND COMPETITIVE FUNDING PROCESSES TO PROVIDE THAT GREATER TRANSPARENCY REGARDING THE ACTUAL AVAILABLE FUNDING POOL. OF THE EIGHT AGENCIES RECOMMENDED TO BE DESIGNATED IN FISCAL YEAR '26, SEVEN PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT SUPPORT CITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICE LEVELS. THESE INCLUDE FIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT PROVIDE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR 6200 STUDENTS. THE CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES, PROVIDING SOBERING AND MINOR MEDICAL SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS IN POLICE CUSTODY, AND HAVEN FOR HOPE, THE COMMUNITY'S LARGEST HOMELESS PROVIDER. 
          ONE AGENCY, UP PARTNERSHIP, IS ALSO RECOMMENDED FOR DESIGNATED FUNDING IN FISCAL YEAR '26. 
          UP PROVIDES SERVICES THAT SUPPORT COMMUNITY NEEDS AND CITY PRIORITIES . 
          THE 40 AGENCIES PROPOSED TO RECEIVE AN EIGHT-MONTH CONTRACT EXTENSION INCLUDE AGENCIES PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES. LIKE THOSE THAT SUPPORT PROGRAMMING AT OUR SENIOR CENTERS, AS WELL AS AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE DISCRETIONARY SERVICES THAT ADDRESS CITY PRIORITIES ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. AS AN EXAMPLE, IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, $2.4 MILLION WAS ALLOCATED FOR OLDER ADULT PROGRAMS IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE SENIOR CENTERS. THAT FUNDING IS ESSENTIAL TO OUR WORK AT THE CENTERS AND A REDUCTION TO FUNDING WOULD IMPACT -- IN THAT CATEGORY WOULD REDUCE PROGRAMMING AT THE CENTERS. AND SO THE FIRST PILLAR WILL BE TO INCORPORATE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION RELATED TO CONTINUATION OF FUNDING DESIGNATIONS AND SEPARATE PROCESSES FOR DESIGNATED AND COMPETITIVE FUNDING. AND CARVING OUT ESSENTIAL FUNDING THAT SUPPORTS CITY PROGRAMS VERSUS DISCRETIONARY FUNDING PRIORITIES. 
          THE SECOND STEP IS EXPANDING ENGAGEMENT WITH FUNDED AGENCIES, COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, AND LOCAL FUNDERS. INCLUDING PUBLISHING A SOUP TO NUTS POLICY DOCUMENT THAT PROVIDES CLARITY ON THE PROCESS FOR AGENCIES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN CURRENT AND FUTURE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES . AND THEN LEVERAGING ONGOING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS BY THE CITY AND OTHER LOCAL FUNDERS. 
          THIRD, WE WANT TO IMPROVE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ALIGNMENT BY STANDARDIZING PERFORMANCE MEASURES ACROSS FUNDING PRIORITIES AND LOCAL FUNDERS, REDUCE THE NUMBER OF METRICS COLLECTED, FOCUSING ON THE IMPORTANT DATA THAT IS NEEDED TO DEMONSTRATE IMPACT AND ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN. AND ANOTHER OPTION WE'VE DISCUSSED IS EXPLORING THE FEASIBILITY AND BENEFITS OF OUTSOURCING DISCRETIONARY FUNDING TO A LOCAL FUNDER ALIGNED WITH THEIR INVESTMENTS. LASTLY, WE ARE PROPOSING TO ESTABLISH A FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT TERM THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF FUNDING AND PROVIDE AGENCIES WITH A LONGER-TERM COMMITMENT. IN TERMS OF THE COMPETITIVE 
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FUNDING AND TIMELINE WE'RE PROPOSING, FOLLOWING BUDGET ADOPTION, WE WILL RETURN TO CITY COUNCIL B SESSION IN OCTOBER FOR ADDITIONAL POLICY DIRECTION ON THE CHANGES WE ARE RECOMMENDING TODAY. AND THEN FOLLOW WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS IN NOVEMBER TO INFORM AND GATHER INPUT FROM AGENCIES, FUNDERS IN THE COMMUNITY ON CITY COUNCIL FUNDING PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED FOR THE NEXT COMPETITIVE CYCLE. 
          WE WOULD ISSUE THE COMPETITIVE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ON DECEMBER 1 AND STAFF WOULD MAKE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL IN MAY OF 2026 FOR NEW CONTRACTS THAT WOULD BEGIN JUNE 1ST, 2026. CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR 2 THROUGH 4 WOULD BE DEPENDENT ON FUNDING AVAILABILITY AND CONTRACT PERFORMANCE. PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT CYCLE WOULD BEGIN IN FISCAL YEAR 2029. AND WITH A NEW CONTRACT TERM TO BEGIN ON JUNE 1, 2030. IN CLOSING, THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2026 HUMAN SERVICES BUDGET TOTALS $94.8 MILLION WITH A PERSONNEL COMPLEMENT OF 350 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. 
          THIS PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES $683,000 IN EFFICIENCIES TO RIGHT-SIZE BUDGETS AND ELIMINATE DUPLICATION. IT HAS NO IMPACT TO SERVICES. REGARDING DELEGATE AGENCIES, WE ARE RECOMMENDING EXECUTION OF 12-MONTH DESIGNATED FUNDING EIGHT-MONTH CONTRACT EXTENSIONS FOR 40 AGENCIES TO FUND THEM UNTIL A NEW RFP IS ISSUED. 
          MAYOR AND COUNCIL, FOLLOWING BUDGET ADOPTION, WE WILL WORK WITH YOU ALL TO GATHER INPUT AND FEEDBACK ON FUNDING PRIORITIES AND PROCESS. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I WILL NOW PASS IT OVER TO DR. CLAUDE JACOB, METRO HEALTH DIRECTOR. 
          >> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M DR. JACOB, DIRECTOR OF METRO HEALTH. 
          THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT OUR FY26 DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET. 
          I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR FANTASTIC STAFF AS WELL AS THE CITY MANAGER AND HIS TEAM FOR THEIR TREMENDOUS SUPPORT TO BRING YOU OUR PROPOSED BUDGET. 
          THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T SEE THE PROMPT. 
          THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. QUICK OVERVIEW. 
          TODAY'S PRESENTATION INCLUDES AN OVERVIEW OF OUR DEPARTMENT AND OUR PROPOSED FY26 BUDGET. 
          I'LL PROVIDE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR METRO HEALTH INITIATIVES USING FOUNDATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES FRAMEWORK AS AN ORGANIZING TOOL TO DESCRIBE THE COMMUNITY'S SERVICES PROPOSED FOR NEXT YEAR AS WE WRAP UP OUR FIFTH AND FINAL YEAR OF THE SA FORWARD PLAN. 
          IT'S IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT WE ARE A NATIONALLY-ACCREDITED HEALTH DEPARTMENT. 
          YOU SEE THAT IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER THERE, THE LOGO. ALSO KNOWN AS FAB. 
          THIS IS A VOLUNTARY DESIGNATION FOR ALL LOCAL, STATE, TRIBAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND IT'S A STATUS THAT'S GOOD FOR FIVE YEARS. ONE IN FOUR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE MET THESE STANDARDS AND THERE ARE SEVEN OTHER ACCREDITED HEALTH DEPARTMENTS HERE IN TEXAS. I WANTED TO INTRODUCE OUR STARTING LINEUP. THIS IS MY EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM. 
          YOU RECOGNIZE THEIR FACES. DR. WOO. DR. ANITA KURIAN IS A DEPUTY DIRECTOR. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MARIO MARTINEZ IS NOW IN HIS 22ND YEAR. MARJORIE WHITE, EIGHT YEARS AT COSA, THREE WITH METRO HEALTH. 
          AND FINALLY, JESSIE HIGGINS. I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR STEADFAST DEDICATION AND 
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COMMITMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT. THE NEXT FEW SLIDES WILL HIGHLIGHT THEIR PORTFOLIO. 
          SO THIS IS A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE WORK OF OUR DEPARTMENT. ON THE LEFT SIDE YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE NEWER OFFERINGS, CENTER FOR POLICY AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENT LED BY DR. WOO. 
          WE HAVE THE COLLECTIVELY OUR NEWER ENTITIES WERE ESTABLISHED OR EXPANDED DURING THE PANDEMIC. 
          DR. KURIAN OVERSEES OUR CHEMICAL DISEASE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIVISION. 
          THIS ANCHORS REGULATORY FUNCTIONS AND HELPS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM THE SPREAD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS. OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY DIVISION IS LED BY MARJORIE WHITE. THIS PROMOTES HEALTHY BEHAVIORS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD-LEVEL ACTIVITIES. THIS HOUSES OUR WIC PROGRAM AND SERVES AS INNOVATION FOR OUR CHRONIC DISEASE PROGRAMMING. THE OPERATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE DIVISION OVERSEES THE DEPARTMENT'S OVERALL OPERATIONS, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, AND COMMUNICATIONS. 
          AND THIS DIVISION ALSO PROVIDES THE CROSS-CUTTING FUNCTIONS AND CAPABILITIES NEEDED TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF OUR COMMUNITY'S SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES. JUST KNOW THIS DIVISION DOES ANCHOR OUR ACCREDITATION WORK. THIS IS A UNIQUE OFFERING AT OUR DEPARTMENT. 
          WE REPRESENT OVER 40 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES AND YOU'LL SEE EXAMPLES THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION. SO THIS GIVES YOU A QUICK SNAPSHOT. 
          THIS SLIDE SHOWS OUR BUDGET HISTORY OVER THE LAST SEVEN FISCAL YEARS. 
          THE LIGHT BLUE AND GRAY BARS REPRESENT THE CITY'S SUPPORT. THE GREEN BARS REPRESENT GRANTS OVER EXTERNAL FUNDING. JUST NOTE THAT IT DOES NOT REFLECT FUNDING MADE AVAILABLE BY ARPA. THESE TRENDS REFLECT A MIX OF SUPPORT. 
          THIS RECAP ALSO REFLECTS A DOUBLING EFFECT EXPERIENCED BY OUR DEPARTMENT WHICH HAS DOUBLED IN SIZE SINCE 2019. WITH THE ACCELERATED GROWTH COME GROWING PAINS, WHICH IS ONE OF THE FINDINGS REFLECTED LATER IN THE PRESENTATION, AND INSIGHTS GLEANED FROM THE BUDGET REVIEW PROCESS. IN THAT BUDGET PROPOSED FOR NEXT YEAR. 
          THIS REFLECTS THE SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENTS AND GROWTH MADE POSSIBLE DUE TO OUR SUCCESSFUL GRANT APPLICATIONS AS WELL AS THE CITY'S UNPRECEDENTED SUPPORT LITERALLY MADE POSSIBLE DURING THE PANDEMIC. AGAIN, A TRUE TESTAMENT TO THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING THE CONDITIONS WHERE ALL CAN BE HEALTHY IN THIS JURISDICTION. IN 2019, TWO-THIRDS OF OUR BUDGET WAS SUPPORTED BY GRANTS ACKNOWLEDGING OUR FISCAL FRAGILITY. 
          KEEP IN MIND THAT'S THE EXPERIENCE OF MOST LARGE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. AGAIN, TO MITIGATE THE CYCLES DURING THE PANDEMIC, YOU SEE THIS CONVERSION AND SUPPORT MADE POSSIBLE BY THE CITY REFLECTED BY THE BLUE BARS. 
          WE SET A RECORD WHEN WE TOPPED OUT AT $50 MILLION ANCHORED TO THE GENERAL FUND. 
          KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS SNAPSHOT DOES NOT INCLUDE ARPA FUNDING, WHICH IS WINDING DOWN THIS YEAR. THE GRANTS, THE GREEN BARS ARE LEVELING OFF TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS. UP UNTIL FY '22 THE BUDGET HOVERED AT $45 MILLION. 
          WHILE THE GRANTS HAVE ACCELERATED THAT GROWTH, THE GENERAL FUND HAS SERVED AS A STABILIZER, WHICH WE CAN ONLY APPRECIATE NOW, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE DISRUPTIONS EXPERIENCED BY OUR STAFF AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS THESE LAST SIX MONTHS. 
          SO, THE LAST COUPLE OF SLIDES I'LL TALKPARTMENTAL BUDGET PROPD FOR THIS YEAR. 
          SO FOR FY26 OUR BUDGET IS $79.2 MILLION AND A STAFFING COMPLEMENT OF 593 AUTHORIZED POSITIONS. THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION AMOUNTS TO $46.5 MILLION SUPPORTING 297 STAFF WHILE THE GRANTS ACCOUNT FOR NEARLY $33 MILLION AND SUPPORT 300 STAFF. 
          THE PIE CHART SHOWS A BREAKDOWN. OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY DIVISION, WHICH ENCOMPASSES VIOLENCE PREVENTION, CHRONIC DISEASE, AND MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH ACCOUNTS FOR 40% OF OUR BUDGET. THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVES AS THE LARGEST SINGLE SECTIONS AT OUR DEPARTMENT REFLECTED WITH THE CITY'S STRONG CONTRIBUTION THESE LAST FEW YEARS. YOU MAY RECALL THAT IN 2020 IN OUR SA FORWARD PLAN AND ALLOWED US TO BUILD A CADRE OF CASE MANAGERS THAT ARE NOW A PART OF OUR STAFFING COMPLEMENT. THE COMMUNICABLE DISEASE DIVISION, THOSE COMBINED UNITS ANCHOR OUR REGULATORY FUNCTIONS AND ACCOUNT FOR A THIRD OF OUR OPERATING BUDGET. 
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THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE COMPLEMENT OF OUR GRANTS. AND IT SHOWS THE ARRAY OF GRANTS AND EXTERNAL FUNDING SECURED BY OUR DEPARTMENT. KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS AGAIN SNAPSHOT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY SUPPORT FROM ARPA. JUST NOTE THAT THE GRANTS ACCOUNT FOR HALF OF OUR OPERATING BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR. 
          THIS DIFFERS FROM DALLAS AND CHICAGO WHICH LARGELY DEPEND ON EXTERNAL FUNDING. 
          WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT DELAYS RECEIVING CONFIRMATION OF OUR NOTICE OF GRANTS AWARD THIS YEAR. WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE AN OVERALL DECREASE IN GRANT FUNDING WHEN COMPARED TO THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE'RE SEEING A TREND TO RETURN TO FUNDING TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS SITUATION IS EXACERBATED BY THE MEDICATE 1115 WAIVER RESERVES WHICH LAPSE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2026. THIS YEAR'S SUPPORT AMOUNTS TO $7.8 MILLION AND SUPPORTS 80 STAFF ACROSS A DOZEN PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONAL UNITS. FOR EXAMPLE OUR DIABETES TEAM ARE MOSTLY SUPPORTED BY THIS FUNDING. IN ADDITION WE HAVE EMBEDDED OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF OUR COMMUNICABLE DISEASE DIVISION AND WE'RE FORTUNATE TO AMPLIFY THE WORK OF THE STANDUP TEAM BECAUSE OF THIS FUNDING. 
          NOTE AGAIN WE ARE APPROACHING OUR FIFTH AND FINAL YEAR OF THE SA FORWARD PLAN SO JUST KNOW THAT FOR US THIS FISCAL STORM DOES CARRY MOMENTUM WELL INTO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR FY27 AND HAS IMPLICATIONS FOR POTENTIAL DISRUPTIONS OF PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES WHILE WE'RE TRYING TO MAINTAIN PROGRESS MADE THESE LAST FEW YEARS. I'LL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE CBR PROCESSES AND THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. 
          AS YOU HEARD FROM MELODY IN TERMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, WE WERE ONE OF FOUR DEPARTMENTS THAT PARTICIPATED AND WERE REVIEWED BY THE FISCAL TEAM. 
          METRO HEALTH SERVING AS ONE OF THE FOUR DEPARTMENTS. THE DEPARTMENTS WERE SELECTED BASED ON THE SIZE OF OUR GENERAL FUND, THE SCALE OF OUR RECENT GROWTH, AND THE POTENTIAL DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS. SO THE CBR PROCESS RESULTED IN A TOTAL OF $4.4 MILLION IN PROPOSED REDUCTIONS AND 22 POSITIONS. 
          REDUCING DUPLICATE PROGRAMS WHERE FEASIBLE AND THE STREAMLINING OF PROGRAMS AND REALIGNMENT OF PROGRAMS AND STAFFING. THE IMPACTED UNITS INCLUDE THE PAID SICK LEAVE PROGRAM, OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, THE UNLOCKED PROGRAM, POR VIDA, TRAUMA INFORMED, AS WELL AS PROJECT WORTH. JUST TO PUT INTO CONTEXT IN TERMS OF STAFFING COMPLEMENT, YOU'LL SEE THIS REFLECTED ON THIS AND THE NEXT SLIDE. 
          THERE WERE FOUR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, SIX PROGRAM SPECIALISTS, SEVEN MANAGERIAL OR CLERICAL OR STAFF AND FIVE MANAGEMENT ANALYSTS. BEFORE I WALK THROUGH THE RECOMMENDATIONS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO REITERATE COSA'S COMMITMENT TO THE IMPACT FOR STAFF. IN OUR DEPARTMENT THERE ARE 19 FILLED POSITIONS, THREE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS ARE CURRENTLY VACANT FROM THE POOL OF RECOMMENDED REDUCTIONS. 
          THE POSITIONS SLATED FOR REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION HAVE BEEN GUARANTEED A PLACEMENT IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY, A TESTAMENT TO THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO THE STAFF. 
          WHAT YOU SEE ON THIS SLIDE, RIGHT-SIZING. ADJUSTING LINE ITEM BUDGETS TO REFLECT ACTUAL SPENDING ACROSS SEVERAL DIVISIONS. THIS INCLUDES EFFICIENCIES AND CONTRACTUAL SERVICES, ADVERTISING, PRINTING, BINDING, MAIL, RENTAL FACILITIES. 
          REDUCING THE PAID SICK LEAVE BUDGET. IN 2020 THE CITY REQUIRED PRIVATE EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE PAID SICK LEAVE. THIS WAS DEEMED UNENFORCEABLE BY COURT RULING. THIS HAPPENED PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC. 
          KNOW THIS WILL REDUCE OUR STAFFING COMPLEMENT BY FOUR POSITIONS THAT SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM AS IT IS DEEMED NO LONGER NEEDED. JUST KNOW THAT THIS INCLUDES PROGRAM MANAGER AND ANALYST AND THE POSITIONS AND DUTIES WILL BE ABSORBED BY EXISTING STAFF. 
          THERE WILL BE NO IMPACT TO SERVICES. AGAIN, ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF RIGHT-SIZING. KNOW THERE ARE OPERATIONAL POSITIONS THAT INCLUDE DATA ANALYSTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT WHICH WILL BE ABSORBED BY EXISTING STAFF. 
          THE NEXT SEGMENT IN TERMS OF THE UNLOCKED PROGRAM. JUST KNOW THAT THERE ARE -- THIS WAS ONE OF THE NEWER OFFERINGS MADE AVAILABLE DURING OUR SA FORWARD PROGRAM. 
          THERE ARE FOUR LOCAL AGENCIES THAT ASSIST RECENTLY-RELEASED BEXAR COUNTY DETAINEES BY CONNECTING THEM TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES. THIS WOULD ELIMINATE THE CITY'S COMPONENTS AS THIS DUPLICATES THE SERVICES ALREADY PROVIDED BY AGENCIES. 
          THIS WOULD REDUCE FOUR POSITIONS. THESE POSITIONS ASSISTED 
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RECENTLY RELEASED DETAINEES BY CONNECTING THEM TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES. 
          WHAT WE SHOULD NOTE IS THAT WHILE THE CHWS WILL NO LONGER CONDUCT THE CASE MANAGEMENT FOR EXISTING CLIENTS, THEY WILL BE REFERRED TO AGENCIES PROVIDING COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS THE BEXAR COUNTY REENTRY CENTER, CHRYSALIS MINISTRIES, AND HAVEN FOR HOPE . THIS NEXT SEGMENT IS SHOWING THE REALIGNMENT OF PROGRAMS AND STAFF. YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD SOME OF THIS BUT LET ME PUT IT INTO CONTEXT IN TERMS OF METRO HEALTH. REGARDING THE TRANSITION OF PROJECT WORTH PROGRAM TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, THIS ELIMINATES THREE POSITIONS AND MOVES TWO POSITIONS TO DHS FOR A MORE HOLISTIC APPROACH TO YOUTH SERVICES. 
          THE TEEN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE BUT WILL BE REALIGNED WITH DHS'S YOUTH SUCCESS DIVISION FOR MORE HOLISTIC APPROACH. HEALTH EQUITY. 
          THIS REDUCES THE CONTRACTUAL SERVICES AS THESE FUNCTIONS ARE A DUPLICATION OF WORK COMPLETED BY THE CITY'S DIA TEAM. JUST KNOW THAT THE REMAINING NON-PERSONNEL BUDGET, THIS HOUSES -- THIS UNIT HOUSES THE 300K MADE AVAILABLE TO ESTABLISH THE CENTER FOR HEALTH EQUITY OF SOUTH TEXAS. THE CENTER FOR HEALTH EMPOWERMENT OF SOUTH TEXAS, ALSO KNOWN AS CHEST. THERE WILL BE NO IMPACT TO SERVICES . 
          WE ARE REPURPOSING THREE GRANT POSITIONS TO PERFORM DUTIES AND TASKS RELATED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WHAT'S CALLED THE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN, OR THE CHIP . REGARDING TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE. 
          KNOW THAT THIS REDUCES ONE POSITION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING ADMINISTRATIVE AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT TO THE SOUTH TEXAS TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE CONSORTIUM, ALSO KNOWN AS STICK . THE INSTITUTE OF TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE AT UNIVERSITY HEALTH WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THE TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE CERTIFICATION PROCESS. KNOW THAT THE DUTIES WILL BE ABSORBED BY REMAINING GRANT-FUNDED STAFF AND PROGRAM OBJECTIVES WILL BE UPDATED. THERE WILL BE MINIMAL IMPACT TO SERVICES. REGARDING POR VIDA. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD ELIMINATE TWO POSITIONS. JUST KNOW THAT FOR THE PROGRAM ITSELF WAS EXPANDED DURING THE PANDEMIC AS PART OF THE SA FORWARD PLAN TO PROMOTE HEALTHIER DINING OPTIONS. 
          THERE ARE 25 RESTAURANTS ENROLLED IN THIS PROGRAM. EXISTING STAFF AT THE DEPARTMENT CAN ABSORB CERTAIN DUTIES AND ENGAGE THE ENROLLED RESTAURANTS. 
          WE WILL INCORPORATE THE REMAINING STAFF INTO A CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION PROGRAM IN THE COMING FISCAL YEAR. LASTLY, REGARDING THE CHW OR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER HUB. THIS RECOMMENDATION REDUCES FOUR POSITIONS AND SUPPORTS COSTS TO INCLUDE ADVERTISING. THIS TRANSITION -- THE COMMUNITY-BASED CAPACITY BUILDING TO THE SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION, TRAININGS AND CERTIFICATIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH U.T. HEALTH, ALAMO COLLEGES, THE STATE'S HEALTH SERVICES, AS WELL AS THE SAN ANTONIO CHW ASSOCIATION. JUST KNOW THAT OF THE 800K THAT YOU SEE REFLECTED HERE, $255,000 WOULD BE USED TO SUPPORT THE CAPACITY BUILDING EFFORTS AT THE SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION. SO WITH THAT, I THOUGHT THAT WAS HELPFUL CONTEXT SO THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WORK AND I'LL WRAP UP MY PRESENTATION TO TALK ABOUT AN ADJUSTMENT TO OUR PROPOSED FEE SCHEDULE. THIS FRAMEWORK DEFIANCE A MINIMUM PACKAGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH CAPABILITIES AND PROGRAMS THAT NO JURISDICTION CAN BE WITHOUT. THIS FRAMEWORK WAS UPDATED JUST A FEW YEARS AGO IN 2022 TO ENSURE THAT IT REFLECTS THE EVOLVING NATURE AND MODERNIZATION OF GOVERNMENT PUBLIC HEALTH. APPLYING LESSONS LEARNED DURING THE PANDEMIC. 
          THIS OUTLINES THE UNIQUE RESPONSIBILITIES OF HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND CAN BE USED TO EXPLAIN THE VITAL ROLE THAT HEALTH DEPARTMENTS SERVE IN A VITAL COMMUNITY. 
          IT IS DESIGNED AS A HOUSE. KNOW THAT THE TOP YOU'LL SEE FIVE FOUNDATIONAL AREAS REFLECTING CORE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AIMED AT IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. 
          THESE AREAS ARE IN TERMS OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE, PREVENTION, CONTROL, ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH, MATERNAL CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO CLINICAL CARE. THE FOUNDATION, THE BASE OF THE HOUSE BY CONTRAST, THE FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES ARE CROSS-CUTTING FUNCTIONS NEEDED TO SUPPORT BASIC PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS, PROTECTIONS, AND ACTIVITIES. THESE ARE KEY TO ENSURING 
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COMMUNITY HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND OUTCOMES. THESE PROVIDE A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR THE HOUSE, ALTHOUGH THESE FUNCTIONS MAY BE LESS VISIBLE THAN THE DEFINED PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY. THESE CAPABILITIES ARE CRITICAL TO ENSURE THE STABILITY OF A HEALTH DEPARTMENT AS A THRIVING ENTERPRISE. JUST NOTE THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THIS FRAMEWORK WAS ROLLED OUT A FEW YEARS AGO AND MODERNIZES THE PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM. THIS ALLIANCE WITH THE CD'S PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT THAT ALLOWS US TO ACCELERATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WHAT WE HAVE LOCALLY AS OUR SA FORWARD PLAN. THIS POSITIONS HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY. THESE NEXT SLIDES ARE TO REMIND US OF SOME OF THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT. I HAVE INTRODUCED OUR ALL-STAR TEAM. I'LL QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE COMMUNICABLE DISEASE TEAM MONITORS, INVESTIGATES, AND CONTROLS DISEASE OUTBREAKS. OUR IMMUNIZATION TEAM VACCINATES THE COMMUNITY. MANY OF YOU PARTNERED WITH OUR TEAM ON THE GROUND. 
          IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE METRO HEALTH LAB SERVES AS A REGIONAL LAB FOR BIOLOGICAL AND HIGH CONSEQUENCE DISEASE TESTING. THE LAB SERVES AS A REGIONAL RESOURCE THAT COVERS 29 COUNTIES WITH SUPPORT FROM OUR STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
          THIS LAB CONDUCTS DAIRY TESTING AND RABIES TESTING. NEXT YEAR LOOKING AT CONDUCTING 22,000 CASES. ADMINISTERING AT LEAST 10,000 VACCINES AND CONDUCTING 120,000 LAB TESTS. THIS SHIELD SERVES AS A LEAD TO RESPONDING TO THE NATIONAL MEASLES OUTBREAK. NOTE THAT THE STATE ATTRIBUTED 762 CASES TO THE NATIONAL OUTBREAK THAT REPRESENTS ABOUT HALF THE CONFIRMED CASES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. 
          LAST YEAR THERE WERE 285 REPORTED CASES ACROSS THE U.S. IN ALL OF 2024. 
          HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY THERE HAVE BEEN TWO REPORTED MEASLES CASES THIS YEAR. 
          A TOTAL OF SIX REPORTED CASES OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS. SO REGARDING CHRONIC DISEASE. 
          JUST KNOW THAT DIABETES, WE LOOKED ADD THE DATA IN 2023 THAT DIABETES IS THE FIFTH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY. TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, OUR FANTASTIC TEAM, CONDUCTS FREE DIABETES PREVENTION AND SELF-MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPS IN AREAS OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH THE HIGHEST PREVALENCE OF DIABETES. 
          THE PROGRAM HAS 800 INDIVIDUALS COMPLETE THE VARIOUS WORKSHOP SERIES EACH YEAR AND FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR OUR GOAL IS TO GET 20% OF THE PARTICIPANTS TO COMPLETE A DIABETES HEALTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT THEY'LL INDICATE IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR CONFIDENCE TO MANAGE THEIR DIABETES. REGARDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AGAIN, THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WORK IS TIED TO OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION SECTION, ONE OF THE LARGEST SECTIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES IMMEDIATE CRISIS SUPPORT IN CASE MANAGEMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCE PARTNER VIOLENCE. CO-LOCATED AT THE SAPD SUBSTATIONS TO SUPPORT PEOPLE IN THE AFTERMATH OF AN EVENT. FOR NEXT YEAR WE'RE LOOKING AT OVER 11,000 SURVIVORS REFERRED BY SAPD WILL ACCEPT SERVICES FROM OUR METRO HEALTH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS. I SHOULD MENTION THAT THE COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS CO-CHAIRED BY OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, MARIA VILLAGOMEZ. 
          YOU MAY HAVE SEEN SOME DECALS IN THE AREA RESTROOMS. THAT IS PART AND PARCEL IN AUDIO] CALLED STAND UP SA IS BUILT ON AN EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL FOR COMMUNITY AND VIOLENCE INTERVENTION. IT IS THE LONGEST-RUNNING PROGRAM IN TEXAS. IT'S BEEN HERE FOR OVER TEN YEARS. 
          IT'S AN ASSET-BASED INTERVENTION. TEAM MEMBERS DETECT AND INTERRUPT VIOLENT SITUATIONS AND CHANGE ATTITUDES ABOUT THE USE OF VIOLENCE. 
          THE STAFF SERVE AS CREDIBLE MESSENGERS WHO DEESCALATE AND MEDIATE CONFLICTS WHILE LINKING INDIVIDUALS TO SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE THEY MAY NEED. NEXT YEAR WE'RE LOOKING AT COMMUNITY MEMBER ENCOUNTERS OVER 1100 WILL ACCEPT SUPPORT SERVICES FROM THE STAND-UP SA PROGRAM. SO THE NEXT COUPLE OF EXAMPLES . 
          A NUMBER OF OUR FUNCTIONS INCLUDE FOOD SAFETY SURVEILLANCE. 
          KEEP IN MIND MANY OF THESE FUNCTIONS DOVETAIL WITH THE STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS IN COORDINATION WITH OUR COMMUNICABLE DISEASE DIVISION IN ORDER TO MITIGATE OUTBREAKS WHILE EDUCATING ABOUT THE FACTORS THAT MAY IMPACT THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF AREA 
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RESIDENTS. SO FOR NEXT YEAR WE'LL CONDUCT AT LEAST 39,000 FOOD SAFETY AND PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL INSPECTIONS. WE'RE LOOKING AT COLLECTING AT LEAST 600 MOSQUITO SAMPLES FOR WEST NILE VIRUS. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT PER THE CITY ORDINANCE THAT AT LEAST 1600 BUSINESSES WILL REGISTER WITH OUR AIR QUALITY AND POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM. REGARDING MATERNAL AND FAMILY HEALTH. 
          JUST KNOW THAT THESE AREAS, THE THREE EXAMPLES ARE THE WIC AND CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION. 
          THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM OFFERS FOOD BENEFITS, NUTRITION EDUCATION, BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT, AND HEALTHCARE REFERRALS TO FAMILIES WHO QUALIFY. 
          WIC SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO PREGNANT, POSTPARTUM, AND BREASTFEEDING CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE. WE SERVE AS ONE OF THE LARGEST WIC PROGRAMS HERE IN THE CITY AND IT INCLUDES OUR SAN ANTONIO LACTATION CENTER. I'M ALSO PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR METRO HEALTH WIC PROGRAM WAS AUDITED BY THE STATE WIC OFFICE EARLIER THIS YEAR AND HAD NO FINDINGS, WHICH IS A FIRST FOR A WIC PROGRAM OF OUR SIZE. 
          THE ORAL HEALTH PROGRAM PROVIDES DENTAL SERVICES FROM EARLY HEAD START TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YEARS IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT SAN ANTONIO. 
          EARLY DETECTION AND PREVENTION SERVICES INCLUDE LIMITED ORAL EVALUATIONS, A FLUORIDE AND DENTAL SEALANT. AND PROVIDING OBTAINING WITH SURGICAL SERVICES WHEN NEEDED. 
          IN REDUCTION OF THE MEDICAID WAIVERS, WE ARE IN THE THROES OF ASSESSING OUR OPTIONS FOR SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FY26, WE'RE PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO FY27 WHICH REPRESENTS A FISCAL CLIFF FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. 
          LASTLY, IN TERMS OF THE PPP PROGRAM CALLED THE POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM, WHICH DELIVERS AN EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM PROVEN TO REDUCE CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT. 
          THE CURRICULUM FOCUSES ON INFANCY THROUGH 16 YEARS OLD. IT IS ORGANIZED TO FOCUS ON DIFFERENT NEEDS AND WE'RE LOOKING AT ENGAGING OVER 600 INDIVIDUALS WHO COMPLETE LEVEL 2 AND 3 OF OUR PARENTING COURSE NEXT YEAR. SO WITH THAT, WRAPPING UP WITH THIS FRAMEWORK. JUST KNOW THAT THE AREAS, THREE AREAS THAT METRO HEALTH STAFF AND PROGRAMS PROVIDE LINKAGES TO INCLUDE HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY, AND CHILDHOOD ASTHMA. 
          A CHIEF MENTAL HEALTH OFFICERS COORDINATES WITH THE SA CORE WITH THE POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND STRAC. OUR GOAL NEXT YEAR IS THAT OVER 2500 OF THE 9-1-1 MENTAL HEALTH CALLS, THAT THE SA CORE TEAM RESPONDS TO WILL BE REFERRED TO FOR FOLLOW-UP SERVICES. 
          LATER THIS FALL, OUR OFFICE, LED BY JESSIE HIGGINS, WILL CO-HOST THE BEXAR AREA SCHOOL SAFETY AND MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT IN COLLABORATION WITH BEXAR COUNTY, COMMUNITIES, SCHOOLS, AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICE REGION 20. THIS REFLECTS THE POWER OF OUR DEPARTMENT TO BRING OVER 150 DEPARTMENTS TO WORK ON THE INTERSECTION OF SCHOOL SAFETY AND MENTAL HEALTH. AGAIN, IT'S AN ILLUSTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S CRITICAL FUNCTIONS. IF YOU ZOOM OUT, OUR OFFICE ALSO HOLDS TWO CONTRACTS FOR SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT EXPAND TO ACCESS TO SERVE 250 STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN FOUR OR MORE COUNSELING SESSIONS. WITH THE CITY'S OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS WE IMPLEMENT THE FRAMEWORK OF PREVENTION, HARM REDUCTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE ABUSE. OUR PROGRAM WHICH HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 2019, TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA BY TEACHING THEM BEST PRACTICES TO CONTROL THEIR ASTHMA. THIS PROVIDES ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION TO HELP ADDRESS HIGH HOSPITALIZATION RATES AMONG CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA AND THE PROGRAM KEEPS KIDS IN SCHOOLS, OUT OF THE HOSPITAL, AND PARENTS AT WORK. 
          SO, AS I WRAP UP MY PRESENTATION, I DID WANT TO AT LEAST BRING YOU UP TO SPEED IN TERMS OF THIS LATE BREAKER IN OUR FOOD ESTABLISHMENT FEES. I WANT TO TURN OUR ATTENTION TO THE SECTION IN TERMS OF THE FEE SCHEDULE. DURING THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE ENACTED SENATE BILL 1008, WHICH ESTABLISHES LIMITATIONS ON THE AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, INCLUDING MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, AND 
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PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICTS TO IMPOSE FEES RELATED TO THE REGULATION OF THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY. SPECIFICALLY SB1008 STIPULATES THAT LOCAL FEE FOR ALCOHOL PERMITS, FOOD PERMITS, AND RELATED PROCESSING SERVICES MUST NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM AMOUNTS THAT WOULD BE CHARGED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR COMPARABLE REGULATORY FUNCTIONS. IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE PROVISION OF SB 1008, WE TOOK A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ITS FEE SCHEDULE. AS A RESULT THE DEPARTMENT HAS IMPLEMENTED REVISIONS TO ENSURE FULL STATUTORY COMPLIANCE. THE FOOD ESTABLISHED PERMIT FEES IS ONE CATEGORY THAT HAS BEEN MODIFIED. SOME OF THIS INFORMATION REFLECTED IN THE INITIAL BUDGET DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED BASED ON OUR BACK AND FORTH WITH THE STATE, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND PROGRAM STAFF AS WE COMPLY WITH THIS NEW LEGISLATION. THESE ADJUSTMENTS BRING LOCAL FEES IN ALIGNMENT WITH STATE IMPOSED LIMITS WHILE ALLOWING OUR DEPARTMENT TO DELIVER CORE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES THAT ENSURE FOOD SAFETY AND PROTECT COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. THIS WOULD GO INTO EFFECT DECEMBER 1 OF THIS YEAR. THE LEFT SIDE SHOWS THE CURRENT FEE STRUCTURE AND THE FEES BROKEN DOWN BY EMPLOYEES. FOR AGENCIES THAT HAVE 26 TO 50 EMPLOYEES, $966. 
          FEE. AND AGENCIES WITH 51 OR MORE EMPLOYEES, $1200 WOULD BE THE CURRENT FEE STRUCTURE. THE PROPOSED FEE STRUCTURE, BASED ON GROSS VOLUME OF FOOD SALES, YOU SEE IN TERMS OF THE RANGE. SO UP TO $49,999, YOU SEE THE PROPOSED FEE OF 284. FROM 50 TO 150 WOULD BE $567. AND $150,000 OR MORE WOULD BE $850 WOULD BE THE PROPOSED FEE. NOW THIS SLIDE PROVIDES AGAIN SOME UPDATED INFORMATION IN TERMS OF THE BREAKDOWN OF ACROSS THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES AND ACTIVITIES. WHAT YOU SEE HERE, THE HEALTH LICENSING INSPECTIONS, ALONG WITH REINSPECTIONS, ARE LISTED HERE. JUST KNOW THAT THE CURRENT LISTING OF $0 AT THE TOP OF THE SLIDE IN TERMS OF THE CURRENT FEE STRUCTURE FOR THE NEW LICENSING INSPECTIONS IS NOT APPLICABLE, SINCE THERE DOES NOT EXIST A $52 FEE FOR THIS CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, WHAT YOU SEE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN. 
          WE ARE PROPOSING A ONE-TIME $150 FEE WHICH INCLUDES THE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP AND THEREFORE THE $50 FEE WOULD NOT LONGER BE APPLICABLE RATHER THAN INCUR A SEPARATE FEE FOR THE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP. JUST KNOW THAT THE REINSPECTIONS, AGAIN YOU SEE THE EXISTING AND THE NEW. SO WHAT'S CURRENTLY IN PLACE FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH REINSPECTIONS. AND THE PROPOSED FEE STRUCTURES STANDARDIZING THAT AT $150. 
          FOR THE MOBILE VENDORS, AS YOU SEE LISTED FOR OPENLY HANDLED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS, ADJUSTING IT TO $258. LATE FEE FOR LICENSING, INSTEAD OF 10% FEE PER MONTH, IT WOULD BE A FLAT FEE OF $100. SCHOOL-BASED ACTIVITIES, WHETHER IT'S THE SCHOOL FOOD, THE PERMIT, THE INSPECTIONS. YOU SEE THE BREAKDOWN FOR KEEPING IT AT $240. 
          BUT THEN LOOKING AT $150 FEE PER INSPECTION. AND THEN IN TERMS OF OUR INTERFACE WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, WE ARE PROPOSING -- WE ARE AMENDING THE CURRENT 3% AND LINING THAT OUT SO THERE WOULD BE NO CHARGE FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FEE. 
          AND I ALREADY MENTIONED IN TERMS OF THE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP FEE. 
          >> AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE, I SHOULD MENTION THAT THE TEMPORARY FOOD WHRISHMENTS, THE PROPOSED FEE WOULD BE $52 PER FOOD BOOTH AND SINGLE EVENTS OF 14 DAYS, BUT JUST KNOW THAT THE $200 PER FOOD BOOTH IN MULTIPLE EVENTS WOULD BE RESTRICTED TO COVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD. WE DO PREFER THE 52-DOLLAR FEE PER FOOD BOOTH RATHER THAN THE OPEN-ENDED FEE THAT SPANS A TWO-YEAR WINDOW THAT COULD BE USED AT MULTIPLE EVENTS. 
          THIS CREATES A LOGISTICAL CHALLENGE WHEN IT COMES TO PROVIDES THE ADEQUATE OVERSIGHT FOR OUR S SANITARIANS. THIS IS A QUICK SNAPSHOT, AGAIN, THAT THIS WOULD BE DISCUSSED WITH COUNCIL TO SEEK APPROVAL SOMETIME IN THE COMING WEEKS. THIS ORDINANCE WOULD GO INTO EFFECT DECEMBER 1. 
          WE WOULD ROLL OUT A ROBUST EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN OVER THE COURSE OF THE FALL, OLD SCHOOL, MAIL, E-MAIL LETTERS TO FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND SCHOOLS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. WE WOULD COORDINATE WITH OUR PARTNERS ON THE GROUND AND STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS. 
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THE LABOR WOULD COME THROUGH OUR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICERS OF SAN TR SANITARIANS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND ROBUST SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE AWARENESS. 
          I WILL END IN -- AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS MORNING'S PRESENTATION, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW VARIABLES TO CONSIDER AS WE PIVOT TO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR. JUST KNOW THAT WHILE OUR FISCAL CHALLENGES AND MANAGING STAFF FATIGUE AND BURNOUT AND TURNOVER HAVE BEEN OUR EXIST TANS FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS ENDEMIC STATE WITH THE PANDEMIC. WE DO REMAIN DEEPLY COMMITTED TO MINIMIZING THE DISRUPTION AND SERVICES TO AREA RESIDENTS. 
          WE'VE MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO MAINTAIN OUR VACCINATION CLINIC. 
          WE'RE PIVOTING WITH OUR PARTNERS ON THE GROUND IN TERMS OF OUR CAPACITY TO CONTINUE TO EDUCATE AROUND DIABETES AND TO PROVIDE SERVICES LIKE WICK AND ORAL HEALTH AND THE LIKE. WITH THE PASSAGE OF SB 1008, WE'RE MOBILIZING TO NOTIFY BUSINESSES THAT COULD BE IMPACTED. 
          SMALL BUSINESSES MAY INCUR ADDITIONAL BURDENS. 
          AND LASTLY AS I MENTIONED AT THE OUTSET, WE'RE A NATIONAL CREDITED DEPARTMENT. AS WE CONTINUE IN OUR TRANSFORMATION JOURNEY, ESPECIALLY... THE CBR DOVETAILS THE SHAPING OF OUR IMPROVED CULTURE OF OUR DEPARTMENT WHICH IS CODIFIED AS THE DESIGNATION AS RECOGNIZED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACCREDITATION BOARD. SO WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY FORM OF PRESENCE TAKES.  I'LL BE AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE DURING THE NEXT SEGMENT FOLLOWING 
          PRESENTATION BY THE LIBRARY. >> GOOD MORNING MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MEMBERS OF MY LEADERSHIP TEAM WHO ARE HERE WITH ME TODAY. 
          ASSISTANT DIRECTORS KATHY DONLAND AND DALE MCNEIL AND OUR DFA GABRIELA. 
          TOGETHER WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT TO YOU THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE LIBRARY. TO BEGIN, I WILL PROVIDE A SNAPSHOT OF THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT, WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE DO, AND THE IMPACT WE DELIVER. 
          I'LL THEN HIGHLIGHT OUR STRATEGIC GOALS AND SHARE KEY INITIATIVES PLANNED FOR 2026. TO CLOSE, YOU WILL HEAR DIRECTLY FROM OUR LIBRARY BOARD CHAIR WHO WILL SHARE THE COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE ON OUR WORK. 
          SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY ISN'T JUST ABOUT BOOKS, IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE. FROM A CHILD LEARNING TO READ TO A TEEN FINDING THEIR PATH TO SENIOR DISCOVERING INDEPENDENCE ONLINE, THE LIBRARY'S HERE FOR YOU AND ALL SAN ANTONIANS EVERY STOP, ALL THE WAY. 
          YOU SEE THIS ON OUR MISSION, YOU SEE THIS IN OUR LIVED VALUES. 
          THIS PROPOSED BUDGET ENSURES WE CAN KEEP TRANSFORMING LIVES IN 2026 AND BEYOND. OUR WORK SPANS SIX KEY AREAS:  COLLECTIONS, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, SPACES, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, TECHNOLOGY AND AGE-BASED SERVICES. IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2026, WE WILL INVEST $7.3 MILLION IN BOOKS AND OTHER MATERIALS, DIGITAL RESOURCES, DATABASES, EBOOKS, AUDIO BOOKS, ET CETERA. THIS INVESTMENT, NOT ONLY MAINTAINS OUR COLLECTION, BUT GROWS IT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR PATRONS. 
          SLIDES AHEAD, I'LL SHOW HOW EACH OF THESE SIX AREAS REFLECT OUR COMMITMENT TO DELIVERING EXCELLENT LIBRARY SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY. IN 2019, OUR ADOPTED GENERAL FUND BUDGET WAS $42 MILLION. BY 2025, IT HAD GROWN TO 54.4 MILLION. 
          FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026, OUR PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES 55.4 MILLION FROM THE GENERAL FUND. DURING THIS PERIOD, WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SEVERAL KEY MILESTONES THAT REFLECT OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE LAUNCHED A NEW ENHANCED LIBRARY CARD AND EXPANDED ITS VAI ITS VAIBLGHT TO ALL LOCATIONS. 
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WE ADDED FOCUSED, ADULT EDUCATION INITIATIVES -- MODERNIZED THE TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS THAT POWER CHECKOUTS, CATALOGS AND COLLECTION MANAGEMENT, DELIVERING A SMOOTHER AND MORE RELIABLE CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE. WE DEVELOPED A FIVE-YEAR COLLECTION PLAN TO BRING US IN LINE WITH OUR PEER LIBRARIES, REDUCE WAIT TIMES FOR MATERIAL AND ENSURE A RESPONSIVE COLLECTION. 
          THESE ACHIEVEMENTS DEMONSTRATE BOTH OUR DEDICATION TO SERVING SAN ANTONIO AND THE TRUST YOU HAVE PLACED IN US TO DELIVER MEANINGFUL IMPACT. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026, OUR TOTAL PROPOSED BUDGET IS $58 MILLION. THIS INCLUDES THE 55.4 MILLION IN THE GENERAL FUND THAT WE LOOKED AT IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, AND 1.4 MILLION IN GRANTS AND PRIVATE GIFTS FROM OUR PARTNERS. THE SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION AND THE FRIENDS OF SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY, BOTH 501(C)3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, ALONG WITH 1.2 MILLION INVESTMENT IN OUR BUILDINGS THROUGH CAPITAL PROJECTS. 
          WE WILL HAVE 554 POSITIONS IN VARIOUS DIFFERENT ROLES DEDICATED TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. WHEN YOU LOOK AT HOW WE ALLOCATE OUR BUDGET, YOU'LL SEE OUR PRIORITIES RIGHT AWAY. 
          ABOUT A THIRD, 36%, GOES DIRECTLY TO PROVIDING ACCESS TO INFORMATION. 
          ANOTHER 20% IS DEDICATED TO KEEPING OUR LIBRARY SPACES SAFE AND WELCOMING. 18% SUPPORTS OUR COLLECTIONS, BOOKS, EBOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS AND MORE. AND THE  REST GOES INTO TECHNOLOGY, SERVICES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. EVERYTHING THAT KEEPS THE LIBRARY CONNECTED AND RELEVANT TO SAN ANTONIANS. 
          IN OTHER WORDS, WE PUT RESOURCES WHERE THEY'RE NEEDED THE MOST -- IN AUDIO] -- PEOPLE'S LIVES. OUR LIBRARY STRATEGIC PLAN, ADOPTED JUST LAST YEAR, IS THE ROADMAP THAT GUIDES OUR WORK. 
          THE EIGHT GOALS IN THIS PLAN AREN'T ABSTRACT. THEY ARE A CLEAR TESTAMENT TO OUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR COMMUNITY. 
          THEY ARE MEA MEASURABLE, ACTIONABLE AND ROOTED IN ACCOUNTABILITY. WE TRACK OUTCOMES, MEASURE IMPACT AND ADJUST BASED ON DATA. THIS WAY EVERY PROGRAM AND SERVICE WE OFFER TRULY REFLECTS THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE CORE MISSION OF OUR AUDIO IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO INFORMATION FOR THE COMMUNITY. 
          THIS MEANS NOT ONLY ARE OUR COLLECTION OF BOOKS AND MATERIALS, BUT ALSO THE HIGHLY TRAINED STAFF THAT HELPS THE COMMUNITY ACCESS THAT INFORMATION ACROSS OUR 30 LOCATIONS. THIS YEAR WE'RE INVESTING $21.2 MILLION TO ENSURE LIBRARIANS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF CONTINUE PROVIDING ACCURATE AND TIMELY INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THESE INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS WILL ELABORATE THE 10.2 MILLION IN COLLECTION OF BOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS, DATABASES AND OTHER ERESOURCES. THIS AMOUNT INCLUDE THE STAFF AND RESOURCES REQUIRED TO GET THOSE MATERIALS CATALOGED, PROCESSED AND ON THE SHELVES FOR THE PUBLIC. WE STRIVE TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN A RESPONSIVE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN COLLECTION. YEAR OVER YEAR, GROWTH IN OUR CIRCULATION IS REFLECTED HERE. MEASURE OF SUCCESS OF OUR COLLECTION THROUGH HOW MANY TIMES ITEMS ARE CHECKED OUT. 
          OUR CIRCULATION HAS GROWN FROM 5.4 MILLION IN 2020 TO 10 MILLION TODAY. 
          THAT'S NEARLY DOUBLING IN JUST FIVE YEARS. WE ARE INVESTING $6.6 MILLION IN TECHNOLOGY, NOT BECAUSE GADGETS ARE FUN, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE, BUT BECAUSE TECHNOLOGY IS THE BRIDGE THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE TO OPPORTUNITY. FROM JOB SEEKERS BUILDING RESUMES TO STUDENTS TACKLING HOMEWORK, FROM OLDER ADULTS LEARNING DIGITAL SKILLS TO ENTREPRENEURS STARTING BUSINESSES, THE LIBRARY IS HELPING TO CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE BY PROVIDING RESOURCES TO ADVANCED LITERACY, PROVIDE SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT EVERY SINGLE DAY. FOR EXAMPLE, MANY JOB APPLICATIONS HAVE GONE ONLINE ONLY, AND THE LIBRARY PROVIDES COMPUTERS WITH INTERNET ACTION TO MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO APPLY FOR JOBS. 
          HERE'S AN EXAMPLE THAT HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN:  A SENIOR PATRON COMES IN, NERVOUS ABOUT USING A COMPUTER. SOMETIMES HAVING NEVER TOUCHED ONE BEFORE. AFTER JUST A FEW ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS WITH OUR STAFF, THEY ARE ABLE TO SEND E-MAILS, PAY BILLS ONLINE AND CONNECT WITH THE WORLD. WE DON'T JUST TEACH THEM COMPUTERS, WE GIVE THEM INDIVIDUALS THEIR INDEPENDENCE BACK. THESE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES 
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OF WHAT INVESTMENT IN TECHNOLOGY REALLY MEANS. THE LIBRARY CONSTANTLY REVIEWS INVESTMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY AND MEASURES THE SUCCESS OF OUR EFFORTS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ANOTHER CITY DEPARTMENT, ITSD, WE IMPROVED THE ACCURACY OF HOW WE COUNT HOURS OF TECHNOLOGY USE. YOU WILL SEE THAT CHANGE REFLECTED ON THIS GRAPHIC, ALTHOUGH YOU SEE A SLIGHT DECREASE REFLECTED HERE, WHICH IS DUE TO THE CHANGE IN METHODOLOGY TO MEASURE THE USAGE BECAUSE OF THE NEW SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT. IN FISCAL YEAR 2026, WE'LL BE INVESTING 11.6 MILLION IN MAINTAINING 30 LIBRARY LOCATIONS. EACH ONE OF OUR LOCATIONS IS A COMMUNITY ANCHOR. 
          IN ADDITION, 2.8 MILLION GOES TOWARDS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES INSURING WE ARE REACHING RESIDENTS WHERE THEY LIVE AND WORK WITH AN ADDITIONAL FOCUS ON VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. WITH NEARLY 2.6 MILLION VISITS PROJECTED IN 2026, OUR LIBRARIES ARE NOT JUST BUILDINGS, THEY ARE LIVING ROOMS FOR THE CITY, HUBS FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SAFE SPACES FOR CONNECTION. FROM STORY TIMES THAT SPARK A CHILD'S IMAGINATION,  TO TEEN PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE MENTORSHIP, TO LIFELONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS AND OLDER ADULTS, WE INVEST FOUR AND A HALF MILLION IN SERVICES FOR ALL AGES. IN 2026, WE WILL HOST OVER 12,000 PROGRAMS, JUST AS WE DID LAST YEAR. 
          THAT'S 12,000 CHANCES FOR SAN ANTONIANS TO LEARN, CONNECT, AND GROW TOGETHER. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU ALL AN EXAMPLE, A LOCAL EDUCATOR RECENTLY SHARED WITH US THAT THE LIBRARY IS INSTRUMENTAL IN SUPPLEMENTING KEY SOCIAL AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES MANY CHILDREN MISSED DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC. SHE TOLD US THAT PROGRAMS SUCH AS OUR READ TO A DOG SERIES, HAVE HELPED HER SHY READERS DEVELOP THEIR LOVE FOR READING. AND PROGRAMS SUCH AS LEGO TIME AND CODING CLUBS HELP CONNECT HER STUDENTS TO STEM AND LITERACY. AT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF HER PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES, SHE DIRECTS FAMILIES TO VISIT SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY. SHE TELLS US THAT SHE CONSIDERS THE LIBRARY A FUNDAMENTAL PARTNER IN EDUCATION. AND LAST, CITYWIDE SURVEY, 96% OF RESIDENTS REPORTED SATISFACTION WITH SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY. THAT'S NOT JUST A NUMBER. 
          IT'S THE EVIDENCE THAT SAN ANTONIANS DEEPLY VALUE THEIR LIBRARY. 
          IT AFFIRMS WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW, THAT OUR LIBRARY IS ONE OF THE MOST TRUSTED AND LOVED INSTITUTION IN OUR CITY. SAN ANTONIANS SEE THEIR LIBRARY AS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THEIR LIVES. OUR ASPIRATIONAL GOAL FOR SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY IS TO REACH 100% CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. 
          IN TERMS OF NEW FUNDING, THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES AN ADDITIONAL -- ADDITION OF 1.3 MILLION. THIS ONE-TIME FUNDING IS INCLUDED TO UPGRADE AND ENHANCE INTRUSION ALARM SYSTEMS AT EIGHT LIBRARY LOCATIONS. 
          CAPITAL OUTLAY IS PROPOSED IN AN AMOUNT OF 266,000 TO REPLACE FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT AT 22 LIBRARY LOCATIONS. ACROSS THE SYSTEM, OVER 450 TECHNOLOGY DEVICES WILL BE REPLACED WITH THE PROPOSED 710,000 IN TECHNOLOGY UPDATES. THIS INVESTMENT ALIGNS WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND INSURED THAT OUR FURNITURE AND TECHNOLOGY REMAIN MODERN, FUNCTIONAL AND WELL MAINTAINED CREATING A WELCOMING AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL WHO USE OUR FACILITIES. THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT OVERSEES 30 FACILITIES ACROSS THE CITY, INSURING THESE LOCATIONS REMAIN SAFE, WELL MAINTAINED AND WELCOMING FOR OUR COMMUNITY IS A TOP PRIORITY. 
          THE PROPOSED BUDGET DEDICATED AROUND 1.2 MILLION TO CAPITAL AND DEFERRED MAINTENANCE PROJECTS. GUIDED BY A COMPREHENSIVE FACILITIES PLAN, THE LIBRARY STRATEGICALLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. 
          IN THIS BUDGET, FUNDS ARE PROPOSED TO CLOSE A CRITICAL GAP FOR HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING PROJECTS AT THE COLLINS GARDEN AND CODY BRANCHES. ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE REPLACING THE ROOF OF THE FOREST HILL BRANCH. THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT LOOKED INTERNALLY TO IDENTIFY EFFICIENCIES THAT DO NOT IMPACT OUR 
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SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC. WITH THAT IN MIND, THE LIBRARY WILL REALIGN THREE AREAS, ALLOWING US TO REDUCE EIGHT POSITIONS IN  2026. 
          IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE COMMITMENT OF THE CITY MANAGER AND THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HR DEPARTMENT IN SUPPORTING THE EMPLOYEES AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE. REALIGNMENTS WITHIN THE PUBLIC SERVICE AREAS TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION STAFF WORKLOAD, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE. THROUGH CAREFUL RESTRUCTURING, THIS CHANGE DOES NOT AFFECT PUBLIC SERVICE. 
          WE TOOK A HARD LOOK AT OUR BUDGET AND CAN REALIZE 180,000 EFFICIENCY BY RIGHT SIZING VARIOUS BUDGET LINE ITEMS. AGAIN, THIS EFFICIENCY DOES NOT CAUSE A SERVICE DISRUPTION. 
          THE LAST EFFICIENCY ADDRESSES THE CITY'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAN ANTONIO BOOK FESTIVAL. THE CENTRAL LIBRARY WILL CONTINUE TO BE VENUE FOR THE ANNUAL EVENT AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE IN-KIND SUPPORT. THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET INCLUDES A DIRECT CONTRIBUTION OF 100,000 IN THE LIBRARY'S BUDGET, WHICH IS A REDUCTION FROM PRIOR YEARS. AS WE LOOK AHEAD, OUR GOAL FOR 2026 IS CLEAR: TO DEEPEN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND INCREASE THE USE OF LIBRARY SERVICES. YOU WILL SEE US IN NEIGHBORHOODS, SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC SPACES. BECAUSE THE LIBRARY BELONGS EVERYWHERE SAN ANTONIANS ARE. AND WITH THAT, IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE JESPRITE KAUR, WHO WILL SHARE MORE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY'S PERSPECTIVE 
          ON THIS GREAT WORK. >> GOOD MORNING. ON BEHALF OF THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I'D LIKE TO -- THANK YOU, MR. MCCARY. 
          GOOD MORNING, ON BEHALF OF THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I WANT TO STSTART BY THANKING THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND INVESTMENT IN THE SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY. YOUR LEADERSHIP MAKES A REAL DIFFERENCE, AND IT'S REFLECTED IN EVERY COMMUNITY THAT WE SERVE. AS A PARENT, I'VE SEEN THAT DIFFERENCE FIRSTHAND. YOU'LL SEE HERE A PICTURE OF ME WITH MY KIDS AND SMARTEE, THE LIBRARY MASCOT. 
          MY CHILDREN ARE LIBRARY ADVOCATES, AND NOT JUST BECAUSE I AM, BUT BECAUSE THEY'VE EXPERIENCED THE POWER OF LIBRARIES FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE, THROUGH DIVERSE PROGRAMMING AND SPACES THAT WELCOME THEIR CURIOSITY AND THEY LEARNED THAT LIBRARIES ARE MORE THAN JUST BOOKS AND SHELVES OF BOOKS. 
          THEY'RE GATEWAYS TO DISCOVERY AND TO BELONGING. 
          TODAY I WANT TO SHARE A RECENT EXPERIENCE WITH YOU ALL THAT BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATES JUST HOW TRUSTED AND VALUED OUR LIBRARY IS, NOT JUST HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, BUT ALL AROUND THE WORMED. SO HERE YOU SEE A BOOK CALLED YOUR CHILD, HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT WAS CHECKED OUT FROM THE SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY IN JULY OF 1943. EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE LIBRARY RECEIVED A WONDERFUL SURPRISE. THIS BOOK THAT HAD BEEN CHECKED OUT 82 YEARS AGO, IT TRAVELED FROM SAN ANTONIO TO MEXICO CITY, ONTO OREGON, AND IT WAS TUCKED AWAY UNTIL A FAMILY MEMBER DISCOVERED IT. INSTEAD OF DISCARDING IT, THEY RECOGNIZED IT AS AN IMPORTANT LIBRARY RESOURCE. THEY CAREFULLY PACKAGED IT AND INCLUDED A LETTER OF EXPLANATION AND MAILED IT BACK TO US. 
          WE SHARED THIS STORY, AND IT RESONATED ACROSS THE GLOBE, MAKING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS. THIS VISUAL JUST SHOWS YOU HOW FAR OF A REACH THAT STORY RECEIVED FROM THE SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY, IT REACHED -- NEWS STORY, A PUBLICITY VALUE OF $38 MILLION. IT'S A SIMPLE ACT, BUT IT WAS A REMINDER THAT PEOPLE EVERYWHERE KNOW WHAT LIBRARIES STAND FOR. TRUST, KNOWLEDGE, COMMUNITY, CONNECTION. 
          AND IT REMINDS US THAT PEOPLE HOLD ON TO WHAT THEY VALUE, SOMETIMES FOR 82 YEARS. THAT BOOK CAME BACK TO US BECAUSE SOMEONE DECADES LATER UNDERSTOOD WHAT THE LIBRARY AND ITS RESOURCES REPRESENT. 
          THAT KIND OF ENDURING RESPECT DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN. 
          IT HAPPENS BECAUSE WE, AS A CITY, CONTINUE TO INVEST IN INSTITUTIONS THAT MATTER. AND LOCALLY, IT BROUGHT RENEWED ATTENTION TO A KEY DECISION THAT WAS MADE BY THIS BODY NEARLY FOUR YEARS AGO, TO ELIMINATE LATE FINES AND REMOVE BARRIERS TO ACCESS. 
          NOT ONLY FOR EVERYBODY IN SAN ANTONIO, BUT FOR THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY 
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THAT COME TO VISIT OUR LIBRARY BRANCHES AND CENTRAL LIBRARY AS WELL. 
          THAT DECISION DIDN'T JUST CHANGE POLICY, IT CHANGED LIVES. 
          AND CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN OUR LIBRARIES INSURES THAT GENERATIONS TO COME WILL HAVE THAT SAME SENSE OF BELONGING, CURIOSITY AND OPPORTUNITY, JUST LIKE THAT FAMILY DID 82 YEARS AGO, AND JUST LIKE MY CHILDREN HAVE TODAY. 
          I THANK YOU, AGAIN, FOR BELIEVING IN THE POWER OF LIBRARIES AND I'LL CLOSE UP THE PRESENTATION WITH THAT. THANK YOU. 
          MRS. WOOSLEY, DR. JACOB, AND TO OUR SPECIAL GUESTS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR VERY THOUGHTFUL PRESENTATIONS. 
          AGAIN, GOING BACK TO THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF THE GUIDANCE THAT THIS BODY PROVIDED TO THE STAFF IN TERMS OF BUILDING THIS BUDGET, FUND OUR NO-FAIL MISSIONS, THOSE FOLKS THAT KEEP US SAFE, MAKE SURE THEY'VE GOT THE RESOURCES TO DO THAT, RIGHT, FIRE, POLICE, EMS, LET'S MINIMIZE ANY RISK TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND YOU ALL HAVE LAID OUT HERE ONE OF THE WAYS IN WHICH YOU SERVE OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITY BUT ALSO THE WAYS THAT WORK IS GOING TO GET TOUGHER AND THE VERY HARD CHOICES BEFORE US AS WE WORK TO MINIMIZE THAT, MINIMIZING ANY LONG-TERM RISKS AS A RESULT OF SOME OF THESE CHANGES. WHAT I -- I FIND IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND THE TRUE NATURE OF SOME OF THE CUTS, THOUGH, THE TRUE IMPACTS OF THEM, WITHOUT A CERTAIN -- A GREATER LEVEL OF FIDELITY IN TERMS OF WHO IS CURRENTLY BEING SERVED, CERTAINLY BY DISTRICT, BUT THAT ALSO HOW THESE CHANGES WOULD IMPACT THE MOST VULNERABLE. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SENIOR CENTER OR YOUTH SERVICES PER CAPITA, THAT'S HELPFUL, BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND IS SERVICE TO COMMUNITIES BASED ON NEED, RIGHT? SO IT'S NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MANY KIDS IN THE COMMUNITY. NO, IT'S ACTUALLY HOW MANY OF THOSE KIDS IN THAT COMMUNITY ARE VERY RELIANT ON THIS, HOW MANY FOLKS DO WE HAVE WIC RECIPIENTS, SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, MEDICAID, THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE ALREADY THE MOST VULNERABLE FOR WHOM THESE CHANGES, IMPACTS WOULD DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT THEM. I THINK THAT'S THE LEVEL OF FIDELITY THAT THIS BODY NEEDS TO RECEIVE. I KNOW DR. JACOB, YOU'VE GOT A GREAT DATA TEAM THAT CAN HELP US BETTER DO THAT, SO I'D ASK THAT YOU PLEASE PROVIDE THAT LEVEL OF INFORMATION AS BEST YOU CAN. 
          I THINK THAT WILL HELP US, BECAUSE, AGAIN, I MEAN, WE KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT NOW. WE CAN ANTICIPATE HOW DIFFICULT IT WILL BE, BUT, AGAIN, ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF OUR MINDS IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECONCILIATION BILL, ON TOP OF WE'RE ALREADY EXPERIENCING IMPACTS OF THE TARIFFS, THE CONTINUED ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT, BUT WE KNOW WHO IS GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY THESE, BUT AS YOU ALL CAN HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE WILL LOOK LIKE, BASED ON THE CHANGES THAT YOU ALL HAVE ARTICULATED, THAT WILL BE HELPFUL. I SAY ALSO, AND I'M NOT SURE IF CRAIG IS IN HERE, BUT WE -- AS WE LOOK ACROSS SOME OF THESE ISSUES, FOR EXAMPLE, WE ASKED JUDGE OBLEDO, FOR EXAMPLE, TO PROVIDE SOME OF HER INFORMATION, SOME OF THE THINGS -- SOME OF THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING WITH THE YOUTH, THEY HAVE DISPLAYED VIA BY SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY NOT THE MOST HELPFUL FOR THIS BODY. 
          IT'S HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND A LEVEL OF FIDELITY GREATER BY COUNCIL DISTRICT SO WE CAN OVERLAY SOME OF THOSE CHALLENGES WITH WHAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU ALL ARE -- ARE -- THE CHANGES THAT YOU ALL ARE ANTICIPATING. I MEAN, YESTERDAY I WAS JUST AT COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO'S TOWN HALL AND FOLKS THERE WERE CLAMORING FOR MORE PARKS AND REC, UNDERSTANDING, AGAIN, IT'S NOT JUST BEING ABLE TO BOUNCE A BALL, BUT IT IS, IN FACT, THE COMMUNITY AND THUS THE PUBLIC SAFETY IMPACTS AND CONSIDERATIONS THAT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED ALONGSIDE ANY REDUCTION IN THESE INVESTMENTS. DR. CLAUDE -- DR. JACOB, EXCUSE ME, CAN YOU SPEAK -- BECAUSE YOU ARE, I THINK, UNIQUELY IMPACTED, AND MRS. WOOSLEY THE SAME, SO WELCOME YOUR COMMENT AS WELL, BUT YOU'RE IMPACTED BY THE DOUBLE WHAMMY, NOT ONLY A REDUCTION IN FUNDING BUT ALSO A GREATER LEVEL OF COMPLEXITY IN HOW YOU DO YOUR WORK, BASED ON THE FEDERAL -- FEDERAL AND STATE CHANGES AND FRANKLY, DEI, RIGHT? SO CAN YOU SPEAK TO HOW YOU'RE ADDRESSING AND WORKING TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN LIGHT OF RESOURCES BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF THE COMPLEXITY 
          IN NAVIGATING THOSE CHANGES? >> JACOB: THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, MADAM MAYOR. I WOULD SAY ONE THING, GIVEN THE EXPERIENCE OF THE LAST SIX OR EIGHT MONTHS WE HAVE PIVOTED A NUMBER OF OUR FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THE REFERENCE TO THE OFFICE OF HEALTH EQUITY, RECOGNIZING THAT WE ARE 
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WRAPPING UP A COUNTYWIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND WE'RE LOOKING AT CODIFYING OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN OR WHAT'S CALLED THE CHIP, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE -- AVAILABLE TO OVERLAY THIS EQUITY LENS TO THE WORK. SO IT'S AN INTERNAL ASSET. THIS OFFICE, IT'S ANCHORED TO THE CENTER FOR POLICY AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENT. IT ALLOWS US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD AT LEAST LOOKING AT THE IMPACTS OF SOME OF THESE CHANGES. PROGRAMATICALLY, A LOT OF THIS HAS KEPT US A LITTLE OFFBALANCE, U BE I WOULD SAY THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PANDEMIC, THE WAY THAT WE PACKAGE OUR SAN ANTONIO FORWARD OR SA FORWARD IN THOSE SIX PRIORITY AREAS, ONE REALLY SPOKE TO OUR INTENTIONANALITY FOR ADDRESSING THESE CONDITIONS EXACERBATED BY THE PANDEMIC. 
          OUR WORK AROUND MENTAL HEALTH, VIOLENCE, THAT'S PART AND PARCEL, SO WE DO HAVE, AND WE'VE REPURPOSED SOME INTERNAL ASSETS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE SHORED UP AND CAN EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT THE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN WHICH WILL BE CODIFIED OVER THE COURSE OF THE FALL, AND IT'S A THREE-YEAR PLAN HERE IN THE GREATER BEXAR COUNTY. 
          IT'S MULTIPLE DIFFERENT FACTORS, BUT JUST KNOW THAT WE'VE REPURPOSED SOME RESOURCES AND THIS IS REFERENCE HERE IN THE REALIGNMENT OF THE OFFICE 
          OF HEALTH EQUITY AND THE STAFF. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. HAVING SEEN SOME OF THIS PLAY OUT PREVIOUSLY, TRADITIONALLY THERE'S BEEN A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOW SOMEBODY UNDERSTANDS COMPLIANCE AND HOW THEY ACTUALLY ARE WORKING TO ACHIEVE EQUITY. 
          AND SO I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THE PRESSURES AROUND US, BUT I WOULD WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT THESE ARE TWO VERY DIFFERENT TYPES OF WORK WITH TWO VERY DIFFERENT OUTCOMES, AND SO, YOU KNOW, WELCOME UNDERSTANDING HOW WE'RE STILL WORKING TO ACHIEVE OUR EQUITY OUTCOMES, WHICH ARE DIFFERENT THAN OUR COMPLIANCE NECESSITIES BY LAW. 
          >> WALSH: YOU KNOW, I'LL JUST -- JUST ONE SUGGESTION, AND ADDITION TO WHAT CLAUDE TALKED ABOUT, MAYOR, IN MOST CASES, ESPECIALLY IN CLAUDE'S REALM, AND MELODY'S, THE NEED OF THE COMMUNITY IS DIFFERENT IN DIFFERENT PARTS. AND SO THE OVERLAY OF THAT HELPS, I THINK, TO A GREATER DEGREE BEING ABLE TO ANSWER WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMPLIANCE AND EQUITY. THERE ARE -- THERE ARE -- YOU KNOW, WHEN WE LOOK AT -- AND WE'LL BREAK OUT SOME OF THESE BY COUNCIL DISTRICTS AND WE'LL TRY FORWARD, BECAUSE THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING QUESTION -- WHETHER IT'S DIABETES MANAGEMENT OR IT'S SENIOR CENTERS AND WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED, REALLY BASED ON NEED, I THINK HELPS SATISFY THAT TO A CERTAIN DEGREE, NOT 100%. BUT IT IS -- IT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT WE 
          DO AND WHERE WE DO IT. >> MAYOR JONES: YEAH, 100%. 
          I MEAN, THAT'S WHY I ASKED IS WE REALLY NEED A BETTER WAY TO SEE OURSELVES, FRANKLY, NOW AND AS WE ANTICIPATE SOME OF THESE CHANGES. 
          CAN YOU SPEAK TO ALSO, DR. JACOB, YOUR OFFICE'S -- AND, AGAIN, AS WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THE CHANGES IN THE BUDGET, WE'RE ALSO SEEING CHANGES IN THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, RIGHT, AS THEY ARE ROLLING BACK SOME EPA PROTECTIONS, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO AIR QUALITY, AND WE ALREADY KNOW, FRANKLY, HOW CHALLENGING OUR OWN AIR QUALITY IS AND WHAT THAT MEANS IN PARTICULAR FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE CHALLENGED WITH -- ASTHMA, BUT ALSO ACCESSES TO THE RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THEIR ASTHMATIC CONDITIONS. CAN YOU SPEAK TO HOW YOUR OFFICE IS -- IS WORKING TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THOSE THINGS AND YOUR ABILITY TO, AGAIN, SURVEIL THE ENVIRONMENT, UNDERSTAND THOSE CHANGES 
          AND THEN -- AND THEN RESPOND? >> JACOB: THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, MADAM MAYOR. I WOULD SAY TWO THINGS. 
          ONE IS THAT THE CONDITION CONTINUES TO EVOLVE, SO EACH WEEK WE REPORT OUT ANY UPDATES THAT WE RECEIVE, WHETHER IT'S CHANGES TO OUR FUNDING OR ANY OTHER INSTRUCTIONS OR GUIDANCE FROM THE CDC, NOW HAS A PERMANENT DIRECTOR. I'D SAY REGARDING EPA, RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING WITH NATIONAL PARTNERS, PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT THEIR RESPONSE HAS BEEN. 
          ON THE GROUND WE WORK HAND-IN-HAND WITH OUR STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE EFFORTS ON THE GROUND. SO I WOULD SAY RIGHT NOW WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION, WE REMAIN VIGILANT, BUT WE WORK HAND? -HAND WITH OUR STAFF, BUT JUST KNOW  AS THE SITUATIONS EVOLVE, WE CONTINUE THAT WE ASSURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE. JUST KNOW THAT IT'S NOT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, IT'S LITERALLY LOOKING AT THE FDA, ANY CHANGES, NHI CHANGES, IT'S BEEN DIZZYING TO SAY THE LEAST, SO IT'S COMING AT US, WE HAVE BEEN VERY CONSISTENT WITH AT LEAST PAYING ATTENTION, WE REMAIN ON TASK AND VIGILANT AND WE RESPOND ACCORDINGLY. 
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          >> MAYOR JONES: YEAH, YOUR OFFICE IS ONE THAT NOT ONLY IN LIGHT OF KIND OF THE GROWING NEED, BUT ALSO THE MISINFORMATION AND THE DYSINFORMATION IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SPACE THAT YOU HAVE TO BE CERTAINLY ONE OF OUR MORE NIMBLE DEPARTMENTS, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, 40% OF YOUR BUDGET RIGHT NOW IS GRANTS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND IF WE WERE TO -- IF WE WERE TO PLUS UP YOUR BUDGET BY 20%, HOW WILL YOU USE THOSE RESOURCES? YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT RIGHT NOW, UNLESS YOU'RE READY TO, AND I'D BE VERY IMPRESSED IF YOU WERE, BUT I THINK, AGAIN, THIS IS AN AREA WHERE WE CAN ONLY DO -- WE CAN ONLY HELP OURSELVES BY PLUSSING UP THESE RESOURCES, MAKING SURE YOU'VE GOT THE RESILIENCE THAT YOU NEED AND CAN ADJUST ACCORDINGLY, BECAUSE IT IS -- WE -- THE CUTS THAT WE ARE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE UNPRECEDENTED, AND WE SAW DURING COVID, BEING FLAT FOOTED IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SPACE IS -- IS A CHOICE, RIGHT, AND WE CAN HELP OURSELVES BY MAKING THESE INVESTMENTS NOW. I WILL ALSO SAY, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE RESOURCES THAT IS MOST HELPFUL IS THE COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE WORKERS, WE HEARD FROM SOME WOMAN LAST NIGHT ACTUALLY THAT DID GREAT WORK DURING COVID AND I THINK WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THAT WOULD BE PROVIDED. 
          AND I WOULD LIKE YOUR KIND OF WRITTEN ASSESSMENT OF HOW THE CHANGES IN THE BUDGET, AS THAT RESOURCE IN PARTICULAR IS APPROACHED, BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST KIND OF WHO DOES THE WORK, BUT, AGAIN, THE TRUST THAT THEY HAVE IN COMMUNITIES IS UNRIVALED, RIGHT, SO IT'S NOT JUST, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO REALIGN THIS TO THAT OTHER THING THAT CAN ALSO DO IT, IT'S ABOUT THE TRUST THAT THEY'VE GOT AND EFFECTIVENESS THAT FRANKLY YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY QUANTIFY, BUT I'D WELCOME, AGAIN, A WRITTEN ASSESSMENT OF CHANGES ON THAT FRONT. AND I SAY ALL THAT AS WELL JUST, AGAIN, IF YOU HAD 20% MORE IN YOUR RESOURCES, BECAUSE WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PIECE, TO LOOK AT THAT NUMBER -- WHERE DID THAT GO? -- I DID SOME MATH HERE UP HERE, BUT BASED ON YOUR NUMBER, YOU SAID ONLY 68% OF THE FOLKS REFERRED BY SAPD TAKE YOU 
          UP ON YOUR RESOURCES; IS THAT RIGHT? >> JACOB: YES, MA'AM. 
          >> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. SO THAT'S 17,000 PEOPLE A YEAR THAT ARE REFERRED FROM SAPD FOR YOUR RESOURCES. THAT'S 49 PEOPLE A DAY. 
          49 PEOPLE A DAY. AND SO IF WE ARE -- WE KNOW AS WELL IN AN ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT IS MORE CHALLENGING, WE WILL ONLY SEE MORE INTER PERSONAL VIOLENCE, WHICH IS WHY IT'S AGAIN THAT YOU HAVE THE RESILIENCY TO RESPOND TO THOSE ACCORDINGLY AND DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO ENSURE THAT A GREATER PERCENTAGE OF FOLKS TAKE YOU UP ON THAT OFFER. 
          OKAY. LET ME TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUES HERE. 
          I'M GOING TO -- POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AND CALL ON THE CHAIR FIRST OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMITTEE, AND THEN CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          CHAIR GALVAN. THANKS. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, AGAIN, TO EVERYBODY WHO PRESENTED TODAY. I MEAN, I DON'T EVEN KNOW SOMETIMES WHY I'M GOING AFTER THE MAYOR, SHE REPEATS ALL THE QUOTES I HAD HERE, NO, I THINK IT'S A LOT OF SAME, VERY SIMILAR CONVERSATION POINTS ON THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, THE IMPACT OUR HUMAN SERVICES HAVE, IMPACT TO LIBRARIES, TOO, RIGHT IN NOT ONLY SERVING DIRECTLY TO ADDRESS PUBLIC HEALTH NEEDS, NOT ONLY TO ADDRESS YOUTH SERVICES OR SENIOR SERVICES BUT THEY KIND OF DOUBLE, TRIPLE, QUADRUPLE THE IMPACTS THEY HAVE WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATIONAL, PUBLIC SAFETY OUTCOMES, WHEN IT COMES TO WORKFORCE NEEDS AND ALL THESE OTHER PIECES THAT COME TOGETHER. MENTIONED LAST WEEK AS WELL, HOPEFULLY ONE DAY WE CAN HAVE [INDISCERNIBLE] ANALYSIS A BIT, SIMILAR TO THE SAPD STAFFING STUDY THAT SHOWS WHAT COULD BE POSSIBLE FOR OUR HUMAN SERVICES, FOR OUR METRO HEALTH DEPARTMENT, EVEN FOR OUR LIBRARY NEEDS OF HOW AS WE -- IF WE WERE TO SCALE THESE PROGRAMS UP, WHAT WOULD THAT REALLY MEAN FOR OUR COMMUNITY, WHAT COULD THAT IMPROVE IN TERMS OF PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTHCARE ACCESS, TOO, IN FACT, THAT MOMENT OOS NOT RIGHT, BUT I THINK ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMITTEE, MY COLLEAGUES AND I WILL BE LOOKING FOR WITH A BIT MORE SCRUTINY AND TO MY COMMENTS ON HOMELESSNESS LAST WEEK, SCRUTINY IN HOW WE CAN SUPPORT IN THE LONG-TERM. 
          WE'RE GOING TO SEE A HARDER IMPACT IN 2027, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WAYS TO ADDRESS THAT, GET TO A BETTER THE POSITION, UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S NOT JUST ON US, BUT IT IS STILL OUR DECISION THAT WE MAKE HERE AT CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY LONG-LASTING, MORE IMPACTFUL AS MUCH AS WE CAN. 
          AND SO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS MAY OVERLAP WITH WHAT I WOULD SEE IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMITTEE, BUT I'LL START WITH METRO HEALTH, JUST BASE I THINK IT'S, OF COURSE, ONE REALLY IMPACTED BY ALL THESE 
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PIECES, A LOT OF THESE GRANTS, OF COURSE, ARE EXPIRING, INCLUDING THE MEDICAID WAIVER THAT YOU MENTIONED. HOW HAVE THOSE GRANTS HELPED SERVE THE SA FORWARD PLAN OR GENERALLY WITHIN OUR -- YOUR WORK IN YOUR DEPARTMENT, HOW IMPACTFUL ARE THOSE GRANTS TO THE ACTUAL OUTCOMES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE? AND WHAT WILL THAT LOOK LIKE WITHOUT THEM? WHAT WILL WE SEE IN A REDUCTION THAT WE'VE 
          ALREADY BEEN WORKING WITH SA FORWARD. >> JACOB: THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. JUST KNOW THAT SA FORWARD REFLECTS ABOUT A QUARTER OF OUR OPERATING BUSINESS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, MOSTLY SUPPORTED BY THE GENERAL FUND. WHILE THE GRANTS HELPED TO AT LEAST GIVE BIRTH TO SA FORWARD, WE'RE ABLE TO CREATE A SOLID GLIDE PATH TO GET US THROUGH TO YEAR FIVE. RIGHT NOW THE COMPLEMENT RIGHT NOW IS FROM THE CDC -- [INDISCERNIBLE] GRANT, THAT GRANT EXPIRES IN NOVEMBER OF 2027 BASED ON THE CURRENT SCHEDULE AND THAT AMOUNTS TO ABOUT NINE-POINT 7% OF THE SUPPORT  FOR THE SA FORWARD PORTION FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, SO LESS 
          THAN 10%. SO... >> GALVAN: THAT'S HELPFUL. I'M GLAD WE'RE ABLE TO STILL MANEUVER WITH THE GENERAL FUND SPEESES BUT I DO UNDERSTAND AND I THINK WE ALL UNDERSTAND, TOO, THE SERVICE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE PIECES. SO WHAT I WANT TO KIND OF SEE TOO IS MAYBE IN THE OPTIMISTIC ONE, RIGHT, WHAT CAN WE DO WITH A NEGATIVE ONE, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO LOSE WITH THIS? NOT ONLY THE DIRECT SERVICES WE WOULD PROVIDE BUT, AGAIN, HOW IT KIND OF IMPACTS OUR COMMUNITY OVERALL, WHO WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE LOSS OF DENTAL CARE SUPPORT, THINGS LIKE THAT, AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO GIVE TODAY, RIGHT, BUT I THINK THAT IS NECESSARY FOR US TO MAKE THE DECISIONS AS WE GO FORWARD AND TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO [INDISCERNIBLE] THESE RESOURCES AS WE CAN -- POSITIONS ARE COVERED UNDER THE GRANT, INCLUDING THE MEDICAID WAIVER THAT WILL BE IMPACTED, NOT THIS YEAR, BUT -- 
          >> JACOB: YES, SO THE CLIFF, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 OF 2026. 
          WE HAVE OVER 80 STAFF SUPPORTED BY THE 1115 MEDICAID WAIVER. 
          >> GALVAN: OKAY. >> JACOB: THAT COVERS A SPECTRUM OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, DIABETES, ORAL HEALTH, STI, HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS, AND SO 
          WE'RE ACUTELY AWARE OF THAT. >> GALVAN: YEAH. 
          >> JACOB: WE'VE DEPENDED ON THAT FUNDING FOR OVER A DECADE, SO WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION, AND IT ALIGNS WITH THE SCHEDULE FOR SA FORWARD SO THAT'S WHY I MENTIONED THAT. SO FOR THIS YEAR, WE'RE COASTING TO GET THROUGH FY '26, BUT REALLY, WE'RE GEARING UP FOR WHAT HAPPENS A YEAR FROM NOW. 
          >> GALVAN: RIGHT, RIGHT. I THINK THE SAME HERE, I THINK WHAT OUR COUNCIL SHOULD ALSO BE FOCUSED ON, TOO, RIGHT, HOW DO WE LOOK AT THAT NEXT CLIFF, RIGHT, AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH IT. I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR YOU. I THINK A LOT OF IT IS GOING TO BE DATA FOCUSED SO WE CAN CONTINUE WORKING ON THOSE PIECES. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING IN THE DEPARTMENT, THE RIGHT SIZING YOU HAD TO DO FOR THIS YEAR AND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT ALREADY, AND AS WE LOOK AT CHIP AND SA FORWARD PLAN 2.0, WHATEVER THAT BHMS, RIGHT, TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS OUR LONG-TERM GOAL HERE WITH OUR CITY. SO THANK YOU. 
          >> JACOB: THANK YOU. >> GALVAN: FOR DHS, I HAD A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS, ONE OF THEM I KNOW I MENTIONED -- I HAD SPOKE WITH MARIA ABOUT AS WE TALKED ABOUT THE BUDGET TOWN HALL LAST NIGHT IN DISTRICT SIX, REGARDING THE SENIOR CENTERS, I'M GRATEFUL THEY'RE NOT IMPACTED WITHIN THIS YEAR, BUT I THINK DEFINITELY 2027 LOOKING AT WHAT THE IMPACT WILL BE ON OUR COMMUNITIES AS WELL. I'VE TALKED TO MY RESIDENTS ABOUT THIS ALREADY, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THIS, A LONG-TERM SOLUTION FOR SOME OF THOSE PART-TIME NUTRITION CENTERS WITHIN THE WEST SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO, PARTICULARLY WITH MY DISTRICT, LISA TREVINO ARE NOT FAR NECESSARILY FROM THE LOCATIONS AT BETHEL AND DARNER, I KNOW OUR RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME SN  . AND SO FIGURING OUT LONG TERM, AND I SAY FIGURING OUT A LITTLE LOOSELY, RIGHT, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE TOMORROW, BUT FINNING OUT LONG-TERM HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THAT GAP THAT WE'LL SEE, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY AT THE END OF THE DAY FOR THESE RESIDENTS EVEN IF THEY'RE ABLE TO TRANSFER TO OTHER LOCATIONS, THEY'RE LACKING THAT SPACE WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY THEMSELVES. THE EDGEWOOD COMMUNITY WILL NOT HAVE THIS PIECE. THIS PARTICULAR -- THIS IMPORTANT ROLE -- OR IMPORTANT SERVICE IN THEIR AREA, SO FIGURING OUT HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER WITH DISTRICT FIVE, DISTRICT SIX, MAYBE SEE HOW WE CAN PIECE THOSE PIECES TOGETHER WILL BE HELPFUL WITH THE BOND AND ALSO HOW TO STAFF IT AND MAINTAIN IT. 
          I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN ON THOSE PIECES FOR 2027, BUT THANKFUL IT'S NOT HAPPENING JUST YET. AND THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE ABOUT NOT ONLY TRANSPORTING, WHAT WOULD THEY WANT TO SEE? I KNOW I'VE SPOKE TO PEOPLE AT BETHEL BR BEFORE AND EVEN SOME CONVERSATIONS AT DARNER. IF WE DO EVER GET ONE, WE WANT TO BE SURE WE CAN DO 
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THE CONNECTIVITIES WE DO AT EACH OF OUR CENTER, I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BE TOO MUCH OF A PROBLEM, BUT I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT, AND PART OF THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MOVING FOLKS DIFFERENT PLACES, WE'LL NEED TO DO THAT.  HOW ARE THESE FOLKS GOING TO BE ABLE TO ADJUST? I THINK THEY WILL -- TO PLACES THAT ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHERE THEY'RE AT. 
          >> SURE. >> GALVAN: I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO DEEP INTO IT, BUT DISTRICT SIX IS SUCH A MASSIVE DISTRICT IN TERMS OF DIVIDES, RACIAL LINES, ETHNIC, NOT ONLY AFFECTING PEOPLE THAT THEY DON'T ALWAYS INTERACT WITH, SOME FAMILIES ARE STILL ALL ACROSS THE CITIES, RIGHT, BUT THERE IS THAT FEELING OF, I HAVE TO LEAVE MY HOME TO GO TO THIS FABULOUS SERVICE THAT I CAN'T GET ANYWHERE NEAR ME, AND I'VE GOT TO TALK TO FOLKS THAT MAYBE DON'T UNDERSTAND ME IN DIFFERENT WAYS, RIGHT? SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE THINGS IN MY HEAD WHEN I THINK ABOUT THOSE PIECES. GRATEFUL IT'S NOT HAPPENING JUST YET AND THOSE CONVERSATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE WORKED ON. 
          ON THE FLIP SIDE WITH YOUTH SERVICES BEYOND SENIOR CENTER SERVICES, RIGHT, I KNOW OF COURSE PROJECT WORK, NEXT LEVEL -- ANY AMBASSADOR PROGRAM WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS TO PUT THEM ON THE ONE UMBRELLA, I THINK THAT'S REALLY SMART, A BIT MORE HOLISTIC, MORE COMPREHENSIVE, WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE AND WHAT I HEARD FROM RESIDENTS, TOO,S SPECIALLY AT THE YOUTH TOWN HALL AS WELL, HOW TO MAKE SURE THESE SERVICES ARE NOT -- DON'T HAVE ANY REDUCTION IN QUALITY. I DON'T THINK THEY WILL, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T, RIGHT -- AREN'T LOSING ANY KIND OF QUALITY TO THEIR SERVICES SERVICES. 
          CAN YOU SPEAK TO WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE. >> WOOSLEY: SURE. 
          SO WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT TWO OF THE EMPLOYEES FROM METRO HEALTH WILL COME WITH PROJECT WORTH AND WILL HELP US MAINTAIN THAT CONSISTENCY. 
          BUT I THINK I MENTIONED THE FIRST THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS SIT DOWN, INCLUDE THE STAFF FROM BOTH PROGRAM -- FROM BOTH DEPARTMENTS, REALLY, CLIENTS THAT ARE BEING SERVED CURRENTLY, PARENTS, IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING, TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE AND DO SOME STRATEGIC PLANNING AROUND THAT BEFORE WE START MAKING CHANGES. SO OUR INTENT IS TO CONTINUE PROJECT WORTH, TO CONTINUE THE FUNCTIONS, THE MISSION, AND ANYONE WHO'S BEING SERVED RIGHT NOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO JUST STOP SERVICES. 
          THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE SERVED UNTIL THEY EXIT THE PROGRAM. 
          >> GALVAN: AND THAT'S EXTREMELY HELPFUL, THAT LAST PIECE, WHICH WAS MY NEXT QUESTION, ARE WE GOING TO SEE ANY REDUCTION OF SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY AT ALL WITH THE YOUTHFUL BEING ENGAGED? 
          >> WOOSLEY: NO. >> GALVAN: THAT'S GREAT. >> WOOSLEY: WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS CREATE A CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS -- THE LAST THING I'M GOING TO MENTION ON THAT ONE, I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS ON THE PAST, EVEN WITH A COUPLE SECONDS LEFT, ABOUT THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, SEE IF WE CAN EXPAND IT TO NONCOLLEGE STUDENTS AS WELL. BUT I THINK WITH NEXT LEVEL AND PROJECT WORTH, IF THEY'RE ALL HOUSED UNDER ONE PLACE, CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS WOULD BE GREAT, ALSO WHO AREN'T ALREADY IN COLLEGE, I THINK THAT'S AN INTERESTING FIELD TO LOOK AT TO SEE HOW WE CAN ADDRESS SOME DEEPER ROOTS OF POVERTY. THANK YOU. 
          >> MAYOR JONES: LET ME ALSO FOOT STOP MY THANKS FOR THE PROJECT WORTH PROGRAM. AT THE YOUTH TOWN TOWN HALL I HEARD FROM YOUTH AND PARENTS ALIKE ABOUT THEIR THANKFULNESS FOR THAT PROGRAM, SOMETHING THEY CAN'T GET AT THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          CHAIR KAUR? >> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I'M GOING TO START WITH YOU AT THE LIBRARY, IT'S BEEN ALMOST SIX MONTHS SINCE YOU'VE BEEN ON BOARD, DRINKING FROM A FIRE HOSE, YOU'RE DOING A 
          GREAT JOB. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> KAUR: I WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THE BOOK FESTIVAL, CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE DECREASE IN 
          FUNDING FOR THE PARTNERSHIP THERE. >> YES. 
          I WILL CALL DALE. I THINK DALE WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN REALLY WELL. 
          >> GOOD MORNING. I'M DALE MCNEIL, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AT THE LIBRARY. SO THE BOOK FESTIVAL, I BELIEVE NEXT YEAR WILL BE THE 14TH YEAR, AND IT'S BEEN FUNDED BY THE CITY FROM TWO DEPARTMENTS, THE LIBRARY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ART AND CULTURE. 
          SO THIS IS A REDUCTION. AT ONE POINT, THE LIBRARY'S PORTION WAS -- WELL, 50,000, AND THEN 100,000, AND THEN 150,000. 
          SO THIS IS A LITTLE REDUCTION -- WELL, NOT A LITTLE. 
          I MEAN, $50,000 IS NOT A LITTLE, BUT IT'S THAT REDUCTION, THE BOOK 'FESS VAL, STAFF AND BOARD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THIS IS IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. IT WOULD CONTINUE AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY AND THAT, 
          YOU KNOW, BIG ONE-DAY EVENT WOULD CONTINUE. >> KAUR: I WANT TO REITERATE THAT I WHOLEHEARTEDLY DISAGREE WITH THIS DECISION AND WOULDEN DOUR RAJ MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TO REALLY  THINK ABOUT 
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THIS. THE BOOK FESTIVAL IS ONE OF THE LARGEST FREE PUBLIC BOOK EVENTS THAT WE HAVE IN THE COUNTRY. IT'S AN INCREDIBLE EVENT. AND THE DAY BEFORE, THEY SPEND A LOT OF TIME GOING TO OUR MOST LOW-INCOME SCHOOLS, THEY SPEND TIME IN EDGEWOOD AND SAISD. 
          THEY GET ALL THE KIDS SUPER EXCITED. I'VE BEEN A PART OF THAT EVENT, THE KIDS GET SO EXCITED TO GET FREE BOOKS. 
          THEY'RE LITERALLY SCREAMING WHEN THEY GET TO MEET THE AUTHORS. 
          IT'S ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE  EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 
          IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GO, I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO GO. 
          IT'S AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY AND IT'S SERVED OVER 22,000 PEOPLE LAST YEAR, AND BIBLIOTECH EVEN NOTED THAT THEY HAD A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HOW MORE FOLKS GOT NEW CARDS OR GOT ENGAGED WITH THE CENTRAL LIBRARY BECAUSE OF THIS EVENT, BUT IF ANYBODY AGREES WITH THAT, I WOULD ENCOURAGE US TO COMMENT ON THAT, BECAUSE I WOULD REALLY HATE FOR THEM TO LOSE FUNDING AND NOT BE ABLE TO DO SOME OF THE SCHOOL WORKS THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO. THAT WAS MY PITCH THERE. 
          FOR THE ENHANCED LIBRARY CARD, SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES AND I REALLY FOUGHT FOR THIS A UP COUPLE YEARS AGO. DO WE HAVE NUMBERS ON USAGE, HOW THAT PROGRAM IS GOING AND WHETHER OR NOT IT'S BEING USED AT 
          SAM OR HAVEN FOR HOPE? >> I'LL DOUBLE-CHECK WITH ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES. 
          >> KAUR: YOU CAN SEND IT TO ME AFTERWARDS, MAYBE THAT CAN BE A FOLLOW-UP. 
          I'D JUST LOVE TO SEE THE NUMBERS THERE. >> OKAY. 
          >> KAUR: AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION, I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT THAT I'M GRATEFUL THAT YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING AT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR HVAC. WE'VE HEARD FROM SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT SOME OF THE HVAC DEFICIENCIES HAVE BEEN CHALLENGING AND MANY OF US SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT LIBRARIES DURING THIS CAMPAIGN SEASON, SO WE FELT THAT. I'M GLAD THAT YOU GUYS ARE REALLY FOCUSING ON THESE AND APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU TO JUSPREET AND ALL THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, INCLUDING MY REPRESENTATIVE CARLA FOR ALL THEIR ADVOCACY. 
          THEY NEVER FER FORGET TO LET ME KNOW WHEN THERE'S AN EVENT SO I CAN COME. I APPRECIATE THAT. I'LL MOVE ON TO DHS. 
          THEY RECENTLY BRIEFED ME ON THE CHANGES WITH CCS. I HAD A COUPLE OF EMPLOYEES THAT REACHED OUT AND SHARED THIS, I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW QUICKLY THIS CHANGE HAPPENED. I'M SURE CURIOUS AS TO WHY IT HAPPENED. WE DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION YET. 
          BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN MAKING SURE THAT TRANSITION IS SMOOTH FOR THE EMPLOYEES AND THE FAMILIES. 
          I THINK THE MAYOR HAS COMMENTED, REALLY SHOWS US HOW VULNERABLE WE ARE -- AT THE WIL WHIMS OF GRANTS AND STUFF. 
          WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE LEAD T LEADERSHIP ON HEAD START. 
          I GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AUDIT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF THAT A FEW MONTHS AGO AND IT WAS FASCINATING TO HEAR THE TYPES OF QUESTIONS THEY WERE ASKING, BUT MORE SO IT WAS EXCITING TO SEE OUR ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS REALLY ADVOCATE FOR THE WORK THAT HEAD START IS DOING, AND MANY OF THEM ARE PARENTS. AND SO HEARING FROM THEM IS SUPER POWERFUL. DELEGATE AGENCY FUNDING, YOU KNOW THIS IS MY JAM, IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT WE FUND OUR DELEGATE AGENCIES AT THE FULLEST LEVEL BECAUSE THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY DOING THE NOT -- ALL OF THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR OUR YOUTH AND FAMILY. 
          SO I SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL THAT YOU HAVE IN HERE TO DO EIGHT MONTHS EXTENDED CONTRACTS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THREE FOCUS GROUPS MAYBE. 
          THE FIRST ONE I THINK WE SHOULD TALK TO IS FUNDERS. 
          I'VE BEEN TALKING TO A LOT OF THE FUNDERS IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY'VE BASICALLY BEEN SHARING THAT IF THE -- THE CITY IS CRITICAL IN THE FUNDING FOR THESE NONPROFITS, IF WE PULL OUT, IT HURTS THEM, BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO FILL IN THE GAP IF WE WALK OUT. 
          SO I THINK WE SHOULD DO A FOCUS GROUP WITH THE FUNDING COMMUNITY AND FIGURE OUT BETTER WAYS TO ALIGN. OBVIOUSLY THE SECOND ONE, LET'S TALK TO THE ORGS THEMSELVES AND SEE HOW THEY FEEL. 
          LIKE WE CAN IMPROVE THE PROGRAM. AND THEN THE THIRD FOCUS GROUP WE SHOULD DO IS WITH UNITED WAY AND COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES LEADING THE METRICS ON HOW THINGS ARE BEING TRACKED AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE FEEDBACKS THAT WE GOT LAST TIME, AND, OF COURSE, LOOKING AT COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN'S PUSH FOR HOW DO WE CHANGE SHORT-TERM VERSUS LONG-TERM GRANTEES, I THINK, IS A GREAT FOCUS FOR THIS UPCOMING FEW MONTHS AS WELL. AND I'M SURE CHAIR GALVAN, WITH THE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY GROUP CAN TAKE THIS ON, THE COMMITTEE CAN TAKE THIS ON AS WELL. AND THEN THE LAST THING I WANTED TO THANK Y'ALL ON IS FOR MY KENWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER. 
          I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS, IN 2023, IT'S GOING TO BE OPEN IN TWO YEARS, I WAS LIKE, ERIK, TWO YEARS, RIGHT? YOU'RE LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, COUNCILWOMAN. BUT I WANT TO SAY THAT WHAT I REALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT THE TIME THAT WE'VE TAKEN IS THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. 
          SO WE LED A COMMUNITY CODESIGN GROUP THAT'S ACTUALLY PROVIDING INPUT FOR THE KENWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER AND IT'S A GROUP OF 20 PEOPLE AND YOUR TEAM HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER AND LISTENING TO THE INPUT, LIKE WHERE DOES THE BATHROOM GO, DOES IT GO RIGHT NEXT TO THE FRONTED DOOR OR DOES IT GO NEXT TO THE FOOD HALL. 
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AND THINGS LIKE THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 
          SO I'M SUPER GLAD THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE -- THE FUNDING IS CONTINUING TO BE ALLOCATED AND 2027 WE'LL BE THERE READY TO CUT THE R RIBBON. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT.  I'LL JUST END WITH -- I'M GOOD WITH THAT. I'LL END WITH METRO HEALTH, DR. JACOBS, I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THE REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE FUND AND YOUR TEAM'S WORK. I KNOW IT'S BEEN HARDER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, BUT YOU'VE BEEN REALLY FFLEXIBLE AND WILLING TO TAKE THE DIRECTION OF THIS COUNCIL AND MOVE THAT WORK FORWARD. I ALSO WANTED TO DOUBLE DOWN ON THE MAYOR MENTIONED LIKE WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING. MY DOUBLE DOWN ON THAT IS THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS WHEN YOU GUYS CAME TO CH CHECC A LITTLE WHILE BACK, WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT MORE COULD YOU ALL DO IF YOU HAD KA R ADDITIONAL CAPACITY FOR THAT. 
          I KNOW THAT PROGRAM IS SUPER SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE I'VE HAD SCHOOLS AND PARTNERS TELL ME THAT THEY REALLY APPRECIATE THIS BECAUSE IT'S TELEHEALTH AND KIDS CAN ACCESS IT AND SO IF WE WERE TO DOUBLE DOWN ON THAT, ON THE EXTENSION OF WORK, WHAT WOULD THAT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LOOK LIKE, COULD WE ADD TO INCREASE THAT PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY, I THINK, WOULD BE WONDERFUL. AND THEN THE LAST THING, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THE ANSWER TO THIS, BUT WE TALKED ABOUT THE HEALTH INSPECTION FEES. 
          I UNDERSTAND WE'VE NEVER CHARGED FOR THEM. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD ASKED WAS WHAT IS THE IMPACT TO BUSINESSES FOR THIS? IT WAS LIKE THE SECOND TO LAST SLIDE, YEAH. SO THE HEALTH INSPECTION FEE IS NOW, OBVIOUSLY, BEING CHARGED. I WANTED TO SEE, DO WE KNOW WHAT THE IMPACT IS GOING TO BE? BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT, ERIK, THAT THERE'S AN INCREASE TO THIS FOR FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THERE WAS A DECREASE BECAUSE OF THE STATE AND IT WAS -- SO WE WERE TRYING -- I WANTED TO JUST SHARE THAT WE WERE TRYING TO BALANCE THIS OUT WITH -- THAT IT WASN'T GOING TO BE JUST A HIT ON THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS THAT THEY ACTUALLY GOT A DECREASE IN FUNDS. 
          SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE THAT. AND MAYBE WE CAN JUST FOLLOW-UP WITH THAT SPECIFIC NUMBER, IF WE CAN GET THAT IN THE MEMOS AFTERWARDS.  I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT JUST HAVING AN INCREASE TOTAL FOR -- COMPLETELY. 
          THANK YOU, DR. JACOBS AND THROUGH FOR ALL THE LEADERSHIP TEAM -- 
          IN AUDIO] -- >> MAYOR JONES: CHAIR VIAGRAN? 
          >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATIONS. YOU'VE ALL DONE A GREAT JOB IN FOLLOWING THE DIRECTIONS THAT THE CITY MANAGER GAVE YOU ABOUT LOOKING FOR REDUNDANCIES AND LOOKING HOW TO CUT THE BUDGET. AND I APPLAUD THAT. 
          AGAIN, ERIK, I WANT TO MAKE MYSELF CLEAR THAT MY PRIORITY AS OF RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS IS THE COST OF LIVING INCREASE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, BECAUSE WHAT I HEARD IS THAT YOUR EMPLOYEES ARE GOING TO BE DOING MORE. SO I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE IN 3%, AND ON GOOD YEARS WE REALLY NEED TO MOVE THAT UP TO 5%. BUT HERE WE ARE TODAY, AND I'M NOT READY TO SAY WHAT -- WHERE WE GET YOU MORE MONEY, BECAUSE I'M STILL TRYING TO THINK OF CREATIVE WAYS OF HOW WE GET MORE MONEY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, BUT I DO WANT TO START WITH THE LIBRARY. 
          SO DIRECTOR GASWANNY, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS, JOSIE MARTINEZ IS PART OF THE BOARD AND YOUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS DOING AMAZING JOB OF GETTING PUBLICITY OUT THERE, MAKING SURE WE'RE TELLING THE LIBRARY'S STORY IS INCREDIBLE. THE ONE THING I'D LIKE TO HAVE FOLLOW-UP WITH IS IF THERE'S SHORTAGE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR THE LIBRARY, WHERE IS THAT COMING FROM? AND IF YOUR TWO GROUPS, I THINK IT'S FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY AND THE OTHER GROUP THAT RAISES FUNDS, THE SAN ANTONIO LIBRARY FOUNDATION, IF THE DONORS ARE DROPPING OFF, HOW CAN WE HELP THERE AND WHAT WE DO THAT. SO IF WE COULD GET THAT. 
          THE OTHER IS THE FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT GOING INTO THE LIBRARIES. IF WE COULD -- IF I COULD GET SOME INFORMATION ON HOW IT'S ACCOMMODATING, SPECIFICALLY THE SENIORS AND THOSE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO KEEP THAT FRONT OF MIND. I THINK THE LIBRARY, BECAUSE OF ITS 96% SATISFACTION RATING, BECAUSE WE ALL USE IT, I'VE -- MY STAFF AND I ALL GOT OUR ENHANCED LIBRARY CARDS BECAUSE I'M LIKE, YOU NEVER KNOW, ONE DAY WHEN YOU LOSE THAT WALLET OR YOU -- SOMETHING'S NOT WORKING, YOU HAVE THAT, AND WE WANTED TO BE AN EXAMPLE, AND WE LOVED THE PROCESS. AND NOW CANOPY AND LIBBY ARE ON MY DEVICES,  SO I THINK WE DO NEED TO DO MORE SURVEYS AND TALK ON THOSE STORIES. 
          THE OTHER THING IS, I THINK FOR THE LIBRARY IN PARTICULAR, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO FIND MONEY, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO FIND FUNDS, IS REALLY IN PARTNERSHIP. SO I LOOK FORWARD WITHIN THIS NEXT -- THIS NEXT FOUR YEARS IS WORKING WITH YOU TO SEE HOW WE CAN GET THOSE PARTNERSHIPS, SO HOW WE CAN GET THOSE FUNDINGS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO BE TOP NOTCH IN TERMS OF HOW WE TELL OUR STORY. 
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AND THE OTHER THING IS, YOU ALL CAN COUNT ME IN ON ANY PLATFORM, IF YOU NEED ME TO GO TO AUSTIN, IF YOU NEED ME TO GO TO D.C. AND TALK ABOUT HOW WELL OUR LIBRARIES DO, I WILL DEFINITELY GET THAT DONE, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS. AND IF YOU COULD JUST GET ME THAT INFORMATION SO WE CAN SEE HOW WE CAN HELP MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU. 
          >> JACOB: THANK YOU FOR . >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AD WE'LL GET YOU ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU ASK FOR. 
          >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU. THE ONE THING AT THE LIBRARY, IT'S WHERE TECHNOLOGY BEGINS, BUT REALLY I THINK THESE THREE DEPARTMENTS THAT WE HAVE, WE SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY IS IMPORTANT AND WE NEED TO TELL THE STORY. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING THAT LITTLE HUB THAT STARTED WITH IT. NEXT I WANT TO MOVE ON TO METRO HEALTH. 
          DR. JACOBS AND I, CLAUDE AND I SEE EACH OTHER A LOT, BECAUSE WE BOTH SIT ON CHESS, SO YOU KNOW MY FIRST QUESTION IS, KIND OF ON SLIDE 9 WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THAT, IF YOU CAN, AFTER THIS, GET ME KIND OF A BREAKDOWN WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE, BECAUSE I REALLY DO -- IF WE CAN TAKE THIS OFF OF METRO HEALTH'S PLATE AND LET THAT ORGANIZATION DO THE COORDINATION WITH SOME OF THE NONPROFITS, AND THEN SEE HOW WE MOVE THAT FORWARD, ESPECIALLY THOSE WORKING IN OUR RURAL AREAS IN AND AROUND THE SOUTH SIDE. AND I'M THINKING FLORESVILLE, PLEASANTON, VON ORMY WHO COME UP HERE, SO IF WE COULD GET THAT. 
          I LOVE THE NEW -- I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S NEW, IT LOOKS NEW TO ME, BUT, THE FOUNDATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES AND WHAT YOUR TEAM IS DOING, AND I LOVE THE LITTLE -- ALL OF YOU THAT ARE HERE, YOU GUYS ARE DOING AN INCREDIBLE JOB. THE ONE THING I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT IS WE TALKED ABOUT, YES, FINANCIAL BURDENS BRING -- BRING STRESS AND THEY'RE GOING TO CAUSE THINGS TO HAPPEN. BUT I THINK WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THIS AND THEN, MELODY, WHEN YOU COME UP WITH  DHS, IS THAT OUR POVERTY REPORT REALLY NEEDS TO BE WHAT IS HELPING GUIDE US, BECAUSE THE MAKEUP OF WHO'S POOR AND WHO'S STRUGGLING, WHICH IS SINGLE MOMS, IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE. AS LONG AS WOMEN OF COLOR ARE GETTING PAID, YOU KNOW, 54 CREP CENTS FOR EVERY DOLLAR FOR MEN OF NOT COLOR ARE GETTING PAID, WE'RE GOING TO BE HURTING. SO I THINK THAT NEEDS TO DRIVE US AS WE MAKE THE DECISION. THANK YOU PORE THAT. 
          FOR THAT. WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT WOMEN, WE NEED TO LOOK AT SINGLE WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF SINGLE WOMEN AS WE MOVE FORWARD. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR DO, THE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, 29 COUNTIES, THAT'S A LOT OF COUNTIES. AND THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT NEED THEIR VACCINATIONS. AND I, LIKE YOU ALL, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS UPCOMING FLU SEASON AND CONCERNED ABOUT HOW WE -- HOW WE HAVE THE RESOURCES.  SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO KEEP ON THE GOOD WORK AND SEE HOW -- IF WE HAVE THE MONEY, WE WOULD GET IT, BUT, AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO BE THOSE PARTNERSHIPS AND IT'S GOING TO BE HOW WE DO THAT. SO IF WE COULD CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER ON THAT AND SEE HOW -- WHERE THE DOLLARS ARE OR WHERE THEY'RE HIDDEN IN TERMS OF LABELED UNDER SOMETHING ELSE. AND, CLAUDE, YOU'VE BEEN AMAZING AT GETTING GRANTS, AND I THINK WE'RE JUST GOING TO NEED TO GET CREATIVE ON HOW WE DO THAT. AND BECAUSE YOUR TEAM DOES SO MUCH ANALYSIS AND SO MUCH ASSESSMENT AND SURVEILLANCE, I THINK WE CAN GET THAT, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG ROAD. SO WITH THAT, I'M ENCOURAGED ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING. WE NEED TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD IN THIS PROCESS. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE HARD. 
          AND THE ONE THING I WANT TO SAY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT VIOLENCE PREVENTION, I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO TAKE A -- JUST HANDS OFF MENTALITY WITH PEOPLE IN TERMS OF TALKING IT. 
          IF YOU'RE A HUGGER, ASK FOR PERMISSION. THE OTHER THING IS JUST -- JUST DON'T TOUCH, YOU KNOW. DON'T -- HANDS OFF PEOPLE'S SHOULDERS, HANDS OFF PEOPLE'S ARMS. MAKE SURE THERE'S A BIG -- EXCUSE ME, IF I'M GOING TO GO -- EXKEUSES ME, BEFORE YOU PUT HANDS ON BECAUSE I THINK THAT THAT IS -- THAT IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE BECAUSE THIS -- WHERE WE ARE IN OUR CLIMATE IS IT'S JUST SO -- THERE'S JUST SO MUCH ANGER AND TENSION THERE AND FRUSTRATION IS THAT THINGS JUST SEEM TO BE VERY EXPLOSIVE. SO WITH THAT, I THINK THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU, CLAUDE -- OH, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR RECENT IMMUNIZATION PROCESS WITH US, BUT THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS, IF WE CAN GET 
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHRONIC DISEASE AND INJURY PREVENTION, AND THEN IF I CAN -- IF WE ARE TRACKING ANY DATA SPECIFICALLY WITH THE SCHOOLS REGARDING ASTHMA DAYS OR EMERGENCY VISITS FOR CHILDREN. 
          THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS I'M KIND OF TASKING YOU, BECAUSE, AGAIN, THIS IS ALL ABOUT HOW WE GET MORE MONEY FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, IT'S GOING TO BE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND KNOW THAT I'M THERE LOOKING UNDER EVERY ROCK TO TRY AND FIND THE DOLLARS WE NEED TO GET BACK TO OUR 
          BUDGET. THANK YOU, CLAUDE. >> JACOB: THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. YES, WE'RE KEEPING TRACK OF THE PUNCH LIST AS IT'S 
          GROWING, SO THANK YOU. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU. AND MELODY, I ONLY HAVE TWO MINUTES  AND YOURS WAS KIND OF ONE I HAD THE MOST FOR, BUT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO DO THIS IN B SESSIONS AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO DO THIS IN COMMITTEES. THERE ARE SOME THINGS -- I'M NOT SOLD ON THE FOUR YEARS, I THINK IT SHOULD MAYBE BE THREE. I'M REALLY -- WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO LOOK AT OUR NONPROFITS AND THEIR DONOR LIST AND WHAT HAS KIND OF, YOU KNOW, PAIRED DOWN, BECAUSE WHAT I DON'T WANT IS TO CREATE MORE WORK FOR YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE A NONPROFIT THAT WE SAY WE'RE FUNDING FOR FOUR YEARS, AND THEY WERE RELYING ON OTHER GRANTS, AND THEN THEY CEASED TO EXIST IN TWO. AND NOW YOU HAVE FUNDS THAT YOU'RE LIKE, OKAY, NOW WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF FUNDS TO DISTRIBUTE AND WE FOUND THAT DURING THE COVID. SO I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF UNPACKING TO THIS PROCESS. THE OTHER THING IS, THE SENIORS, THEY DON'T LIKE TO GO TO THE BIG SENIOR CENTERS, THEY JUST DON'T. 
          AND I ONLY HAVE LLIONS AND WELLMED RIGHT NOW, AND I HAVE, LIKE, THREE TO FOUR OTHERS, AND I LOVE MY PRESA SENIOR CENTER, TOO, BUT SOMETIMES THE SOUTH SIDERS THAT LIVE IN DISTRICT THREE DON'T WANT TO GO TO DISTRICT FIVE. SO YOU'RE GOING TO REALLY NEED TO HELP ME KIND OF WORK THROUGH THAT IN TERMS OF THE MEAL PROGRAM, BECAUSE I'M -- YOU SAID THAT, AND I WAS LIKE, I'M GOING TO NEED TO BUILD A NEW SENIOR CENTER IF THAT'S THE CASE. ANOTHER GIANT SENIOR CENTER, BUT PLEASE KIND OF GET BACK WITH US ON THAT. 
          >> WOOSLEY: OKAY. >> VIAGRAN: BUT TRULY, I THINK, JUST A LOT OF QUESTIONS AS WE -- AS WE TALK WITH OUR OLDER ADULTS AND AS WE MOVE AND AS WE TALK ABOUT THE NONPROFITS, BUT RIGHT NOW, I'M NOT SOLD ON THE FOUR YEARS. I THINK IT'S TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON OUR NONPROFITS. THEY CAN DO SOMETHING FOR TWO YEARS, AND IF THEY'RE RELYING ON CERTAIN CORPORATE DONORS AND OUR CORPORATE DONORS -- I THINK ABOUT HAVEN FOR HOPEI THINK ABOUT HAVEN FOR HOPE AND NEW STAR AND WE NEED TO WORK ON THAT PROCESS. WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO THAT 
          AND YOUR EFFORTS -- >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. YOU HAVE TIME ON THE NEXT ROUND. COUNCIL MEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO. 
          >> GAVITO: THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS TODAY. I WANT TO ECHO COUNCILMAN VIA GRAND'S COMMENTS BECAUSE --S COMMENTS BECAUSE I THINK WE WERE FOR COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES AND I THINK THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OUR CITY EMPLOYEES ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO MORE WITH LESS SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE TAKEN CARE OF. GOING OFF OF THAT, ON SLIDE NUMBER 4, DO WE HAVE A CHART THAT SHOWS THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS WE HAVE HAD IN SAN ANTONIO AND HOW MUCH DIRECT AND INDIRECT FUNDS WE HAVE INVESTED IN HOMELESSNESS? 
          >> WE DO. WE CAN -- I WILL WORK WITH PATRICK AND MARK CAR MOANA TO WORK TOGETHER. WE HAVE THE POINT IN TIME COUNT CHART THAT GOES FOR THE PAST 10 TO 15 YEARS, SO WE CAN SHOW THAT. AND THEN WE CAN SHOW ALONG WITH THAT THE CITY INVESTMENTS AND GRANT INVESTMENTS. 
          >> GAVITO: YEAH. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE ONE.  THINGS, I WAS ALSO AT COUNCILMAN CASTILLO'S MEETING LAST NIGHT. 
          I HEAR FROM RESIDENTS PEOPLE ARE VERY FRUSTRATED WITH WHAT WE'RE SEEING AS A LOT OF MONEY WE'RE INVESTING IN HOMELESSNESS, AND IT FEELS LIKE THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE, RIGHT? SO I THINK THAT WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE STRATEGY S I KNOW THAT RECRUITING A NEW DEPARTMENT, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF, BUT HOW WE ARE TACKLING THE PROBLEM IS IT'S STILL KIND OF GETS LOST, YOU KNOW? AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THAT TO RESIDENTS. 
          ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS I HEARD LAST NIGHT AND I'VE HEARD ALSO FROM RESIDENTS IS --O UNDERSTAND THE THINKING. SO HAVEN FOR HOPE OPENED UP IN 2005, CORRECT? 
          >> 2009. >> GAVITO: AND WE WERE ONLY SUPPOSED TO INVEST IN 
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IT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS. COUNCIL MADE AN AGREEMENT AND SOMETHING CHANGED. 
          THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. >> WE INITIATED A 60-NOW YEAR OPERATING AGREEMENT AND GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH HAVEN FOR HOPE AND THAT OPERATING AGREEMENT DIDN'T SPECIFY A DOLLAR AMOUNT OF SUPPORT, BUT THAT THE CITY COULD CONTRIBUTE TO MEALS AND SECURITY AND OPERATIONS IN GENERAL DURING THE 
          OPERATING AGREEMENT TIME PERIOD. >> GAVITO: SO THE INTENTION WAS WE WERE ALWAYS SUPPOSED TOKEN VEST IN HAVEN FOR HOPE. 
          >> YES, BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY OWN THE LAND THAT IT IS ON AND SOME OF THE BEINGS AND THE PROPERTY WILL REVERT BACK TO THE CITY AT THE END OF THE AGREEMENT. 
          >> GAVITO: WHEN IS THE END OF THE AGREEMENT? >> 60 PLUS 29, YEAH, A LONG 
          TIME. >> GAVITO: I'M CURIOUS BECAUSE -- YOU KNOW, I -- MAYBE I WAS SOLD IN THE MEDIA BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD THAT FROM DISTRICT 7 RESIDENTS AS WELL, WHY ARE WE INVESTING SO MUCH IN HAVEN FOR HOPE. 
          A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE FUNDING WAS TO STOP. 
          I JUST WANTED TO GET CLARIFICATION ON THAT. I WILL HAVE TO RESPECTFULLY PUSH BACK ON MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMAN KAUR BECAUSE I DO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH FUNDERS, WITH NON-PROFIT FUNDERS. 
          BUT I ALSO THINK THAT WE NEED TO SET THE REAL EXPECTATION THAT THE CITY BUDGET CAN'T SOLVE FOR ALL THE THINGS, RIGHT? I'M SAYING THIS AS A FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF A NON-PROFIT. YOU KNOW, TIMES ARE TOUGH WITH FEDERAL CHANGES, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO INVEST IN OUR CORE SERVICES. 
          AS THE MAYOR SAYS IN MISSION CRITICAL -- MISSION CRITICAL EVENTS FOR US, OUR POLICE OFFICERS, OUR FIREFIGHTERS, OUR STREETS. AND SO THESE ARE TOUGH CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE, AND SO I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO SET A REALISTIC PICTURE FOR OUR FUNDERS THAT WE CAN'T ALWAYS RELY ON THE CITY BUDGET TO MAKE THINGS OVER. SO I THINK THAT THAT CONVERSATION AUDIO] AND IS ALIGNED WITH WHAT WE INVEST. AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR, I'M NOT SAYING THAT THESE NON-PROFITS ISN'T IMPORTANT. IT IS. 
          WE ALSO HAVE A BUDGET OF OUR OWN, RIGHT? SO WE WILL HAVE TO PRIORITIZE FOR WHEN WE NEED THAT MONEY. ALL NON-PROFIT WORK IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT WE CAN'T ALWAYS TAKE THE BRUNT END OF CARRYING EVERYTHING FORWARD. WE NEED TO RELY ON CORPORATE PARTNERS. 
          WE NEED TO RELY ON GRANT WRITERS GETTING OTHER GRANTS FROM ELSEWHERE BECAUSE WE JUST CAN'T SOAK ALL OF IT IN. I DO ALSO HAVE CONCERN ABOUT FOUR-YEAR CONTRACTS. A LOT CAN HAPPEN IN FOUR YEARS, SO DEFINITELY NOT A FAN OF THAT. I THINK TWO-YEAR CONTRACTS WOULD SOLVE THIS WITH OUR TERMS. ANYWAYS, I ALSO HAD A QUESTION ON THE LIST OF ESSENTIAL VERSUS DISCRETIONARY NON-PROFITS. HOW DID WE DECIDE WHICH IS 
          WHICH? >> THROUGH THE DEFINITIONS. SO DISCRETIONARY NON-PROFITS ARE NOT SUPPORTING ANY DIRECT CITY PROGRAM. ESSENTIAL -- THEY DO SUPPORT DIRECT CITY PROGRAMS. THE EXAMPLE, THE BEST EXAMPLE IS THE SENIOR CENTERS. WITHOUT THOSE FUNDS WE DON'T HAVE ANY ACTIVITIES GOING ON 
          IN THE SENIOR CENTERS. >> GAVITO: SO THE ESSENTIAL SUPPORTING SENIOR PROGRAMS, STILL GOOD WORK, BUT THEY'RE NOT SUPPORTING CITY PROGRAMS. 
          >> IT'S CITY PRIORITIES, BUT NOT NECESSARILY DIRECT PROGRAMS. 
          >> GAVITO: OKAY. JUST BECAUSE YOU CALLED IT OUT ON SLIDE NUMBER 16, WHAT IS THE AGREEMENT WITH THE PARTNERSHIP AGAIN? I REMEMBER THEY MADE SOME 
          NOISE TO GET SOME FUNDING. >> RIGHT. SO SEPARATE FROM THAT IS A DESIGNATED AGENCY AND HAS BEEN FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS. HOWEVER, THEY'RE NOT -- YOU KNOW, AFTER SCHOOL CHALLENGE SUPPORTS REALLY IN A LOT OF WAYS THE PARKS DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SERVE THE CHILDREN. 
          IT SERVES THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THOSE CHILDREN ARE NOT RUNNING AROUND ON THE STREET AFTER SCHOOL.  THE CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES SUPPORTS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND HAVEN FOR HOPE OF COURSE SUPPORTS THE HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM. UP DOESN'T SPECIFICALLY SUPPORT AGENCIES AND SO IT 
          IS CONSIDERED DISCRETIONARY. >> GAVITO: OKAY. GOOD TO KNOW. 
          ALSO TOO ON SLIDE NUMBER 8, THE EXPANDING UTILITY ASSISTANCE, JUST TO BE 
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CLEAR, JUST -- IS THIS WHERE I PUSHED FOR IN 2024 TO INCREASE ADP, THE AFFORDABLE 
          DISCOUNT PROGRAM? >> ADP IS A DIFFERENT PROGRAM THAT CPS OPERATES 
          THEMSELVES. >> GAVITO: SO WHAT IS THIS? 
          >> SO WE DO THE PROJECT REAP, WHICH WE GO IN AND CREDIT ACCOUNTS WITH DOLLARS FROM CPS SO THAT PEOPLE'S BILLS, THEY'RE NOT DISCOUNTED. 
          THEIR BILLS ARE PAID. WE CAN DO THAT UP TO TWICE A YEAR FOR FAMILIES UP TO $400. AND SO THIS, THE ELIGIBILITY RIGHT NOW IS 10025% OF POVERTY, BUT WE DID HAVE SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS ASK US TO CONSIDER INCREASING THAT, AND THE COUNTY HAS ALSO INCREASED THEIR PORTION TO 150%. 
          >> GAVITO: SO POTENTIALLY RESIDENTS CAN GET ASSISTANCE FROM CPS AND THEN ALSO THE 
          CITY. IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES. 
          AND THAT WAS A PROPOSAL TO ALIGN BASED ON THE ACTIONS THAT YOU ALL TOOK DURING THE LAST CPS RATE CONVERSATION SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TWO DIFFERENT STANDARDS. 
          >> GAVITO: OKAY. NO WONDER. THAT'S WHAT WAS THROWING US OFF BECAUSE THIS IS A LOT WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE FOR ADP. I DO THINK THAT GOING BACK TO SOME OF THE DELEGATE AGENCY WORK, WE NEED TO BE CREATIVE ABOUT HOW WE COULD HELP WITH OUR BUDGET. MY TEAM AND I WERE GOING TO COME OUT WITH SOME IDEAS LATER ON TODAY OR TOMORROW. ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK WE SHOULD BE CREATIVE ON IS HOW WE WORK WITH THE COUNTY ON OUR DELEGATE AGENCY WORKS. I KNOW THAT A LOT OF THEM GO TO THE CITY AND THE COUNTY AND I'M NOT SURE WHETHER WE SAY HEY, COUNTY, Y'ALL TAKE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THIS IS FOR EXAMPLE PURPOSE. I THINK WE SHOULD BE WORKING SMARTER, NOT HARDER. AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO LEAN ON EACH OTHER, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW AS TIMES ARE TOUGH. SO I'D LIKE TO PUSH ON YOU ALL TO SEE -- TO OFFER SOME SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE. 
          >> WE'LL HAVE THAT CONVERSATION BEFORE WE COME BACK TO B SESSION IN 
          OCTOBER. >> GAVITO: PERFECT. DR. CLAUDE, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. REALLY QUICK FOR THE LIBRARY, THE ROOF REPLACEMENT ON FORESTDALE, DO WE HAVE A PROJECT TIMELINE ON THAT? 
          >> FOR MAVERICK. >> GAVITO: I KNOW HVAC WAS FOR MAVERICK, BUT FOREST 
          HILLS, THE ROOF REPLACEMENT. >> YES, ABSOLUTELY. SO IF FUNDED WE WOULD BE 
          ABLE TO COMPLETE THAT ROOF REPLACEMENT WITHIN A YEAR. >> GAVITO: PERFECT, THANKS. AND I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY NOTE THAT I LOVE IT WHEN NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS ARREST AT LIBRARIES. I WAS AT ONE LAST NIGHT AT FOREST HILLS AND MY GIRLS JUST LOVE IT BECAUSE THEY'RE ALWAYS COMING TO NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING MEETINGS WITH ME. THE LIBRARIES DO SO MUCH 
          GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THAT'S ALL, THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMAN 
          CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THE PRESENTATIONS. BEGINNING WITH LIBRARIES, I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SAN ANTONIO BOOK FESTIVAL, BUT I THINK A WAY THAT WE CAN SUPPLEMENT THAT FUNDING IS AGAIN BY EVALUATING OUR HOT TAX AND THE WAYS IN WHICH WE HAVE BROKEN IT UP TO SUPPORT OHP AND THE ARTS DEPARTMENT AND VISIT SA. 
          I THINK THERE IS OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO INVEST MORE FUNDING WHETHER IT'S THROUGH THE SA ART DEPARTMENT TO BUILD THAT GAP FOR THE BOOK FESTIVAL OR TO VISIT SAN ANTONIO TO CONTRIBUTE BECAUSE THIS FESTIVAL AS THE COUNCILMAN MENTIONED, ATTRACTS FOLKS ALL THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES WHO COME IN, STAY IN HOTELS, RENT VEHICLES AND SO MUCH MORE. SO I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD FIND CREATIVE WAYS TO HELP SUPPLEMENT THAT GAP. 
          BUT I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND THE COMMONS GARDEN LIBRARY IN PARTICULAR WHERE OUR FILED OFFICE IS HOUSED AND WE'RE EXCITED FOR THE LAS PAMAS LIBRARY TO OPEN AS WELL. WE KNOW YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE ROBUST PROGRAMMING AND IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HEAR ON WEEKENDS OR WEEKDAYS JUST LAUGHING FROM KIDS, SCREAMING FROM KIDS, BUT TO SHOWS THE DIVERSITY OF PROGRAMMING THAT YOU ALL OFFER IN TERMS OF YOUTH SERVICES.  AND THEN AS WELL AS FOR OUR OLDER ADULTS AS WELL THROUGH THE DIGITAL LITERACY COURSES THAT Y'ALL OFFER. SO PLEASED TO SEE THAT WE'RE NOT SEEING AN IMPACT THERE AND THEY'LL CONTINUE TO BE OFFERED TO SAN ANTONIO RESIDENTS AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE COUNTY. SO COUNTY RESIDENTS AS WELL. 
          BUT ALSO HIGHLIGHTING THE HVAC SYSTEMS AT COMMONS GARDEN LIBRARY. 
          THANK YOU, YOUR TEAM FOR THAT. IT'S VERY NECESSARY AND RECOGNIZING THE CHAIR WOMAN WHO HAS BEEN PRESENT AT THE MAJORITY OF BUDGET TOWN 
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HAULS THAT I'VE SEEN. THANK YOU FOR ENSURING THAT YOUR TAKING IT BACK TO THE BOARD ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED. I WANTED TO THANK YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT FOR THE WORK THAT Y'ALL DO. OF COURSE THE ART GALLERY IN THE CENTRAL LIBRARY, WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE ARTS DEPARTMENT, NOT A BUDGET REQUEST NECESSARILY, BUT TO WORK WITH SOME COMMUNITY FOLKS ON HOW WE CAN SHOWCASE THE BLANKETS DURING NATIONAL AIDS HISTORY MONTH. SO WE'LL BE REACHING OUT AND 
          TALKING ABOUT WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE. >> LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. >> CASTILLO: AND I GUESS THEY OVERLAP, RIGHT? AGAIN, WE KNOW THAT METRO HEALTH SUPPORTS MANY PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS. 
          AND WHEN WE RECEIVE THE REPORT FROM PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE DECREASE IN CRIME, WHETHER IT'S VIOLENT CRIME, PROPERTY CRIME, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, THERE HAVE BEEN DRASTIC INCREASES. AND I BELIEVE THAT'S IN RESPONSE TO THE DELEGATE AGENCY AND THE BOARD PLAN, THE POVERTY PLAN THAT WE'RE SEEING THE REDUCTION IN THOSE CRIMES. SO IN TERMS OF THE WORK OF STAND UP SA WILL WE BE SEEING ANY REDUCTIONS IN STORMS OF SUPPORT OF STAND UP SA. 
          >> I MENTIONED WE'VE HAD THE PROGRAM FOR OVER A DECADE. SO FOR FY26 WE HAVE THE COMMITMENT AND THE BUDGET TO SUPPORT THAT WORK, THE TWO DOZEN STAFF AND THREE TEAMS. THE CLIFF COMES A YEAR LATER. SO THAT'S MY REFERENCE TO THE FRAGILITY AROUND THE 1115 MEDICAID WAIVER. SO THAT'S -- SO WE'RE PLANNING FOR THAT, BUT KNOW FOR NEXT YEAR THAT WE HAVE ROBUST SUPPORT FOR THAT 
          TEAM. >> CASTILLO: AND WITHSTAND WITHSTAND-UP SA WE'VE SEEN GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION. AND ALSO VIOLENT MEMBERS CONTACTED FOR SUPPORT FOR SERVICES BY THE SA PROGRAM OVER 1,950. SO THIS IS IMPACTFUL, BUT I SAY THAT ALL TO SAY THAT STAND UP SA DOES GREAT WORK AND WORKING IN COALITION. 
          THEY OFTEN RELY ON OTHER NON-PROFIT SERVICES. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANT ROLE BY NOT SUPPORTING NON-PROFITS LIKE BIG MAMAS HOW IT CAN HAVE ON OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM, ON THE SA FORWARD PLAN IF WE DON'T CONTINUE TO SUPPLEMENT THE WORK THAT THEY DO. BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE AND WE'RE SEEING IT EVIDENT IN THE DATA IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY PRESENTATION. 
          SO I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE KEY COMPONENTS IN TERMS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE RURAL METRO HEALTH AND SA FORWARD PLAN HAS PAID IN REDUCING VIOLENT CRIME AND I THINK THIS IS WHERE WE CAN REDUCE OR CAN'T AFFORD TO REMOVE ANY POSITIONS. 
          I'M PLEASED TO HEAR THAT THOSE THOR IMPACTED THEY HAVE F OUND ASSIGNMENTS TO CONTINUE TO DO WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          BUT WITH THAT, THANK YOU, DR. JACOB, I WANTED TO PIVOT OVER TO DHS, RIGHT, AND PARTICULARLY WITH THE YOUTH PROGRAMMING AND THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM. 
          THE CITY OF CHICAGO AND THE CITY OF ASSISTANT HAVE A HUGE KID VIOLENCE PROBLEM. 
          WHAT THE CITY OF CHICAGO HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME AMONGST YOUTH IS BY SUPPORTING A PROGRAM SIMILAR TO AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, BUT IT'S 16 TO 24 AND PROVIDED TO OPPORTUNITY YOUTH. AND I THINK AS THE EQUAL MENTIONED THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH NEXT LEVEL TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS THAT COLLEGE MAY NOT BE THE TRACK, BUT THEY'RE LOOKING TO GAIN A SKILL SET. AND I THINK MY REVISITING HOW WE DO THE AMBASSADOR INTERNSHIP, WE CAN SEE WAYS TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME AMONGST OUR YOUTH AND OF COURSE PROVIDE THAT TRAINING THAT WE HEARD LAST YEAR AT THE YOUTH COMMISSION BUDGET TOWN HALL, RIGHT. LAST YEAR THE FOCUS WAS WHAT OPPORTUNITY ARE THERE FOR FOLKS 18 TO 24 IN TERMS OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE THAT DO NOT WANT TO GO ON TO FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY. IN TERMS OF THE DISCRETIONARY FUNDING, SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY NEEDS AND CITY PRIORITIES, I THINK WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REDUCTIONS IN CUTS, I THINK AGAIN THE POVERTY PLAN, THE SA FORWARD PLAN, THE VIOLENT REDUCTION PLAN ALL POINT TO WHERE WE SHOULD BE INVESTING AND IT ALSO HAS DATA TO CORROBORATE WHERE THOSE INVESTMENTS SHOULD GO. 
          SO IN TERMS OF THE $278,000, I THINK THERE WOULD BE VALUE IN REALLOCATING SOME OF THAT FUNDING TO GO TOWARDS NEXT LEVEL AND/OR THE YOUTH COMMISSION BECAUSE DURING THE ARPA CONVERSATIONS THE SAN ANTONIO YOUTH COMMISSION WAS ABLE TO DISBURSE $100,000 IN GRANTS. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT HOW THESE MINI GRANTS WERE DISBURSED, OFTEN TIMES THEY LOOK LIKE WHAT WE HAVE NON-PROFITS APPLYING FOR. 
          THIS EMPOWERS OUR YOUTH TO GO THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS AND THE YOUTH KNOW WHERE THE INVESTMENT SHOULD GO AND WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE. I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN REVISIT WHERE THAT 278 IS GOING BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DATA. 
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WE HAVE THE DATA IN TERMS OF WHAT THE NEEDS ARE AND WE HAVE A WELL EQUIPPED AND VERY WISE YOUTH COMMISSION THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO EMPOWER. 
          I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS IN TERMS OF THE RFP PROCESS, ERIK, FOR THE ESSENTIAL AND THE DISCRETIONARY DELEGATE AGENCIES WOULD THERE BE OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL TO RECOMMEND SPECIFIC NON-PROFITS TO RECEIVE THAT 
          SUPPORT? >> GO BACK ONE SLIDE. FORWARD. 
          THAT ONE. WE KEEP HITTING THE WRONG SLIDE. 
          SO YOUR QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE -- THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO SLOT AGENCIES OR SERVICES UNDER THE ESSENTIAL? 
          >> CASTILLO: CORRECT. >> YES. WE'RE GOING BACK FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET, WE HAVE AS MELODY LAID OUT, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS OR AGENCIES THAT ARE SLOTTED FOR 12-MONTH FUNDING IN THE BUDGET AND THEN EIGHT-MONTH EXTENSIONS, BUT AS MELODY POINTED OUT, REALLY WE'RE COMING BACK IN OCTOBER TO TALK ABOUT THE FUNDING, IF THERE ARE ALLOCATION ADJUSTMENTS THAT YOU ALL WANT TO MAKE YOU CAN DO THAT EITHER THROUGH THE PROPOSED BUDGET OR AS YOU DISCUSS THE 
          FUTURE PROGRAM IN THE FALL. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, ERIK. 
          MAYOR, IF I MAY, [INDISCERNIBLE], MY LAST TWO MINUTES TO SHARE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK THAT BIG MAMA SAFE HOUSE PLAYS NOT JUST IN DISTRICT 5 BUT THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. IF YOU COULD COME UP, VINNY. 
          >> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. 
          MY NAME IS VINNY PRICE AND -- MY NAME IS VINNY PRICE AND I'M THE CEO OF BIG MAMA SAFE HOUSE, A NON-PROFIT, 501(C)3, INVESTING IN PUBLIC SAFETY IN SAN ANTONIO. PUBLIC SAFETY'S NUMBER ONE JOB IS SAVING LIVES AND RIGHT NOW THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATH FOR OUR YOUTH IS GUN VIOLENCE. 
          IT'S NOT JUST A STATISTIC, IT'S A CALL TO ACTION. WE'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND WHEN THE CITY INVESTS IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, GUN VIOLENCE GOES DOWN. 
          THE DATA PROVES IT AND THE STREETS OF SAN ANTONIO COLLECTS IT. 
          WE DON'T DO THIS WORK ALONE. WE COLLABORATE, NEW YORK AND PARTNER WITH DIFFERENT AGENCIES. ORGANIZATIONS LIKE STAND UP SA ARE DOING INCREDIBLE WORK REDUCING VIOLENCE AMONG OUR HIGHEST RISK INDIVIDUALS. BIG MAMA SAFE HOUSE PROVIDE INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR GANG MEMBERS. WRAPAROUND SERVICES INCLUDING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE WITH TEXAS WORKFORCE, TRAUMA INFORMED TRAINING AND TRAINING FOR ALL SOCIAL SERVICES. WE HAVE NOT JUST BEEN A GREAT PARTNER FOR THE CITY, WE HAVE BEEN A GREAT NEIGHBOR WITH OFFICES ON THE EVE AND WESTSIDE. THAT'S WHY TODAY WE'RE BEING ASKED TO BE INCLUDED IN A LINE ITEM ON THE CITY BUDGET AND SPECIFICALLY ADVOCATING FOR OUR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT IN READY TO WORK PROGRAMS. THESE ACTIVES SUPPORT UNHOUSED YOUTHS AGE 17 TO 24 AND THOSE AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE. WE HELP THEM EARN DIPLOMAS, G.E.D.'S AND PRACTICAL SKILLS, ACCESS SERVICES AND BECOME EDUCATED IN TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE. WE HAVE SOME OF THOSE HERE WITH US TODAY. 
          SUPPORTING BIG MAMA CAVE SOURCE ANT JUST A MORAL INVESTMENT, IT'S A SMART ONE. THE IMPACT IS VISIBLE AND THE LIVES SAVED ARE INVALUABLE. LET'S MAKE SURE OUR BUDGET REFLECTS OUR VALUES. 
          LET'S INVEST IN SAFETY AND OPPORTUNITY AND IN OUR YOUTH. 
          IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED MORE INFORMATION FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US. 
          HELP IS NOT ON THE WAY, HELP IS HERE, BIG MAMA SAFE HOUSE. 
          >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU, SIR. COUNCILMAN WHYTE. 
          >> WHYTE: THANKS MAYOR. I WILL TRY TO BE BRIEF. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE DEPARTMENTS FOR THE EFFICIENCIES THAT THEY FOUND, FIRST AND FOREMOST. 
          I KNOW WITH THE DELEGATE AGENCIES WE RIGHTSIZE IN BUDGETS SAVING ABOUT A HALF MILLION DOLLARS. THE SAME WITH THE PART TIME NUTRITION SITES AS WELL. 
          ALSO WITH REGARD TO METRO HEALTH, IT LOOKS LIKE WE FOUND 4.4 MILLION IN EFFICIENCYIES IN THE '26 BUDGET AND 1.9 FOR 2027 ON THE BASIS OF REALIGNMENT. 
          SO AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THESE COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET REVIEWS THAT WE'RE DOING THAT ARE HOPEFULLY GOING TO LEAD TO OUR NEW HYBRID BUDGETING PROCESS THAT WE TAKE A LOOK 
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AT MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE AS WE ARE IN A TIME OF FISCAL UNCERTAINTY HERE AT THE CITY AND BUDGET DEFICITS AND ALL THE REST OF IT, WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO PRESS EACH DEPARTMENT TO TRULY LOOK AT EACH LINE ITEM EXPENSE THAT THEY ARE THINKING ABOUT INCURRING IN THE COMING YEAR AND ASKING OURSELVES IS IT REALLY NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE WHAT THE DEPARTMENT IS TRYING TO ACHIEVE. I'M HAPPY WE SATISFY SOME OF THAT IN -- WE SAW SOME OF THAT IN TODAY'S PRESENTATION. 
          THE HUMAN SERVICES, I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT STEPPING THE SENIOR SERVICE HOURS. 
          THIS IS GREAT, GREAT NEWS. OUR SENIORS AT THE NORTHEAST SENIOR CENTER,LY LOVE IT THERE SO THAT THE EXTENT WE CAN PROVIDE MORE OPTIONS AND MORE HOURS TO ALL OF THEM, I KNOW MY RESIDENTS APPRECIATE IT AND I'M SURE ALL OF OUR SENIORS APPRECIATE THAT AT ALL OUR SENIOR CENTERS. WITH THAT SAID, I THINK WE'RE SPENDING TOO MUCH MONEY ON THESE DELEGATE AGENCIES, I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU. 
          WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT OVER THE PAST YEAR, AND, YOU KNOW, CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A -- OUR VERY BASIC CORE SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE, THAT BEING PUBLIC SAFETY, WE ARE STILL MANY POLICE OFFICERS SHORT. WE HAD OUR LEAD LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL STAND AT THAT PODIUM RIGHT THERE AND TELL US LAST WEEK THAT THE COMMUNITY WILL BE SAFER AS SOON AS WE GET THAT 60% OF OUR OFFICERS BEING ON PATROL AND 40% ON CALL. AND HE SAID THE QUICKER WE DO THAT, THE SAFER THE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO BE. SO WE NEED TO FUND THOSE ADDITIONAL 40 OFFICERS TO GET US TO A TOTAL OF 65 IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE IS THE RESTRICTED FUNDS, WE CAN COMPROMISE, WE CAN LEAVE THOSE AS THEY ARE, BUT SOME OF THESE UNRESTRICTED FUNDS THAT ARE DISCRETIONARY ON SOME OF THE DELEGATE AGENCIES, I WOULD LIKE TO DROP THAT POOL OF MONEY BY A MILLION DOLLARS AND PUT THAT MILLION DOLLARS TOWARDS THE DEFUNDING OF THE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. WE'LL STILL HAVE TO FIND THE OTHER, I GUESS, 1.1 TO GET US TO THE 65, BUT AGAIN, IT'S NOT DIRECTLY CUTTING FROM ANY SPECIFIC AGENCY, I JUST THINK WE SHOULD CUT THE POOL OF MONEY BY A MILLION BUCKS AND THEN ALLOW EVERYBODY TO COMPETE FOR THAT MONEY BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO GET THESE OFFICERS ON THE STREET. STRENGTHENING FAMILIES, THERE WAS A SLIDE ON IT. 
          WHAT WAS NOT ON THE SLIDE WAS AMERICAN GATEWAYS I SEE IS STILL GOING TO GET MONEY FROM THIS CITY COUNCIL AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW. IT LOOKS LIKE IN THE BUDGET BOOK WE STILL HAVE $100,000. IS THIS THE -- THERE'S A STRENGTHENING FAMILIES SLIDE IN -- THAT I SAW, BUT IT'S NOT IN THERE. SO I AGAIN WANT TO REITERATE THAT AMERICAN GATEWAYS SHOULD NOT BE GETTING A DOLLAR FROM THIS CITY COUNCIL. IT IS NOT A CORE SERVICE OF OUR MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT TO BE FUNDING FREE LEGAL SERVICES FOR NON-UNITED STATES RESIDENTS. 
          I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHY THAT'S EVEN A QUESTION, AND SO I WOULD LIKE US TO TAKE A LOOK AT REMOVING THAT $100,000 AND PUTTING IT TOWARDS A CORE CITY SERVICE. 
          CLAUDE, IN TERMS OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT, IT LOOKS TO ME THAT BETWEEN 2019 AND 2026, METRO HEALTH BUDGET HAS NEARLY DOUBLED IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL FUND SUPPORT. CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S DRIVING THAT 
          INCREASE? >> YES, THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. 
          THE INCREASE HAS BEEN AATTRIBUTED TO THE SA FORWARD PLAN THAT WAS LAUNCHED IN FY22. THAT AMOUNTS TO -- FOR FY26 THAT WILL BE $20 MILLION, SO ABOUT A QUARTER OF OUR OPERATING BUDGET. SO WE HAVE LEVERAGED OVER 135 STAFF ANCHORED TO THE GENERAL FUND AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE REFLECTED IN OUR ACCELERATED GROWTH. SO BETWEEN GRANTS AS WELL AS THE LEVERAGING THE GENERAL FUND TIED TO THE ROLLOUT OF THE SA FORWARD PLAN AND WE'RE GOING INTO YEAR FIVE 
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          OF THAT PLAN. >> WHYTE: BUT I'M JUST FOCUSED ON THE GENERAL FUND. 
          >> YES. >> WHYTE: IT LOOKS LIKE THE BUDGET HAS NEARLY 
          DOUBLED IN SEVEN YEARS. >> YES. >> WHYTE: IS THAT 
          SOMETHING THAT WAS ANTICIPATED? >> SO THE COMMITMENT, AGAIN, A FEW YEARS BACK, WAS TIED TO THE INVESTMENT FOR THE ROLLOUT OF THE SA FORWARD PLAN, SO YES, THAT WAS THE MULTI-YEAR PLAN, A FIVE-YEAR PLAN. 
          WEAVER NOW IN YEAR FOUR OF THAT PLAN AND WE HAVE ONE MORE YEAR TO GO TIED TO THAT 
          INITIATIVE. >> AND SO WHAT SPECIFIC SERVICES ARE DRIVING THE 
          GROWTH? >> SO THERE ARE SIX PRIORITIES TIED TO THE SA FORWARD PLAN. IT'S ACCESS TO CARE, IT'S MENTAL HEALTH, IT'S VIOLENCE PREVENTION, AND IT'S FOOD INSECURITY. COUPLED BY AUTOMATING FUNCTIONS, SO DATA TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS OUR ONGOING WORK AROUND HEALTHY EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE WHICH I MENTIONED EARLIER IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT STAFFING COMPLEMENT. SO THOSE ARE THE SIX PRIORITY AREAS WE'VE REPORTED OUT TO THE METRO HEALTH COMMITTEE YEAR AFTER YEAR, BUT IT'S TIED TO MITIGATING THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE EXACERBATED DURING THE PANDEMIC.  THAT'S WHY WE INVESTED IN THAT MULTI-YEAR PLAN. 
          >> WHYTE: THANK YOU. IN CLOSING I'LL ECHO THE COMMENTS OF MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMAN ALDERETE GAVITO. WE'RE SPENDING A TON OF MONEY ON HOMELESSNESS. WE WENT OVER IT LAST WEEK. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S ANY CLEAR PLAN TO ACTUALLY COMBAT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE HOMELESSNESS. 
          WE NEED TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING THERE IN TERMS OF HOW WE'RE SPENDING OUR DOLLARS, AND WHAT SHE SAID ABOUT WORKING WITH THE COUNTY TOO APPLIES TO THE HOMELESSNESS ISSUE AS WELL. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CITIES THAT HAVE REALLY DONE THE BEST JOB ON THAT ISSUE, THEY WORK WITH THEIR CITY-COUNTY PARTNERSHIPS ALONG WITH PARTNERING WITH THE COUNTIES IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. 
          SO I THINK WE REALLY NEED A REGIONAL APPROACH TO THAT ISSUE, AND IT WOULD BE NICE IF SOME OF THE COSTS COULD BE SPREAD TO SOME OF THOSE OTHER JURISDICTIONS AS WELL. 
          THANKS, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILWOMAN MEZA GONZÁLEZ. 
          GONZÁLEZ GONZÁLEZ THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANTED -- 
          >> GONZÁLEZ:. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANTED TO START BY THANKING CITY STAFF ON THE BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS THEY'RE MAKING IN ALL DEPARTMENTS, AND THESE THREE. I WANTED TO START WITH HUMAN SERVICES. 
          REALLY WANTED A BREAKDOWN. I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE AS IT RELATES TO THE NUMBERS RELATED TO IMMUNIZATIONS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OUR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMS BY DISTRICT, THAT'S HUMAN SERVICES, RIGHT? 
          NO. >> METRO HEALTH. >> GONZÁLEZ: YES, SORRY. 
          I'LL GO WITH -- STAY THERE, CLAUDE. [LAUGHTER]. 
          SO YEAH, BREAKDOWN OF JUST THOSE SERVICES BY DISTRICT I THINK GIVES THAT BETTER PICTURE OF -- FOR THE DISCUSSION, RIGHT, OF WHERE THIS MONEY IS GOING AND WHERE THE NEED IS IN THE COMMUNITY. SO AGAIN, JUST ON IMMUNIZATIONS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OUTREACH, AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM, EVEN THE SA KIDS BREATHE, I'M SURE YOU GUYS CAN GET THAT. 
          I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WE HAVE A COPS, CITIZENS ON PATROL FOR SAPD. 
          IS THERE ANY SORT OF PROGRAM THAT WE CAN DISCUSS RELATED TO SA-CORE OF JUST HOW THE NEIGHBORHOODS CAN GET INVOLVED IN THAT? HAS THAT BEEN TALKED ABOUT 
          AT ALL? >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. SO DID YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT -- THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. DID YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ACTIO 
          SA-CORE? >> GONZÁLEZ: IS THERE SOME SORT OF PROGRAM THAT WE CAN INITIATE THAT IS SIMILAR TO OUR COPS PROGRAM FOR SAPD? I DON'T KNOW WHO IS HERE TO 
          ANSWER THAT. >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          WE CAN EXPLORE THAT, COUNCILWOMAN AND PUT THAT IN THE FOLLOW-UP MEMO AND GIVE 
          YOU A RECOMMENDATION. >> GONZÁLEZ: OKAY. I THINK I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT INVESTMENT THAT WE'VE MADE AS A CITY THAT INCREASE IN OUR GENERAL FUND IN METRO HEALTH, I THINK THAT THE FACT THAT WE'RE ANCHORING TO THAT TAX BASE, I THINK YOU MENTIONED EARLIER IS REALLY HOW WE CAN SECURE THESE PROGRAMS, RIGHT NINTH GRANTS. SO DOWN THE ROAD WITH THIS 1115 WAIVER GOING AWAY, WE WILL NOT SEE THAT IMPACT SO MUCH IN '26, BUT MORE SO IN 27. 
          SO THE SOONER WE CAN PREPARE FOR THAT AS A COUNCIL AND EVEN WITHIN OUR COMMITTEES, I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE START THOSE CONVERSATIONS. 
          THAT WAS IT FOR METRO HEALTH, THANK YOU. FOR HUMAN SERVICES, SAME THING, JUST A BREAKDOWN FOR OUR OLDER ADULTS ON THE FOOD SECURITY AND TRANSPORTATION 
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WHERE THAT'S COMING FROM IN THE CITY. AND ALSO A BUDGET BREAKDOWN OR BUDGET HISTORY OF OUR -- OF THE SERVICES, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR OLDER POPULATION -- WHERE IS IT? SLIDE 5. WE CAN JUST DO A BUDGET HISTORY OF THOSE SERVICES FROM 2019 TO 2025, THEY INCREASE TO OUR SENIOR INDEPENDENCE, CHILDREN'S SUCCESS. AS OUR SENIORS ARE LIVING LONGER AND MORE INDEPENDENTLY, WHAT DO THOSE RESOURCES LOOK LIKE DOWN THE ROAD? FOR OUR SENIOR CENTERS SUPPORT, EXTENDING THOSE HOURS. IF YOU GO TO BOB ROSS ANY TIME DURING BINGO, EARN WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO -- EVERYONE WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO HEAR THAT. 
          I JUST WENT LAST FRIDAY. IT'S A LIVELY BUNCH. I RECOMMEND GOING IF YOU NEED SOME DOWNTIME. LET'S SEE, FOR SENIOR CENTERS, ALSO I THINK IT'S ON SLIDE 11. THIS IS MY PITCH FOR THE BOB ROSS SENIOR CENTER. 
          IT'S NOT ON THIS LIST AND I THE NEAR FUTURE. IT'S THE FIRST SENIOR CENTER THAT WAS EVER BUILT IN SAN ANTONIO. BECAUSE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBER BOB ROSS WHO WAS INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW WE COULD SERVE OUR SENIOR POPULATION. SO MAKING SURE WE'VE DONE -- WE'VE DONE CERTAIN -- WE'VE CHANGED, I GUESS, SOME OF THE -- I LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT, SORRY. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT ON THERE. AND ALSO, WE'RE THE ONLY DISTRICT WITHOUT A COMMUNITY CENTER, DISTRICT 8, SO REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET A COMMUNITY CENTER, WHETHER IT'S A COMMUNITY CENTER AND A SENIOR CENTER TOGETHER, THAT'S INTERGENERATIONAL, I THINK THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT, BUT DISTRICT 8 IS A BIG DISTRICT AND BOB ROSS IS THE ONLY SENIOR CENTER WE HAVE. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE IN DISTRICT 8 THINK THAT WALKER RANCH IS OUR SENIOR CENTER. IT IS NOT. I KNOW THEY ALL WISH IT WAS, I THINK WE ALL DO, BUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT I THINK WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. 
          SO WHAT ELSE? I THINK ON LIBRARIES, I'LL MOVE ON TO LIBRARIES. 
          I JUST WANT TO AGAIN THANK YOU TO EVERYTHING THAT OUR LIBRARIES ARE DOING AND THE CONNECTIVITY AND TRUST THAT WE HAVE IN OUR LIBRARIES IS CRUCIAL. 
          SO THANK YOU TO OUR CHAIR WHO HAPPENS TO BE MY DISTRICT 8 APPOINTEE. 
          THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR LIBRARY SYSTEM. 
          ALSO ON THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR LIBRARIES ... GETTING HVAC IMPROVEMENTS, BUT WOULD ALSO LIKE SMALL IMPROVEMENTS LIKE A SMALLER ONE-WAY SIGN THERE. THEY'RE VERY SMALL AND SO WE REALLY JUST NEED TO INCREASE IT. I WAS THERE PRETTY MUCH EVERYDAY DURING EARLY VOTE AND ELECTION DAY, AND SAW TWO ACCIDENTS. 
          AND ALSO JUST WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT YELLOW ARROW ON THE GROUND OF WHEN YOU PARK NEEDS TO BE MUCH LARGER AND BRIGHTER. BUT THOSE ONE-WAY SIGNS ARE CRUCIAL. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO THAT. 
          AND I ALSO WANT TO AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN CASTILLO ON THE HOT TAXES RELATED TO THE FESTIVAL. I WOULD COMPLETELY AGREE WITH HOW WE CAN USE THOSE HOT TAX DOLLARS TO HELP FUND THAT FESTIVAL BECAUSE OF THE FOLKS THAT COME IN TO SEE THAT. SO THAT'S ALL I HAD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILWOMAN SPEARS. >> SPEARS: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THE PRESENTATION AND INFORMATION. I DID HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. I THINK I'LL START WITH HUMAN SERVICES. 
          I TOO AM HAPPY TO SEE THE SENIOR CENTER HOURS BEING EXTENDED. 
          I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE. I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO NEED MORE AND MORE RESOURCES, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TACKLING FOOD SECURITY AND TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES ACROSS THE WHOLE CITY. 
          ISOLATION IS JUST REALLY KEY HERE AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M HAPPY ABOUT THE SENIOR SISTER'S EXTENSION. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A BREAKDOWN BY DISTRICT OF HOW THE SERVICES ARE BEING UTILIZED. I DID NOT HEAR MUCH ABOUT OUR VETERAN POPULATION. AND I THINK -- I WANTED TO KNOW HOW WE'RE COORDINATING WITH OUR STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERS, SUCH AS [INDISCERNIBLE] AND THE 
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TDHCA VETERANS HOUSING PROGRAM, JUST HOW WE CAN COLLABORATE WITH THEM AND WORK TOGETHER WITH THEM TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR VETERANS. I WANT TO ECHO WHAT COUNCILWOMAN ALDERETE GAVITO AND COUNCILMAN SAID, WE NEED A COUNTY-CITY SUBURBAN CITY TASK FORCE. AND I THINK WE NEED THIS IN A COMPREHENSIVE MANNER BECAUSE THE COUNTY RUNS OUR COURT SYSTEMS AND IT GREATLY IMPACT THE RESULTS THAT WE HAVE HERE FOR ALL OF OUR EFFORTS IN SAN ANTONIO. AND I THINK IT WOULD REDUCE REDUNDANCY OF SERVICE. I THINK WE WILL SEE DELEGATE AGENCIES AND HOW THE MONEY IS USED ACROSS THE BOARD. AND PROBABLY FIND SOME WAYS TO REDUCE OUR SPEND THERE. 
          I DO THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT HOW WE'RE SPENDING ON DELEGATE AGENCIES. 
          I SUPPORT COUNCILMAN COUNCILMANS IDEA OF REDUCING THAT BY A MILLION DOLLARS BECAUSE I AGAIN HEAR SO MUCH ABOUT HOW PUBLIC SAFETY IS NUMBER ONE FOR MY RESIDENTS AND SO I FEEL LIKE THAT'S AN EASY WAY TO GET TO OUR 60/40 RATIO THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. 
          AND I ALSO -- I GREATLY DISAGREE WITH SPENDING ANY MONEY ON AMERICAN GATEWAYS. 
          I CAN'T FATHOM DOING THAT WHEN WE HAVE SUCH A HIGH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RATE HERE FOR OUR OWN CITIZENS. I JUST CAN'T FATHOM DOING THAT FOR SOMEONE'S THAT'S NOT A CITIZEN. AND TIE AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE -- AND I TOO AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE FOUR-YEAR CONTRACTS. I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT AT THE TWO JUST SO WE CAN KEEP MONITORING. 
          ... IS TRULY IMPORTANT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. 
          SO THANK YOU. DR. JACOB, I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU TOO. 
          THE YOUTH SUCCESS DIVISION, I THINK IS TREMENDOUSLY IMPORTANT IN CAPTURING THAT VULNERABLE GROUP OF PEOPLE. I WONDERED IF MOVING THE PROJECT WORTH INTO ALONGSIDE 
          YOUTH SUCCESS TO EXPAND THAT PROGRAM. >> THAT IS BEING TRANSITIONED TO DHS SO THAT'S THE REFERENCE OF THE SUCCESS DIVISION. 
          >> SO WE'LL PROBABLY EXPAND THE PROGRAM OVERALL? >> YES. 
          I'LL DEFER TO MELODY. >> JUST REAL QUICK, IT WILL EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
          YOUTH. >> SPEARS: SO AGAIN, I'M GOING BACK TO THIS STAT THAT HAS STUCK WITH ME ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. BECAUSE THE INITIAL -- THE HOMELESS POPULATION, THE 49% NUMBER FIRST-TIME HOMELESS ARE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND THEIR CHILDREN. SO I'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE OFFERING OFFERING. 
          AND YEAH, SO THAT'S ONE THING. AND PROBABLY A BREAKDOWN BY DISTRICT WOULD BE HELPFUL THERE TOO. I THINK THAT'S IT THERE. 
          OH, I DID HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION, IT'S KIND OF A BIG ONE. 
          WHERE ARE WE WITH THE $13 MILLION IN REIMBURSEMENTS ON MIGRANT 
          RESOURCE CENTER? >> IT'S STILL PENDING. >> SPEARS: IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN ENSURE OUR TAXPAYERS THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ON THE HOOK FOR THIS? 
          I ASK THIS OFTEN. >> WE HAVE AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF THAT FEDERALLY APPROVED PROGRAM. SO IN MY MIND THERE IS MONEY THAT WE'RE OWED FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THAT. SOME FOR WINTER STORM URI AND A LITTLE BIT LEFT FROM COVID. AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE 
          TO ADVOCATE TO GET REIMBURSED. >> SPEARS: OKAY. 
          OKAY. SO THE LIBRARY. SO I LOVE THE LIBRARY, I GO TO THE LIBRARY, HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED -- WHEN I FILE THE '26 FTES AND WE'RE ONLY DOING 25 POLICE OFFICERS, IT REALLY -- THE CORRELATION WAS HARD FOR ME 
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BECAUSE LITERACY IS SUPER IMPORTANT. I THINK IS THERE A WAY TO PAUSE WHAT WE'RE DOING AT THE LIBRARY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MEETING THE NEEDS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AS A CORE SERVICE? I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THERE. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME REDUNDANCIES WITH THE PROGRAM THERE AND THE LIBRARY AND WHAT WE CAN DO IT REDUCE SPENDING ACROSS BOTH OF THOSE. IT'S EVERYONE'S TAX DOLLARS THERE SO WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT. BUT I HAD A QUESTION IF THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF MAYBE A PILOT PROGRAM WHERE WE COULD EMBED LIBRARIES IN OUR SENIOR CENTERS SINCE THEY ARE USING THE RESOURCES AND YOU SAID LIKE THEY'RE USING COMPUTER SKILLS THERE. 
          IS THERE A WAY TO EXPAND IT THERE? AND ESPECIALLY IN THE UNDERUTILIZED SENIOR CENTERS? MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD BE LOOKING AT EXPANDING OUR SERVICE THERE IF IT'S ALREADY A FACILITY WE HAVE. JUST AN IDEA AND SOMETHING I WAS THINKING ABOUT. 
          OH, AND FINES. HOW MUCH HAVE WE -- I KNOW WE ELIMINATED FINES IN 2021, 
          RIGHT? >> I THINK SO, YES. >> SPEARS: I KNOW I'M NOT GOING TO LIE, THAT MY KIDS HAVE LOST A FEW BOOKS. SO MY QUESTION IS HOW -- IS THIS TRULY IMPACTFUL? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT MAYBE BRINGING BACK? I MEAN, I STILL WORRY I'M GOING TO GET A FINE, YOU KNOW? HOW HE ARE WE REPLACING INVENTORY AND LIKE HOW MUCH ARE WE MISSING OUT ON IN FINES TO HELP FUND SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS YOU WANT TO 
          DO AT THE LIBRARY? >> SO I DON'T HAVE THE FIGURES, BUT THE IMPACT OF FINE-FREE LIBRARIES NATIONWIDE IS SO POWERFUL. WHAT IT DOES IS SOMETIMES A KID CHECKS OUT THE BOOK, THEY LOSE IT, THEY DON'T TELL THEIR PARENTS, THEN THEY DON'T COME BACK TO THE LIBRARIES. SAME THING WITH PEOPLE LIKE ME, LIKE I HAVE THREE EXPENSIVE BOOKS OUT AND, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE ON MY SHELF, AND BEING ABLE TO COME TO THE LIBRARY AND NOT RETURNING. 
          BOTH ARE HAPPENING ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY, ALL OF THE LIBRARIES. 
          SO WHAT THIS DOES IS THIS ACTUALLY ENSURES THAT OUR BOOKS ARE COMING BACK? THREE MONTHS, FOUR MONTHS, BUT THE BOOKS COME BACK. AND ALSO THERE'S ANOTHER THING. WHEN THERE ARE BOOKS OVERDUES, IT'S NOT LIKE PEOPLE CAN COME IN AND THEY KEEP CONTINUING TO CHECK OUT BOOKS AND BOOKS. 
          SO THERE'S A LIMIT. SO ONCE THERE IS AN OVERDUE BOOK, THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT CAN'T COME BACK -- THEY CAN'T JUST CHECK OUT FURS BOOKS FOR THE FEAR OF PAYING 
          FINES THAT GOES AWAY. >> SPEARS: I SEE, OKAY. OKAY. 
          I THINK THAT'S IT. BILLY, I WAS JUST NOTICING THAT OUR SURVEYS CAME BACK THAT THE LIBRARIES WERE A LOW RESIDENT PRIORITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY IS THE TOP PRIORITY. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT RELATION THERE. 
          BUT AGAIN, I DO APPRECIATE AND LOVE OUR LIBRARY. I THINK WE JUST HAD A BIG CELEBRATION AT THE LIBRARY FOR AN ANNIVERSARY. SO THANK YOU. 
          THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: CHAIR 
          MUNGIA. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I'LL START WITH DHS. WHEN YOU HAVE DESIGNATED VERSUS DELEGATED AGENCIES. 
          AND WHEN A DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED COMPETITIVE FOR SEVERAL YEARS HOW DO YOU FIGURE THAT INTO EVENTUAL DESIGNATED NON-PROFIT STATUS. 
          >> SO THE AGENCIES THAT ARE DESIGNATED OVER TIME WE'VE SAID, OKAY, WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH HAVEN FOR HOPE, WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO FUND IT THIS AMOUNT. 
          WHY PUT IT THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE POOL IS BIGGER THAN IT REALLY IS. SO WE BEGAN DESIGNATING THOSE AGENCIES THAT WERE 
          LISTED. >> MUNGIA: SO THAT'S AN ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVE 
          THAT YOU HAVE? >> NO, IT'S APPROVED BY COUNCIL EVERY YEAR. 
          WHEN WE GO THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS, WE ASK COUNCIL IF THEY WANT TO CONTINUE 
          DOSENATING THAT FUNDING. >> OKAY, BUT WE CAN TAKE A NON-PROFIT THAT'S IN COMPETITIVE AND PUT THEM INTO DESIGNATED IF WE WANTED TO. 
          >> YOU COULD. >> MUNGIA: GOOD TO KNOW. I WILL ALSO ASK FOR -- I THINK IT WAS KIND OF MENTIONED THE ALIGNMENT OF DATA IN REDUCING SOME METRICS IN REPORTING. OBVIOUSLY WE WANT ACCOUNTABILITY FOR NON-PROFITS, BUT EVERY NON-PROFIT I'VE SPOKEN TO WHO RECEIVES FUNDING FROM THE CITY JUST SAYS IT IS JUST SUCH A BURDEN TO HAVE ALL THIS DATA, AND THEY ASKED ME DO YOU SEE THAT DATA OR WHAT ARE THE DATA POINTS THAT WE SUBMIT TO YOU 
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HELPFUL? AND I CAN'T ANSWER THAT SO I'D LIKE US TO KIND OF GO INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE AND SEE HOW WE CAN STREAMLINE THOSE THINGS AND SEE THE IMPACT OF THE NON-PROFITS IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          JUST BECAUSE THERE'S A NON-PROFIT THAT'S BASED IN D1 OR D7 DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY'RE NOT PROVIDING CRITICAL SERVICES FOR D4, D3, D5. 
          I NEED TO SEE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE. FOR THE NON-PROFITS THAT ARE IN THIS FUNDING THAT ARE UNDER HOMELESSNESS, IS IT GOING TO STAY WITH YOU? 
          HOW ARE YOU GOING TO WORK WITH MARK CARMONA ON THAT? >> WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON DRAFTING THE RFP DOCUMENT, MAKING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. 
          DHS WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD THE PROCESS, BUT WITH INPUT FROM NOT JUST THE HOMELESS SERVICE AND STRATEGY DEPARTMENT, BUT OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT THESE 
          PROGRAMS HAVE AN IMPACT ON. >> MUNGIA: YEP. AND I WENT TO THE CONVERSATION ABOUT TWO, THREE OR FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT. WHAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT, THOUGH, IS THAT WHEN WE REISSUE THOSE CONTRACTS FURTHER UP, IT SHOULD BE 
          MIDTERM, IT SHOULDN'T BE THE ELECTION YEAR. >> YES. 
          >> MUNGIA: I MET WITH YOU WHEN I WAS RIGHT ON STAFF AND YOU SAID YOU DON'T KNOW WHO WILL BE COMING BACK ALONE THERE'S A LEVEL OF UNCERTAINTY THAT EXISTS WITH THAT. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT CONTRACT END MIDTERM WITH OUR FOUR-YEAR TERM NO MATTER IF WE STICK TO THE TWO OR FOUR. 
          I THINK THAT'S SOME GOOD FEEDBACK. PART-TIME SENIOR CENTERS CLOSING NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WHAT'S THE THOUGHT BEHIND THAT? 
          >> SO THERE ARE ONLY FOUR PART-TIME SITES THAT THE CITY ACTUALLY OPERATES. 
          AND THOSE FOUR SITES ARE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE COMPREHENSIVE SITE. 
          THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COST PER PERFECT IS $2,000 AND ALMOST $600. 
          THAT'S PART OF IT. BUT ALSO THE ATTENDANCE IS NOT VERY HIGH. 
          >> MUNGIA: IT'S ONE OF THOSE SITES, ITS SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER? 
          >> YES, IT IS. >> THAT'S IN D5, RIGHT NEXT TO D4. 
          AND I UNDERSTAND THE POINT A LOT OF THOSE FOLKS LIVE WITHIN FIVE BLOCKS FROM 
          THAT, SO THE NEXT CLOSEST ONE WOULD BE WHAT TO THEM? >> SO THE SOUTH SAN CENTER IS ACTUALLY ABOUT TO CLOSE FOR RENOVATIONS, THE COUNTY OWNS THAT BUILDING. 
          SO WE'RE GOING TO WORK RIGHT NOW TO START TRANSITIONING THOSE SENIORS TO OTHER SITES 
          SO THAT THEY CAN RECEIVE THEIR MEAL SERVICE. >> MUNGIA: BEFORE WE GET TO THE FINAL CLOSURE, INVITE ME TO THAT BECAUSE I WANT TO BE THERE FOR THOSE CONVERSATIONS WELL SO WE WANT TO LET THEM KNOW THOSE CHANGES COMING UP. 
          AND THEN UTILITY ASSISTANCE, WHEN YOU GUYS DID THE COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET REVIEW, WAS IT NOT LOOKED AT TO MOVE UTILITY ASSISTANCE TO NHSD, WHICH IS ALREADY DOING 
          RENTAL ASSISTANCE, RELOCATION ASSISTANCE? >> NO, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT 
          WAS ONE OF THE OPTIONS. >> MUNGIA: I THINK WE SHOULD BECAUSE MY STAFF, THEY'RE PROS, BUT THAT IS TWO SEPARATE PROCESSES, RIGHT, VERSUS IF WE COULD JUST GET ONE PROCESS WITH ALL THAT TYPE OF UTILITY HELP WITH RENTAL RELOCATION USUALLY THOSE GO HAND IN HAND. AND SO IF WE COULD MAYBE MOVE THAT OVER TO THEM I THINK THAT COULD BE SOME SAVINGS THERE OR SOME BETTER COORDINATION WITH ONE APPLICATION VERSUS HAVING TO DO SEVERAL. 
          AND AGAIN FOR SAWS, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH SAWS FOR THE UPLIFT PROGRAM, NOT THROUGH THE CITY. SO ULTIMATELY THAT COULD BE THREE APPLICATIONS PEOPLE ARE DOING TO GET ASSISTANCE FOR THE TWO UTILITIES AND TO RENTAL. 
          >> DEPARTMENTS, WE WORKED ON THE COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET REVIEWS AND WE DID LOOK AT NHSD, BUT THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE DIFFERENT. YOU HAVE TO BE IN NHSD PROGRAM IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT UTILITY ASSISTANCE. 
          SO THERE WASN'T AS MUCH OVERLAP AS WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT, WHICH IS WHY WE FOCUSES ON SOME EFFICIENCY THAT CAME FROM A 58% REDUCTION IN ONLINE APPLICATIONS. THAT'S WHERE WE ACTUALLY SAW THE EFFICIENCY AND THE 
          REVIEW OF THAT PROGRAM. >> MUNGIA: OKAY. I'D LIKE A SEPARATE BRIEFING ON THAT TO SEE HOW WE COULD WORK ON THAT. I THINK ULTIMATELY IT IS BENEFICIAL TO HAVE A UNIVERSAL APPLICATION FOR THOSE PROGRAMS VERSUS SEVERAL. 
          AND AGAIN, THEY COME TO MY OFFICE AND WE CAN DO THAT FOR THEM WITH THE MISSING DOCUMENTATION, BUT IF THEY'RE ON THEIR OWN, THAT'S MORE DIFFICULT I THINK FOR A RESIDENT TO NAVIGATE, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE IN A CRISIS PROMOTE. 
          I'D LIKE SOME MORE INFORMATION ON NEXT LEVEL. I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND I SAW IN THE BUDGET ROOM THAT THERE'S A LOSS OF GRANTS WITH NORTHSIDE ISD AND THERE'S AN OFFICE CLOSING. I THINK THAT AGE GROUP 16-24, WHICH I MENTIONED IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUDGET MEETING, IS VERY IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THAT'S THE AGE HAD WHEN THINGS STARTING TO WRONG IF THEY'RE NOT 
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ENROLLED IN SCHOOL, THEY DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF STUFF. 
          SO NOT RIGHT NOW, BUT I'D LIKE TO VISIT THAT OFFICE AND SEE WHAT THEY DO. 
          I'D LIKE TO GET SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. I THINK ULTIMATELY THAT WOULD BE A GOOD CONVERSATION AT THE NEW EDUCATION COMMITTEE TO KIND OF SEE HOW THEY'RE PLUGGED IN AND HOW THEY'RE WORKING AND HOW WE CAN EXPAND THAT AND COORDINATE THEM WITH MUNICIPAL COURT. I THINK THERE'S ALREADY COORDINATION, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S VERY, VERY STRONG COORDINATION ON THAT. 
          >> YEP. WE CAN ABSOLUTELY SET THAT UP AND TALK TO YOU MORE 
          ABOUT THAT. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU. AND METRO HEALTH IS NEXT. 
          SO YOU TALKED A LOT ABOUT SOME CHANGES TO THE SA FORWARD PLAN THROUGH STAFF REDUCTIONS AND PROGRAMMING CHANGES. HOW MUCH HAS THAT REALLY CHANGED YOUR FIVE-YEAR PLAN THAT THE COUNCIL HAD PASSED AND PLACED? 
          >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN THROUGH THE PROCESS, WE RECOGNIZED SOME OPPORTUNITIES. SO. WHAT WE SAW IS A STAFFING COMPLEMENT ON THE RATE OF 22 POSITIONS, BUT JUST KNOW THAT WE HAVE SUPPORT -- FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE REALIGNED THAT TO DOVETAIL WITH OUR COMMUNITY NUTRITION PROGRAM SO EXISTING STAFF TO CARRY THAT INITIATIVE FORWARD. THE EXPANSION AROUND TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE. 
          THE STAFFING COMPLEMENT, WE'RE LOOKING AT MAINTAINING THE SUPPORT TO GET THE CITY DEPARTMENTS LEVEL ONE TRAUMA CERTIFIED, BUT IT'S ALSO GOOD CURTAILING SOME OF THE COMMITMENTS TO COMMUNITY NETWORKS, LIKE THE CONSORTIUM. 
          >> MUNGIA: SO THE OUTCOMES WON'T CHANGE BASED ON WHAT USER MOVING AROUND. 
          >> NO. THESE ARE BASED ON EFFICIENCIES AND WE'RE 
          LOOKING AT FIVE-YEAR OUTCOMES. >> MUNGIA: I'M NOT ON THAT COMMITTEE, BUT ONE-TIME SURE THEY WILL BE BRIEFING ABOUT THAT. 
          I TOOK A TOUR OF MUNICIPAL COURT YESTERDAY AND SOMETHING THAT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE, OF COURSE WE HAVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL DEFENDANTS WHO GO THROUGH THAT COURT WHO ARE CLASS C MISS MISDEMEANORS WITHIN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THEY HAVE TO PAY TO TAKE A CLASS IN ORDER TO SATISFY THE COURT REQUIREMENT ON THEIR VIOLATION. 
          SO IT'S INTERESTING. IF THERE'S A SHARED CUSTODY RIGHT WITH A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUPLE AND THEY SEPARATE, OF COURSE WE WOULD HOPE THAT THE VICTIM HAS RESOURCES, BUT THE PERPETRATOR, YOU KNOW, KIND OF DOES GO ON AS WELL. 
          AND SO HOWEVER WE ENSURING THAT THE PERSON WHO COMMITTED THE OFFENSE DID NOT JUST GIVE THEM A TICKET AND IT'S ON THEIR RECORD, BUT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE PROGRAMS THAT HELP TO REDUCE ISSUES THAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH. 
          SO I THINK SOME COORDINATION WITH MUNICIPAL COURT WOULD BE GREAT. 
          >> MUNGIA: FOUR OUT OF HOW MANY. >> THE STAFFING COMPLEMENT 
          OF ABOUT TWO STAFF. >> MUNGIA: I'D LIKE TO GET A LITTLE MORE ON UNLOCKED AND WHERE YOU ANTICIPATE THOSE PROGRAMS GOING. AIR QUALITY IS VERY IMPORTANT. I WAS ON TOXIC TOUR LAST FRIDAY. 
          AIR QUALITY IS A HUGE ISSUE ON THE SOUTHSIDE, ESPECIALLY WITH DISTRICTS FOUR AND FIVE. I'D LIKE TO GET SOME MORE INFORMATION OUT OF YOU TO SEE HOW WE CAN HELP HAVE THOSE DETECTION OUT THERE. [BUZZER]. 
          MORE ABOUT THAT LATER. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: 
          >> I'LL START WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. 
          I'M CURIOUS TO SEE HOW WE'RE MEASURING THESE METRICS AND WHO KIND OF DECIDES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR YOUTH. DO YOU KNOW HOW THAT JUST COMES TO BE? 
          >> AS FAR AS METRICS, WE MEASURE THOSE THINGS TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS FOR THAT PROGRAM, WHICH IS TO CONNECT YOUTH TO WORK OR TO EDUCATION. 
          SO WE TRACK A SET OF MEASURES THAT SHOW US THAT PEOPLE ARE MAKING PROGRESS, THAT THEY'RE PARTICIPATING IN CASE MANAGEMENT, THAT THEY'RE NOT RESAID ADVISING IF THEY'VE COME FROM A MUNICIPAL COURT REFERRAL, THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          >> OKAY, COOL. I WAS WONDERING LIKE LET'S SAY -- BECAUSE I CAN SEE MENTAL HEALTH BEING A VERY CRITICAL NEED RIGHT NOW, AND TO ME IT KIND OF SEEMS LIKE WHAT ARE WE DOING IN A MENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVE TO KIND OF HELP THEM AND ALSO MAKE OUR METRICS MORE ACHIEVABLE. SO THAT HELPS ME THERE. 
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AND THEN DO WE HAVE ANY METRICS FOR LBGTQ POPULATIONS OR OUR BLACK AND 
          BROWN POPULATIONS? >> WE DO TRACK DEMOGRAPHICS FOR ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS AND THE DELEGATE AGENCIES DO AS WELL SO WE CAN PROVIDE SOME OF THAT. 
          >> COOL, I THINK THAT HELPS ME WITH THAT. I'LL MOVE ON TO METRO HEALTH. LET'S SEE. I GUESS WHEN IT COMES TO 
          VACCINATIONS, HAVE WE SEEN A DECREASE IN THIS DEPARTMENT? >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, COUNCILMAN. I WOULD SAY VACCINE HESITANCY, VACCINE DELAYS, WE HAVE SEEN THAT THROUGH THE EXPERIENCE OF THE PANDEMIC. 
          WE DID ANNOUNCE EARLIER IN THE WINTER THAT WE ARE SEEING A CUT TO OUR FEDERAL GRANT, BUT WE'VE REPURPOSE SOME SUPPORT TO AT LEAST MAINTAIN CAPACITY FOR OUR VACCINATION CLINIC.  SO AGAIN, WE STAY ON TASK AND THANKS TO DR. TERI AND HER TEAM WE ARE MAKING OURSELVES AVAILABLE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST, WHICH 
          IS NATIONAL UM MINIZATION AWARENESS MONTH. >> AWESOME, THANK YOU. 
          AND THEN I JUST WANT TO ECHO MY SUPPORT FOR SEEING WHAT WE CAN DO FOR BIG MAMA'S SAFE HOUSE WHEN IT COMES TO OUR DELEGATE AGENCIES, THAT WAY THEY CAN RECEIVE SOME FUNDING AS WELL BECAUSE THEY DO REALLY GOOD WORK. AND MOVING ON TO THE LIBRARY, I WANT TO SUPPORT COUNCILWOMAN KAUR ON FIGURING YOU WHAT TO DO WITH THE BOOK FESTIVAL. IT SEEMS LIKE A HOT TAX MAYBE FOR THAT. 
          I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN LOOKING A THE THAT. AND I WANT TO SEE HOW OFTEN DO KIDS COME INTO THE LIBRARY UNACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT? THAT WAS THE NUMBER ONE PLACE I VISITED WHEN MY PARENTS WERE AT WORK AND THE PROGRAMS I HAD, I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD BE HERE TODAY WITHOUT THEM. 
          SO I -- I GUESS I'M INTERESTED IN SEEING IF THAT IS -- IF YOU HAVE THAT RIGHT 
          NOW. >> I WILL GET YOU THOSE STATS. 
          >> PERFECT. YEAH, I THINK THAT PRETTY MUCH CLARIFIES IT. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: CHAIR GALVAN. 
          >> GALVAN: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I KNOW I TALK FAST ALREADY SO I'LL TRY NOT TO DO THAT WITH MY FIVE MINUTES. FIRST I'LL ECHO SUPPORT ON THIS GREAT CONVERSATION. NUMBER ONE, BOOK FESTIVAL FUNDING ABSOLUTELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S SHORED UP. I THINK LOOKING AT THE HOT TAX IS A GREAT IDEA, ESPECIALLY VISIT SA GIVING ENOUR CITY'S LOCATION NEAR SOUTH TEXAS OVERALL AND SOME FESTIVITIES THAT HAPPEN HERE AND MOST FOLKS CAN REACH HERE. 
          I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING TO BUILDING THAT CULTURE OF LITERACY HERE IN OUR CITY THAT NOT ONLY SUPPORTS OUR LIBRARIES, BUT OVERALL LITERACY WE KNOW IMPACTS PEIMS LIVES THROUGH SOCIAL ECOSYSTEM NEEDS SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL NEEDS AND OTHER NEEDS TOO. I WANT TO SEE IF THERE'S SOME OVERLAP THERE WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER HUB, EVEN FOR THE FUTURE OF IT AND WHERE IT'S GOING TO PARTNERSHIP WITH IF THERE ARE SOME THAT WE CAN LOOK AT IN THE FUTURE. 
          I THINK IT'S A CONVERSATION WORTH HAVING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMITTEE. 
          COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN'S COMMENT ON THE COLA, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT THAT WOULD LIKE LIKE WITH THE SCALED APPROACH AND FOR RAISING THE INCOMES FOR FOLKS LOWER ON THE SPECTRUM WITHIN OUR CITY VERSUS FOLKS IN THE HIGHER END OF THE INCOME LADDER. 
          DELEGATE AGENCIES FUNDING, I WANT TO LOOK MORE AT THE DESCRIPTION AND ESSENTIAL BUCKETS ARE AND WHAT IS THERE AT THE MOMENT. I KNOW WE HAD THE CONSOLIDATED FUNDING IN THE BUDGET BOOK AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A CLEAR LIST THAT WE CAN GET. NOT ONLY FOR THIS YEAR, BUT FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO TO SEE WHAT THAT'S BEEN AND CAN LOOK LIKE TO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS ON WHAT IS 
          DISCRETIONARY AND THAT WILL COME AT B SESSION TO. >> WE CAN PROVIDE THAT. 
          >> GALVAN: THANK YOU. DEFINITELY WANT TO ECHO THE POINT ON YOUTH VIOLENCE. 
          I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD WORK WE CAN DO. I'M EXCITED FOR THAT CONVERSATION TO HAPPEN TO. MAKING THE INVESTMENTS IN HUMAN SERVICES AND IN METRO HEALTH PROGRAMMING. I WANT TO ECHO COUNCILWOMAN SPEARS' ON SUBURBAN CITY WITH EDUCATION, HUMAN SERVICES, PUBLIC SAFETY. I THINK THOSE ARE ALL GREAT AND FIGURE OUT WAYS THAT WE CAN COLLABORATE MORE IN A PRODUCTIVE MANNER. 
          AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER MUNGIA'S PIECE, ANYTHING THAT WE CAN FIND I'LL BE SUPPORTIVE UP, NOT ONLY UTILITY ASSISTANCE, MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US NOT TO TAKE SUCH A BURDEN TO APPLY FOR THE PIECES BUT ON US TO FIGURE THOSE PIECES OUT. THE ONE QUESTION OR MAYBE TWO -- I THINK THE ONE 
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QUESTION I HAD WAS AROUND METRO HEALTH FOR THE NEW FEES, WITH ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FEES. DO WE HAVE OR CAN WE SHARE THE DATA ON HOW MANY ESTABLISHMENTS WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THE FOOD VOLUME SALES PIECES? I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO CONCEPTUALIZE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE FIRST, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FOOD VOLUME IS FOR DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS AND WHAT WOULD 
          BE AFFECTED BY THESE PIECES? >> WE'LL PULL THAT ALTOGETHER AS A PART OF THE 
          MEMO TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CONTEXT FOR THIS. >> GALVAN: GOOD. 
          I THINK THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: I JUST WANTED TO CIRCLE BACK AND TALK ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY. 
          DESPITE DISTRICT 5 BEING THE ONLY DURN DISTRICT, WE HAVE AGREEMENTS WITH UN UNINCORPORATED AREAS. I THINK HAVING THE PARTNERSHIP AND THOSE CONVERSATIONS WOULD HELP US NOT ONLY BE INTENTIONAL WITH FUNDING BUT HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT TO SUPPORT FOLKS BEYOND SAN ANTONIO. SO I'M PLEASED TO SEE WITH DHS THAT WE ARE GOING TO REVISIT THE SAVES PROGRAM, RIGHT? ONE THING THAT I HEARD FROM SOME OF OUR SISTERS AND I AM HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN EXPAND IS WHO HAVE MORTGAGES. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF FOLKS WHO ARE VOLUNTEERS WITH THEIR SENIOR EXTRAS, THANK YOU BE DON'T OWN THEIR HOME YET AND MAKING PAYMENTS THROUGH OTHER MORTGAGE. WOULD THERE BE ABILITY FOR US TO EXPAND THE PARAMETERS 
          FOR FOLKS WHO ARE MAKING PAYMENTS ON THEIR MORTGAGE? >> I'LL HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND SEE IF WE CAN FIND A WAY TO 
          ACCOMMODATE SOME OF THOSE? >> OKAY. THANK YOU. 
          AND THEN REGARDING DELEGATE AGENCIES, I'M HEARING TWO THINGS. 
          LET'S REDUCE FUNDING FOR DELEGATE AGENCIES BUT ALSO PRIORITIZE THINGS LIKE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. I THINK ABOUT LIKE HER, WE HAVE KAYLA HERE, FOR HER, RATHER, WHO IS A NON-PROFIT THAT PROVIDES SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SO MUCH MORE. SO YOU KNOW WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RESPONDING IN TERMS OF PUBLIC SAFETY, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ALSO HAVE RESOURCES THAT WE COULD CONNECT THEM TO. AND I KNOW FOR HER IS NOT INCLUDED WITHIN THE DELEGATE AGENCIES BUCKET WHERE THEY HAD BEEN INCLUDED BEFORE. 
          I'M HOPEFUL THAT AS WE PRIORITIZE WHAT THOSE DELEGATE AGENCIES TASK THAT WE LIKE TO SEE ACCOMPLISHED THAT WE DO PRIORITIZE, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SAFETY, VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION AND OF COURSE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT. 
          SO THAT'S THE THING THAT I'D BE EXPECTING FOR US TO CONTINUE TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS 
          ON. AND THEN I JUST WANT TO -- >> SURE. 
          I WAS JUST GOING TO CLARIFY REALLY QUICK. SO THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE THEY WERE ARPA FUNDED AND THERE'S NO MORE ARPA DOLLARS, NO ARPA DOLLARS AT ALL IN THE DELEGATE AGENCIES, BUT SHE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO 
          APPLY IN JUNE. ACTUALLY IN DECEMBER. >> CASTILLO: I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION. I KNOW THERE'S A HANDFUL OF DELEGATE AGENCIES THAT DID RECEIVE ARPA FUNDING, BUT WE KNOW THEY'RE INSTRUMENTAL IN KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE SO I'M HOPING WHEN THEY APPLY AND THEY GET SELECTED, PARTICULARLY AGAIN ECHOING THE WORK OF BIG MAMA'S SAFE HOUSE I WOULD HOPE THAT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT THERE'S COUNCIL CONSENSUS AND THAT WE ARE SEEING THE RESULTS IN TERMS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THAT THEY CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET. AND LAST THING I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR REMINDING ME, AMERICAN GATEWAYS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEIR FUNDING INCREASE, THEIR FUNDING WITHIN THE BUDGET HAS BEEN REDUCED, SO THANKS FOR THE REMINDER AND I HOPE I HAVE SUPPORT FROM MY COLLEAGUES TO REINSTATE THE FUNDING FOR AMERICAN GATEWAYS. THANK YOU. 
          >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU. REGARDING THE BOOK FESTIVAL, I COULDN'T AGREE MORE IN TERMS OF WHAT AN ECONOMIC DRIVER THIS IS. SO AN IMPACT ANALYSIS OF HOW TO UNDERSTAND THAT, HOW MUCH MONEY IT BRINGS IN WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THIS COUNCIL. 
          THIS MAY PAY FOR ITSELF THREE OR FOUR TIMES OVER. I DO NOT SUPPORT INCREASING FUNDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL, LUNCH INSPECTIONS IT WENT FROM ZERO TO 150 BUCKS. 
          WHATEVER MONEY WE THOUGHT WE WOULD RAISE FROM THAT, PLEASE FUND THAT, NOT PUBLIC SCHOOL KIDS' LUNCHES. THE TWO TO FOUR YEAR CONTRACTS, WAS THERE A -- I CAN UNDERSTAND, I CAN APPRECIATE THE SHORTENED TIME AND HOW LONGER CONTRACTS MAY COME WITH CERTAINLY MORE COMMITMENT, BUT CAN YOU HELP US UNDERSTAND IF THE LONGER CONTRACTS ACTUALLY WERE DIFFERENT IN SCOPE AND IN OUTCOMES AS TO WHY THAT LONGER TIME MAY ACTUALLY BE BENEFICIAL? 
          >> SO WHEN WE MONITOR AGENCIES AND THEY PROVIDE REPORTS ON THEIR OUTCOMES. 
          >> YOU MAY HAVE PEOPLE WHO TAKES FOUR YEARS TO GRADUATE A COLLEGE PROGRAM AND WE 
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WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE OUTCOME OF THAT OVER THE CONTRACT TERM. 
          >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU, I WILL INTERRUPT MY COMMENTS. 
          WE HAD FOLKS SIGN UP FOR THE SECOND ROUND NEWLY. COUNCILWOMAN SPEARS, GO 
          AHEAD, PLEASE. >> SPEARS: I WANTED TO VERY BRIEFLY SAY THAT I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE COLA ADJUSTMENT AND SCALING THE COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN AND COUNCILMAN GALVAN BROUGHT UP. THAT'S ALL. 
          >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU.. >> THIS IS A VERY, VERY CRITICAL SERVICE. 
          12 PERCENT OF OUR SAN ANTONIO RESIDENTS ARE SAN ANTONIO AND THEY'RE RESIDENTS SO OURS TOO AND WE SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THEM. 
          SO I WANTED TO SUPPORT THAT. AND THEN KUDOS TO THE HOMELESS OUTREACH WITH THAT BEING -- I GUESS I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN SEEING WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THAT BECAUSE 15% OF YOUTH UNDER 18 ARE HOMELESS AND WE SHOULD BE DOING WHAT WE NEED 
          TO DO TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU. 
          HAS EVERYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR THE SECOND ROUND SIGNED UP? EVERYONE? OKAY. MS. WOOSLEY, JUST TO WRAP UP THE LAST POINT. SO SAME IN SCOPE, JUST A DIFFERENT AMOUNT OF TIME. 
          WITH A LONGER AMOUNT TO SEE DIFFERENT OUTCOMES, IS THAT CORRECT? 
          >> NO. WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING IS FOUR-YEAR CONTRACTS FOR ALL OF THEM. AND THEN IN YEARS TWO THROUGH FOUR, WE WOULD MONITOR FOR PERFORMANCE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NEXT YEAR. 
          >> MAYOR, THE OTHER REASON WHY WE WERE PROPOSING THAT IS THAT ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE TURBULENCE POTENTIALLY AROUND OTHER FUNDING THAT IT WOULD GIVE THOSE AGENCIES SELECTED A LONGER LEAD TIME TO PLAN ACCORDINGLY FOR THE ORGANIZATION. 
          >> MAYOR JONES: ARE THOSE CONTRACTS FOR ENTITIES THAT WOULD BE DISPROPORTIONATELY 
          IMPACTED BY CUTS TO FEDERAL GRANTS? >> THAT COULD BE AN ELEMENT 
          OF THAT CONVERSATION IN OCTOBER THAT YOU ALL HAVE. >> MAYOR JONES: PLEASE 
          IDENTIFY THAT. >> WE'LL DO THAT. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU. 
          I CAN CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR SENIOR CENTERS, HAVING BEEN TO THE WALKER LARGE ONE, I WENT THERE -- RANCH ONE, I WENT THERE FOR A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. IT WAS GREAT, THEY HAD A DJ, THEY WERE ALL LINE DANCING AND I ASKED THEM HOW MANY MEALS THEY HAD SERVED THAT DAY AND THEY SAID 200. 
          THEY SAID IT WAS GONE IN 15 MINUTES. SO WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING COGNIZANT OF AS WE THINK ABOUT SHORING UP OUR SENIOR SERVICES IS MAKING -- MAKING THE CONNECTION THAT HAS BEEN MADE A COUPLE OF TIMES THAT WE WANT TO PUT A FINER POINT ON IT. THESE DELEGATE AGENCIES, IF THEY ARE IN ANY WAY IMPACTED AND THEY ARE DIRECTLY ALSO SUPPORTING OUR SENIORS, WE WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN NEED AT OUR SENIOR CENTERS, RIGHT? SO NOT ONLY DO WE WANT TO DO MORE FOR THEM, WE WILL IN FACT HAVE TO DO MORE FOR THEM IF SOME OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY OUR DELEGATE AGENCIES GO AWAY ON TOP OF CUTS TO MEDICARE AND SOME OF THE OTHER FOOD PROGRAM -- FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO HELP OUR SENIORS. DO WE HAVE AN ANALYSIS OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE? CUTS IN THOSE -- IN PARTICULAR FOR OUR SENIORS? I THINK YOU HEARD THIS BODY REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO THAT POPULATION, SO CUTS IN FOOD ASSISTANCE, RIGHT, CUTS IN ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES, AND THEN POTENTIAL-MILLION-DOLLAR CUTS IN DELEGATE AGENCIES THAT MAY BE HELPING OUR SENIORS. CAN YOU HELP PUT THAT IN CONTEXT. 
          YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT NOW, BUT PUT ALL OF THAT IN CONTEXT FOR US SO WE CAN SEE 
          IF THAT IN FACT MAKES SENSE? >> RIGHT. WE'LL WORK WITH THE HEALTH 
          DEPARTMENT'S NUTRITION PROGRAMS WITH WELL. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU, MA'AM. AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR AND MAYBE SOMEBODY CAN HELP PROVIDE THIS TO THE BODY. I THINK THERE IS SUFFICIENT LITERATURE THAT SHOWS THAT ANY REDUCTION IN LITERACY IN FACT CONTRIBUTES TO POVERTY, WHICH IN FACT CONTRIBUTES TO MORE PUBLIC SAFETY. CHIEF MCMANUS WAS HERE THE OTHER DAY TALKING ABOUT HEY, THIS STAFFING REQUEST IS BASED ON WORKLOAD. SO IF WE'RE CONTRIBUTING EITHER IN THE IMMEDIATE AND THE LONGER TERM TO WORKLOAD AS A RESULT OF REDUCTIONS IN SOME OF OWES OTHER AREAS, WHETHER IT BE PARKS AND REC OR WHETHER LIT LITERACY, WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S IN FACT NOT AN EITHER/OR. IT IS AN AND WHEN YOU REDUCE ONE TO THINKING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE OURSELVES SAFER WHEN WE DON'T DO THAT IN THE NEAR OR IN THE LONG-TERM. SO IF THERE IS -- I'M SURE THIS IS PROBABLY A REALLY EASY NEWS ARTICLE TO FIND OR SOME ACADEMIC JOURNAL THAT 
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CAN TALK ABOUT CHANGES IN LITERACY AS A RESULT A AND WHAT IT CAUSES IN TERMS OF INCREASES IN POVERTY, WHICH THEN MEANS INCREASES IN PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS. 
          PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THIS BODY HAS TO TO LEVEL OKAY. I KNOW DR. JACOB, YOU DON'T OFTEN SAY HEY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH 20 PERCENT MORE MONEY? BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO LAY THAT FLAT. YOU ARE THE ONE THAT IS GOING TO I THINK EXPERIENCE -- NOT YOU, EXCUSE ME, WE, WE ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE AND OUR NEIGHBORS ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE SOME OF THE HARDEST CUTS HERE. 
          AND IT WILL IN FACT SHOW UP IN AREAS -- IT WILL SHOW UP IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SHOW UP IN OUR SISTER CENTERS AND SHOW UP IN OUR EMERGENCY ROOMS. SO ARTICULATING HOW WE'RE BEST SURVEILLING AND BEING ABLE TO RESPOND TO THOSE IS IMPORTANT. I THINK 20%, JUST HELP US AS AN EXERCISE, HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT DOES. AND NOT JUST [INDISCERNIBLE], BUT NO KIDDING OUTCOMES. THAT'S WHAT THIS BODY NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE VERY THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS. 
          GO AHEAD, ERIK. >> THE COMMENT ABOUT THE PUBLIC SCHOOL INSPECTION 
          FEES, THAT IS NOT PROPOSED TO BE CHANGED. >> MAYOR JONES: ON THE 
          SLIDE IT WENT FROM 0 TO 150. >> IT'S FURTHER DOWN ON THE SLIDE, IT'S STAYING THE 
          SAME. >> MAYOR JONES: WHY DID IT OWE THAT SAME THING -- 
          >> I'LL SHOW YOU. I WANTED TO CLARIFY IT FOR THE PUBLIC. 
          >> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. >> THE SCHOOL FOOD ESTABLISHING PERMIT, THAT'S 
          STAYING THE SAME. >> MAYOR JONES: NO, IT WASN'T THAT ONE, THE ONE AFTER THAT. PUBLIC SCHOOL INSPECTIONS, THAT'S THE ONE, THANK YOU. 
          >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AGAIN, FOR THE PRESENTATIONS. THERE BEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE TIME IS NOW 12:13 AND THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
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