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DEPARTMENT SERVES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ALL SIZES. IT WAS ACCEPTED BY CITY COUNCIL IN OCTOBER 2022 WITH THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND RULES DISPLAYED ON THIS SLIDE. JOINING ME IN LEADING THOSE EFFORTS AND HERE TODAY ARE ASSISTANT DIRECTORS ANA BRADSHAW AND ALFRED BREWER ALONG WITH ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR CAITLIN CROWBACK. ON THIS SLIDE YOU WILL SEE THE DEPARTMENT'S HISTORICAL BUDGET AS WELL AS THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.
MUCH OF THE GENERAL FUND JUSTMENTS THE LAST FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN IN RESPONSE TO VARIOUS SMALL BUSINESS PILOT PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE NOISE MITIGATION GRANT, SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION MITIGATION GRANTS JUST TO NAME A FEW. THE PROPOSED GENERAL FUND BUDGET FOR THE DEPARTMENT TOTALS $8.9 MILLION, A 19.8% REDUCTION FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 ADOPTED GENERAL FUND AMOUNT WITH MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW. THERE IS $9.7 MILLION ALLOCATED IN RESTRICTED FUNDS WHICH INCLUDES THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE FUND, THE STAR BRIGHT INDUSTRIAL FUND AND THE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE FUNDS, WHICH CONTINUES TO SUPPORT TWO POSITIONS ON OUR SUPPLIER ENGAGEMENT TEAM. OUR OVERALL STAFFING LEVEL WILL DECREASE FROM 42 TO 40 IN FISCAL YEAR 2026. AS WE CONTINUE WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK, OUR EFFORTS HAVE EVOLVED TO ADDRESS STAKEHOLDER NEEDS WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON MEETING BUSINESSES WHERE THEY ARE AT.
OUR FISCAL YEAR 2026 WORK PLAN WHICH DROVE THE PROPOSED BUDGET BUILDS UPON PRIOR SUCCESSES. WE FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY TO PROVIDE RESOURCES, OPPORTUNITIES AND INITIATIVES THAT PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN GROWING SAN ANTONIO'S ECONOMY. AND BRING INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION TO SAN ANTONIO THROUGH OUR AWARD-WINNING SISTER CITIES PROGRAM.
WE WILL ENGAGE IN PLATE MARKING WITH A SPECIFIC EMPHASIS ON POTENTIAL CORRIDORS. EMPHASIS WILL CONTINUE ON BUSINESS RETENTION AND GROWTH VISITS AS WELL AS OUR SUPPLIER ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE PARTICIPATION OF SMALL BUSINESSES ON CITY CONTRACTS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES INVESTMENT IN SUPPLY SA. IN FISCAL YEAR 2026 WE WILL UPDATE THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK, WHICH WERE ASSESS THE ASSESSMENTS MADE IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS, IDENTIFY ONGOING NEEDS AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROPOSED BUDGET REFLECTS THE ELIMINATION OF THE $1.4 MILLION FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION GRANT PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE RIGHT-SIZING OF THE CONSTRUCTION MITIGATION PROGRAM FROM $500,000 TO $350,000. AS GREATER SATX ENHANCES THE REGIONAL EFFORTS THEIR FUNDING MODEL IS SHIFTING TO A 35-CENT PER CAPITA MODEL, REDUCING THE ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION FROM THE CITY BY $70,000.
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THE ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS ARE FOR SUCH -- ITEMS SUCH AS OVERTIME, TRANSLATION SERVICES, TRAVEL AND OTHER RIGHT-SIZING OPPORTUNITIES. WE ARE CONFIDENT IN THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SERVICES TO SUPPORT OUR STAKEHOLDERS AS MUCH OF THAT IS THROUGH THE RELATIONSHIPS ESTABLISHED BY OUR TEAM AS WELL AS STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS. ONE SUCH INVESTMENT IS THE POPULAR ZERO PERCENT INTEREST RATE LOAN PROGRAM AT $500,000 AS ONGOING ACCESS TO CAPITAL SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. THIS PROGRAM OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LIVE FUND SUPPORTS ELIGIBLE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND ENTREPRENEURS WITH INTEREST-FREE FUNDING TO EACH THEIR BUSINESS GOALS.FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS THE PROGRAM WAS AUGMENTED USING ARPA FUNDS AND MATCHING FUNDS FROM A CONTRIBUTION TO LIVE FUND FROM WELLS FARGO, WHICH FACILITATED OVER $5 MILLION IN LOANS TO 161 RECIPIENTS. 380 BUSINESSES HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE PROGRAM SINCE ITS 2016 INCEPTION. THE PROPOSED 500,000-DOLLAR ALLOCATION WILL SUPPORT AN ADDITIONAL 26 LOANS VALUED AT $1 MILLION.
IN ADDITION, SMALL BUSINESSES IN A CITY-INITIATED CONSTRUCTION ZONE WILL CONTINUE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A SIX-MONTH GRACE PERIOD.
THE REVITALIZE SA CORRIDOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM STARTED AS AN ARPA PROGRAM WITH MAIN STREET AMERICA THE PAST TWO YEARS IS PROPOSED AS A 250,000-DOLLAR INVESTMENT.
THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON REVITALIZATION AND GROWTH OF COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS BY CULTIVATING COMMUNITY LEADERS THROUGH A SERIES OF LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGY COURSES THAT PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND CONNECT WITH KEY COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS LEADERS. PARTICIPANT LEADERS DEVELOPED A PROJECT IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CORRIDORS TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR LEARNING.
GOING FORWARD WE WILL LOOK TO LEVERAGE EXTERNAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION. TO DATE, 32 PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTING CORRIDORS SUCH AS KIN TAN IN A IN DISTRICT 5, ROOSEVELT IN DISTRICT 5, MAIN IN DISTRICT 1 AND EAST COMMERCE IN DISTRICT 2 HAVE COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THIS PROGRAM AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS GRASSROOTS TYPE OF PLACEMAKING THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED, THE BUDGET REFLECTS OUR COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING BUSINESSES OF ALL SIZES AND STAGES, WHILE THE BUDGET DOES NOT INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION GRANTS, OUR BUSINESS OUTREACH SPECIALISTS WILL ENGAGE WITH IMPACTED BUSINESSES AND CONNECT THEM TO PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES. THE CONSTRUCTION MITIGATION PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE WITH THE SIGNAGE PROGRAM, FREE MEMBERSHIPS TO VISIT SAN ANTONIO, ACTIVATION FUNDING AND THE BUY LOCAL SAVINGS PASS. WE ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO COORDINATING WITH THE NEWLY FORMED CAPITAL DELIVERY DEPARTMENT AS WE WORK TO ENSURE ONTIME COMPLETION OF MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
WHILE OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS ADDRESS IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND CONCERNS, OUR BUSINESS RETENTION AND GROWTH VISITS FOCUS ON ADDRESSING LONGER TERM NEEDS THAT SUPPORT BUSINESSES IN ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS. THE STRATEGY WILL FOCUS ON INCREASING THE NUMBER, QUALITY AND STRATEGIC IMPACT OF BRG VISITS BY STRENGTHENING INTERNAL COORDINATION, EXPANDING TARGETED OUTREACH, IMPROVING INTERNAL SYSTEMS AND LEVERAGING EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS LIKE BIO MED SA AND GREATER SATX. THE INVESTMENT IN GREATER SATX ADDRESSES BOTH TODAY'S CURRENT BUSINESS NEEDS AS REFERENCED AND LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR FUTURE PRIVATE INVESTMENT. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, GREATER SATX HAS ADDRESSED THEIR BUSINESS STRATEGY WHICH HAS RESULTED IN A MORE ROBUST PROJECT PIPELINE.
LOOKING AT THAT PIPELINE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW INVESTMENT TOTALING NEARLY NINE BILLION DOLLARS AND OVER 8,000 JOBS. WHILE NOT ALL SUCH PROJECTS REQUIRE CITY INCENTIVES, SUCH RESOURCES CAN CERTAINLY PLAY A ROLE IN SECURING THESE TYPES OF INVESTMENTS. TO ADD SOME PERSPECTIVE REGARDING INCENTIVIZED PAST INCENTIVIZED PROJECTS, FOR THE 2024 YEAR END REPORTING PERIOD, 32 AGREEMENTS WERE MONITORED REPRESENTING OVER $7.2 BILLION INVESTED IN SAN ANTONIO AND NEARLY 20,000 JOBS WERE CREATED. THESE PROJECTS HAVE RECEIVED NEARLY $63 MILLION IN INCENTIVES SINCE 2009, REPRESENTING A LEVERAGED RATIO OF $116 FOR EVERY ONE DOLLAR OF TAXES ABATED, REBATED OR GRANTS DISBURSED. IN SUMMARY, THE PROPOSED BUDGET REFLECTS THE ONGOING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK WHICH WE WILL UPDATE NEXT YEAR. WE WILL INVEST IN COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS THROUGH THE
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REVITALIZE SA CORRIDOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AND IN OUR SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGH ZERO PERCENT INTEREST RATE PROGRAM AND OUR EFFORTS. AND WE WILL USE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE FUNDS TO SUPPORT COMPANY GROWTH AND JOB CREATION ALONG WITH PROGRAMS SUCH AS GROWTH STAGE GRANTS, SUPPLY SA AND LAUNCH SA.BUILDING ON THE SUCCESSFUL RELAUNCH OF LAUNCH SA, OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GEEKDOM, WE WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER PROGRAMMING ACROSS ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS, PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS AND CONNECTING MORE SMALL BUSINESSES TO FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. IN CLOSING, WE ARE COMMITTED TO OUR DEPARTMENT'S CORE SERVICES AND GROWING RELATIONSHIPS FOR THE CONTINUED PROSPERITY OF THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE GREAT WORK DONE BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND OUTLINE THE PATH FORWARD. I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO
BRIDGET WHITE, PLANNING DIRECTOR. >> THANK YOU, BRENDA.
GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND COUNCIL. BRIDGET WHITE, DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. MY PRESENTATION THIS AFTERNOON WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, OUR FISCAL '26 BUDGET AND SEVERAL DEPARTMENT WORK PLAN ITEMS SUCH AS SA TOMORROW. HERE WITH ME THIS AFTERNOON ARE THE DEPARTMENT'S MANAGEMENT TEAM, RUDY, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, BOBBY, ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR, AND THE MANAGERS WHO OVERSEE THE THREE DIVISIONS I'LL HIGHLIGHT ON THE NEXT SLIDE, CHRIS, PLANNING ADMINISTRATOR, PRISCILLA, PLANNING MANAGER, AND CHAN CHANDLER, PLANNING MANAGER. THE ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT HAS CHANGED. LAST YEAR THE DEPARTMENT UPDATED ITS MISSION STATEMENT AND IDENTIFIED THREE DEPARTMENT GOALS TO ENSURE CONTINUED ALIGNMENT WITH THE CITY'S MISSION STATEMENT AND CORE VALUES. AS SUCH WE PLAN TO BE A PLANNING DEPARTMENT OF SILENCE, PROCEED WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF ADOPTED PLANS AND CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PRACTICES.
THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK ACROSS THREE DIVISIONS CITYWIDE PLANNING, REZONING, HAS BALANCED THE NEED FOR DEVELOPMENT AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO GROW WITH PRESERVING THE CITY'S NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES.
SINCE FISCAL YEAR 2019 THE DEPARTMENT'S GENERAL FUND BUDGET HAS FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 3.9 MILLION AND 5.9 MILLION. THESE FLUCTUATIONS ARE DUE TO FUNDS BEING ADDED TO THE BUDGET FOR VARIOUS MULTI-YEAR PROJECTS SUCH AS SA TOMORROW AND SEVERAL CORRIDOR PLANNING PROJECTS SUCH AS BANDERA ROAD.
THE DEPARTMENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET IS PROPOSED AT 4.4 MILLION AND OUR POSITION COUNT REMAINS UNCHANGED FROM LAST FISCAL YEAR AT 24. THE FISCAL YEAR 26 BUDGET DOES INCLUDE A REDUCTION OF ABOUT $134,000 RELATED TO RIGHT-SIZING OF CONTRACTS AND COMMODITIES. THERE IS HOWEVER NO IMPACT TO SERVICES WITH THIS REDUCTION. AS SHOWN IN THE FISCAL YEAR 26 PROPOSED BUDGET SLIDE, 41% OF THE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET IS FOR SA TOMORROW PLANNING.
AS PART OF THE BACKGROUND, THE CITY ADOPTED THREE SA TOMORROW PLANS IN 2016, CONSISTING OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE SA PLANS PLAN TO FORECAST THE GROWTH OF PEOPLE IN BEXAR COUNTILY 2040. IN THE PAST NINE YEARS WE HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING CITIES IN THE COUNTRY EACH YEAR AND SINCE 2020 SAN ANTONIO HAS RANKED NUMBER TWO NATIONALLY IN NUMERIC POPULATION INCREASE BEHIND ONLY NEW YORK AND HEAD OF FORT WORTH. THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT IS FOCUSED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE WHICH IS THE CITY'S LONG RANGE PLANNING DOCUMENT THAT PROVIDES POLICY GUIDANCE FOR GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, LAND USE AND INFRASTRUCTURE. WE IMPLEMENT THE PLAN THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUBAREA CORRIDOR AND REVITALIZATION PLANS AS WELL AS BY UPDATING GROWTH POLICIES. THE SUB-AREAS ARE 30 UNIQUE SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIES AND INCLUDE 14 REGIONAL CENTERS IDENTIFIED DURING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING PROCESS AS EXISTING OR EMERGING HUBS OF EMPLOYMENT AND ACTIVITY, AND 17 COMMUNITY AREAS THAT ENCOMPASS EVERY PART OF THE CITY OUTSIDE OF THOSE REGIONAL CENTERS. WE RECOGNIZED EARLY ON IN THE PROCESS THE NEED TO PLAN FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY. RESIDENTS IN REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE WITHIN A PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED LAND USE PLAN AND WHO HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE AREA THROUGH A PLANNING PROCESS.
RESIDENTS IN REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE NOT WITHIN ANY ADOPTED PLAN BUT MAY HAVE HAD SOME REPRESENTATION THROUGH THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND THREE, RESIDENTS IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE NOT PART OF ANY REGISTERED ASSOCIATION OR ANY ADOPTED PLAN AREA. BASICALLY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN TYPICALLY NOT REPRESENTED OR UNDERREPRESENTED IN PAST PLANNING PROCESSES.
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AREAS, APPROXIMATELY 24 MONTHS OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND PLAN DEVELOPMENT.AND IN 2018 AN UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITH CATEGORIES WERE ADOPTED FOR USE IN THE SUBAREA PLANS SO THAT ALL PLANS ARE USING THE SAME LAND USE CATEGORIES AND ASSOCIATED ZONING. THE 30 SUBAREA PLANS ONCE COMPLETED WILL RESULT IN THE FIRST CITYWIDE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, SOMETHING THAT CURRENTLY DOES NOT EXIST.
11 SUBAREA PLANS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL TODAY WITH COVID-19 IMPACTING THE TIMELINE OF THE PLANNING PHASES. FIVE OF THE PHASE 1 PLANS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED WITH THE FINAL PLAN, THE WESTSIDE MEDIAN AREA PLAN ANTICIPATED FOR COMPLETION AND ADOPTED NEXT FISCAL YEAR. ALL SIX PHASE 2 PLANS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED AND ALL SIX PHASE 3 PLANS ARE COMING WITH THE FIRST ANTICIPATED FOR COUNCIL ADOPTION NEXT MONTH. WE'RE ALSO CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE FOUR PLANS WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. AS SUBAREA PLANS ARE DEVELOPED, THEY ARE DONE AROUND A PLANNING FRAMEWORK THAT ADDRESSES THE TOPICS OF LAND USE, FOCUS AREAS, MOBILE, PUBLIC SPACES, HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO LEVERAGE AND CHALLENGES TO ADDRESS AROUND THESE TOPICS. FRAMEWORK RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SUMMARIZED INTO A PLAN FRAMEWORK MAP AND EXPANDED UPON THROUGH EXISTING CONDITIONS ANALYSES, RECOMMENDATIONS AND SPECIFIC STRATEGIES. THE SUBAREA PLANS ALSO INCLUDE VISION AND GOALS, NEIGHBORHOOD PROFILES AND PRIORITIES AND IMPLEMENTATION SECTIONS. DEVELOPMENT OF ALL SUBAREA PLANS IS DONE WITH INPUT FROM COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND THIS INPUT IS RECEIVED THROUGH A RANGE OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS INITIAL OUTREACH, MEETINGS WITH NEIGHBORHOODS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, INSTITUTIONS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS.
THE PLANNING TEAMS THAT ARE MADE UP OF COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES WHO HAVE SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE PLAN AREA, COMMUNITY MEETINGS WHERE NOTICES ARE MAILED TO EVERY MAILING ADDRESS AND PROPERTY OWNER WITHIN THE PLAN AREA.
ONGOING OUTREACH WITH UPDATES AND INTERACTION WITH ALL TYPES OF STAKEHOLDERS, FOCUS GROUPS FOR IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF ISSUES, NEEDS, POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS AND PRIORITIES RELATED TO A SPECIFIC TOPIC OR AUDIENCE. COMMUNITY INTERCEPT EVENTS TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE. ONLINE RESOURCES DISTRIBUTION LISTS AND OF COURSE PROJECT WEBSITES THAT ARE UNIQUE FOR EACH PLAN AREA. ONCE ADOPTED THE SUBAREA PLANS BECOME THE PLAN OF REFERENCE FOR LAND USE DESIGNATIONS AND IDENTIFIED POLICY AND PRIORITIES WITHIN THE PLAN BOUNDARY BECOME CITY PROPERTY. AS SUCH, LAND USE AS ZONING REQUESTS THAT COME BEFORE CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION WILL INCLUDE APPLICABLE SUBAREA PLANNING GOALS AND STRATEGIES. IN ADDITION, NEEDED AND DESIRED IMPROVEMENTS IDENTIFIED BY COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS PROVIDE WAYS TO ALIGN SPENDING WITH GROWTH AND COMMUNITY NEEDS. ONE EXAMPLE OF PLAN IMPLEMENTATION IS THE BROOKS AREA REGIONAL CENTER PLAN. ADOPTED IN 2019, THE PLAN FRAMEWORK IS SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE. IN ADDITION TO CITY-LED REZONING EFFORTS TO ADDRESS NEIGHBORHOOD STABILITY IN THE AREA, SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT HAS OCCURRED THAT FURTHER THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND STRATEGIES ADOPTED. IN THE 2022 BOND PROGRAM, THE BOOKS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REQUESTED AND RECEIVED BOND FUNDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO SYDNEY BROOKS DRIVE, ONE OF THE STREETS IN THE PLAN IDENTIFIED AS A PEDESTRIAN PRIORITY. OTHERS IN THE BOND PRACTICE PROGRAM INCLUDE THE SA AREA REGIONAL CENTER AND THE MEDICAL AREA CENTER AND THE DOWNTOWN AREA PLAN.
AS FUTURE BOND PLANS ARE DEVELOPED AND OTHER FUNDING PLANS BECOME AVAILABLE, THE SUBAREA PLANS CAN PROVIDE A LISTING OF THOSE COMMUNITY-IDENTIFIED NEEDS AND IMPROVEMENTS ALREADY ALIGNED WITH THE COMMUNITY'S VISION.
A SECOND COMPONENT OF IMPLEMENTATION WITH SA TOMORROW PLANNING PROCESS IS REZONING TO ALIGN ZONING WITH THE GROUND WITH THE ADOPTED SUBAREA LAND USE PLANS. THIS ZONING PROCESS IDENTIFIES AREAS WITHIN THE ADOPTED PLAN AREAS TO ADDRESS ISSUES SUCH AS NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION OR TO CORRECT ZONING ISSUES THAT RESULT AS AN AREA HAS CHANGED OVER TIME.
ON AN UPCOMING COUNCIL AGENDA WILL BE THE DENMAN NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENTS AND REZONING AND THE ADOPTED MEDICAL AREA REGIONAL AREA PLAN.
THIS WORK WAS DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH NEIGHBORHOOD STAKEHOLDERS WHO WANTED TO ENSURE THAT POSSIBLE REDEVELOPMENT AND NEW DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH AND COMPLEMENTARY TO THE EXISTING CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CHANGES DIRECTLY ALIGN WITH GOALS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND STRATEGIES IN THE REGIONAL CENTER PLAN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S PROFILE AND PRIORITIES. WHILE THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO CONSTITUENTS AT OVER 510 SQUARE MILES, THE CITY'S EXTRA SAY TO REALLY JURISDICTION IS OVER 600 SQUIRE MILES. ... WHETHER IT BE ANNEXATION, SPECIAL DISTRICTS AND AGREEMENTS AND REGIONAL PLANNING. WORK INCLUDES COORDINATION WITH VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS ON
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PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CLOSE TO MILITARY BASES, GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS ON LEGISLATIVE ISSUES AND ON PROJECTS IN THE COUNTY. EARLIER THIS YEAR CITY COUNCIL APPROVED AN 1800-ACRE PROJECT IN THE ADOPTED SOUTHEAST AREA PLAN THAT WAS A COORDINATED EFFORT BETWEEN OUR REGIONAL PLANNING TEAM AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER.IT WAS NECESSARY TO ANNEX ALMOST 800 ACRES INTO THE CITY AND ALLOWING LAND USE OF ZONING THROUGH ADOPTED FUTURE LAND USE MAX FOR IMPACT OF THE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT IN A PROJECT THAT WILL INCLUDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN AN HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED AREA OF THE CITY. AND THERE IS A LAND USE PLAN THAT WILL USE THE SA TOMORROW LAND USE CATEGORIES USING THE AREAS AROUND CAMP BULLIS AND INITIATIVE THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN OVERSEEING FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
PROGRAM GOALS ARE TO ENCOURAGE THE RENEWAL OF THE PERRIN BEITEL AREA.
A KEY COMPONENT OF THE AREA HAS BEEN THE ENHANCEMENT GROWTH PROGRAM WHICH ASSISTS OWNERS AROUND TENANTS WITH THE PROPERTIES WITH FACADE AND SIGNAGE IMPROVEMENTS.
THE TAX REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 3 OVERSEEN BY THE HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT ALLOWS THE CITY TO FUND PROJECTS THAT SPUR PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN THE AREA WITH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL AS WAYFINDING STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS.
NORTHEAST CORRIDOR DESIGN STANDARDS ARE SLATED FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION NEXT MONTH AND AIM TO ENHANCE THE FORM, FUNCTION AND VISUAL APPEAL OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES ALONG THE CORRIDOR. STAFF IS CURRENTLY UPDATING THE 2013 MARKET STUDY AND 2014 REVITALIZATION PLAN WITH AN EXISTING CONDITIONS ANALYSIS, REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF THE ENHANCEMENT GRANT PROGRAM, VALUATION OF STREETSCAPE CONDITIONS TO INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS AND AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
ADDITIONAL PROJECTS I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT INCLUDE THE GOLIAD ROAD REVITALIZATION PLAN WHICH LOOKS AT THE GOALIAL ROAD CORRIDOR IN DISTRICT 3.
ADOPTED IN THE BROOKS AREA REVITALIZATION PLAN, THE PLAN THAT COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS INCLUDES ELEMENTS TO IMPROVE WALKING, CYCLING AND TRANSIT OPTIONS, CREATING BETTER CONNECTIONS TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS AND ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT THAT SUPPORTS A WIDER RANGE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES AND BUSINESSES AVAILABLE TO NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE CENTERED ON POTENTIAL STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS RELATED TO INFILL DEVELOPMENT AND REINVESTMENT IN EXISTING BUSINESSES.
THE BANDERA ROAD CORRIDOR PROJECT LOOKS AT THE CORRIDOR FROM LOOP 410 TO CUELY BRA ROAD. IT ADDRESSES ISSUES AROUND SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND DOMINANT RETAIL USES ALONG THE CORRIDOR, THE PHASE 2 PORTION HAS DIFFERENT CHALLENGES, WITH RESIDENTIAL USES FOUND DIRECTLY ALONG THE CORRIDOR IN PATTERNS MORE TRADITIONAL. THE PHASE 2 PROJECT SHOULD CONCLUDE WITH A PLAN FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION BY THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.
AND FINALLY, OUR CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN ALLOWS US THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH SEVERAL OF THE DEPARTMENTS RELATED TO THE BUILT DEPARTMENT AND HOW DESIGN CAN DETER PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH POLICE, CODE ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS ON INITIATIVES SPEARHEADED BY THE OFFICE OF INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SAFETY THAT YOU WERE BRIEFED ON LAST WEEK. WE'RE ONLY FINALIZING A REPORT FOR THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR AREA THAT PROVIDES AN ANALYSIS OF THE CORRIDOR AND IDENTIFYING AREAS OF CRIME CONCENTRATION AND OUTLINING RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WILL FEED INTO UPDATE OF THE REVITALIZATION PLAN. AND AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO FISCAL YEAR 2026, WE WILL REMAIN FOCUSED ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SA TOMORROW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITH DEVELOPING LAND USE PLANS WITH ADOPTED CITY POLICIES WHILE WORKING TO MAKE COMMUNITY ITS RESIDENTS AWARE OF AND EDUCATED ABOUT DECISIONS RELATED TO GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY. AS THE COLLECTIVE AND SHARING OF BOTH QUALITATIVE DATA IS IMPORTANT AND ALLOWS FOR BETTER CONSENSUS DURING DECISION MAKING, WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT BEST PRACTICES AND COORDINATE WITH BOTH EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL PARTNERS. AND OF COURSE, GOOD PLANNING REQUIRES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SO WE WILL EMPLOY VARIOUS PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES TO REACH AS MANY RESIDENTS AS POSSIBLE SO THEY CAN HAVE A VOICE IN THE AREAS IN WHICH THEY LIVE, WORK AND PLAY.
THAT IS THE END OF MY PRESENTATION, MAYOR, AND I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO KATHERINE HERNANDEZ, DIRECTOR OF THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS CAT HERNANDEZ, DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY'S TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. WITH ME ARE MY TEAM LEADS,
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CHRISTIE, MAR MAUREEN AND JOE. I WILL SHOW YOU HOW OUR DEPARTMENT'S FOCUS IS REGIONAL AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FOR VEHICLE, BIKE, TRANSIT RIDERS AND PEDESTRIANS AS WELL AS SAFETY FOR ALL ROAD USERS.IN TODAY'S PRESENTATION I WILL COVER OUR PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET AS WELL AS PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED OR ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY AND PROVIDE UPDATES ON THE FOUR POLICIES THAT WE ADOPTED THIS PAST YEAR. A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF OUR DEPARTMENT SHOWS HOW WE FOCUS ON DELIVERING OUR SERVICES. THESE SERVICES COME FROM THE CITY'S MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN THAT YOU JUST HEARD ABOUT THAT WAS ADOPTED AS PART OF THE SA TOMORROW PLANNING PROCESS. IN OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING SECTION OR TEAM WORKS ON CORRIDOR STUDIES, CODE CHANGES THAT AFFECTS OUR INITIATIVES. OUR TEAM FOCUSES ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER FOR ALL USERS AS WELL AS EXECUTING THE SAFE STREETS FOR ALL GRANT ON ZARZAMORA, AND OUR PUBLIC RELATIONS TEAM ASSISTS THESE TWO SECTIONS WITH ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH ON OUR PROJECTS. OUR DEPARTMENT WAS CREATED IN THE 2021 ADOPTED BUDGET. OVER TIME THE BUDGET HAS REMAINED PRETTY CONSISTENT, HOWEVER, WE HAVE SLOWLY BUILT UP OUR GRANT FUNDING BY SEEKING OUT OPPORTUNITY AND LEVERAGING OTHER RESOURCES IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT OUR PLANS AND POLICIES. OUR FY'26 PROPOSED BUDGETS IS 9.6 MILLION INCLUDING GENERAL, RESTRICT AND CAPITAL GRANT FUNDS. OUR TOTAL PERSONNEL COMPLEMENT IS 14 POSITIONS. WE ARE A TINY BUT MIGHTY TEAM WORKING ON POLICIES THAT WE HAVE WORKED ON WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE LAST YEAR. THE NEXT FEW SLIDES WILL SUMMARIZE AND HIGHLIGHT THESE POLICIES AND OUR IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS. THE VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN WAS UPDATED BY CITY COUNCIL IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024. THE UPDATE INCLUDED BOTH HIGH INJURY, HIGH RISK NETWORK REPORTS THAT REPORTED RANKING OF CORRIDORS BASED ON DATA OF WHERE CRASHES ARE OCCURRING AND WHERE THEY ARE AT RISK FOR MORE CRASHES TO OCCUR. THIS DATA DRIVEN APPROACH ALLOWS US TO PRIORITIZE OUR WORK TO MAKE THESE CORRIDORS SAFER. EIGHT OF THE 20 HIGH IMPACT CORRIDORS ARE CURRENTLY BEING EVALUATED TO IDENTIFY SAFETY COUNTERMEASURES THAT WILL INCREASE SAFETY. THREE ADDITIONAL CORRIDORS WILL BE EVALUATED OVER THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO APPLIED FOR SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL GRANT FUNDING TO EVALUATE AN ADDITIONAL 12 CORRIDORS IN FUTURE YEARS AND HOPEFULLY WILL BE NOTIFIED THIS FALL AND FUNDING WILL BE AWARDED TO CONTINUE THESE EFFORTS. WE ALSO APPLIED FOR GRANT FUNDING FROM TXDOT TO FUND OUR OUTREACH AND EDUCATION EFFORTS AS WELL AS TO IDENTIFY ISSUES THAT PREVENT SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS FOR OUR CHILDREN. AND WE HOPE TO ALSO HEAR THIS FALL IF THIS IS AWARDED AS WELL. THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING HARD TO COMPLETE PROJECTS THAT WILL MAKE OUR CORRIDORS SAFER FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE WE ARE TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO COMPLETE TWO MORE PROJECTS IN SEPTEMBER IN COUNCIL DISTRICTS, ONE, FIVE, SEVEN AND NINE, CONSISTING OF MID BLOCK CROSSWALKS, RAISED MEDIANS AND A PEDESTRIAN HYBRID BEACON. IN ONE FALL, WHICH IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH TXDOT'S HAZARD SAFETY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM GRANT WILL BE WRAPPING UP ON PLEASANTON. THIS WINTER WE ALSO HAVE FIVE PROJECTS COMPETING IN COUNCIL DISTRICTS -- COMPLETING IN COUNCIL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE CITY.
LASTLY WE HAVE BEEN MOVING ON OUR SAFE STREETS FOR ALL GRANT THAT WAS AWARDED IN 2023. THIS 5.5-MILLION-DOLLAR GRANT WILL FUND EIGHT MID BLOCK CROSSWALKS ON ZARZAMORA, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR HIGH INJURY NETWORKS AND A SAFETY CAMPAIGN ON 10 ORDINARIES AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS -- 10 CORRIDORS AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS GRAPHIC. AND WE PLAN TO SELECT A DESIGN CONTRACTOR FOR APPROVAL IN THE FALL. WE COMPLETED A SAFE STREETS PLAN IN 2024.
THIS POLICY PROVIDES A LENS FOR US TO PROVIDE A STREET THAT SERVES ALL USERS AND MODES OF TRAVEL WITH MAKING STREETS MORE SAFE AND TRAVEL AND COMFORTABLE FOR ALL TRAVELING ON THE STREETS. UPON ADOPTION OF THE POLICY, THE CITY WAS AWARDED THE GOLD MEDAL BY CITY HEALTH AND WE WERE RANKED THE POLICY AS NUMBER ONE IN THE NATION. SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE POLICY OUR DEPARTMENT HAS BEGUN WORK ON THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. THIS INCLUDES THE UPDATE TO OUR DESIGN GUIDE THAT IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK TO DESIGN SAFE E, MOTHER ACCESSIBLE STREETS. AN OPEN HOUSE WILL BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER TO GET OUR FIRST ROUND OF PUBLIC INPUT. THIS UPDATE WILL LEAD INTO THE NEXT ROUND OF UPDATES FOR UDC IN 2027. WE'RE HOSTING ON WORKSHOP FOR THE PUBLIC AND CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT WILL HELP WITH THESE EFFORTS. IN MAY COUNCIL APPROVED THE CREATION OF THE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION THAT WILL SERVE AS A BODY OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO PROVIDE INPUT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS THAT ARE DRIVEN FROM OUR POLICIS SUCH AS THE COMPLETE STREETS
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POLICY, VISION ZERO, TRANSIT ORIENTED POLICY AND THE BIKE NETWORK PLAN.OUR DEPARTMENT CONTINUES OUR WORK ON EXECUTING CORRIDOR STUDIES THAT WERE AWARDED BY MPO AND TXDOT. FOUR CORRIDORS WERE AWARDED TO ENVISION AND PLAN A SAFER CORRIDOR WITH THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN. THROUGH THIS EFFORT THE GOAL WAS TO SET THESE UP FOR THE NEXT STAGES OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION WITH THE HOPES OF ALSO LEVERAGING OTHER FUNDS SUCH AS GRANT FUNDING. WE COMPLETED THE CULEBRA CORRIDOR PLAN IN 2022. MARBAUCH IS NEXT AND WE ARE COMPLETING APPROVAL FOR THE FALL. AS WE FINISH OUT THE WORK ON WURZBACH WE WILL BEGIN THE FINAL CORRIDOR OF WEST AVENUE. AFTER AN 11 MONTH PROCESS THAT INCLUDED TASK FORCE WORK AND STAKEHOLDER INPUT AND COLLABORATION WITH VIA, CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED LAST DECEMBER THE TRANSIT ORIENTED POLICY FRAMEWORK ALONG WITH AN UPDATE TO THE UDC OF THE TOD ZONING DISTRICT.
THIS POLICY WAS ADOPTED TO ALIGN ZONING, INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITY PRIORITIES TO DELIVER EQUITABLE AND RESILIENT TRANSIT-DRIVEN GROWTH.
IT'S ABOUT PLANNING THE RIGHT DENSITY AND INTENSITY ALONG OUR ADVANCED RAPID TRANSIT CORRIDORS STARTING WITH THE GREEN LINE ALONG SAN PEDRO DOWN TO DOWNTOWN.
AS YOU KNOW, VIA IS WORKING ON BOTH THE SILVER AND GREEN LINES.
THE GREEN LINE IS 100% DESIGNED AND IS MOVING INTO CONSTRUCTION WITH UTILITY WORK BEGINNING THIS MONTH. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT ROAD, INTERSECTION AND SIDEWALK WORK ALONG SAN PEDRO NEAR THE STATIONS WILL BEGIN IN THE SPRING OF 2026.
AND THE SILVER LINE IS AT 40% DESIGN WITH CONSTRUCTION SET TO BEGIN IN THE SUMMER OF 2027. PART OF OUR IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS AND ALIGNED WITH OUR TRANSIT ORIENTED POLICY INCLUDES CREATING WALKABILITY AND CONNECTIVITY FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOODS TO THE STATION AREAS ALONG THE GREEN LINE.
THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 26 STATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE AND THE FIRST FOUR HAVE THE MAXIMUM POTENTIAL FOR DENSITY AND INTENSITY. OUR TEAM IS CONDUCTING A WALK ZONE ANALYSIS TO RECOMMEND AND PRIORITIZE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL IMPROVE THE WALKABILITY TO THESE STATIONS. ADDITIONALLY WE ARE WORKING ON THE TRAFFIC-CALMING STUDY WITHIN THE AREAS AROUND HILDEBRAND THAT INCLUDES NEIGHBORHOODS SUCH AS ALTA VISTA AND MONTE VISTA. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE HOUSING SERVICES FOR MARKETING NEEDS AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY STUDY TO BRING THE RIGHT DENSITY AND INTENSITY BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE STATION AREAS.
THE BIKE NETWORK PLAN WAS ADOPTED BY COUNCIL IN JANUARY OF 2025 TO CREATE A SAFER, ACCESSIBLE AND MORE ACCESSIBLE NETWORK FOR ALL TYPES OF RIDERS FROM COMMUNITIES TO FAMILIES. WORKING TO IMPLEMENT THE PLAN BY ADDING BICYCLE FACILITIES IN DIFFERENT AREAS AROUND TOWN AND THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ON BOND PROJECTS AND STREET IMP WHERE FEASIBLE.
WE'LL ALSO BE EVALUATING A CITYWIDE ORDINANCE PROHIBITING VEHICLE PARKING ON DESIGNATED BIKE FACILITIES TO HAVE A CLEAR AND PREDICTABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR CYCLISTS. THAT WAS HIGHLIGHTED BY THE PUBLIC WHEN EVALUATING BARRIERS TO SAFE RIDING, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN. AS A RESULT OF A SAFE STREETS FOR ALL GRANT, WE WILL BE DEVELOPING A QUICK BUILD GUIDE INTO PLANNING PROJECTS. TO IMPLEMENT SAFER INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR PLAN IN PROJECTS IN TIERS IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY AND THE TIME THAT IT WOULD TAKE TO DEPLOY AND COMPLETE. WE WILL BE ASSESSING A AND CREATING A SPINE OF BIKE FACILITIES IN THE PLAN IDENTIFIED AS TIER 1 PROJECTS ALONG OUR PRIMARY AND NEIGHBORHOODS NETWORKS AND COORDINATE WITH YOUR OFFICES AS WE START TO DEPLOY THIS INFRASTRUCTURE. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS MAP WE SHOWCASE 53 OF OUR DEPARTMENTAL PROJECTS WHERE WE ARE PLANNING, DESIGNING OR WORKING ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND CORRIDORS OR INTERSECTIONS IN YOUR DISTRICTS. THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE WORK OF THE FOUR POLICIES WE ADOPTED LAST YEAR AND THE IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS THAT I JUST BRIEFED YOU ON.
OF THE 53 SHOWN, 17 ARE IN PREDESIGNED OR ANALYSIS PHASE.
22 ARE IN DESIGN, NINE ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND FIVE THAT WILL BE COMPLETED THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF MODES IN THIS MAP ARE MID WALK CROSSWALKS, BIKE LANE INSTALLATIONS. IT INCLUDES OUR SAFETY CAMPAIGNS WHERE WE TARGET AREAS OF GREATER CONCERN AND EDUCATE ON SAFE MOBILITY.
AND OUR QUIET ZONE PROJECTS AT RAIL CROSSINGS WHERE WE MAINTAIN THE CROSSINGS SO THE TRAINS DON'T NEED TO SOUPED THEIR HORNS WHILE PASSING RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
OUR FOCUS MOVING FORWARD IN THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR WILL BE TO CONTINUE ON OUR IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS. IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR VISION ZERO STRATEGY AND COMPLETE STREETS POLICY MOVES OUR CITY FORWARD ON CREATING SAFE STREETS FOR ALL ROAD USERS THROUGH CORRIDOR PLANNING AND SAFE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR TRANSIT-ORIENTED TRANSIT FRAMEWORK ENSURES THAT WE CREATE THAT WALKABILITY AND CONNECTIVITY WITH THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF DENSITY AND INTENSITY. AND LASTLY, PUTTING SAFE BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ALL CYCLISTS MOVES FORWARD OUR BIKE NETWORK PLAN. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND
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COUNCIL. WITH THAT WE'RE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.>> THANK YOU TO THE PRESENTERS. IS THERE SOMETHING TO GIVE US THE ROI ON THESE PROGRAMS PROGRAMS. LIKE THE RECIPIENT OF THIS GRANT IS ON THEIR THIRD OR FOUR YEAR IN BUSINESS AND THEIR ANNUAL BUDGET NOW IS SEVERAL MILLION, SOMETHING LIKE THAT I THINK WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL FOR US AS WE WANT TO SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, WANT TO SUPPORT THIS VERY IMPORTANT WORK.
BUT GIVING US AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW FAR ONE DOLLAR GOES OF AN INVESTMENT FROM THE CITY IN THAT SPACE COULD BE VERY HELPFUL. SO PLEASE PROVIDE THAT WHEN
ABLE. >> MAYOR JONES: MS. WHITE? MANY OF THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE PROVIDED THEIR UPDATES ON PENALTIES, AS WE LOOK TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL REVENUES. I DIDN'T SEE THAT IN YOUR PRESENTATION.
DO YOU HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS ON ADDITIONAL ZONING PENALTIES?
>> THE ZONING AND PERMITTING PROCESS IS ACTUALLY THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MAYOR. AND SO THEY WOULD ADMINISTER ANY PENALTIES IN VIOLATION
OF THE UDC. >> MAYOR JONES: YOU'VE PROVIDED AUTOPSY OF YOUR
RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHAT THAT LEVEL NEEDS TO BE? >> NOT FROM A PLANNING
STAND. >> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. MAY I ASK THAT YOU DO THAT FROM A PLANNING STANDPOINT? OKAY, THANK YOU. MAY I ALSO ASK WHEN I LOOK AT YOUR LAND USE, I'D WELCOME YOUR UNDERSTANDING, WE'VE GOT 14 PROJECTS ON THE STATE'S FLOOD PLAN THAT DOESN'T -- 14 PROJECTS, 411 MILLION DOLLARS' WORTH ALL THROUGHOUT YOUR CITY. WE DON'T ANTICIPATE GETTING ANY FUNDING FROM THE STATE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I'D WELCOME UNDERSTANDING HOW THE CONTINUED DELAY OF THOSE FLOOD PROJECTS IMPACTS YOUR PLANNING PROCESS AND YOUR ABILITY TO EXECUTE THAT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO PROVIDE THAT NOW, IF YOU WANT TO PROVIDE THAT IN WRITING YOU CAN DO SO. SIMILARLY ON SLIDE 12, YOU TALKED ABOUT CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN.
IN MANY OF OUR -- IN MANY OF THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS WE HAVE COME BACK TO THE DISCUSSION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOW CERTAINLY SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS, HOWEVER, AS YOU POINT OUT EVEN WITH THIS, IT THERE ARE ADDITIONAL WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN THINK ABOUT THAT DECREASES THE SAPD'S WORKLOAD AND THUS AGAIN MEETS THE MUTUALLY AGREED UPON OBJECTIVE, WHICH IS A MORE SAFE AREA. CAN YOU ELABORATE ON SOME OF THE STATISTICS THAT YOU HAVE OR THE ROI AS A RESULT OF SOME OF THESE INVESTMENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IN
FACT CONTRIBUTE TO CRIME PREVENTION? >> SO ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE ACTUALLY WORKED ON WITH THE OFFICE OF INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SAFETY WAS THE ROSEMONT APARTMENTS, SO WE PUT TOGETHER A DOCUMENT THAT OUTLINED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO NATURAL SURVEILLANCE SUCH AS LIGHTING TO REDUCE INCIDENTS OF CRIME OR SOMEONE WANTING TO BE IN A PARTICULAR AREA, ACCESS CONTROLS SO LOOKING AT POINTS OF ENTRY. SO WE ACTUALLY OUTLINED DIFFERENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROPERTY. THE SECOND PROPERTY THAT THEY WORKED ON THAT WE WERE INVOLVED IN WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER NOW RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON NUMBER OF SITE VISITS SO WE'RE FINALIZING THAT REPORT RIGHT NOW.
>> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. MAY I ASK YOU TO CAPTURE THAT AND FRANKLY WHAT THE NEED FOR SAPD WAS PRIOR TO THOSE IMPROVEMENTS AND THEN AFTER? I THINK THAT WILL BE HELPFUL AGAIN AS WE CONSIDER OTHER WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. THOSE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ARE SOMETHING
THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER. >> OKAY. >> MAYOR JONES: AS WELL AS THE FULL LIST OF PROJECTS THAT ARE SIMILAR IN INTENT. MS. HERNANDEZ? SIMILARLY ON THE COMPLETE STREETS PROGRAM YOU SPOKE ABOUT THIS -- THE ABILITY -- ONE, IT'S SAFER, IT HELPS WITH TRAFFIC-CALMING, ET CETERA.
CAN YOU ALSO SPEAK TO HOW THAT HAS REDUCED THE NEED FOR SAPD RESPONSE WHETHER IT BE DUE TO DECREASED ACCIDENTS OR WHAT HAVE YOU? ALL OF THIS TO SAY AS WE'RE HAVING A DISCUSSION ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, CLEARLY YOU ALL ARE IDENTIFYING INVESTMENTS THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.
SO I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO BALANCE THAT AS WE'RE THINKING ABOUT INVESTMENTS SO IF YOU DO HAVE SOME STATISTICS BEFORE THE PROJECT AND THEN AFTER THE COMPLETE STREETS PROJECT THAT SPEAK TO A REDUCTION IN THE NEED FOR SOME KIND OF
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FIRST RESPONDER RESPONSE WOULD BE HELPFUL. AND THEN I SAW IN YOUR POLICY REVIEW NO PARKING IN BIKE LANES. THROUGHOUT THE COMMENTING THAT THESE ARE PROTECTED LINES, WHERE YOU HAVE THE CARS IN THE LANE.IS THAT PART OF YOUR POLICY REVIEW? >> YES, THERE ARE DIFFERENT
TYPES, BUT THAT WILL BE PART OF THE POLICY REVIEW? >> THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
AND HOW ARE YOU IDENTIFYING AREAS IN WHICH THAT MIGHT BE --Y TO IMPLEMENT.
>> WELL, FOR ONE, YOU DON'T WANT TO PUT IT IN AREAS IF RESIDENTIAL HOUSES WERE BUILT WITH NO DRIVEWAYS AND THEY HAVE NO PLACES TO PARK. SO YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO IDEALLY LOOK AT SUBDIVISIONS THAT HAVE THE APPROPRIATE PLACES TO PARK SO IT DOESN'T
IMPACT THE RESIDENTS. >> CERTAINLY. I GET LOTS OF NOTES, THOUGH, UNFORTUNATELY ABOUT SOME OF THE -- YOU MENTIONED IT, SOME OF THE CHALLENGES YOUNG CHILDREN HAVE WITH BIKING TO SCHOOL. SO I'D ALSO LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PRIORITIZING THOSE AREAS WHERE SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD BE WELCOME AND MOST IMPACTFUL. OKAY. BASED ON THAT, CHAIR MUNGIA.
>> MUNGIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR. WE'LL START OFF WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. SO Y'ALL OF COURSE ARE A REGULAR FIXTURE AT PCDC AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT KIND OF CAME UP ON YOUR PRESENTATION. I KNOW MY COLLEAGUE HAD ASKED ABOUT THIS IN DISTRICT 2, BUT EVERY TIME WE DO A ZONING CASE IN THE NOTES IT SAYS IF THAT REQUESTED ZONING COMPLIES WITH THE AREA PLAN AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO MAKE AMENDMENTS TO THE AREA PLAN TO ACCOMMODATE THE ZONING. I THINK IT WOULD BE WORTH STARTING TO TRACK THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE WITH SOME REPORTS BECAUSE IF OUR COMMUNITY IS GOING THROUGH THE TROUBLE OF GOING TO THESE MEETINGS AND SAYING WHAT THEY WANT AND WHAT THEY'D LIKE TO SEE AND WE'RE SLOWLY CHIPPING AWAY AT THAT IN ZONING THAT DOESN'T ACCOMMODATE THAT, IT'S HELPFUL FOR US TO KNOW THAT'S A COUNCIL DECISION ULTIMATELY, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH WE'RE CHANGING EVEN AFTER A PLAN HAS BEEN COMPLETED. AND IF THERE'S EVEN LIKE CERTAIN AREAS WHERE THAT'S HAPPENING IS IT MORE INNER CITY WHERE WE'RE JUST OVERRIDING ALL THESE PLANS OR JUST THE SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES? I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL AS WE GO ALONG. AND THE SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY PLAN I THINK THERE WAS A DELAY IN THAT ONE. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE
TIMELINE LOOKS LIKE FOR THAT PLAN? >> SO THE SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY PLAN IS A PHASE 4 PLAN SO WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND GOING THROUGH THE DIFFERENT TOPICS THAT I MENTIONED, MOBILITY, LAND USE. WE ACTUALLY, THURSDAY WE'LL HAVE LAND USE WORKSHOPS SO RIGHT NOW WE'VE SET UP A NUMBER OF LAND USE WORKSHOPS, AS I MENTIONED FOCUS GROUPS, TO TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT LAND USE. SO WE'LL BE MEETING WITH THE SOUTHWEST GROUP. SO THOSE PLANS AREN'T ANTICIPATED UNTIL NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
>> MUNGIA: JUST KEEP ME POSTED AND I'D LIKE FOR RAÚL ON MY TEAM TO BE THERE TO
KEEP TRACK OF THAT. >> OKAY. >> MUNGIA: I WANT TO JUST GIVE SOME SUPPORT AND I KNOW IT'S STILL BEING WORKED ON, THE NORTHEAST REVITALIZATION PLAN, D10. I ACTUALLY USED TO LIVE IN THAT AREA SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT SIDE OF TOWN. AND NACOGDOCHES, THOUSAND OAKS AND THAT PARTICULAR AREA COULD DEFINITELY USE A LOT OF HELP.
A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES THERE, A LOT OF LA FINE KNOW BUSINESSES IN THAT AREA, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN KEEP GOING ON THAT PROJECT WITH DISTRICT 10'S HELP.
THIS IS MORE FOR TRANSPORTATION ON MAR MARBAUCH. IN THAT SLIDE YOU SAID THERE WOULD BE A REDUCTION. CAN YOU WALK ME THROUGH SOME OF THAT?
>> YES, SIR. THE PROPOSAL IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, THERE WAS ADDED $1.4 MILLION IN GENERAL FUNDS FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM. PREVIOUSLY FUNDED UNDER ARPA. THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR '26 BUDGET DOES NOT INCLUDE THAT $1.4 MILLION FOR CONSTRUCTION GRANTS. IN WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE, SO THOSE ARE LONG-TERM CONSTRUCTION CORRIDORS. WE USUALLY HAVE A CERTAIN START DATE. THERE WERE NO ELIGIBLE -- NO NEW ELIGIBLE CORRIDORS FOR FISCAL YEAR 26, HENCE THE RECOMMENDATION TO NOT IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM.
>> MUNGIA: DRIVING DOWNTOWN THERE'S OBVIOUSLY CONSTRUCTION.
FOLKS FROM MARKET SQUARE HAVE REACHED OUT I'M SURE TO EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER, CONSTRUCTION ON THREE SIDES OF THEIR BUILDING. WE'RE ABOUT TO START A MAJOR BOND PROJECT ON MARBAUCH, WHICH IS GOING TO BE VERY, VERY DISRUPTIVE, WHICH BRINGS ME TO THAT PROGRAM, WHICH HOPEFULLY WE CAN IDENTIFY FUNDS THAT MIGHT BE
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ELIGIBLE FOR THE MARBAUCH PROJECT, ALONG WITH TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE COUNCILMAN GALVAN AND I ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT THIS. WE WANT TO BOTH GET OUT THERE AND BLOCK WALK SOME OF THOSE BUSINESSES BECAUSE WE DID HAVE A PLANNING MEETING FOR THE BOND PROJECT LAST YEAR OR SO. THERE WAS MAYBE LIKE SIX PEOPLE THAT WENT AND SO IT'S GOING TO ■BEEXTREMELY DISRUPTIVE TO THE ENVIRONMENT, A LOT OF BUSINESSES THERE THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO THAT THIS IS COMING UP AND THAT WILL DEFINITELY BE AFFECTED BY THAT CONSTRUCTION. SO I'M SAD TO SEE THAT MONEY GO WHEN WE'RE ABOUT TO DO A HUGE PROJECT IN MY SIDE OF TOWN. SO I'D LIKE A LITTLE BITMORE INFORMATION ON THAT. >> AND THE KEY ON THAT IS ELIGIBLE BUSINESSES AS WELL, THE ELIGIBILITY, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY THE TIMELINE FOR THOSE CONSTRUCTION.
SO TO BE CLEAR, LIKE MARBAUCH AS YOU MENTIONED, DOES START LATER THIS FALL, BUT THEN AS THE CRITERIA FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM AND SHOWING THE LOSS, IT JUST -- THE TIMELINE FOR THAT DIDN'T PLAY OUT. HAPPY TO PROVIDE MORE
INFORMATION. >> MUNGIA: YEAH, BUT WE COULD CHANGE THE CRITERIA, RIGHT, TO ACCOMMODATE THESE BUSINESSES, INCLUDING IN DISTRICT 1, WHICH HOPEFULLY YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MORE IMP PROJECTS THIS UPCOMING YEAR, COUNCILWOMAN, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF BUSINESSES BEING AFFECTED BY DOWNTOWN CONSTRUCTION THAT I'M SURE IS WELL OVERDUE ON THE COMPLETION DATE. SO A LITTLE BIT DEEPER DIVE I THINK IS NEEDED ON THAT. SO THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.
SO CAT, I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU. SO THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING THING THAT'S -- IF YOU SPEND A LOT OF TIME HERE YOU WILL REALIZE THIS.
TRANSPORTATION IS DIFFERENT THAN SOME OF THE TRANSPORTATION ASPECTS IN PUBLIC WORKS, RIGHT? SO THE STREET-CALMING MEASURES, ALL THESE THINGS, EVEN THOUGH WE CONSIDER THAT TRANSPORTATION, THAT'S VERY DIFFERENT FROM Y'ALL.
SO WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS PUBLIC WORKS IS MORE FOCUSED ON THE HERE AND NOW, AND YOUR AREA IS A LITTLE BIT MORE LONG-TERM PLANNING AND USE, FUTURE USE.
WHEN WE DO BOND PROJECTS, WE DON'T NECESSARILY PLAN FOR FUTURE USE.
IT'S USUALLY KIND OF REBUILDING WHAT'S THERE AND FIXING A DRAINAGE ISSUE OR SOMETHING. BUT IT'S NOT CONSIDERING FIVE, 10-YEAR PLANS FROM THAT POINT. SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF STREETS I WANT TO DO BOND PROJECTS ON. ONE BEING ZARZAMORA SOUTH OF MILITARY, ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF 410. I'VE GOT SO MANY BUSINESSES, JCB, C TOPIC TA, THEY'RE ALL LOOKING AT ME ON WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO THIS THIS STREET COMING UP AND WE KNOW THE GROWTH THERE WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL ESPECIALLY AS WE TALK ABOUT THE EAST-WEST CORRIDOR THAT WILL BE COMING ONLINE IN A FEW YEARS. SO I THINK WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF PLANNING AND ESPECIALLY ANOTHER STREET IN MY DISTRICT, RAY ELLISON FROM 410 TO 90. HUGE USE THERE. IT'S A ONE-LANE EACH WAY ROADWAY. ONE OF OUR LANDFILLS IS ALONG THAT ROAD, SEVERAL SUBDIVISIONS. SO I WOULD LIKE FOR MY OFFICE TO DO SOME LONG-TERM PLANNING FOR THOSE TWO STREETS AND WOULD YOU BE THE DEPARTMENT TO WORK ON THAT?
>> IF IT'S A BOND PROJECT WE WOULD COORDINATE WITH A NEW CAPITAL DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.
>> MUNGIA: BUT AS FAR AS IF I COULD GET MONEY NOW TO DO SOME SORT OF LONG-TERM PLANNING INITIATIVE AHEAD OF THE BOND PROJECT, WE'D BE WORKING WITH Y'ALL?
>> WE CAN HELP, YES. >> MUNGIA: I WANT YOU TO BE THE LEAD INSTEAD OF PUBLIC WORKS ON THAT ONE. BUT I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT FUNDING FOR THAT, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO DO IF WE'RE GOING TO SPEND 15, 30, $40 MILLION ON A STREET AND FIX IT AND THEN IN FIVE YEARS THE CAPACITY IS JUST OVERDONE. THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF TOWN.
SO I REALLY WOULD APPRECIATE THAT WORK ON IT AS WELL. >> OKAY.
>> MUNGIA: AND THERE WAS SOMETHING I WAS GOING TO MENTION FOR MY DISTRICT 3 COLLEAGUE, I FORGET WHAT WAS ON THERE, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'LL TAKE IT TO THE SECOND ROUND. >> MAYOR JONES: CHAIR
ALDERETE GAVITO. >> GAVITO: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
THANKS. FIRST I'LL START OFF WITH WISHING MY COLLEAGUE, OUR COLLEAGUE, RIC GALVAN A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. [LAUGHTER].
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL THE PRESENTERS. I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I'M GOING TO ECHO COUNCILMAN MUNGIA'S CONCERN ABOUT ELIMINATING THE CONSTRUCTION MITIGATION GRANTS. I KNOW THAT ELIGIBILITY HAS CHANGED, BUT WE DO HEAR FROM SMALL BUSINESSES HOW MUCH CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS THEIR LIVES AND THEIR LIVELIHOOD. AND I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER WHYTE AND KAUR
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SPEARHEADED THAT EFFORT AND I THINK IT WAS A VERY WELL RECEIVED EFFORT CITYWIDE BECAUSE WE HEAR ABOUT THIS SO MUCH. SO I DEFINITELY WANT US OR ERIK TO MAKE NOTE THAT IF WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AGAIN BECAUSE THAT DID PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED RELIEF TO OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, AND I'D HATE TO PULL BACK ON THAT.I DID ALSO HAVE A QUESTION ON SLIDE 7, ALIGN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO READY
TO WORK. WHAT IS IS THAT 247? >> 200,000 OF THAT IS FOR THE SA WORKS PROGRAM. SO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT USED TO BE WITHIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THEN WITH THE TRANSITION TO READY TO WORK IN A SEPARATE DEPARTMENT, SO IN FISCAL YEAR 25, THREE STAFF, FOR EXAMPLE, SHIFTED OVER TO READY TO WORK AND THIS IS REALLY THE REMAINING TRANSITION OF THOSE COUPLE 100,000 IN GENERAL FUNDS. SO 200 IS SA WORKS AND THEN THE REST IS SOME MARKETING
DOLLARS AND MISCELLANEOUS DOLLARS. >> GAVITO: OKAY.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. ON SLIDE 9, CAN WE TALK ABOUT SOME TANGIBLE OUTCOMES
FOR REVITALIZE SA? >> SO FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE NUMBER OF THE PROJECTS, SO THIS IS REALLY A LONGER TERM PLAY. IT'S REALLY AROUND GRASSROOTS EFFORTS, SO WE'VE FOCUSED IMMEDIATELY ON SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS, FOR EXAMPLE, SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PUBLIC ART ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECTS.
THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF FOOD MARKETS, FOR EXAMPLE, IN SOME OF THE FOOD DESERTS IN WHICH SO FAR WHILE THE PROJECT MONEY HAS FUNDED KIND OF THAT SEED, A NUMBER OF THE COHORT 1 MEMBERS HAVE BEEN CONTINUING THEIR PROJECTS AS ONGOING EFFORTS, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE SPECIFICS.
>> GAVITO: THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS OUTCOMES IF THEY CONTINUED THEIR BUSINESS, HOW MUCH, HOW THAT'S BEEN GOING, HOW THAT HAS BEEN GOING.
I'VE HEARD GREAT THINGS, BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK RIGHT NOW WE'RE REALLY AT A POINT
WHERE WE NEED TO SEE ACTUAL RESULTS. >> SURE.
SO THIS IS A LONGER TERM INDIRECT PROGRAM SO IT'S MORE FOCUSED ON THE PROJECTS VERSUS THAT DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO THE BUSINESSES, BUT WE CAN
CERTAINLY PROVIDE YOU SOME EXAMPLES OF THOSE PROJECTS. >> GAVITO: OKAY, PERFECT.
AND ALSO NOT NECESSARILY THE PROJECTS, BUT ALSO HOW IT'S IMPACTED THEIR BUSINESSES AFTER THEY WENT THROUGH THEIR CLASSES. AFTER THEY WENT THROUGH THE
COURSE. >> THE STAKEHOLDERS AREN'T NECESSARILY BUSINESS OWNERS.
WE WOULD LOVE FOR BUSINESS OWNERS TO PARTICIPATE. A LOT OF THESE ARE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS OR ARE NOW PRESIDENTS.
THEY THROUGH THEIR LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMING. SO IT'S REALLY THAT LONGER TERM STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ASPECT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM OF IT.
SO THE PROJECTS ARE KIND OF THE IMMEDIATE OUTCOME, IF YOU WILL, OF THOSE
LEARNINGS, BUT WE CAN, AGAIN, PROVIDE THAT. >> GAVITO: YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THAT. SORRY, I KNOW, I KNOW ERICA, SHE'S A D7 RESIDENT SHOO HE IS A A BUSINESS OWNER. BUT I DO KNOW THAT OTHER PEOPLE IN THAT COHORT ARE NEIGHBORHOOD PRESIDENTS. SO WHAT IS THE PLAY THERE WITH THEM?
>> SO AGAIN, THIS IS A LEADERSHIP PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR GRASSROOTS REVITALIZATION EFFORTS ON COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS. SO WHILE IN THE END WE WANT TO SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES, THAT'S THE INDIRECT. THE DIRECT IS REALLY FOCUSED A LOT OF PLACEMAKING. AS BUSINESSES IT'S GETTING ACTIVITIES.
SO LIKE ERICA, FOR EXAMPLE, HER PROJECT WAS NOT SPECIFIC TO HER RESTAURANT, IT WAS ABOUT THE QUINTANA CORRIDOR SO THERE WAS A PAINTING INITIATIVE, TA THERE WAS A -- SHE HAD A FESTIVAL, IF YOU WILL, THAT HAD A LOT OF FOLKS COME.
SHE -- AS A RESULT SHE OPENED THE BODEGA ACROSS THE STREET.
A LOT OF THAT IS THE INDIRECT RESULTS OF HER STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND THE WORK THAT SHE'S DONE. AND THEN WE HAVE A COHORT 2 MEMBER WHO IS CONTINUING THAT WORK WITH HER AND ADDITIONAL STAKEHOLDERS FOR THAT PARTICULAR AREA.
>> GAVITO: YEAH. THAT ALL SOUNDS WONDERFUL. THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING FOR IS A LIST OF THOSE OUTCOMES SO WE CAN MAKE SURE IT'S WORTH THE INVESTMENT.
ON SLIDE 11 I AM GLAD TO SEE THE INCENTIVE INVESTMENTS OVERPERFORMING.
I THINK THAT THAT IS A GOOD STORY TO TELL. YOU KNOW, I -- IT'S VERY IMPORTANT AS A CITY THAT WE WORK TO MAKE SAN ANTONIO A PLACE WHERE BUSINESSES WANT TO INVEST. MOVING ON TO PLANNING, ON SLIDE 11 -- SORRY.
HOW CAN WE APPLY A SIMILAR PLAN TO THE DECO DISTRICT THAT IS IN BETWEEN DISTRICTS
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ONE AND SEVEN? >> SO WHAT WE HAVE RECOMMENDED IN THE PAST IS TO GO THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS. THAT PARTICULAR CORRIDOR IS IN THE NEAR NORTH MEDIAN AREA PLAN. SO SIMILAR TO GOLD AD ROAD, WHICH IS A RECOMMENDATION -- GOLIAD ROAD, WHICH IS A RECOMMENDATION IN THE CENTER PLAN, OUTLINES ITEMS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SIMILAR TO THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR.
NORTHEAST CORRIDOR WAS ACTUALLY CREATED 10 YEARS AGO.
IT CAME BEFORE THE PLANNING PROCESS, THERE WAS DEDICATED FUNDING TO IT, BUT WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS WE REALLY WANT TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY WHAT THOSE CORRIDORS OF INTEREST ARE FOR THEM.
AND THEN ONCE WE IDENTIFY THAT, THEN REQUESTING FROM COUNCIL FUNDS FOR AN ADDITIONAL STUDY THAT GO MORE IN-DEPTH AND A DEEP DIVE FOR A STUDY.
THIS ONE HAPPENS TO BE A LITTLE UNIQUE IN THAT IT WAS DONE 10 YEARS AGO SO WE NOW HAVE TO UPDATE THE STUDY BECAUSE THE MARKET STUDY IS AVAILABLE.
>> GAVITO: SO THEN WHEN WITH DO WE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT?
>> SO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT? WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN IMPLEMENTING IT OVER THE YEARS. SO ONCE THE AREA WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2014, A TIRZ WAS CREATED. THE ENHANCEMENT GRANT PROGRAM HAS AWARDED ABOUT $1.8 MILLION TO GRANTEES FOR FACADE IMPROVEMENTS.
AS I MENTIONED WE'LL HAVE DESIGN STANDARDS COMING BEFORE COUNCIL NEXT MONTH SO WE'VE BEEN IMPLEMENTING THIS PARTICULAR REVITALIZATION PROGRAM.
THE OTHER IS ONCE THEY'RE ADOPTED BY COUNCIL, IT'S POSSIBLE FOR BOND AND THINGS
LIKE THAT TO HELP IMPLEMENT THOSE GRANTS. >> GAVITO: OKAY.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. MOVING ON TO TRANSPORTATION. THANK YOU, CAT, FOR THE PRESENTATION, AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I LOVE ALL THE PLANS, BUT I AM VERY ANXIOUS FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND ACTIVATION. I KNOW, CAT, YOU KNOW THAT WELL. I DO HAVE SOME QUICK QUESTIONS.
ON SLIDE NUMBER 6, THE CULEBRA THAT BORDERS DISTRICT 5, AND BANDERA ROAD AND ZARZAMORA, THOSE ARE ALL VERY DANGEROUS STREETS IN DISTRICT 7.
CAN WE TALK THROUGH SOME OF THE PLANNED IMPLEMENTATIONS AND
>> ACTUALLY, SINCE THERE'S SEVERAL, WE CAN PUT IT TOGETHER AND GIVE
AND I'M JUST GOING TO TARP ON TIME LINES, TIME LINES, TIME LINES, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE IDEAS THAT ALL HAVE ARE WONDERFUL, BUT NEIGHBORS ARE READY FOR ACTIVATION.
ALSO, TOO, THANK YOU FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM'S EFFORTS ON -- AND PARTNERSHIP ON A FINALLY SAFE USEABLE BIKE TRAIL.
IT'S CRAZY WE DON'T HAVE A COMPLETE BIKE TRAIL AROUND ONE OF THE MOST UTILIZED PARKS IN THE CITY. ON THE POLICY TO REVIEW PARKING AND BIKE LANES, I KNOW THAT THIS WAS ASKED LAST -- DURING MY FIRST TERM, AND I'M GLAD THAT THE MAYOR ASKED ABOUT THAT, IN PARTICULAR, BECAUSE WE DO SEE OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE PARKING OPTIONS. SO PEOPLE ARE GOING TO PARK ON THE STREET. I HATE FOR ALL OF OUR EFFORTS TO BE MAYBE UP NORTH IN NEWER NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE IT IS A VERY REAL PROBLEM IN OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS, TOO. SO REALLY MY QUESTION IS, AGAIN, TIME LINE. WHEN ARE WE PLANNING TO REVIEW THE POLICY CHANGE OF PARKING AND BIKE LANES AND WHEN CAN WE SEE ACTUAL TIME LINES OF -- OR PROPOSED SOLUTIONS ON STREETS LIKE CINCINNATI? I KNOW CINCINNATI IS REAL KNEE DISTRICT ONE THAT LEADS TO DISTRICT 7. YOU'RE SAYING OLDER HOUSES, NO PARKING OPTIONS. PEOPLE PARK ON THE STREET, BUT YOU'RE SEEING BIKE GROUPS AND KIDS HAVING TO USE THAT -- HAVING TO USE BIKES TO GET FROM PLACE TO PLACE. SO WHAT'S YOUR TIME LINE ON THAT?
>> THE PLAN INITIALLY DID SOME -- A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH AND A LITTLE BIT OF INPUT THROUGH THE OUTREACH EFFORTS DURING THE BIKE NETWORK PLAN, AND THAT'S WHERE WE HEARD FROM PEOPLE. RIGHT NOW, MY TEAM IS DOING A DEEPER DIVE ON WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING AND HOW THEY'VE DTHEY'VE DONE THAT SUCCESSFULLY. WE'RE GETTING FEEDBACK AT SOME OUTREACH EVENTS. THERE'S ONE COMING UP AT THE END OF THIS WEEK OR NEXT WEEK JUST TO GAUGE THE PUBLIC BECAUSE IT'S AN ORDINANCE HEY AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE PUBLIC INPUT AND BUY IN. IT'S CONTEXTUAL. YOU CAN'T A PLY -- APPLY IT ACROSS THE CITY. OUR HOPE IS THE NEXT 9 TO 12 MONTHS BECAUSE IT'S AN ORDAINS CHANGE THAT COULD BE APPLIED IN DIFFERENT AREAS DIFFERENTLY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S
INTENTIONAL. >> I UNDERSTAND APPLYING IT DIFFERENTLY IN
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DIFFERENT AREAS. THAT MAKES TOTAL SENSE, BUT 9 TO 12 MONTHS?>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE RIGHT ENGAGEMENT.
YOU KNOW ME. I WILL TRY TO CONDENSE TIME LINES AND GET
THINGS DONE AS WE SEE MORE INPUT. >> IT IS A CONCERN BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, EVEN ON THE NORTHERN PART OF DISTRICT 7 WHERE PEOPLE ARE PARKING IN BIKE LANES, I MEAN, KIDS AND TRAFFIC ARE HAVING TO GO AROUND CARS THAT ARE PARKED IN THEIR BIKE LANES.
SO -- YOU KNOW, I'M JUST ASKING FOR URGENCY ON THIS.
9 TO 12 MONTHS SEEMS WAY TOO LONG. I THINK YOU WOULD HAVE -- I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUES -- BUT US WILLING TO WORK TO EXPEDITE THAT TIME LINE BECAUSE THIS IS A
PROBLEM OR ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS. >> WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT TODAY BY PUTTING NO PARKING SIGNS.
IF THERE ARE AREAS WE CAN WORK ON, WE CAN DO THAT WITH YOUR OFFICE
NOW. >> THE CONCERN THERE IS, I KNOW THERE'S THE NO PARKING SIGNS, BUT THEN IT'S THE INCONSISTENCY THAT, OH, I CAN'T PARK ON CINCINNATI, BUT I CAN PARK BY THIS PARK. SO I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT IT IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS, BUT JUST WOULD LIKE US TO
SPEED UP ON THAT. >> SURE. WE'LL COORDINATE WITH
YOUR OFFICE. >> SORRY. ERIK, WERE YOU GOING TO SAY SOMETHING? OKAY. THAT WAS ALL I HAD.
THANK YOU. >> CHAIR GALVAN. >> THANK YOU , MAYOR.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATIONS TODAY.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HEAR A LOT OF SIMILAR NOTES ON COLLABORATION, COORDINATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR ALL THESE DIFFERENT PIECES HERE'S. SO I'M NO I HAVE DID ON THOSE THINGS.
I HAVE A COUPLE DIFFERENT QUESTIONS I WANT TO ASK AS WELL AS GENERAL FEEDBACK AND THOUGHTS ON HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THESE ARE BEING COORDINATED. MY FIRST QUESTIONS ARE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS I THINK -- THIS BLEEDS INTO THE COORDINATION PIECE -- FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MITIGATION GRANTS, THEY ARE IMPORTANT. BUT, OF COURSE, AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE PIECE WITH THAT IS WE'RE SUPPORTING IT BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION ISSUES. I KNOW PUBLIC WORKS WAS HAVING THAT CONVERSATION A DIFFERENT DAY AS WELL. I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE IN PUBLIC WORKS WITHIN THEIR DEPARTMENTS? DO WE EXPECT SOME TIME FRAME WHETHER IT'S THIS BUDGET, NEXT BUDGET, FUTURE BUDGETS IT WILL SHIFT TO THEM BECAUSE THE INVITATION IS THE PIECE WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE, NOT NECESSARILY SMALL BUSINESS ASPECT OF IT. IT WOULD BE RESOLVED WITH THOSE PIECES BEING
DONE. >> YEAH. SO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PIECE, THE SMALL BUSINESS OUTREACH TEAM IS REALLY FOCUSED ON CONNECTING WITH THE BUSINESSES, AND WE WORK CLOSELY.
WE HAVE WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THEIR PROJECT MANAGERS AND WE'RE DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEW DEPARTMENT CONTINUING. I'VE HIT OF MIKE SHANNON ABOUT WHEN WE CAN GET ON HIS CALENDAR. SO IT'S REALLY THIS VERY COLLABORATIVE APPROACH WITH US CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES AND WITH PUBLIC WORKS. THEN A LARGE PART OF OURS WITH THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH IS MAKING SURE WE GET THEM CONNECTED TO THE RESOURCES. SO WHILE PUBLIC WORKS IS EXCELLENT AT UNDERSTANDING THE TIME LINES AND BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THAT, A LARGE PART OF OUR OUTREACH IS REALLY MAKING SURE THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES ARE CONNECTED TO THE GREAT PROGRAMS LIKE LAUNCH SA, THE ZERO PERCENT INTEREST RATE PROGRAM AND SO FORTH AND BEING ABLE TO TAKE THAT BACK FOR ADDITIONAL POLICY DECISIONS TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES. SO RECOMMENDATIONS TO PROGRAM CHANGES.
SO REALLY KIND OF THAT COLLABORATIVE APPROACH. >> GOT IT.
THAT'S SUPER HELPFUL. I JUST THINK -- I WOULD HOPE ONE DAY WE WOULD GET IT RIGHT SO IT DOESN'T IMPACT SMALL BUSINESSES.
THAT'S WISHFUL THINKING. I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD STRIVE FOR BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT THE CONVERSATIONS YOU HAVE THAT DON'T END NECESSARILY. I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING, WITH CONSTRUCTION. IT'S ABOUT LARGER, LONG-TERM GOALS FOR THE SMALL BUSINESSES ITSELF, ONE THING TO GROW.
WITH THE ZERO INTEREST LOAN, THAT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND I THINK ONE OF THE BEST TOOLS WE HAVE. IF THERE'S WAYS THAT HOPEFULLY WE CAN SWITCH THIS TO PUBLIC WORKS, THAT THE ZERO PERCENT INTEREST RATE LOAN CAN GET EXTRA FUNDING INTO IT.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT SO WHEN WE HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS IN THE FUTURE BEYOND THE CONSTRUCTION TIME LINE THAT WE CAN STILL CONTINUE SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES IN THEIR WORK NOT JUST SAYING WE CAN DO THIS FOR PARKING BUT HERE IS HOW WE CAN GROW AS A BUSINESS AND NOT HOPEFULLY JUST SURVIVE. I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING ALL THE TIME AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AS A A COUNCIL RATHER THAN TRYING TO -- THIS IS, AGAIN, NO SHADE TO THE DEPARTMENT OVER THERE, BUT IT IS LIKE, I WOULD LIKE IT TO NOT BE THAT WE ARE MAKING UP FOR MISTAKES IN ANOTHER DEPARTMENT RATHER THAN A WAY WE CAN SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN A BETTER FORM.
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ERIK, DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING?>> I'M GOING TO MOVE TO EDIF A LITTLE ABOUT THE, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND. I KNOW WE ASKED THIS QUESTION A LITTLE BIT AT PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING RELATED TO THE SPORTS DISTRICT AND IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT AT THE MOMENT. I WANT TO ECHO WHAT THE MAYOR MENTIONED ABOUT RETURN INVESTMENT. I THINK IN THE CONVERSATIONS RIGHT NOW WE'RE HAVING ABOUT TAX ABATEMENT AND AROUND REVENUES AND THE IMPACTS WE'RE HAVING ON OUR OWN GENERAL FUND.
I WANTED TO SEE, DO WE -- WHAT'S THE TRACKING MECHANISM OR WHAT ARE SOME OF THE STUDIES WE DO ON THE PARTICULAR INCENTIVES WE GIVE OUT. ARE WE TRACKING OUT THE REVENUE BACK TO OUR CITY? MAYBE NOT PROPERTY TAXES BUT OTHER PIECES?
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? >> YEAH.
ABSOLUTELY. SO FOR ALL INCENTIVE PROJECTS, WE DO A SEMI ANNUAL MONITORING. WE TRACK THE INVESTMENT LEVELS, JOBS, WAGES ASSOCIATED WITH SAID JOBS. WE POST THAT PUBLICLY.
YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A MEMO. WE DO THAT AND THEN EVERY THREE OR FOUR YEARS, WE CONTRACT WITH AN OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION TO DO AN ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THAT OVERALL PORTFOLIO.
>> OKAY. >> SO WE'RE ACTUALLY HEADING INTO THAT WHERE WE'LL PROBABLY BE TAKING A LOOK AT THAT EITHER AS PART OF THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK UPDATE OR AS A SEPARATE PIECE. WE REPORT THAT TO THE
ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. >> I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE MORE CONVERSATIONS ON THAT IN THERE. THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL.
I THINK IF WE DON'T HAVE THE ELEMENT IN THERE ALREADY, IT'S WORTH AS IT WE LOOK AT THESE LONGER CONVERSATIONS ABOUT OUR BUDGET AND THE REVENUE SHORTFALLS WE'RE FACING IN SOME FORMS, OTHER WAYS WE CAN TRACK PIECES OF WHAT KIND OF REVENUE OR OTHER ECONOMIC IMPACT WE SEE, ACTIVITY WE SEE FROM THESE INCENTIVE FUNDS THAT HELP SUPPORT OUR GENERAL FUND BETTER. I DON'T KNOW HOW EASY THAT IS.
WE'LL FIGURE THAT OUT AS WE GO. IF IT'S POSSIBLE AND DOINGABLE, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US STRIVE FOR
WITH SOME OF THESE INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. >> WE DO HAVE THE INFORMATION ON THE TAXES THEY PAY. SO WE DO HAVE A LOT OF
THAT INFORMATION. >> THAT'S GREAT. PERFECT.
I THINK THOSE WERE ALL MY QUESTIONS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THANK YOU. I DON'T REALLY HAVE TOO MANY QUESTIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION ALTHOUGH I WILL SAY I WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS IN PLANNING FOR PRIOR TO ME BEING ON COUNCIL, BEING ABLE TO BE PART OF THE WEST-NORTHWEST PLANNING SA TOMORROW. WHERE I GREW UP, IT'S EXCITING STUFF. I'M HAPPY TO HELP GETTING FOLKS INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS. I THINK GENERALLY FOR THE SA TOMORROW PLANNING PIECE, I WANT TO ECHO, IMPLEMENTATION IS A BIG FOCUS.
SO EVERYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF THOSE PLANS WHEN THEY ARE COMPLETED, IF THERE ARE THOSE, TARGETS OR OBJECTIVES WE CAN WORK ON TOGETHER, NOT JUST FOR THE WEST-NORTHWEST PROGRAM, NOT TO SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY HERE, BUT AS A RECOMMENDATION WHERE WE'VE SEEN THESE FUNDS COULD -- WHERE FUNDING COULD BE HELPFUL TO MEET THESE GOALS.
IF NEIGHBORS WANT TO SEE A TRAFFIC CALMING WITHIN THIS INTERSECTION OR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, MAYBE IT'S NOT ALWAYS FOCUSED ON BECAUSE IT'S NOT A HIGH IMPACT AREA. THAT'S A FOCUS FOR US THAT WE CAN FIGURE WITH IMP OR SOMEWHERE ELSE OR OTHER FUNDING THAT WE HAVE.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO MAKE SHIRE TTHAT -- SURE THAT THE THINGS OUR RESIDENTS ARE ASKING FOR WE'RE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT AND SUPPORT. IT'S NOT JUST ON YOUR DEPARTMENT TO FIND IMPLEMENTATION, BUT IT'S ON US A LITTLE BIT, TOO.
THAT'S SOMETHING I THINK WOULD BE HELPFUL. >> AND COUNCILMEMBER, SO THAT POINT, STARTING WITH THE PHASE THREE PLANS MOVING FORWARD, WE'VE ACTUALLY REDESIGNED THE FORMAT OF THE PLANS FOR IMPLEMENTATION PRIORITIES AND IDENTIFIED VARIOUS FUNDING SOURCES. HOPEFULLY THAT WILL HELP ADDRESS THAT ISSUE AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLANS.
>> THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TIME LINES AND PIECES OF HOW TO GET THESE DONE F IT'S WITH THOSE OR FINDING IT IN OUR BOND PIECES SO WE CAN SEE THAT PATHWAY FOR RATHER THAN ONE DAY WE GET THERE. I THINK THAT'S IT FOR PLANNING. FOR TRANSPORTATION, COMPLETE STREETS IS SOMETHING I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT AND SUPPORTIVE OF.
I'M SURE Y'ALL ARE WORKING WITH THE NEW DEPARTMENT FIGURING OUT WAYS WE CAN CONTINUE WORKING AS A FULL GROUP HERE.
ONE OF THE THINGS MY TEAM REALLY WANTED KNOW ASK, I HAVE AVID BIKE RIDERS IN MY OFFICE AND IN MY DISTRICT. I THINK LARGE NEIGHBORHOODS WE HAVE THAT DISTANT FROM THE MAIN CORRIDORS.
WE HAVE TO GET THERE TO GET TO THE PARKS. THEY RIDE THEIR BIKES
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DOWN. LOOKING AT PLACES IN THERE.THEY SEE A LOT OF PARKING ALONG THE BIKE LANES.
SOMETHING THAT SOME FOLKS HAVE BEEN ASKING ME ABOUT, IS THERE A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM THAT COULD BE CREATED TO CITIZEN PROBABLY THAT A LOWS THEM TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF MAKING SURE THERE'S NO BIKE LANES, WHETHER IT'S TICKETING OR SOME SORT. THERE ARE WAYS YOU CAN FIGURE THAT OUT. I KNOW THERE'S AN APPETITE FOR RESIDENTS IN MY COMMUNITY SAYING I WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET DOWN, AND I CAN'T WITHOUT RUNNING INTO THIS PIECE. THAT'S SOMETHING TO THROW OUT THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT.
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE THE OLD CITIZENS ON PATROL WHEN WE WERE KIDS.
THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW MOVING FORWARD WITH IMPLEMENTING TIER ONE PROJECTS. THAT ADVOCACY IS GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT AS
WE MOVE FORWARD. >> YEAH. THANK YOU.
THE LAST THING WAS ABOUT COORDINATION. I THINK SOMETHING I WANT TO MENTION IN MY LAST MINUTE ABOUT ALL THESE PIECES, I THINK SMALL BUSINESSES AND KIND OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PIECES AROUND KEY CORRIDORS EVEN MAIN STREET OF AMERICA KIND OF MODEL, A LOT OF IT DOES COME DOWN TO, I THINK, OUR STREET DESIGNS, OUR DEVELOPMENT CODE, AND SO I THINK FOR ALL THESE DEPARTMENTS, YOU DO INCREDIBLE WORK, AND YOUR RESOURCES ARE LIMITED. I WANT TO GIVE YOU KUDOS FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND HOPEFULLY ALSO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US RAISE COUNCIL BUT ALSO AS A CITY OVERALL TO FIGURE OUT WAYS THEY DO IT LIKE DSD, LIKE PUBLIC WORKS AND THE NEW DEPARTMENT AS WELL TO REALLY COORDINATE WITH Y'ALL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE LOOKING AT THESE GOALS TO DELIVER. SO I THINK ALL THE PIECES HAVE TO COME TOGETHER. THEY CAN'T BE SEPARATE.
IT'S JUST MY GOAL TO HELP OUT WHEREVER I CAN WITH YOU ALL.
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL. >> COUNCILMEMBER
SPEARS. >> THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS.
THIS IS A FUN ONE FOR ME, ONE I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO.
I THINK I WANT TO START WITH TRANSPORTATION, JUST ONE OR TWO QUESTIONS HERE. SO IN DISTRICT 9, I HEAR OFTEN, BECAUSE IT'S NOT AS WALKABLE IN DISTRICT 9, THE HIGHWAYS GET IN THE WAY A LOT, AND I GET THAT COMPLAIATNT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE THERE, BECAUSE IT'S ILLEGAL TO BE RIDING YOUR BIKE
ALONG THE SIDEWALKS THERE. >> THAT'S CORRECT.
THAT IS A LOT. YOU CANNOT RIDE YOUR BIKE ON THE SIDEWALK.
THAT IS ONE OF THE POLICIES THAT WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE BIKE NETWORK PLAN. SO WE WILL BE EXPLORING THAT AS WELL TO DETERMINE WHAT IS THAT ORDINANCE CHANGE LOOK LIKE.
MAYBE IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE TO REMOVE IT IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, BUT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO LOOK AT THAT IN THE OUTER SUBURBS.
>> OKAY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR INVESTMENTS THERE MAKE
SENSE FOR EACH DISTRICT. >> YES.
>> AND THEN I WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU'RE WORKING ALONGSIDE TXDOT AND PUBLIC WORKS WHEN THEY ARE DOING THEIR CONSTRUCTION REGARDING TRAFFIC FLOW AND ACCESSIBILITY DURING THOSE TIMES OR EVEN WITH
THE UTILITIES ARE AT WORK. >> YES.
WE DO MEET MONTHLY WITH TXDOT, BOTH PUBLIC WORKS AS WELL AS OURSELVES AND NOW THE CAPITAL DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.
WE DO MEET MONTHLY TO COORDINATE AND MAKE SURE WE'RE PLANNING
THAT'S GREAT. THANKS. >> YEAH.
>> OKAY. LET'S LOOK AT PLANNING. SO I WANTED TO ASK THE CLARIFYING QUESTION BECAUSE IT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT A WHOLE LOT, ABOUT TIRZ. SO JUST TO CLARIFY, THE TEXAS TAX CODE ALLOWS TIRZ FUNDS TO BE -- IT DOES NOT ALLOW THE FUNDS TO BE REALLOCATED OUTSIDE THE REINVESTMENT ZONE. CORRECT?
>> SO FOR THE TIRZ THAT WE'VE MENTIONED, IT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR AREA. SO THE FUNDS WOULD GO
BACK INTO THERE. >> THEY MUST DO SO. >> I KNOW YOU'LL HAVE EYE DISCUSSION -- A DISCUSSION ON TAX REINVESTMENT ZONES.
>> OKAY. HOW OFTEN ARE WE RE-EVALUATING THE SA
TOMORROW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? >> THE PLAN ITSELF, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WAS ADOPTED IN 2016, SO RIGHT NOW, WE ARE IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN WITH DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUBAREA PLANS.
SO THE PLAN ITSELF DID NOT HAVE A LAND USE COMPONENT.
SO BY COMPLETING THE SUBAREA PLANS, WE'RE COMPLETING A CITYWIDE LAND USE LANFORD. -- LAND USE PLAN. AS WE'RE DOING THE SUBAREA PLANS, FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE NEED DATA, WE MAKE SURE EACH SUBAREA PLAN, THE DATA IS THE MOST CURRENT WE HAVE.
WE'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT AS A CITYWIDE DOCUMENT.
RIGHT NOW, WHEN WE LOOK AT LAND USE, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MOBILITY AND HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WE'RE FOLDING IN THE CITYWIDE POLICIES OF BEING DEVELOPED OVER TIME. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IT WAS
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DONE AFTER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OR THE TOD WAS DONE AFTER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE'RE STILL FOLDING THE POLICIES IN THE SUBAREAPLAN DEVELOPMENT. >> I ASK BECAUSE THAT -- I GET ASKED ABOUT THE PLAN A LOT. IT LOOKS VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS ON PAPER AND HOW -- WHERE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO EXECUTE A LOT OF THOSE PIECES NOW. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S TURNOVER AND PEOPLE -- COMMUNITY LEADERS AND STAKEHOLDERS, AND THEY DEFINITELY WANT TO HAVE
A SAY SO. >> RIGHT. >> SO THEY WANT TO BE
INVOLVED IN THAT. >> SO THE STONE OAK PLAN IS A PHASE THREE PLAN, AND WE'RE FINALIZING THAT NOW. ONCE WE HAVE THE PUBLIC DRAFT AND ONCES THE PUBLIC DRAFT IS COMPLETE, WE'LL TAKE THAT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND SO WHEN WE DO THE PLANNING PROCESS, WE DO A PUBLIC DRAFT. WE COMPLETE THAT, PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER, TAKE IT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY CAN SEE HOW EVERYTHING FITS TOGETHER, AND THEN WE HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE DRAFT THAT COMES THROUGH THE ADOPTION PROCESS. SO THE COMMUNITY WILL BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT HAS OCCURRED OVER TIME BEFORE WE EVEN GET TO PLANNING COMMISSION,
CITY COUNCIL. >> SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO ASK IS HOW WE GET PEOPLE INVOLVED OR EVEN DISSEMINATE INFORMATION. THAT'S A HUGE COMPLAINT I GET A LOT IS THAT WE'RE NOT COMMUNICATING LOUDLY, EFFECTIVELY, BROADLY ENOUGH TO NEIGHBORHOODS AND BUSINESSES THAT ARE AFFECTED BY ALL THE THINS WE'RE DOING. IF THERE'S ANYWAY WE CAN EXPAND THAT ARE OR -- OR BE LOUDER ABOUT THAT, I'M OPEN TO THOSE IDEAS.
>> ONE THING THAT'S HELPFUL IS BY PUTTING THING IN THE COUNCIL
OFFICE NEWSLETTERS THAT GO OUT. >> WE DO.
>> SO YOU HAVE NEWSLETTER ON A PARTICULAR SCHEDULE, LET
US KNOW AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO -- >> WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT IN DISTRICT 9 FOR SURE. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I WANT TO ASK ABOUT THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AND THE -- I'M EXPERIENCING CONCERNS WHERE WE HAVE A BUNCH OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS OUT IN DISTRICT 9 WITH REGARD TO PUBLIC SAFETY, FIREFIGHTERS SPECIFICALLY, AND COMING UP ON AN ANNEXATION AGREEMENT WHICH EXPIRE WHICH MEANS WE'RE GOING TO BE ANNEXING OTHER NEIGHBORS BUT WE'RE NOT INCREASING SERVICES RAPIDLY ENOUGH. SO THEY ARE ACTUALLY GETTING LIKE -- FOR INSTANCE, MY OWN HOUSE IS GETTING COUNTY SERVICES EVEN THOUGH I'M IN THE CITY. ARE WE ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE LOOKING AT THIS ISSUE CLOSELY ENOUGH WITH OUR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS THAT WE ENTER INTO? DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M
TALKING ABOUT, ERIK? >> I DO. THERE'S ONE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WE
HAVE, ESD -- I CAN'T THINK OF THE NUMBER. >> THREE.
>> THREE. AND IT'S ALIGNED -- OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT ENDS. BUT THAT WHOLE JW MARRIOTT AREA IS UNDER A NON ANNEXATION AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY AND AT
SOME POINT WILL COME INTO THE CITY. >> 2035.
>> OKAY. AND SO THERE'S A FIRE STATION RIGHT DOWN THE STREET, FIRE STATION 48, AND IN ADVANCE OF 2035, THERE WILL BE A LOOK AT THE POPULATION AND THE ASSETS AND THE APPLICATION OF STREET
MAINTENANCE IMPACTS OR POLICE OR FIRE IMPACTS. >> OKAY.
>> BUT RIGHT NOW, THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, I'M HAPPY TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU AND THE CHIEF, PROVIDE KIND OF OVERLAPPING CONVERSATION
RIGHT NOW. >> RIGHT. >> SO IT'S OVERLAPPING COVERAGE IN THE SENSE DEPENDING WHERE THE CALL COMES IN, EVERYBODY ROLLS TO IT. YOU KNOW, IT WAS A GOOD MIDTERM HEALTH FOR US.
LONG-TERM, WHEN MORE OF THAT PROPERTY COMES INTO THE CITY, THEN THOSE WILL BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY DIRECTORY.
>> I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT. I GET THAT QUESTION ALMOST EVERY TIME I GO OUT IN PUBLIC. AND TO THAT POINT, I JUST WANT TO BRING THIS ONE THING UP THAT, WE DON'T SEEM TO LOOK AT ENOUGH, THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE GREATLY AFFECTED BY ANNEXATION.
WE NEED TO BE PAYING ATTENTION. I KNOW THEY'RE SEPARATE ENTITIES, BUT IT STRAINS THE SCHOOLS IN WAYS THAT WE CAN'T POSSIBLY IMAGINE ESPECIALLY -- I'VE GOT -- WE'RE IN DISTRICT 9 AND WE HAVE NO BEARING ON THE SCHOOLS AND THE BONDS OR ANYTHING, BUT YET WE DEVELOP OUT THERE AND THEN THEY HAVE TO ABSORB ALL THE KIDS.
IT'S REALLY A STRAIN ON THE SCHOOLS. I'M JUST BRINGING IT UP. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS IT, BUT IT'S A HUGE ISSUE AT LEAST IN DISTRICT 9. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I WONDERED IF THE ZEPEDA PROGRAM,
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IF WE'RE LEVERAGING ANY FEDERAL DOLLARS THERE.>> OKAY. THEN ARE WE POSITIONING -- I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE POSITIONING OURSELVES FOR IMPLEMENTING WORKFORCE STRATEGIES TO PREPARE US FOR THE AI RELATED JOBS, ALL OF THE BIG INDUSTRIES THAT WE'RE KIND OF LOOKING AT, AND HOW OUR RESIDENTS CAN MOVE INTO THOSE SPACES AS WELL. I KNOW WE'RE TRYING TO COLLABORATE WITH ALAMO COMMUNITY COLLEGES DISTRICT, BUT WE TALK A LOT ABOUT READY TO WORK, BUT THERE'S ALSO THE PROJECT QUEST.
THEY HAVE REALLY GOOD METRICS. THEIR RETURN ON INVESTMENT IS 19 TO 1. ARE WE IMPLEMENTING THOSE SAME NUMBERS EVALUATING DELIVERABLES WITH REGARD TO HOW PEOPLE ARE INTEGRATING
INTO OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROWTH? >> SO I CAN ASK ALEX LOPEZ TO SPECIFIC SPECIFICALLY TO WORKFORCE SINCE THAT'S A SEPARATE DEPARTMENT. I WILL JUST ADDRESS FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, OUR OFFICES ARE NEXT TO EACH OTHER FOR A REASON. WE HAVE ALMOST DAILY BUT WITH WHAT KIND OF THE PIPELINE WE'RE SEEING FOR THE TYPES OF JOBS, THE TYPES OF NEEDS, AND THEN WORKING WITH THEM AND THE RESOURCES THAT THEY HAVE AVAILABLE.
AGAIN, WE'RE PREPARING FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES. >> COUNCILMEMBER, JUST SPECIFICALLY ON READY TO WORK, AS FAR AS PROJECT QUEST, YES, READY TO WORK WAS ACTUALLY MODELED AFTER PROJECT QUEST.
A LOT OF THE SAME DATA MEASURES AND OUTCOMES THAT WE'RE TRACKING.
AI SPECIFICALLY IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE LOOKING NOT JUST WITH ALAMO COLLEGES BUT WITH ALL OF THE TRAINING PROVIDERS TO SEE WHAT INDUSTRIES IT MAKES SENSE TO HAVE A BASIC INTRODUCTORY -- IT USED TO BE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY OR SOMETHING.
NOW IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING MORE AI-SPECIFIC.
SO WE ARE LOOKING INTO THAT AS WELL. >> OKAY.
JUST TO YOUR FIRST QUESTION ABOUT THE TIRZ, WE HAVE A WORK SESSION NEXT WEEK WHERE EVERYTHING YOU WERE AFRAID TO ASK ABOUT TIRZ, WE'RE GOING TO DO ONE SPECIFIC SESSION ON THAT.
THERE ARE A HANDFUL, FIVE OR SIX CITY INITIATED TIRZ.
NORTHEAST IS ONE OF THEM. THE PROCEEDS FROM THE TIRZ DON'T HAVE TO BE SPENT IN THE AREA BUT IN CONTIGUOUS AREAS AND THE FURTHERANCE OF THE TIRZ. GENERALLY, THAT HAS TO BE A TIE-BACK TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THOSE SORTS.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THOSE RULES AND THE TIRZ NEXT WEEK.
>> GOOD. GOOD. DO YOU WANT ME TO COME
BACK FOR ROUND TWO , MAYOR? >> COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE.
>> THANKS. TRANSPORTATION -- AND THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR THE GREAT PRESENTATIONS. A LOT OF GRANTS, I SEE, WHICH IS GREAT. BUT ARE WE GOING TO BE OKAY IF THE FEDERAL
FUNDING GOES AWAY? >> THESE ARE GRANTS ALREADY SECURED.
>> RIGHT. SO THERE'S NO LOCAL -- WE'RE NOT HAVING TO DO
ANY MATCHING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. >> WE'VE MATCHING FUNDS, MOST OF IT IS 80/20. THAT'S WHAT'S IN THE BUDGET.
>> ALL RIGHT. ON SLIDE 6, REDUCTION STATS FOR VISION ZERO,
CAN WE GET THOSE? >> SURE. >> SLIDE 7, ANOTHER ASK,
COMPLETION TIME LINES FOR THOSE PROJECTS. >> YES.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT. TOD, WE OBVIOUSLY MOVED FORWARD WITH THAT EARLIER THIS YEAR. I MEAN, WE'RE STILL COMFORTABLE THAT -- I MEAN, SAN ANTONIO IS A VERY CAR-DEPENDENT CITY.
SO WE'RE NOT WORRIED THAT ANYTHING WE'VE DONE THERE IS GOING TO INTERFERE WITH PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO GET AROUND OVER THERE, PARK,
ET CETERA. >> IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION FOR VIA, AGAIN, THERE IS DIFFERENT COMPONENTS TO THE LINE ITSELF.
WE ALSO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM VIA HERE IF YOU WANTED TO ASK MORE DETAILED QUESTIONS. BUT FOR THE AREAS THAT HAVE A LOT OF RIGHT-OF-WAY, THAT IS UTILIZING THE MEDIAN IN ORDER FOR THE BUSES TO GO DOWN. UTILIZING LIKE WHAT'S DOWNTOWN WHERE YOU HAVE THE BUSINESS ACCESS ROUTES, THE BAT LANES.
CARS CAN GO ON IT TO TURN RIGHT. THERE ARE AREAS WHERE IT CONDENSES TO ONE LANE WHERE THERE ARE FOUR LANES TODAY TO ALLOW FOR THE BUSIN BUS TO HAVE THAT FREQUENCY IT NEEDS.
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AGAIN, IT'S ABOUT PROVIDING OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE TO UTILIZE ITWHERE IT DOESN'T EXIST TODAY. >> ALL RIGHT.
I MIGHT HAVE MORE FOLLOW-UP. >> OKAY.
>> ON THAT. SLIDE 10, I DID NOT SUPPORT THE BIKE NETWORK PLAN. I THOUGHT THERE WERE FAR TOO MANY, I GUESS, ASSUMPTIONS THAT WERE MADE WHEN THIS WAS BEING PUT TOGETHER.
I ALSO NOTE THAT IT ALSO RELIES ON A BUNCH OF FEDERAL MONEY COMING IN TO SUPPORT IT. I THINK WE'RE BEING PRESUMPTUOUS IF WE THINK THAT MONEY WILL FLOW IN LIKE IT'S ANTICIPATED. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME RIDERSHIP DATA AND USAGE METRICS FOR THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE'RE
MAKING THERE. >> WILL DO. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> PLANNING, FIRST OF ALL, I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA'S SUPPORT FOR SOME WORK THROUGH THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR. LOOK, IT'S ONE THING TO HAVE A PLAN, AND WE'VE HAD THIS NORTHEAST CORRIDOR PLAN FOR SOME YEARS, AND I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN AS MUCH IMPROVEMENT THROUGH THAT CORRIDOR. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYBODY WOULD SAY THAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED THERE WHAT WE WANT. SO I WAS WONDERING IF WE COULD GET A DETAILED ITEMIZED BREAKDOWN OF HOW ALL DOLLARS HAVE BEEN SPENT IN THE NEC FROM, I GUESS, 2014 TO THE PRESENT.
>> OKAY. >> HOW MUCH, WHEN, WHO HAS RECEIVED THEM, AND REALLY THE PURPOSE OF EACH EXPENDITURE. WHO WITHIN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT IS SPECIFICALLY RESPONSIBLE SUPPORT LEADING AND COORDINATING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SA TOMORROW PLAN?
>> SO OUR PLANNING ADMINISTRATOR, CHRIS RYERSON OVERSEES THE SA
TOMORROW PLANNING PROCESS. >> CHRIS RYERSON?
>> YES, SIR, AS THE PLANNING ADMINISTRATOR OVER THE CITYWIDE TEAM.
THE CITYWIDE TEAM WORKS ON THE PLANS. >> HOW ARE WE COORDINATING THAT EFFORT WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT?
>> WE COORDINATE WITH ALL DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE EACH SUBAREA PLAN HAS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT. SO WE HAVE STAFF THAT WE WORK WITH AND TALK WITH ABOUT THE DIFFERENT AREAS.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IF THERE'S AN AREA SPECIFIC TO A PARTICULAR AREA IF THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING, WE'LL COORDINATE WITH THEM IN TERMS OF INCENTIVES, AND PROJECTS.
WE LIST THOSE OUT IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBAREA OF THE PLANS.
>> OKAY. AND SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, WHAT SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTABILITY DO WE HAVE IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE BOTH DEPARTMENTS ARE ALIGNED AND DELIVERING ON WHAT THE GOALS ARE? YOU MEAN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN, SIR, AS OPPOSED TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLAN? >> YES.
>> IT DEPENDS ON THE PLAN. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE'S A PARTICULAR PROJECT IN A PARTICULAR AREA OF THE CITY THAT WE'RE WORKING ON A SUBAREA PLAN OR IF A PLAN HAS BEEN ADOPTED, WE'LL COORDINATE WITH
EDD. >> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE NORTHEAST PLAN?
IS ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ALL THE PLANS? >> I SORT OF
TRANSITIONED TO THE SA TOMORROW AS A WHOLE. >> JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE ANSWER THE RIGHT QUESTION. >> THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR AREA THAT EXISTS AS THAT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM IS IN THE NORTHEAST I-35 LOOP 410. IT'S ALSO IN TWO OTHER COMMUNITY PLANS. WHEN WE COMPLETED THE SUBAREA PLAN, WE MADE REFERENCE TO THE REVITALIZATION PROGRAM I'LL CALL IT FOR NED AND IDENTIFIED COMPLETION OF DESIGNS STANDARDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO LOOK AT THAT PARTICULAR AREA AS A FOCUS AND REVITALIZATION AREA.
IT'S REFERENCED IN THAT PARTICULAR SUBAREA PLAN.
>> OKAY. AND, AGAIN, WHEN I FIRST GOT INTO OFFICE AND THEN WE TOOK A LOOK AT IT, I BELIEVE WITH RESPECT TO THE NEC, THERE WAS ACTUALLY A PROJECT MANAGER OR COORDINATOR THAT, BY ORDINANCE, WAS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS GOING TO BE APPOINTED, THAT WAS GOING TO HAVE RESPONSIBILITY OVER THE PLAN, AND THEN SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY, THIS TRANSITIONED INTO JUST THE EDD DEPARTMENT LOOKING AT IT.
AM I RIGHT? >> NO, SIR. THAT'S NOT CORRECT.
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WHEN THE NEC AREA WAS COMPLETED -- THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WAS MUCH BIGGER. AT THE TIME, WE WERE PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THAT WAS A COMBINATION OF PLANNING AND WITH NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES. AT THE TIME WHEN THE NEC WAS COMPLETED, IT WAS FUNDED THROUGH EDIF. SO BY ORDINANCE, THERE WAS A CORRIDOR MANAGER, BUT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO A NUMBER OF OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO OTHER CORRIDORS AND REVITALIZATION PLANS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. WHEN THE DEPARTMENTS SPLIT IN 2017, THE RESPONSIBILITY OF NEC CAME OVER TO PLANNING.WHAT WE ALSO FOUND WAS THAT AS WE WERE DEVELOPING PLANS AND HAVING ONE INDIVIDUAL ON AN AREA THAT'S 1800 SQUARE MILES WASN'T
REALLY REALISTIC. >> RIGHT. >> IN DOING OUR WORK.
AND SO THAT WAS CHANGED FROM AN EDIF TO A GENERAL FUND POSITION.
SO WE DO STILL HAVE A DEDICATED PERSON FOR NEC WHO OVERSEES THE PROJECT, WORKS WITH THE GRANTEES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> WHO IS THAT? >> THAT'S CITRA SHELFIME.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT BECAUSE, AGAIN, IT'S GREAT TO SET THESE OUT ON PAPER. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALIGNED AND ACTUALLY GETTING IMPLEMENTATION THERE.
TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES BRINGING UP SUPPORT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MITIGATION FUND.
I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE BECAUSE WE HAVE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON ALL OVER THE CITY. IT'S TAKING TOO LONG, AND IT'S AFFECTING OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT CONTINUES.
I'LL ALSO MENTION THAT I GOT A CHANCE TO RIDE AROUND COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO'S DISTRICT THE OTHER WEEK, AND WE WERE TALKING ON THAT DRIVE ABOUT SUPPORT FOR STOREFRONT GRANTS, AND I KNOW IT'S NEEDED OVER THERE AS WELL AS IN PORTIONS OF MY DISTRICT.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AS WELL. REALLY, MY ONLY QUESTION HERE IS, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE HAD SOMEWHAT OF A SHIFT FROM GEOGRAPHICALLY BASED BDOS TOWARDS THE SMALL BUSINESS OUTREACH TEAM.
MY QUESTION IS, WHAT METRICS OR OUTCOMES ARE WE GOING TO USE TO POINT TO VALIDATE THIS SHIFT AND MEASURE OUR SUCCESS HERE?
>> SURE. SO WE STILL PARTNER WITH THE BDOS.
IF YOU -- IN 2025, WE SHIFTED FUNDING ---- ACTUALLY, IN '24, WE USED FUNDING FROM ARPA TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEM.
AND THEN WE ALSO, THROUGH ARPA FUNDING, PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DOLLARS WHILE NO LONGER FUNDING GENERAL FUND SUPPORT STARTING IN 2025 FOR THEM. HOWEVER, THERE'S STILL KEY PARTNERS. IN FACT, SAGE, FOR EXAMPLE, JUST RECEIVED TIRZ FUNDING FOR THE STOREFRONT GRANT PROGRAM THAT WILL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH THEM. AND SO WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH THE BDOS ON A REGULAR BASIS. THEN OUR TEAM FOR OUTREACH, AGAIN, THAT'S BEEN MORE SO FOCUSED ON NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IN COORDINATION WITH PLANNING AS WELL AS CONSTRUCTION CORRIDORS AND OTHER KEY PRIORITY
AREAS. >> OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO
AN GEE AN OWE. >> THANK YOU , MAYOR. I'LL HOP ON THAT TRAIN AS WELL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MITIGATION BECAUSE I'M THINKING ABOUT THE ST. MARY'S STRIP AND HOW A LOT OF THOSE BUSINESSES KIND OF JUST PLUMMETED. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION MITIGATION FOR THAT PROJECT, BUT, AGAIN, IT'S KIND OF SIMILAR.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I WANTED TO SAY ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
FOR PLANNING, THANK YOU SO THE PLANNING DEVELOPMENT -- DEPARTMENT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE OF REZONING DISTRICT 2.
GETTING THESE LARGE AREAS REZONED CAN HELP US RETAIN HOUSING AND SUPPORT FOR RESIDENTS. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THEN TRANSPORTATION, I SAW -- I CAN THINK IT WAS SLIDE 1 FOR OUTREACH AND SAFETY CAMPAIGNS. I WANTED TO SEE IF THAT WOULD CONSIST OF -- IF YOU COULD GIVE ME A FEW
IDEAS. >> SURE. SO THIS IS PART OF OUR GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED FOR THE SAFE STREETS FOR ALL GRANT IN 2023.
IT WAS A $5.5 MILLION GRANT. 4.4 -- I'M SORRY.
$1.2 MILLION IS FOR THE MARKETING PIECE. SO THOSE AREAS IN YELLOW THAT YOU SEE ON THIS ARE THE CORRIDORS THAT WE WILL BE DOING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. SO IN 2022, OUR FIRST SAFETY CAMPAIGN WAS ON
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COLABRA. WE USED BILLBOARDS. WE USED SURVEYS AND THE RESIDENTS IDENTIFIED THINGS THAT THEY WANTED TO SEE ON THEIR CORRIDOR TO MAKE IT SAFER. THAT INCLUDED STREET LIGHTING, IMPROVEMENT OF THE STREET LIGHTING THAT WAS THERE. WE WORKED WITH CPS TO UPGRADE SOME OF THE STREETLIGHTS. THERE'S BIKE FACILITIES ON THE ROAD. THEY WEREN'T CLEANED AS OFTEN.WE CLEANED THEM. SO THAT'S THE KIND OF OUTREACH.
IT'S ALSO ABOUT EDUCATING AND ABOUT RULES OF THE ROAD.
MAINTAINING CERTAIN DISTANCES FROM CYCLISTS.
THINGS THAT YOU THINK PEOPLE KNOW BUT THEY ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW.
THAT'S A LOT OF THE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. WHEN WE SUBMITTED FOR THE GRANT, THESE WERE THE CORRIDORS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED AS HIGH INJURY NETWORKS, AND SO THAT'S WHAT WAS AWARDED.
SO WE'RE ALREADY STARTING THATS PRO HE IS TO HAVE THAT TARGETED
CAMPAIGN. >> AWESOME. I WONDER -- BECAUSE GOING TO THE BIKE NETWORK -- THIS IS SOMETHING I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR BECAUSE I'M AN AVID BIKER HI -- MYSELF.
I BIKE AROUND SAN ANTONIO. IT'S MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION WHEN I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE A CAR. GOING TO UTSA, I WOULD BIKE FROM THE WEST SIDE TO UTSA BECAUSE WE SEE THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES. SO I AM REALLY EXCITED TO SEE, YOU KNOW, A BETTER STREAMLINE PROCESS FOR, YOU KNOW, US BEING ABLE TO BIKE.
I KNOW PARKING IN BIKE LANES AS WELL IS ONE OF MY BIGGEST PET PEEVES.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF OUR CYCLISTS, BUT MAKING SURE OUR RESIDENTS HAVE
SOMEWHERE TO PARK. >> YES. >> THEN I WANTED TO SEE IF MAYBE -- SO THE BIKE RODEOS THAT HAPPEN AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, I KIND OF WANT TO SEE THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT RATHER THAN OUR SAPD SAFE OFFICERS. I KIND OF GOT TO THIS CONCLUSION BECAUSE I SEE THAT THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT ALREADY HANDLES THE VISION ZERO PROGRAM, THE BIKE PLAN, THE TRAILS. I THINK IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO CONSOLIDATE IT IN THIS AREA ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BEING VERY ADAMANT ON THE 60-40 SPLIT AND GETTING TO THAT SOONER.
WE SHOULD PRIORITIZE PATROL IN THIS. SOMETIMES OUR SAFE OFFICERS JUST HAVE TOO MUCH ON THEIR PLATES, AND THEY ARE OVERSCHEDULED WITH SO MANY COMMUNITY INITIATIVES AND IT ACTUALLY HAPPENS AT THE SUNRISE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION PRETTY OFTEN AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS WHERE SAFE OFFICERS KIND OF JUST SAY THEY JUST HAVE TOO MUCH ON THEIR PLATE. SO I WOULD BE REALLY
INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT THAT. >> OKAY.
>> YEAH. I THINK THOSE ARE ALL THE POINTS I WANTED TO MAKE.
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALES. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO CITY STAFF FOR PRESENTATIONS. I'LL START WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
ALEX AND YOUR TEAM, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING.
AGAIN, I WANT TO ECHO THE CONCERNS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SHARED ON THE CONSTRUCTION MITIGATION GRANTS. I WOULD LIKE CITY STAFF TO JUST -- I GUESS I THINK YOU DID INFORM US ON WHY THOSE GRANTS ARE BEING ELIMINATED. IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPEND -- MAKE SURE WE CAN STILL ISSUE THOSE, I THINK THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.
AND ALSO, BEFORE WE CUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT, JUST HOW IMPACTFUL WERE THEY TO OUR SMALL BUSINESSES? IF THERE'S SOME SORT OF ONE-PAGER THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE ON THE BENEFITS TO THOSE GRANTS, NAME OF SMALL BUSINESS, WHERE THEY WERE LOCATED, THINGS LIKE THAT, HOW MANY EMPLOYEES THEY HAVE, I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE IMPACT OF GRANTS LIKE THAT.
I WANT TO SUPPORT THE ZERO PERCENT INTEREST RATE LOAN.
MORE PR ON WHAT THOSE PROGRAMS DO. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CAN SHARE. I'M A VISUAL PERSON, SO JUST TO SHOW THE IMPACT WE'VE HAD AS A CITY ON OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. AGAIN, WITH THE CORRIDOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, I'M NOT SURE IF ANY OF THAT TAKES PLACE IN DISTRICT 8. I THINK IT'S A GREAT PLACE BECAUSE WE'VE GOT THOSE STRONG ANCHORS LIKE UTSA AND USAA, LARGE EMPLOYERS THAT SMALL BUSINESSES CAN SURROUND EASILY. SO WHAT THAT CORRIDOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM LOOKS LIKE IN DISTRICT 8, I WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT. I THINK THAT WAS IT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THANK YOU. >> FOR PLANNING, I HAD A QUESTION ON -- I THINK IT WAS SLIDE 7 ON THE PHASE ONE. I BELIEVE THE PHASE ONE
WAS AMENDED IN 2023 TO INCLUDE DEN MAN PARK. >> THE MEDICAL CENTER AREA. IT WAS AMENDED TO INCLUDE THAT PARTICULAR
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NEIGHBORHOOD. WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING THAT PLAN. THEY WERE NOT INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING PROCESS AND CAME BACK LATER AND WANTED TO CREATE NEIGHBORHOOD PROFILES AND PRIORITIES. THEY DID THAT AND THAT WAS ADOPTED IN 2022.>> THERE'S A PROPERTY ON THAT ESTATE THAT WOULD JUST, I THINK, IMPACT THIS WHOLE PLAN, IF WE TALK ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD PRIORITIES
AND PROFILE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> DEN MAN?
>> YEAH, FOR DEN MAN PARK. IT'S UP FOR SALE RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S OUR PROPERTY OR IF IT BELONGS TO ANOTHER -- I MENTIONED THIS TO A COUPLE FOLKS, BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING
BACK. I'M JUST CURIOUS. >> WE CAN LOOK INTO IT
IF IT'S WITHIN DEN MAN ESTATES. >> IT'S IN THE PARK.
>> BIG HOUSE. >> I DON'T THINK WE OWN IT.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHO DOES? >> I DON'T.
I'LL FIND OUT. >> I MEAN, JUST SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I MEAN, IF SOMEBODY -- IF WE DON'T HAVE A HOLD ON WHO OWNS IT, THAT IT WAS EVEN UP FOR SALE, THAT CONCERNS ME THAT IF WE HAVE IT IN A PLAN LIKE THIS, BODEMENT REALLY HAVE THAT OFFHAND, THAT CONCERNS ME AS FAR AS WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE, CHANGE THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN A HEART
BEAT. >> THE NEIGHBORHOOD PROFILES AND PROPERTIES RESULTS FROM A DISCUSSION THAT WE HAVE WITH NEIGHBORHOOD
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THAT AREA. >> YEAH.
>> LOOKING AT IF THEY'VE HAD A NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, WE LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT HAS BEEN DONE. SO THEN MOVING FORWARD, THEY LET US KNOW, WELL, FOR THIS PARTICULAR AREA, WE LIKE TO KEEP MAYBE THE HISTORIC CHARACTER AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE DON'T GO TO SPECIFIC PARCELS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD PROFILES AND PRIORITIES, AND THEN FOR THE LAND USE, IT'S REALLY LOOKING AT GENERAL TRENDS IN TERMS OF LAND USE. WE LOOK TO SEE WHAT THAT PARTICULAR AREA LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT THEY DID SAY, IF ANYTHING, IN THE PROFILES.
>> OKAY. >> PRIORITIES. >> THANK YOU.
WHERE ELSE? I THINK THAT WAS IT. FOR TRANSPORTATION, I THINK IT'S ON SLIDE 6. IF YOU COULD JUST -- WHERE IS IT? SLIDE 6. IS IT 6? NO.
IT'S COMING BACK. THERE YOU GO. JUST A LIST OF THOSE 20 HIGH IMPACT CORRIDORS, I THINK COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE MENTIONED THAT AS WELL. IF YOU CAN SHARE THAT AS IT PERTAINS TO DISTRICT
AND THEN ON SLIDE 11, THERE'S A 53 PROJECT CITYWIDE.
IF WE CAN GET A LIST OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN DISTRICT 8.
>> YES, WE CAN DO THAT. >> THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO. >> THANK YOU , MAYOR, AND THANK YOU INFORM ALL THE FOLKS FOR THE PRESENTATIONS.
I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN WITH TRANSPORTATION. IF YOUR EARS WERE RINGING AT THE START OF THE TOWN HALL, THAT'S BECAUSE I WAS GETTING A LOT OF THANKS FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS WITH ZOOM ZAMORA.
ZAMORA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK, THE CONSTITUENTS REALLY VALUE IT. I WAS MENTIONING YOUR NAME A LOT BEFORE THE MEETING GOT STARTED; BUT WITH THAT I WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THE QUIET ZONES, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE TRAFFIC AND SAFETY AROUND RAILROADS. DISTRICT 5 IS VERY UNIQUELY POSITIONED IN WE HAVE THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF CROSSING OF RAILROAD TRACKS AND WE KNOW WITH THE ROLL BACKS IN RAIL REGULATIONS WITH THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION, TRAINS ARE GETTING LONGER, HEAVIER, AND WE'RE SEEING MORE OF THEM.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO SEE INCREASE IN CALLS AND THEN REQUEST FOR QUIET ZONES. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE EQUIPPED WITH THE RESOURCES FOR THOSE REQUESTS WE'RE GOING TO SEND YOUR WAY. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK ON THOSE PIECES.
THEN, OF COURSE, IN TERMS OF THE DENSITY BONUSES ON THE PRESENTATION, PLEASED TO SEE THAT'S INCLUDED. OUR CONSIDERATION REQUEST THAT WE SUBMITTED SOMETIME BACK, PLEASED TO SEE WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING THE DENSITY BONUSES WITHIN THE CODE.
THANK YOU TO YOUR TEAM, CAT. >> THANK YOU.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ON TO PLANNING. THANK YOU, BRIDGET, AND YOUR TEAM FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO. I ALWAYS HIGHLIGHT THE WORK OF CHRIS RYERSON AND YOUR TEAM AS A WHOLE IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC CALMING, DEVELOPMENT, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
WHILE WE'RE EAGER TO TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE THAT, IT'S MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT, AND IT'S A PROCESS IN WHICH YOU HAVE GONE BACK TO THE
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DRAWING BOARD BASED OFF OF COMMUNITY FEEDBACK. MY EXPECTATION IS MORE JUST AS WE DISCUSS LARGER PROJECTS, THAT THE PLANNING TEAM IS INCLUDED IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS. ONE, AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE EXPERIENCE AND COMMITMENT THAT YOUR TEAM HAS TO PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. THE EXPERTISE AND WEAVING IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY PIECES ON HOW WE CAN ALLEVIATE WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC SAFETY IN TERMS OF JUST ACTIVITIES OF INDIVIDUALS COMMITTING SPECIFIC CRIMES OR TRAFFIC CRIMES. YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT LENS TO LEND TO A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS, AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS CAN LEAN ON THAT EXPERTISE THAT Y'ALL HAVE.AND THEN, OF COURSE, I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE SUPPORT FOR THE CORRIDOR. DISTRICT 10, ONE OF MY THOUGHTS WAS D10 IS NOT WALKABLE. SO I THINK RE-EVALUATING THE LAND USE PLAN CAN ADDRESS SOME OF THE POTENTIAL FUTURE USE WITHIN THE NORTHEAST SIDE. THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS FOR PLANNING.
THANK YOU, BRIDGET. I'M PLEASED TO SEE THERE'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN STREET AMERICA PILOT PROGRAM.
GRATEFUL TO SEE MANY FOLKS HAVE APPLIED, HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED TO IMPROVE AND REVITALIZE THEIR CORRIDOR. SIMILAR TO WHAT THE COUNCILMEMBER HAS BROUGHT UP FROM DISTRICT 4 ABOUT THE QUINTANA AREA, IT'S WHAT WE SHARE, AND WE'RE PLEASED TO SEE THAT THERE'S A CONTINUATION OF THAT WORK ON THE QUINTANA CORRIDOR.
ULTIMATELY, WHAT WE TALK ABOUT AND CONTINUE TO SAY IS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DISPLACEMENT OR DIVESTMENT, IT'S NOT JUST HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS. IT'S ALSO SMALL BUSINESSES.
THAT'S WHY THIS PROGRAM IS TO IMPORTANT. I'M HOPEFUL WE CAN CONTINUE TO LOOK AT WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES WITH IMPROVING THEIR FACADES BECAUSE WHAT WE SEE, OFTENTIMES SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS GET HIT WITH CODE COMPLINES VIOLATIONS FOR OUTSIDE PLACEMENT. SO LET'S MAKE SURE WE CAN KEEP OUR SMALL BUSINESSES UP AND RUNNING IN DISTRICT 5 AND ALL THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE STAFF REDUCTIONS. DO WE KNOW THE TWO ROLES GOING TO BE ABSORBED WITH THE DIFFERENT TEAM MEMBER? WHAT WERE THOSE TWO
ROLES? >> SURE. ONE WAS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER POSITION. BOTH POSITIONS ARE VACANT.
ONE WAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER POSITION, AND THEN THE OTHER ONE WAS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST POSITION.
THEN, AGAIN, THE WORK THAT WE HAD FOR BOTH OF THOSE POSITIONS ARE BEING SHIFTED OVER AND ABSORBED WITHIN PRIMARILY THE SMALL
BUSINESS TEAM. >> OKAY. AND THEN LASTLY, I'VE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH RYAN OF PROSPER WEST. WE KNOW THERE WERE ISSUES. UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, THEY'VE TAKEN INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS COMPLIANCE ISSUES. I'M HOPEFUL WE CAN EXPLORE HOW THE WEST SIDE TIRZ WITH SUPPLEMENT SOME OF THEIR REQUESTS. THEY HAVE NOT ONLY ADDRESSED THE COMPLIANCE ISSUES BUT GONE BACK TO A BDO. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE SUPPORTING. IF WE CAN LOOK HOW THEY CAN SUPPLEMENT THE REQUEST, I LOOK FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE ON HOW THAT
CAN LOOK. >> CHAIR KAUR. >> THANK YOU , MAYOR.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THESE PRESENTATIONS. I'LL START OFF WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I HAD THE SAME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STAFFING AND I HEAR THAT IT'S BEEN CONSOLIDATED. IT'S HARD WE KNOW WORK HAS BEEN CONSOLIDATED. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR METRICS ARE BEING REACHED. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT SLIPPING BECAUSE OF CAPACITY PURPOSES. I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS. WE LOVE MATTHEW. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
FROM SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT, FROM SUPPLY SA, DO YOU HAVE ANY DATA THAT YOU CAN SEND US ABOUT HOW MANY BUSINESSES WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET CERTIFIED LOCALLY? IT CAN BE A FOLLOW-UP
THAT'S AWESOME. IF WE CAN GET THAT BROKEN UP BY DISTRICT, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL, TOO. AND THEN HAVE ALL OF THE REVITALIZE SA PROGRAM, I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER GAVITO WAS ASKING ABOUT IT. WE ACTUALLY GOT SOME GOOD FEEDBACK FROM FOLKS THAT PARTICIPATED, BUT I WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU WILL A THE $10 GRANTS
HAVE BEEN EXPENDED. >> NO. SO THERE IS -- WE'RE -- A COUPLE OF -- MOST OF THE COHORT ONE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF FINAL THINGS WE'RE WORKING THROUGH WITH COHORT ONE. AND THEN COHORT TWO, WE ARE IN PROCESS OF EXECUTING THOSE AGREEMENTS WITH THEM. SO THEY WILL BE IMPLEMENTING THOSE PROJECTS IN PRETTY SHORT ORDER.
>> ONCE THOSE ARE EXPENDING, SEND US A MEMO NOTING SO THAT WE
CAN LET FOLKS KNOW. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU.
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AND YOU MENTIONED IN ONE OF THE RESPONSES OR IN THE PRESENTATION EARLIER ABOUT THE GROSS STAGE GRANTS. CAN YOU SAY, HOW ARE WEGETTING FUNDING FOR THOSE? >> THAT WAS A PILOT PROGRAM IN THE FISCAL YEAR '23 PRIMARILY TO '24 UNDER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE FUND. THAT CAME OUT OF THE ARPA FUNDS. HOW DO WE SUPPORT THE TEENAGE COMPANIES, IF YOU WILL. SO IT WAS A PILOT PROGRAM.
WE'VE BEEN MONITORING AND TRACKING IT. WE DO 6 MONTH, 18 MONTH, 36 MONTH SURVEYS. WE ARE LOOKING AT A RECOMMENDATION THAT WILL BE TAKING FORWARD TO EWDC ON A SLIGHTLY REVAMPED PROGRAM FOR
FISCAL YEAR '26. >> SO JUST ON THAT OUTCOMES COMPONENT, I THINK A LOT OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE MENTIONED SIMILAR IDEAS ABOUT HOW WE'RE MEASURING OUTCOME AND SUCCESS FOR SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS. A LOT OF FOLKS MENTIONED DIFFERENT TYPES.
I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD FOR US TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE'RE MEASURING. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE OUTCOMES SHEET ON THE BUDGET, THERE'S ONE THING THAT SAYS HOW MUCH MONEY HAS BEEN EXPENDED. IT'S FISCAL YEAR '25.
1.13 BILLION. I'M ASSUMING THAT'S AGGREGATE.
RIGHT? THAT'S ALL OF THE INCENTIVES THAT HAVE
BEEN SPENT OUT. >> THAT 1-PLUS BILLION IS ACTUALLY CAPITAL INVESTMENT MADE MY PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES WHO RECEIVE SOME KIND OF ASSISTANCE THROUGH US DIRECTLY OR THROUGH ONE OF THE PROGRAMS.
SO LIKE GREATER -- >> IT'S AGGREGATE. IT'S NOT -- THEY DIDN'T
SPEND THAT THIS YEAR. >> THAT'S THEIR ANTICIPATED INVESTMENT.
IT'S THE PROOFER SECTOR INVESTMENT. >> IN FISCAL YEAR '25?
>> IT'S ANNOUNCED IN FISCAL YEAR '25. THAT'S HOW THAT METRIC IS -- IT'S NOT OUR SPENDING. IT'S THE PRIVATE
SECTOR. >> JUST HAVING A MORE CLEAR CONVERSATION ABOUT WHICH OF THOSE METRICS ARE INSEPTEMBERRIVES THAT ARE BE -- INCENTIVES GOING OUT, WHICH OF THEM MEASURE OUTCOMES.
I'M SURPRISED COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE DIDN'T MENTION IT.
THIS YEAR AS WE HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS, I THINK EDD WOULD BE A GREAT DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT OUTCOME-BASED AS COUNCIL UNDERSTANDS WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT OUTCOMES FOR THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT WE CAN BETTER HELP SUPPORT BECAUSE I THINK SOMETIMES WHEN WE DON'T CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THAT, IT MAKES -- IT'S MORE DIFFICULT FOR US TO BE
ADVOCATES FOR IT. >> YEAH. LOVE TO.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY. SO SPEAKING ABOUT THE LAST THING ON EDD, CONSTRUCTION MITIGATION GRANTS.
THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE MENTIONED IT.
HONESTLY, I'M CONFLICTED ABOUT THIS ONE, COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE, AND ALL THE COLLEAGUES THAT I MENTIONED BECAUSE SO MANY OF THESE BUSINESSES, I FEEL LIKE WE'VE GOTTEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEM AND THERE WERE SO MANY CHALLENGES AND PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY'VE HELPED BUT MY SOUTH ALAMO BUSINESSES ARE UPSET BECAUSE THE CONSTRUCTION ISN'T DONE. SO WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE -- I THINK COUNCILMEMBER GALVAN WAS MENTIONING THIS. I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE $1.4 MILLION AND COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN IS IS GOING TO STOP MAKING QUESTION AND I WANT TOY COLA ADJUSTMENT.
I WANT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT THIS INTO INSECTIVES FOR CONSTRUCTION PROBABLY EXECUTIVES. MAYBE THAT'S 10 TO 20% SO WE CAN MAY OVERTIME AND NIGHTS AND WEEK ENDS RATHER THAN GRANTS. I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THEM IF FOR THE REFLECT OF MY COLLEAGUES BECAUSE MY CORRIDORS DID GET THEM. SO I WILL OBVIOUSLY SUPPORT THEM IF THERE IS A WAY TO FIND FUNDING FOR MY COLLEAGUES, BUT I JUST WANT Y'ALL TO KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF PAIN THAT CAME WITH THE APPLICATION. THERE WAS A LOT OF PAIN FROM BUSINESSES THAT WEREN'T ABLE TO SHOW THE LOSS IN THE AMOUNT OF TIME SO THEY FELT LIKE THEY WERE FEELING THE PAIN BUT THEY DIDN'T GET THE GRANT. AND THEN THEY FELT LIKE KIND OF A BIGGER SLAP IN THE FACE. I'M WARNING YOU ABOUT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAD WITH THAT OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. THANK YOU ALL TO YOUR TEAM.
I UNDERSTAND EVERY TIME I'VE COME BACK TO THEM AND SAY CAN WE CHANGE THE RULES ON THIS? WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME RULE, COUNCILMEMBER, OR ELSE EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BE -- HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET $10,000 TO EVERY SINGLE BUSINESS? ANYHOW, IT'S A CHALLENGE.
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. FROM PLANNING, REALLY QUICKLY, THE ONLY QUESTION THAT I HAD WAS WE TALKED ABOUT THIS -- THANK YOU FOR THE BRIEFING LAST WEEK, AND I KNOW DSD MIGHT MENTION OUR CHANGES IN STATED LAW THAT ALLOWS ANY COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL TO BE MULTIFAMILY. ARE WE GOING TO REFLECT THAT ON OUR PLAN
SOMEHOW? >> ACTUALLY, WE HAVE BEEN MEETING NOT ONLY WITH DSD BUT OTHER CITIES AROUND THE STATE OF TEXAS TO TALK ABOUT THAT. SO THAT WILL -- BECAUSE IT'S SPECIFIC TO ZONING DISTRICTS, BUT WE'LL AT LEAST REFLECT HOW IT MAY IMPACT LAND USE.
WE'RE HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS. >> GREAT.
COUNCILMEMBER MCGEE, I DON'T NOT IF YOU W WANT TO BRING THIS UP, IT MIGHT BE GOOD FOR US TO COME UP WITH LANGUAGE WE WANT TO SHARE WITH OUR RESIDENTS. I KNOW SOME FOLKS KNOW ABOUT IT BUT NOT ALL.
SO MIGHT BE GOOD TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS BECAUSE I KNOW LIKE THE
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ONE THAT YOU ALL PRESENTED FOR THE AIRPORT PLAN, THERE WAS A WHOLE SECTION THERE THAT COULD ALL BE MULTIFAMILY AND JOHN ISGOING TO SAY SOMETHING. >> YEAH. COUNCILMEMBER, ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN WORK ON COMMUNICATION PIECE THAT YOU CAN SHARE WITH NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS WILL THOSE CHANGES.
THOSE STATE LAW CHANGES WILL COME TO COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION ON THE 4TH BECAUSE STATE LAW CHANGED ON SEPTEMBER 1ST.
THEY'RE HEADED TOWARD USE SO WE CAN BE IN LINE WITH STATE LAW.
WE'LL WORK ON THAT. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JOHN.
AND THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. THE LAST THING IS TRANSPORTATION. I LOVE TRANSPORTATION. CAT, YOU'RE ONE OF MY FAVORITE DEPARTMENTS, NOT OFFENSE, JOHN. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND ECHO WHAT COUNCILMEMBER SAID. SOME GRANTS ARE SUPER IMPORTANT AND WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THIS WORK WITHOUT YOU AND YOUR TEAM'S LEADERSHIP AND I THINK YOU'VE BEEN IN YOUR NEW
ROLE OFFICIALLY FOR OVER TWO YEARS. >> ALMOST TWO.
>> YOU'VE BEEN KICKING BUTT. I THINK ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU DID WITH TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK AND THE WAY YOU'VE BEEN APPROACHING THE MEETINGS AND TOUGH CONVERSATIONS, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A PUBLIC SHOUTOUT. IT'S BEEN AMAZING WORKING WITH YOU. I'M GOING TO DOUBLE DOWN ON MY REQUEST.
WE GOT THE GRANTS FOR QUITE BUILDS, YOUR TEAM'S WORK.
WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT OVER WHOSE DISTRICTS GET THOSE PROJECTS.
BUT WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO SEE THAT WORK. THE QUICK BUILD STUFF COULD BE REVOLUTIONARY FOR OUR BIKE NETWORK PLAN BECAUSE I THINK IT CAN REALLY HELP WITH GETTING THOSE PROJECTS DONE MORE EFFICIENTLY.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE HOW THAT MOVES FORWARD AND WE'LL GIVE YOU RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE. I KNOW WE HAVE THEM.
ALSO, HE WANTED TO ECHO THE SAFE PASSAGE TO SCHOOL.
OUR OFFICE, I THINK I'VE SHARED THIS BEFORE, HAS BEEN WORKING ON A MAP THAT SHOWS A QUARTER MILE RADIUS TO SCHOOLS, HOW KIDS CAN ACTUALLY WALK TO SCHOOL AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO PUT YOUR ADDRESS IN AND MAP OUT YOUR WALK. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT TO BE ABLE TO COMBINE THAT WITH THE EFFORT THAT YOU'RE DOING.
THEN THE LAST THING I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A SHOUTOUT WAS ON SLIDE 9. YOU MENTIONED THE MISSING HOUSING.
HOW DO WE DO MORE OF THAT BECAUSE UNLIKE SOME OF MY SOUTH SIDE FRIENDS, I DON'T HAVE AS MUCH LAND UP FOR AFFORDABLE USING.
I'M EXCITED THAT YOU'RE CONTINUING TO DO THAT WORK.
I'LL STOP THERE, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE
DOING. THANK YOU , MAYOR. >> GALVAN: I JUST HAD A FEW LAST QUICK POINTS. ONE IS PRAISE ABOUT THE ANNEXATION PIECE, THE PLANNING FOR THAT. I KNOW ALONG SO AS TO PROVIDE WE HAVE A LOT OF PLACES JUST OUTSIDE OUR CITY, BUT WE'LL VERY SOON GET ANNEXED OR OUR NEIGHBORS SURROUNDED LIKE PLACES LIKE THAT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. NO QUESTION, JUST THANK YOU FOR GETTING READY.
RESIDENTS ARE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT HOW DOES ALAMO RANCH FIT IN AND PLACES SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT WORK. THE LAST THING I WAS GOING TO SAY -- TWO QUICK THINGS.
COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS MENTIONED, SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK INTO WITH THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE, THINKING ABOUT HOW OUR CITY CAN CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH THE IS DS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE WORKING WELL TOGETHER BUT ALSO THE BOND WORK.
THE BOND WORK THEY DO TO IMPROVE THEIR SCHOOLS SOMETIMES DOESN'T COME WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS AND HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL. DOING THE SAME WORK THERE, HAND IN HAND. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
LAST THING ON COMPLETE STREETS IS ALSO PUBLIC WORKS SO NOT EVERYTHING HAS TO HAPPEN HERE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME KIND OF ANALYSIS OR STUDIES THAT WE CAN DO INTERNALLY ABOUT WHAT WOULD MAINTENANCE COSTS LOOK LIKE IF WE DID MAKE -- WE'RE LOOKING AT COST SAVINGS, A BIG PIECE OF THE WORK WE DO ESPECIALLY WITH OUR BOND PROGRAMS IS MAINTENANCE. IF WE CAN LOOK AT WAYS COMPLETE STREETS WOULD HELP ASSIST IN REDUCING MAINTENANCE COSTS ACROSS OUR CITY, ESPECIALLY MAIN CORRIDORS, ESPECIALLY WITHIN INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT'S THE LAST THING.
THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS.
>> SPEARS: THANK YOU. I TOO JUST HAD A COUPLE OF THINGS.
ON THE CITY'S ANNEXATION AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT POLICY, I JUST WOULD LIKE A COPY OF IT. WHEN DID YOU UPDATE THAT LAST?
>> THAT WAS ADOPTED IN 2023. THE ANNEXATION GROWTH POLICY.
>> SPEARS: GOOD. I WOULD LIKE TO GET A COPY. >> WE CAN GET THAT TO YOU.
>> SPEARS: AND THEN CAN YOU TELL ME -- AND THIS IS PROBABLY JUST AN EASY ANSWER --E
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FLUCTUATIONS REFLECT IN THE CONTRACTUAL SERVICES IN THE BUDGET?YOU WILL SEE THE -- WHENEVER WE DO A NEW PHASE WE BUDGET, 1.4 MILLION FOR THE
CONTRACTUAL AND 200, 300,000 FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. >> SPEARS: OKAY.
THANKS. AND THEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I WANTED TO APPLAUD YOU FOR COLLABORATING GEEKDOM AND LAUNCH SA AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE HOW THAT PLAYS OUT TOGETHER. I THINK YOU WILL BRING A LOT TO THE TABLE. HAVE YOU ALREADY STARTED THAT?
>> WE STARTED IT IN 2024 SO WE'LL BE HEADING INTO OUR THIRD YEAR WITH THAT KIND OF
EXPANDING PROGRAMMING AND MUCH MORE EXPANSION. >> SPEARS: AND THEN I DID WANT TO TOUCH ON WHAT Y'ALL WERE SAYING ABOUT THE SISTER CITIES.
I SEE WE'RE STREAMLINING A LOT OF THINGS WITH GREATER SATX AND ELIMINATING SOME OF THE PROGRAMS, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE STILL ENGAGING WITH OUR SISTER CITIES AND FRIENDSHIP CITIES AND MAKING SURE WE'RE ABLE TO GROW AND ADVANCE IN THE INDUSTRIES THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, BIOSCIENCE AND CYBERSECURITY.
I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH ON THAT. >> THE FISCAL YEAR '26 DOES NOT SHOW ANY CHANGES OR FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT THAT WE HAVE IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH GREATER. >> SPEARS: THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO.
>> SPEARS: COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO THANK YOU. THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF OWNERS REENVISION WHAT THAT CAN LOOK LIKE. BUT HIGHLIGHTING THAT WAS PART OF THE ZONA CULTURAL PROJECT AND WHAT WE HEARD FROM BUSINESS OWNERS THEY JUST WANT A MORE ACCESSIBLE PLAN TO ACCESS THEIR BUSINESSES, RIGHT? SO I THINK TO THE COUNCILWOMAN'S POINT ABOUT HOW WE CAN INCENTIVE I'VE IN TERMS OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BUT PULLING IN THE PLANNING TEAM WITH NEIGHBORS TO HELP DRAFT WHAT THAT PLAN COULD LOOK LIKE WOULD HELP ALLEVIATE CONCERNS.
HIGHLIGHTING WE HAVE SA CONCEPTS, FOR EXAMPLE, THE PROJECTS THEY'VE TACKLED, WE GET CALLS FOR ONE, THEIR PROFESSIONALISM, BUT TWO HOW THEY ARE PURCHASING LUNCH FROM AN IMPACTED BUSINESS TO HELP ALLEVIATE WHAT CAN BE A DETERRENT AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE'RE EVALUATING THEM ON, BUT HIGHLIGHTING THERE ARE THOSE CONTRACTORS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES.
AND ALSO BEING ACCESSIBLE TO THE RESIDENTS. AGAIN WITH SA CONCEPTS, MISS PA S OH. ON SHARED THE CONTRACTORS WERE ASKING, HEY, CAN I TAKE OUT YOUR TRASH, BRING YOUR TRASH CAN IN. THERE'S CONTRACTORS JUST DOING GREAT JOBS AND I THINK WE SHOULD BE HIGHLIGHTING THEM AND ALSO GIVING THEM
MORE WORK AS WELL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: HAS EVERYONE SPOKEN THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR THE SECOND TIME?
GO AHEAD. >> I JUST WANTED TO ECHO THE POINT ON OUR BDO WORK.
I KNOW IT'S BEEN CHALLENGING THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT WE'VE SEEN REALLY GREAT LEADERSHIP AND AT LEAST PROSPER WEST AND SAGE HAS PRESENTED TO US AT THE HOUSING TRUST. SO FIGURING OUT CREATIVE WAYS TO SUPPORT THEM IS A
GREAT IDEA. THANKS, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: AND WE SEE CHAIR VIAGRAN, BUT SHE SAYS SHE WILL FOLLOW UP INDIVIDUALLY WITH FOLKS DUE TO AUDIO CHALLENGES. MS. HICKS-SORENSEN, FOR THE EDIFICATION OF MY COLLEAGUES AND IN LINE WITH OUR INTEREST AND UNDERSTANDING THE ROI PIECE OF SOME OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS, IF YOU JUST HELP LAY OUT THE ROI, WHAT ARE THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE ENTITIES THAT ARE RECEIVING THE OJT AND THE INCUMBENT WORKER FUNDS, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE THAT.
>> HICKS-SORENSEN:. >> THAT'S WHAT THE READY TO WORK OR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. WE CAN PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION, IT'S FUNDED THROUGH THE READY TO WORK PROGRAM. WE CAN SHARE THE INFORMATION
WE HAVE AVAILABLE ALREADY. >> MAYOR JONES: AND I THINK WE UNDERSTAND THAT AS
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A WORKFORCE SO UNDERSTANDING THE HOI ON THAT IS IMPORTANT.OKAY. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'VE SEEN IT, THERE'S A GREAT RECENT CONVERSATION, MAYBE WE DIDN'T -- YOU ARE SMILING. HAVE YOU READ IT?
>> I'M ASSUMING -- I GET LOTS OF NOTICES, BUT I'M ASSUMING --
>> MAYOR JONES: IT CAME OUT PROBABLY WITHIN THE LAST FOUR WEEKS.
I ASK THAT BECAUSE ONE OF THE SMALL AREAS IS ECONOMIC ENHANCEMENTS IS EXACTLY WHAT THAT REPORT INDICATES WE NEED TO BE MUCH MORE FOCUSED ON.
WE ARE NOT NEARLY AS PRODUCTIVE AS OUR NATIONAL COUNTERPARTS AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM SMALL, WE'RE ONLY 34% AS PRODUCTIVE AS LARGE ENTITIES, WHEN PEERS ARE 43% AND NATIONAL AVERAGE IS 49%. OVER 50% OF OUR WORKFORCE ARE IN THOSE TYPES OF ENTITIES THAT ARE NOT NEARLY AS PRODUCTIVE AND ONLY PRODUCING 27% OF OUR GDP. I WOULD WELCOME UNDERSTANDING, AS YOU HAVE READ THAT REPORT, HOW SOME OF YOUR INVESTMENTS HELP US ENHANCE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF THE MICRO, MEDIUM AND SMALL BUSINESSES. AND IF THERE IS ANY FLEXIBILITY IN THE READY TO WORK BUDGET LINE TO HELP WITH THAT, I WOULD APPRECIATE UNDERSTANDING THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN WE LOOK AT SOME OF THESE ECONOMIC INCENTIVES, A REALLY SIMPLE ONE ALL OF US WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN IS THE TOYOTA EXAMPLE. HELP US UNDERSTAND FROM THE TIME THEY GOT HERE TO NOW, WE PROVIDED THEM WITH X NUMBER OF INCENTIVES.
HOWEVER, WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN THE GENERAL FUND IS XY AND Z.
THAT'S A REALLY EASY STORY TO TELL ESPECIALLY AS YOU KNOW THIS THURSDAY WE'RE HOSTING A TAIWANESE DELEGATION ALL ABOUT ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, AND IF WE CAN POINT TO EXAMPLES AS TO WHY THESE INCENTIVES HAVE PRODUCED IN OUR GENERAL FUND XY AND Z, IT HELPS NOT ONLY WHEN WE EXPLAIN THESE TO FOLKS BUT ALSO WHEN CPS AND SAWS COMES HERE FOR RATE INCREASES AND WE HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO FOLKS WHY THOSE INVESTMENTS ARE NECESSARY FOR US TO KEEP UP WITH THE POWER GENERATION NEEDS OF THESE ENTITIES THAT ARE LOOKING AT SAN ANTONIO AS A POTENTIAL SITE FOR A FUTURE BUSINESS. I KNOW ONE OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS ASKED ABOUT THE RIDERSHIP FOR THE BIKE PROGRAM. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT REFLECTS NOT ONLY TODAY BUT WHAT IS ALSO ANTICIPATED. WE'RE NOT JUST THINKING ABOUT IS THIS TOO MUCH FOR TODAY, BUT WHAT GROWTH IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
MS. HERNANDEZ, HOW IS YOUR -- WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME WE LOOKED AT TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS AND THE POTENTIAL USE OF TRAFFIC CAMERAS TO HELP WITH SOME OF
YOUR OBJECTIVES? >> THIS WAS ACTUALLY DISCUSSED, I WANT TO SAY, DURING THE VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN UPDATE. BUT WE DO HAVE A QUARTERLY MEETINGS WITH DEPARTMENTS, WE DO MEET MONTHLY WITH SAPD ON SOME OF THE INITIATIVES, SO EACH OF THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED IN THAT ACTION PLAN UPDATE HAVE KEY PIECES IN WHICH THEY ARE TAKING THE LEAD ON. BUT WE CAN CIRCLE BACK WITH SAPD AND SEE WHAT -- WHERE THEY ARE LEADING TOWARDS AND HOW WE CAN, AGAIN, UTILIZE
THAT TO HELP WITH SAFETY ALONG THE CORRIDORS. >> MAYOR JONES: CERTAINLY I APPRECIATE THAT. FOR THE SAFETY PIECE, WE HAVE ALSO SEEN AND OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT IS OBVIOUSLY SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF REVENUE AS WELL.
ERIK, THANKS FOR MENTIONING THE TIRZ BUDGET WORK SESSION THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE.
IT'S GOING TO INCLUDE THE CITY INITIATIVE, BUT I WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT
INCLUDED THE DEVELOPER. >> WALSH: IT IS BUT SPEND MOST OF THE TIME ON THE
CITY. >> MAYOR JONES: I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACTS OF BOTH. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE HELPFUL PRESENTATIONS. LET'S SEE, WE WERE GOING TO SING, BUT COUNCILWOMAN ALDERETE GAVITO ALREADY WISHED YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. WE CAN STILL SING.
ALL RIGHT. SO THE TIME IS NOW 4:11 AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.
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