Sep 02, 2025 City Council Budget Work Session

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>> MAYOR JONES: GOOD MORNING. THE TIME IS NOW 9:00 A.M. ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2025, AND THE SAN ANTONIO BUDGET WORK SESSION IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. MADAME CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

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>> CLERK: MAYOR, WE HAVE QUORUM. >> MAYOR JONES: THIS MEETING IS TO HEAR ABOUT BUDGET FOR THE AIRPORT AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

>> WALSH: WE'LL START OFF WITH JESUS AND THE AIRPORT 2026 PROPOSED BUDGET AND TRANSITION AMIN FOR OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PROPOSED BUDGET PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. >> SAENZ: HAPPY BELATED LABOR DAY.

MY NAME IS JESUS SAENZ, DIRECTOR OF THE AIRPORTS HERE FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

VERY PROUD AND HONORED TO SERVE FOR THIS CITY AND ALL THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH.

TODAY'S ANNUAL BUDGET PRESENTATION, IT'S A CULMINATION OF OUR TEAM'S CONTRIBUTIONS, THEIR EFFORTS, AND THE AMAZING COMMITMENT TO OUR CITY.

A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS FOR ALL THEY DO EVERY DAY AND IT'S A VERY TALENTED GROUP OF LEADERS THAT ARE HERE WITH ME TODAY HERE. MANY ARE AT THE AIRPORT BUT REALLY TALENTED GROUP OF LEADERS BEHIND ME HERE TO SUPPORT AS WELL, SO I GIVE A LOT OF THANKS TO THEM. TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS GOING TO ENCOMPASS AN OVERVIEW WITH THE MAKEUP AT EACH OF OUR TWO AIRPORTS WITH EMPHASIS ON THIS SPECIFIC STRATEGIC PRIORITIES WE PERFORM TO PROVIDE THE BEST LEVEL OF SERVICE TO OUR CITIZENS.

A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF OUR DEPARTMENT'S PROPOSED BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND THEN I'LL CLOSE OUT WITH A REVIEW OF OUR GRANTS PROGRAM. SOME IMPORTANT SERVICE INITIATIVES AND THE SUMMARY OF OUR 2026 STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES.

EARLY IN 2022 WE DEVELOPED OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. THIS PROVIDES CLEAR AND ADAPTIVE DIRECTION FOR US TO ACCOMPLISH PRE-DETERMINED ACTIVITIES AND INITIATIVES, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER. WE REMAIN FOCUSED ON OUR VISION.

DELIVERING AN AUTHENTIC AND ELEVATED TRAVEL EXPERIENCE FOR THE 11 MILLION PASSENGERS THAT ARE TRAVELING THROUGH OUR AIRPORTS EACH YEAR. IT'S BEGINNING THE SEPARATING OF US AS ONE OF THE TOP-PERFORMING U.S. AIRPORTS IN THE COUNTRY.

HOW DO WE DO THAT? WE DO THAT THROUGH OUR MISSION, AND THAT'S DELIVERING THE SAN ANTONIO EXPERIENCE THROUGH TRA TRANSFORMATION AND TALENT.

I COULD SIT HERE AND TALK TO YOU FOR HOURS ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH IN 2025 AND I COULD SIT HERE AND TALK TO YOU FOR HOURS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IN 2026. I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE BIG THINGS, BECAUSE IF NOT, AS THE CITY MANAGER SAYS, GET JESUS OUT OF THE WAY BECAUSE HE'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT THINGS AND WE NEED TO MOVE ON. I REMIND EVERYONE WE'RE AN ENTERPRISE FUND. WE'RE FUNDED BY TENANT AND PASSENGER USER FEES AND GRANTS GOVERNED BY THE FEDERAL LAW. WE SUBSTANTIATE OURSELVES BY THE REVENUES THAT MUST SUPPORT OUR OVERALL AIRPORT OPERATIONS IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. THE TEAM IS COMPOSED OF A VERY DIVERSE AND SOPHISTICATED GROUP OF DIFFERENCE MAKERS. WITH OUR 487 TEAM MEMBERS WE DELIVER THE SERVICES NEEDED FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AS AN ENTERPRISE DEPARTMENT. OUR FOCUS REMAINS TO DELIVER THE BEST LEVEL OF SERVICE POSSIBLE WITH OUR PEOPLE. AND OUR BUSINESS OF AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF AND AIRCRAFT LANDING, WE MUST BE EXCELLENT. SAFETY AND SECURITY CAN NEVER BE COMPROMISED.

AS IS REFLECTIVE IN OUR UPCOMING FINANCIAL OVERVIEW FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE GROWTH IN PASSENGER ACTIVITY IN ALL OF THOSE LEVELS AND DELIVERING COMMERCIAL AND CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENTS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS AS YOU OUTLINE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE HERE. WE REMAIN ENGAGED TOWARDS MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE SERVICES WE DELIVER TO OUR CITY.

AS I LOOK AT THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR US, THEY'RE TEAM MEMBERS.

THOSE ARE OUR PEOPLE HERE FROM SAN ANTONIO. ON CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, I LOOK UP. I SEE MIKAYLA, WHO KNOCKS IT OUT OF THE PARK EVERY DAY SERVING AS ONE OF OUR ACE INDIVIDUALS. ON THE FINANCE AND

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THEY ARE CONSTANTLY AT IT. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT WE HAVE GOING ON AT THE AIRPORT, PREPARING ITSELF FOR THE FUTURE. ON THE REVENUE AND TECHNOLOGY, WE'RE DOING SOME EXCITING THINGS AND I'LL SHARE SOME THINGS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF THE PRESENTATION. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE LOST MORRIS.

MORRIS HAS BEEN A TALENT IN STINSON FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. HE'S RETIRED.

HE'S GOING ON TO GO DO GREAT THINGS. HE SPENT MANY YEARS WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO BUT DEBBIE HAS NOW STEPPED IN AND SHE'S HELPING US RUN EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING AT STINSON. NOW THAT WE HAVE EVERYTHING ESTABLISHED IN WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR THE TWO AIRPORTS, THE RECENT COMPLETION OF THE NEW STINSON MASTER PLAN PAVES THE WAY FOR THE NEW DIRECTION OF STINSON. IT'S FORWARD THINKING.

IT SETS STINSON AS A TRANSPORTATION ANCHOR, AN ECONOMIC HUB FOR THE SOUTH SIDE DEVELOPMENT AND CONNECTION TO THE SOUTH TEXAS REGION. ITS LAND AVAILABILITY ENABLES HOW WE FURTHER CONNECT SAN ANTONIO AND TEXAS, WHETHER THAT BE THROUGH DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURING, URBAN AIR MOBILITY, OR ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY.

THAT LEADS US TO WHAT WE ALL HEAR THE JETSONS, THE ELECTRIC VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING.

WE HAVE TO GET READY FOR THAT. THE MASTER PLAN IDENTIFIED FOUR ALTERNATIVES THAT GIVES US THE PATH AND PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT, ALLOWING US TO SHIFT AND ADAPT AS NEEDED.

WE ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD. COMPLETED PROJECTS THAT YOU SEE IN 2025 ARE THE TERMINAL ROOF AND HVAC THAT WE JUST INSTALLED THERE AT THE STINSON TERMINAL BUILDING.

WE DID AN OVERLAY OF RUNWAY 927 AS A RECONSTRUCTION AND WE PUT SOME NEW ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE AIRFIELD GENERATOR THERE FOR STINSON. WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON 1433 WHICH RUNS PERPENDICULAR TO IT. WE'RE GOING TO DO IT WORK TO THE PERIMETER FENCING ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME STABILIZATION TO THE SIX-MILE CREEK AS WE LOOK AT THE OVERALL DRAINAGE THAT WE HAVE THERE AT STINSON.

FUTURE PROJECTS IS DRAINAGE AND UTILITY PLANNING, AS WE LOOK FORWARD.

WE WANT TO INSTALL A NEW TAXI LANE FOR THE T-HANGAR THERE. AND WORK WE WANT TO DO INTO THE WEST APRON. IMPROVEMENTS WE WANT TO FOCUS ON AS WE GROW STINSON TO WHERE IT'S AT. AND THEN WE WANT TO RESEAL RUNWAY 14/32 AS SOME OF THE FUTURE PROJECTS AS WELL. WE'VE GOT PROJECTS THAT TAKE US ALL THE WAY THROUGH 2031.

SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK IN PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE FOR WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING AT STINSON. SAT IS AN INTEGRAL PART TO OUR COMMUNITY AND SERVES AS THE ENGINE TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SUPPORTS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY 55,000 JOBS.

OUR OVERALL ECONOMIC IMPACT HAS GROWN FROM $5 BILLION TO JUST OVER $7 BILLION SINCE 2018.

WE'RE HAVING VALUABLE IMPACT ON PEOPLE, JOBS, AND THE OVERALL SAN ANTONIO REGION.

OUR STRATEGIC APPROACH HAS BROUGHT STABILITY AND IT'S PREPARING AND USHERING US INTO THE NEXT ERA OF OUR TRANSFORMATION. THIS YEAR AGAIN WE WILL SERVE 11 MILLION PASSENGERS AND ARE FORECASTING MODERATE GROWTH IN 2026.

IN SEVERAL OF THE FOLLOWING SLIDES I WILL GO INTO DETAIL ON TWO KEY FACTORS WE HAVE KEENLY FOCUSED ON EXECUTING UPON. OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN WITH OVER 30-PLUS PROJECTS.

AND CONTINUING TO GROW OUR AIR SERVICE CONNECTIVITY, BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. ONE LITTLE FINAL PIECE ABOUT SAT.

I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT OUR AMAZING TEAM FOR THE WORK THEY DO TO KEEP OUR AIRPORTS SAFE. FOR THREE YEARS IN A ROW WE HAVE ACHIEVED THE HIGHEST STANDARD WE CAN RECEIVE FROM THE FAA HIGHLIGHTING OUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.

IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO JUST GET AN INSPECTION WITH ZERO DISCREPANCIES FOR ONE YEAR, LET ALONE FOR US TO DO IT THREE YEARS CONSECUTIVELY SETS US APART.

OUR FAA RELATIONSHIP HAS ALLOWED SAT TO PARTNER ON TWO PROGRAMS BASED ON THE WAY WE'RE PRODUCING AND THE WORK WE'RE DOING OUT ON THE AIRFIELD. ONEWAY IMPROVEMENT PROTECTION THROUGH SITUATIONAL AWARENESS IS A FOCUSED EFFORT IMPROVING SAFETY FOR AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS

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THE ECOSYSTEM IS COMPRISED OF OUR EMPLOYEES, AIRLINES, RENTAL CARS, AGENCIES, THE VENDORS, THE TENANTS. THEY'VE ALL ADOPTED OUR FAA IMPROVED SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROGRAM. THE CULTURE OF SAFETY WILL ALLOW THE ORGANIZATION TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND MITIGATE RISK. I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE DO WITH OUR SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PROACTIVE IN THE IMPLEMENTED PROGRAMS THAT KEEP OUR AIRPORTS SAFE.

I'LL SHIFT TO THE BUDGET. ON THE OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE FUND, THE 2026 PROPOSED BUDGET IS AN ESTIMATED 4% GROWTH FROM OUR 2025 ADOPTED BUDGET AT THAT 163.9 TO 169.4.

AS IS REFLECTED IN THE CHART, WE HAVE BEEN GROWING AND WE CONTINUE TO LOOK.

AS YOU LOOK AT THE GROWTH FROM 2019 TO 2026. OUR O&M EXPENSE REMAINS FLAT WITH A 2% INCREASE FROM 105 IN THE 2025 ADOPTED BUDGET TO THE 107 PROPOSED BUDGET.

WE ARE PROJECTING TO TRANSFER $30 MILLION BASED ON THE REVENUES WE HAVE BEEN MAKING OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND THE WAY THAT WE'RE DOING OUR BUSINESS.

THE 2026 PROPOSED BUDGET, OUR EXPENSES ARE OFFSET BY OUR REVENUES.

ON THE AIRLINE REVENUE SIDE, LANDINGS, TAKEOFFS, RENTAL FEES FOR OUR CARRIERS, A TOTAL OF $83.1 MILLION. ON THE NON-AIRLINE REVENUE, WE CONTINUE TO INCREASE THOSE EFFORTS. I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CONCESSIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE A BIG IMPACT TO WHAT WE CALL NON-AIRLINE, NON-AIR NAUTICAL REVENUE.

PFCS ARE FLAT. I'LL TALK ABOUT WHY THOSE ARE FLAT WHEN I TALK ABOUT HOW MANY PASSENGERS ARE MOVING AT OUR AIRPORT AND THE THINGS WE'RE DEALING WITH.

ON THE EXPENSE SLIDE, IT'S AT 169. 107 IS THE O&M.

CFCS AND FFCS ARE EQUAL AND BALANCE OUT. WE HAVE OVER 487 POSITIONS AT THE AIRPORT. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY IMPROVEMENTS.

THAT INCLUDES OUR AIRPORT POLICE THAT WE HAVE. OUR SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL. ON THE CAPITAL PROJECTS, WE'LL BE SPENDING ABOUT 648 -- I'LL GO THROUGH A HIGH-LEVEL DETAIL ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE'LL BE GOING THROUGH AS WE MOVE FORWARD. LIKE MANY OTHER INDUSTRIES, ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY HAS LEFT MANY AMERICANS SLOW ON THE DOWN SPENDING AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

AND THAT INCLUDES TRAVEL. WHILE PASSENGER NUMBERS ARE DOWN AT SAT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THAT WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THE SECOND BUSIEST YEAR ON RECORD.

WHEN LOOKING AT OTHER LARGE TEXAS AIRPORTS, ALL ARE DOWN WITH SAT RANKING SECOND IN RESILIENCY ONLY BEHIND DALLAS-FORT WORTH. WE'VE GOT TO CONTINUE TO BE CREATIVE AND STRATEGIC. IT'S ABOUT THE GAME OF SUSTAINABILITY.

AND WE CONTINUE TO CHASE AND WORK WITH CARRIERS ABOUT BRINGING ADDITIONAL SERVICE TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. DURING TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY, MAINTAINING AND CONTINUE TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS REMAIN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR CARRIERS HAVE HELPED SUSTAIN OUR SERVICE AND SPECIFIC AREAS OF GROWTH.

I CAN'T EMPHASIZE THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE AS WE PUT TOGETHER A 36-MONTH STRATEGY WHAT WE WERE DOING WITH AIR SERVICE, BEING ABLE TO GO FROM A POST-COVID ERA TO GET FROM 9.1 AND CHASE ANOTHER MILLION PASSENGERS IN '23. ALMOST ANOTHER MILLION PASSENGERS IN '24, LEVELING OUT IN '25 AT 11.1. AND ANOTHER 11.3 IN 2026 IS WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING. WE CONTINUE TO MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

THE GROWTH PATTERNS ARE NOT AS HIGH AS WE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING.

ALL THIS IS CYCLICAL. IT'S NOT JUST IN SAN ANTONIO, IT'S ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. WE'RE READY FOR THAT CHANGE. SINCE 2022 WHEN WE BEGAN TO EXECUTE ON OUR POST-COVID STRATEGIES, WE HAVE INCREASED OUR NUMBERS BY 1.7 MILLION.

WE HAVE ADDED 11 NEW DESTINATIONS. THESE HAVE CREATED MORE COMPETITIVE AIRFARE. WE CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN THE AIRPORT UP NORTH AND SAN

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NOW TODAY IT'S 11 CENTS. WE ATTRIBUTE THAT TO OUR 36-MONTH STRATEGY AND WHAT WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON, EXCEEDING OUR PROJECTIONS FOR THE STRATEGY BY 1.6 MILLION PASSENGERS. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE FIVE NEW NONSTOP DESTINATIONS ADDED IN 2025, MANY OTHER HAVE LESS HEADLINE GRABBING INCREASES AND HAVE EXTA EXTENDED SERVICES TO SAT. I COULD GO ON AND TALK ABOUT WHETHER IT'S UPGAUGING OR ADDING ADDITIONAL DAILY SERVICE INTO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. ALL OF THIS CONTRIBUTES TO WHAT IS NOW 48 NONSTOP DESTINATIONS. ON PAGE 313 OF OUR BUDGET BOOK, YOU'LL SEE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERFORMANCE METRICS WE HAVE. WE'RE CHASING 50.

50-PLUS IS WHERE WE WANT TO GO. I GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO JACOB TYLER, THE LEADER OVER AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT WITH OVER 275 DIFFERENT ONE-ON-ONE ENGAGEMENTS WITH OUR CARRIERS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. MEXICO.

IT'S A BIG FOCUS FOR US. IT'S TRANSBORDER. YOU LOOK AT THE GROWTH WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXHIBIT AND INTRODUCE INTO WHAT WE'RE DOING INTO MEXICO.

WHAT WAS FOUR DESTINATIONS IS NOW NINE. WITH A 95% GROWTH.

IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN 2019 ALL THE WAY TO 2025, I WON'T GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THOSE CITIES, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THE DEMAND IS THERE FOR MEXICO, NOT ONLY FOR MEXICO BUT CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND WE WANT TO FOCUS ON THOSE EFFORTS, WHETHER IT'S CONNECTING TO PANAMA OR GOING INTO SOUTH AMERICA. TRY TO CATCH A FLIGHT TO SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO. ALWAYS FULL. WE HAVE ANOTHER FOUR TO FIVE KEY MARKETS FOR BUSINESS AND LEISURE THAT WE WANT TO FOCUS AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON OUR STRATEGIES OF WHAT WE'RE DOING INTO MEXICO. I'LL SHIFT TO THE TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. WE'VE SHOWN FOR THIS A GOOD TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS IN THE WORK WE'RE DOING AS IT RELATES TO THE TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

IT'S OUR LARGEST CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AT THE AIRPORT.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BE ON SCOPE, ON SCHEDULE, AND ON BUDGET. WE CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE AND FOCUS ON THAT ON THE DELIVERY OF OUR OVERALL PROGRAM OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.

WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION. WE ARE SHIFTING.

I CAN'T EMPHASIZE ENOUGH THE GREEN ARROW ON THE BOTTOM OF GETTING TO A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE. IN 2024 THROUGH 2025 WE MOVE TO 60% DESIGN AND PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. IN 2025, IN SEPTEMBER, AS WE GO INTO OCTOBER, WE'RE AT 75% SHIFTING TO OVER TO 90% AS WE GET INTO OCTOBER. WE HAVE CONTINUED COLLABORATION WITH OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AND OUR MASTER ARCHITECT. AND OTHER INDUSTRY PARTNERS AS WE GO OUT AND PROJECT AND DO THE SCHEDULING OF WORK THAT'S GOING TO BE PERFORMED BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF OUR BUDGET YEAR IN 2026. WE'LL BE REACHING A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE. IT IS A DELIVERY METHOD OF A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK.

IT IS THE REASON IT IS A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, BECAUSE WHEN WE GET TO 90% DESIGN, WE SHIFT THE RISK. WE'VE DONE OUR DUE DILIGENCE. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM. TIM, WHO HEADS THAT UP, AND DAVE, WHO ARE BEHIND ME, WHO ARE NONSTOP 24/7 WATCHING THE EFFORT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. I KNOW WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE SOME OF THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS. OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE WOULD LOVE TO TAKE YOU ON A TOUR. WE'VE GOT SHOVELS IN THE GROUND.

WE'VE GOT PYLONS IN. OVER 600 INSTALLED. WE HAVE THE CRANES AND WE'RE GOING TO DO WORK ON CURTAIN WALLS, ESTABLISHING THE FOUNDATION WITH THE CONCRETE, AND PURCHASING THE MATERIAL, ALL FOR THE 2026 BUDGET YEAR. WHAT DOES THAT GET US? IT GETS US THE NEW AIRPORT, THE FUTURE OF SAN ANTONIO. UP TO 18 GATES.

OVER 900,000 SQUARE FEET OF TERMINAL SPACE. A BRAND-NEW FIS CUSTOMS FACILITY TO BE ABLE TO PROCESS ALL OF OUR INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE ABILITY TO PARK THREE WIDE-BODY GATES OR SIX NARROW BODIES. EXPANDED CONCESSIONS, THAT'S ABOUT 40,000 SQUARE FEET WE WILL ADD IN CONCESSION SPACE IN THAT AREA. COMING SOON, ANOTHER

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AN ESTIMATED 40,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY. A BRAND-NEW PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING WITH A FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP OF CENTRALIZING OUR SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND TSA PERSONNEL TO INCLUDE STATE-OF-THE-ART CANINE FACILITIES.

THE FACILITY WILL OPEN IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING ALL OF YOU TO OUR GRAND OPENING IN THE COMING WEEKS. THE DESIGNING OF AN AIRPORT GROUND TRANSPORTATION CENTER IS UNDERWAY AND WE'LL BE ADDING 2,000 PLUS SPACES.

ADDITIONALLY, THIS WILL BE DISPLACING ALL COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC FROM OUR PICKUP AND DROPOFF AREAS. WE ARE SCHEDULED TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT IN 2027.

AS PART OF OUR AGREEMENT WITH OUR AIRLINES AND TO COMPLEMENT OUR AIRPORT TRANSFORMATION, WE ARE BEGINNING THE PLANNING AND DESIGN OF THE RECONFIGURATION AND REHABILITATION OF TERMINAL A AND B WITH EMPHASIS ON RESTROOMS AND FULL CONNECTIVITY POST-SECURITY .

I GOT TO GIVE A LOT OF PROPS TO THE TEAM OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS WE HAVE BEEN VERY STRATEGIC AND AGGRESSIVE IN ALIGNING OUR FINANCIAL AND CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES WITH ALL POSSIBLE GRANT ANNOUNCEMENTS. THIS HAS RESULTED IN JUST OVER $272 MILLION IN GRANTS. OUR SUCCESS IS DUE TO OUR ABILITY TO EXECUTE AND BE READY FOR GRANT FUNDING PROJECTS. WHY DO WE SUCCEED? WE SUCCEED BECAUSE WE HAVE SHOVEL-READY PROJECTS. THEY ARE TIMELY DESIGNED AND PERMITTED.

WE HAVE A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.

WE'RE PROACTIVE IN COORDINATING WITH THE AIRPORT DISTRICT OFFICE AND IT ENSURES ALIGNMENT WITH FUNDING CYCLES AND DISCRETIONARY FUNDING. WE PROVIDE MULTIPLE FUNDING SOURCES. WE HAVE BEEN AWARDED $65.5 MILLION TO DATE.

$17.5MILLION IN AIRFIELD PROJECTS. ANOTHER $10 MILLION PENDING THE AWARD FOR 2025. WE'RE TARGETING $86.3 MILLION IN 2026 AND ANOTHER 100-PLUS MILLION DOLLARS IN TERMINAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. I GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO MELISSA RIVERS AND THE WORK SHE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO TO GET THE GRANT FUNDING WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET. I MENTIONED THE CONCESSIONS EARLIER.

ON THESE FOLLOWING SLIDES, I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT SOME KEY AREAS THAT WILL HAVE SERVICE AND FINANCIAL BENEFITS. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THROUGH YOUR APPROVAL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WE FINALIZE THE SOLICITATION FOR THREE PACKAGES THAT WILL IMPACT BOTH TERMINAL A AND TERMINAL B. THE SCHEDULED OPENINGS ARE OUTLINED BY QUARTER. IF YOU LOOK AT THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025, THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2025, THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE BUDGET YEAR, I'M NOT GOING TO LIST ALL THOSE OUT BUT I AM SUPER EXCITED ABOUT 2M BARBECUE BEING IN TERMINAL B AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.

SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT ARE GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2026.

WHETHER YOU TALK ABOUT PANDA EXPRESS NOW BEING IN TERMINAL A, P POPEYES IN TERMINAL B, RETAIL, AND THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTHERLY'S WILL BE IN TERMINAL B .

IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2025, WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO FELIZ MODERN AND PRICKLY PEAR AND WRAP UP ALL THOSE PACKAGES WE SOLICITED EARLIER THIS YEAR . PARKING INITIATIVES.

WE WERE THE FIRST AIRPORT TO LAUNCH FRICTION LESS PARKING IN THE WORLD.

NOTHING COMES EASY. NOTHING GOOD COMES EASY. IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING THROUGH IT BUT I WILL TELL YOU WE HAVE SO MANY COMPLIMENTS AND A COUPLE OF COMPLAINTS ON WHAT WE'RE DOING IN PARKING. BUT THE ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO GET IN AND OUT AND CHANGE THAT TRANSACTION TIME TO WHAT WAS TWO MINUTES TO TWO SECONDS IS AN INCREDIBLE CHANGE IN YOUR ABILITY TO ENTER AND EXIT OUR FACILITIES.

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IN 2026, WE'RE LAUNCHING THE THREE-HOUR PARKING AND SHORT-TERM PARKING GARAGE WITH PREFERRED RESERVE AND WE'LL OFFER PREFERRED RESERVATIONS FOR ALL THE SHORT-TERM GARAGES AS WELL. FURTHERING OUR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCES, THE EXPEDITED ACCESS FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL IS DEDICATED TO OUR UNIFORM MILITARY PERSONNEL TRAVELING.

AS WE GET READY FOR HOLIDAY BLOCK LEAVE IN DECEMBER WHERE WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN LEAVING SAN ANTONIO TO GO SEE THEIR LOVED ONES OR GO HOME, I'M EXCITED FOR EXPEDITED ACCESS FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL. IT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO GIVE THEM A SPECIFIC LANE FOR THEM TO GO IN AND OUT WITH EASE. SAT PASS ALLOWS YOU TO MEET WITH A LOVED ONE.

YOU DON'T HAVE A TICKET, YOU'RE NOT FLYING BUT YOU WANT TO MEET SOMEONE AT THE GATE, SAT PASS DOES THAT FOR YOU. WE STARTED WITH 50. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GROW THAT SOON BECAUSE WE CONTINUE TO EXCEED THOSE RESERVATIONS ON A DAILY BASIS.

AS WE TALK ABOUT THE TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCESSIBILITY, THE ALTITUDE INCLUSION PROGRAM IS JUST THAT. IT'S DESIGNED TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND REMOVE THE BARRIERS THAT EXIST TODAY SO THAT THEY CAN TRAVEL WITH A HANDS-ON SIMULATED AIRPORT EXPERIENCE FROM CHECK IN TO BOARDING THE AIRCRAFT. IN SUMMARY, WE REMAIN FOCUSED ON THESE AREAS IN 2026.

AS OUTLINED IN THE BUDGET BOOK, WE AGAIN WILL HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE WITH KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS. ON THE CUSTOMER SERVICE SIDE, WE'RE BEING HELD TO ABOVE A 4.0 NUMBER, 4.20 IS WHAT WE'RE CHASING ON A FIVE-POINT SCALE. PROCESSING PASSENGERS EFFICIENTLY, WHETHER THAT BE THROUGH THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OR CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, WE EXCEEDED BY 90% AS YOU LOOK AT THE METRICS SLIDE.

THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE WITH OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS AND THE WORK THAT WE DO. ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ASSIST ALL THE PASSENGERS COMING IN AND OUT. WE'RE EFFECTIVELY EXECUTING ON OUR PROJECTS ON TIME, ON SCOPE, AND ON BUDGET. WE ARE APPROXIMATELY 30 MONTHS FROM THE OPENING OF THE NEW TERMINAL. AND WE WILL DELIVER. WE WANT TO MAINTAIN OUR CURRENT ROUTE PORTFOLIO AND RE-ESTABLISH TRANSATLANTIC SERVICE, CONTINUE TO ADD DESTINATIONS AND TARGET 50-PLUS DESTINATIONS. WE WANT TO SERVICE CANADA AND DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN MEXICO. AND UPGAUGE AIRCRAFT TYPE WHERE THAT IS AVAILABLE TO US.

OUR PASSENGERS AND FINANCIAL GROWTH STRATEGIES ARE WELL DEFINED AS I GO OVER WHAT WE'RE DOING IN CONCESSIONS AS WE'RE TRANSFORMING THOSE 19 TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING A BETTER PRODUCT FOR PASSENGERS WHEN THEY'RE IN AND OUT INSIDE THE TERMINAL TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE THINGS THAT THEY WANT THAT ARE REFLECTIVE OF SAN ANTONIO. ON THE GROWTH, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO GROW OUR AIR SERVICE. WE'RE AT 11.3 MILLION PASSENGERS THAT WE WANT TO SERVICE IN 2026. HOW DO WE GET TO 14, 15 MILLION AND CONTINUE THOSE STRATEGIES THAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS? IMPROVING OUR OVERALL PARKING OFFERINGS IS A MAJOR FOCUS. AND THEN, LASTLY, PASS PASSENGER GROWTH.

AS I TALK ABOUT THE 11 MILLION, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THOSE EFFORTS.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR TODAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. I'M NOW GOING TO TURN IT OVER AMIN TOMAS WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THANK YOU.

>> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS AMIN TOHMAZ AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT FY26 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

AFTER A GREAT PRESENTATION FROM JESUS. LET ME START WITH THE MISSION STATEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. OUR MISSION STATEMENT IS PARTNERING WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN SAFER SAN ANTONIO.

EVERY EMPLOYEE AT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IS COMMITTED TO THIS MISSION STATEMENT.

WE DO WORK WITH CITIZENS, OWNERS, DESIGN TEAMS, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, CONTRACTORS TO MAKE SURE EVERY BUILDING WE BUILD IN SAN ANTONIO IS SAFE TO LIVE IN, PLAY SLEEP IN, OR WORK AT. WE MAKE SURE THAT AFTER IT'S BUILT THAT WE MAINTAIN IT AND WE MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE FOR OCCUPANCY THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. THE AGENDA HERE IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME INTRODUCTIONS ABOUT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, SPECIFICALLY WITH SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT HAPPENED RECENTLY. GO OVER THE BUDGET, THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FY26.

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1 IS THE BEST AND 10 IS THE WORST. WE HAVE BEEN ACCREDITED WITH THEM SINCE 2013 BUT EVERY SEVERAL YEARS THEY GO BACK AND THEY RENEW OUR ACCREDITATION.

THE LAST TIME WAS FEBRUARY 2022 WE RECEIVED THE HIGHEST RATING FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND WE RECEIVED TWO FOR RESIDENTIAL. TWO IN TEXAS IS ACTUALLY THE HIGHEST. THE REASON FOR THAT THE STATE OF TEXAS PROHIBITS US FROM REQUIRING FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN SINGLE AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLING UNITS SO THE HIGHEST WE CAN RECEIVE IN TEXAS IS 2. OBVIOUSLY WE ARE AT THE TOP HERE.

THE SECOND ONE IS INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION SERVICES. WE HAVE BEEN ACCREDITED WITH THEM ON THE DEVELOPMENT SIDE FROM 2010 AND WE CONTINUE THAT.

BUT THEN WE DID MERGE AND WE ADDED THE CODE ENFORCEMENT TO THE ACCREDITATION IN 2020.

WE WERE THE FIRST IN TEXAS AND THE FIFTH IN THE NATION FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT TO BE ACCREDITED BY THIS ORGANIZATION. THE LAST REVIEW THEY CAME AND DID WAS NOVEMBER 2024 AND THEY FOUND ZERO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE PASSED WITH 100%. SO, AGAIN, THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING WE ARE THE BEST IN THE NATION. SO LOOKING AT THE TEAM, THE EXECUTIVE TEAM.

AS YOU GUYS KNOW, MIKE SHANNON MOVED TO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT, SO WE HAD SOME CHANGES.

I HAVE THREE AMAZING TEAM MEMBERS AND THEY'RE ALL HERE. MELISSA RAMIREZ IS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OVER FIELD SERVICES. SHE WILL OVERSEE INSPECTIONS AND CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THE GRAFFITI ABATEMENT. SHE DOES HAVE A COUPLE OF VERY SPECIAL TEAMS LIKE THE STRIKE TEAM, THE PROACTIVE APARTMENT INSPECTION TEAM, AND SENIOR ASSISTANT.

I DON'T HAVE IT HERE BUT SHE HAS A TEAM FOR THE AIRPORT. WE DID CREATE THAT TEAM IN PREPARATION FOR THE BIG PROJECT, SO HER TEAM IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH JESUS' TEAM.

WITH ANY OF THE ENABLING PROJECTS THAT HE JUST TALKED ABOUT AND ON THE NEW TERMINAL.

CRYSTAL GONZALES, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF OVER PLAN REVIEW. SHE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PLAN REVIEWS AND ISSUING PERMITS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROJECTS.

ALSO TRADE AND MINOR STRUCTURES. SHE HAS A SCHOOL TEAM WE ESTABLISHED A WHILE BACK AND AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING TEAM WE ESTABLISHED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. LOGAN SPARROW IS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OVER LAND DEVELOPMENT. HIS RESPONSIBILITY IS LAND ENTITLEMENT AND ZONING, POLICY ADMINISTRATION, TREE PRESERVATION, TRAFFIC REVIEW. ALSO A COUPLE OF PROJECT S WE ARE MONITORING CLOSELY. SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND RESIDENTIAL STREETLIGHTS.

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HAS TWO DIFERENT FUNDS. GENERAL FUND IS FOR THE CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THEN THE DEVELOPMENT SIDE, WE CHANGED THAT FROM GENERAL FUND TO ENTERPRISE IN 2007. THE REASON FOR THAT IS ALL THE MONEY WE RECEIVE FROM THE DEVELOPERS WILL BE USED AS EXPENSES TO MAKE SURE WE COMPLY AND WE GET THEM WHAT THEY NEED WITHIN THE TIME-FRAME WE AGREED ON. THE NICE THING ABOUT THIS IS BASED ON THE DEVELOPMENT FLUCTUATION AND ACTIVITIES, IT GOES UP AND DOWN, WE CAN EXPAND AND CONTRACT OUR TEAM TO MAKE SURE AGAIN WE HISTORY FOR BOTH PORTIONS. THE GREEN IS GENERAL FUND. YOU CAN SEE IT'S SOMEWHAT CONSISTENT. AND THEN THE ENTERPRISE IS THE BLUE COLOR, KIND OF HARD TO SEE BLUE HERE. BUT, AGAIN, IN FY26 WE ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT 7% REDUCTION.

AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE PERMITS.

SO THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IN TOTAL IS $69.3 MILLION.

$18.5MILLION IS GENERAL FUND AMOUNT FOR, AGAIN, CODE ENFORCEMENT.

48.8 IS FOR THE ENTERPRISE FUND. WE ARE ALLOCATING $2 MILLION FOR STREETLIGHTS, TO CONTINUE WITH THAT EFFORT. AGAIN, I HAVE A SPECIFIC SLIDE THAT I'LL TALK ABOUT THE STREETLIGHTS COMPLETELY. WE DO HAVE 503 EMPLOYEES IN TOTALITY. AND, AGAIN, BASED ON WHAT I MENTIONED EARLIER -- AND I'LL GO OVER IT WITH PERMITS. BUT BECAUSE IN '26 WE ARE PROPOSING ABOUT 7% REDUCTION, OUR STRATEGY RIGHT NOW IS TO FREEZE 42 POSITIONS FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

JUST TO MAKE SURE WE COVER OUR EXPENSES. THIS SLIDE WILL SHOW YOU THE

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IN 2021 WE HAD THE BIG SPIKE OF THE NUMBER OF PERMITS THAT WE RECEIVED.

SO DEVELOPERS STARTED BUILDING A LOT MORE AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS THE HISTORICALLY LOCAL INTEREST RATES THAT WE HAD. BUT IN 2023 THE INTEREST RATES STARTED SKYROCKETING AND THAT FORCED THE DEVELOPERS TO BUILD LESS. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE -- AGAIN, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF FLUCTUATIONS BUT WE BELIEVE IN FY25 THIS YEAR, BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL, ARE STABILIZING. AND WE ARE PROPOSING NEXT YEAR A SMALL [INDISCERNIBLE] BUT NOT MANY. TO TALK ABOUT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IN GENERAL, WE ARE A BUSY DEPARTMENT. WE DO A LOT. I'M NOT GOING TO GO OVER THE GOALS. I MEAN, WE HAVE GOALS THAT ARE SET FOR US BY COUNCIL AND WE ARE COMPLYING WITH ALL THOSE GOALS. SO THE PLAN REVIEW TEAM, THEY DO PARTNER WITH OUR CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES AND STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY BUILDING, EVERY PLAN MEETS THE STANDARDS AND THE CODES ADOPTED BY THE CITY.

WE DO FIRE REVIEWS, BUILDING REVIEWS, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND ENERGY AS WELL. SO THIS YEAR, YEAR TO DATE, FY25, WE COMPLETED OVER 3700 NEW RESIDENTIAL PERMITS. WE COMPLETED OVER 2200 COMMERCIAL PERMITS.

AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS IS WE HELP CITIZENS ALL THE TIME.

AS I MENTIONED, WE DO PARTNER WITH THEM. WE HAVE A LOT OF WALK-INS SO THIS YEAR SO FAR WE HAVE OVER 18,700 WALK-INS TO OUR BUILDING.

ANY CUSTOMER WHO WALKS IN, THEY NEED TO TALK TO US, ASK ABOUT PERMITS, WE WALK THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS. WE ALSO HELP WITH ONLINE, WHAT I CALL ONLINE.

WE HAVE A SMALL CALL CENTER AT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SO PEOPLE CAN CALL US AND ASK QUESTIONS.

AND WE USE OUR SOFTWARE PORTAL TO ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS. YEAR TO DATE, WE HELPED WITH 167,000 CUSTOMERS. SO, AGAIN, AS I SAID, WE ARE REALLY BUSY.

BUILDING INSPECTIONS. WE DO CONDUCT INSPECTIONS ON ALL REQUIRED BUILDING PERMITS FOR PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PROPERTIES. AS YOU KNOW CUSTOMERS WILL SCHEDULE THEIR INSPECTIONS BASED ON THE TIMELINE THEY HAVE, THEIR CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE. TIMELY INSPECTIONS HELP PREVENT ANY DELAYS IN THE PROJECTS.

EVERY KNOWS TIME IS MONEY SO OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE WE DO PERFORM INSPECTIONS 95% OF THE TIME FOR WHEN THEY ASK FOR IT. YOU CAN SEE HERE WE DID EXCEED THAT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR WE ARE AT 99%.

WE PERFORMED OVER 210,000 INSPECTIONS SO FAR. MOVING ON TO LAND DEVELOPMENT.

THIS TEAM WILL HELP AND WORK WITH THE OWNERS AND DEVELOPERS TO GET THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS OF PLATTING OR ZONING. ONE OF THE BIGGEST ONES IS THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THEN WE HAVE LAND PLATS, TREE PRESERVATIONS, AND ZONING APPLICATIONS AND MANY OTHERS.

SO THIS YEAR WE APPROVED 147 MAJOR PLATS. 267 MINOR PLATS.

AND WE ISSUED 491 ZONING VERIFICATION LETTERS. ALL OF THEM WERE WITHIN THE GOALS THAT ARE SET FOR US. NOW MOVING ON TO GENERAL FUND NOW.

SO CODE ENFORCEMENT, WE HAVE THREE TARGETS THAT WE AIM FOR. ONE OF THEM IS THE RESPONSE TIME. WE ARE REQUIRED TO RESPOND TO TIER 1, WHICH IS KEY LIFE SAFETY ISSUES, IN TWO DAYS. WE ARE REQUIRED TO RESPOND TO TIER 2 IN THREE DAYS, WHICH IS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE. WE ARE MEETING THOSE GOALS RIGHT NOW.

ONE OF THE BIGGER ONES IS THE 45-DAY COMPLIANCE RATE. TO EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT, THE GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE WE CLOSE UP TO 90% OF THE CASES THAT WE STARTED BY COMPLYING, NOT JUST CLOSING THE CASE. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE VIOLATION IS CORRECTED AND RESOLVED WITHIN 45 DAYS. AND WE ARE HITTING THAT TARGET.

WE ARE AT 90% RIGHT NOW. THE PROACTIVE RATE. WHAT THAT MEANS IS WHEN WE GET A 311 CALL, THE CODE OFFICER WILL RESPOND TO IT. THAT IS A REACTIVE CALL.

WHEN THE OFFICER IS AT THE LOCATION WORKING ON THAT DAYS, IF THEY SEE ANYTHING GETTING THERE OR LEAVING OR AROUND THAT AREA, THEY WILL PICK UP THOSE CALLS ON THEIR OWN.

WHEN THEY CREATE THE CASES, WE CALL THOSE PROACTIVE. THE GOAL THAT IS SET BY COUNCIL IS 65%. AND WE ARE HOVERING AT 76% RIGHT NOW.

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ONE THING THAT WE DID RIGHT NOW IS WE REVIEWED ALL THE CODE ENFORCEMENT GENERAL FUND BUDGET AND WE WERE LOOKING AT ALL THE FEES THAT WE CHARGE FOR PERMITTING OR LICENSING.

WHAT WE NOTICED IS WE HAD SOME OF THE FEES AND LICENSES WE HAVEN'T TOUCHED OR UPDATED FOR OVER TEN YEARS. SO THE FIRST COUPLE, THE JUNKYARD, WHICH IS USED AUTO PART RECYCLERS AND THE METAL RECYCLERS, THE LAST TIME IT WAS UPDATED IN 2012.

NOW WE ARE PROPOSING TO PUSH THAT UP TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE PERMIT.

THE CONTAINERS WAS LAST UPDATED IN 2009 AND WE ARE PROPOSING TO PUSH IT UP TO 240.

DANGEROUS PREMISE ABATEMENT AND VACANT LOT ABATEMENT. WE HAVE AN ADMIN FEE BECAUSE WE DO SET UP THE WORK. WE DO THE WORK ORDERS. WE HAVE ADMIN FOLKS WORKING ON IT ALL THE TIME. THE LAST TIME IT WAS UPDATED WAS IN 2010 AND IT WAS $480.

$180. WE ARE PROPOSING $250. LASTLY, ABSENTEE PROPERTY OWNERS WAS ESTABLISHED AND HASN'T BEEN TOUCHED SINCE 2013.

AND NOW WE ARE ASKING TO PUSH IT UP TO $500. IF ALL THESE ARE APPROVED, WE ARE GOING TO SEE A REVENUE INCREASE OF ABOUT $200,000. SO NOW MOVING ON TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW. SHORT-TERM RENTALS, THIS ORDINANCE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2018 AND THIS YEAR WE DID ADD A DEDICATED CODE OFFICER TO MAKE SURE WE GET THEM INTO COMPLIANCE. THE TWO TOP VIOLATIONS ARE SOME OF THESE SHORT-TERM RENTAL UNITS ARE OPERATING WITHOUT A PERMIT OR THEY ARE LATE ON THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. THEY ARE DELINQUENT. SO FAR OVER 1300 INVESTIGATIONS FOUND 448 VIOLATIONS. ISSUED NOTICES FOR IT. THE GOOD NEWS IS 82% OF THOSE ARE IN COMPLIANCE RIGHT NOW. SO 369 AFTER THE 448 ARE IN COMPLIANCE.

THAT'S OUR GOAL. WE WANT COMPLIANCE. SO I THINK HAVING THE CODE OFFICER IS WORKING. ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE YOU WILL SEE A TABLE WITH ALL THE COUNCIL DISTRICTS AND A TOTAL NUMBER OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS THEY HAVE IN EACH DISTRICT.

SO TOTALING EVERYTHING NOW WE HAVE 3,278 SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN TOWN THAT ARE PERMITTED.

DID I SKIP ONE? SORRY. I SKIPPED THE IMPORTANT ONE.

RESIDENTIAL STREETLIGHTS. THIS PROGRAM STARTED IN 2022. WE DID RECEIVE $5.8 MILLION THAT YEAR. AND WE WERE TASKED TO DO A FULL ANALYSIS ON THE RESIDENTIAL STREETS. SO WE WENT AND CHECKED 3,292 MILES OF RESIDENTIAL STREETS TO MAKE SURE WE CONFIRMED IF THERE'S ANY GAPS. WE CHECKED THE SPACING ON THE LIGHTS AND CHECKED ANY GAPS. BASED ON THAT ANALYSIS, WE FOUND WE NEED 4,279 LIGHTS INSTALLED TO CLOSE THE GAPS . WHEN FY22 AND '25, WE GOT $8.8 MILLION.

AND WE INSTALLED SO FAR 927 LIGHTS. AND THEN THERE IS 107 LIGHTS PENDING INSTALLATION BUT THEY ARE ALREADY FUNDED. TOTAL WE HAVE 1,034 LIGHTS THAT ARE FUNDED. WHAT THAT MEANS IS TO COMPLETE THIS TASK WE STILL NEED TO INSTALL 3,241 LIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THAT EQUATES TO 27.8 TO $32.4 MILLION. ONE OF THE ITEMS I MENTIONED EARLIER IS WE ARE PROPOSING TO HAVE $2 MILLION THIS YEAR TO CONTINUE WITH THIS TASK. THE STREETLIGHTS, WE HAVE IT ONLINE AND WE HAVE A DASHBOARD. IT GIVES YOU ALL THE DETAILS THAT YOU HAVE HERE PLUS A LOT MORE. SO IF YOU HAVE ANYBODY WANTS TO CHECK IT, ALL THE INFORMATION IS ONLINE. MOVING ON TO PROACTIVE APARTMENT INSPECTION PROGRAM. THE GOAL HERE IS TO PROVIDE SAFER HOUSING FOR THE TENANTS AND THE RENTERS TO MINIMUM MEET THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE STANDARDS.

THIS PROGRAM STARTED IN 2023 AND SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THIS PROGRAM WE DID OVER 61,000 INSPECTIONS. WE DID INSPECT 2,031 APARTMENT COMPLEXES, SPECIFICALLY.

OUT OF THOSE 2,031 APARTMENTS, 49 OF THEM THEY HAD VIOLATIONS AND THEY WERE REQUIRED TO BE IN

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SO IT'S ACTUALLY A SMALL AMOUNT. SINCE THEN, 24 OF THOSE 49 APARTMENTS DID COMPLY. THEY FIXED EVERYTHING AND THEY COMPLIED AND WE CALL IT GRADUATED. THEY GET OUT OF THE PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 25 STILL IN THE PROGRAM AND THEY ARE WORKING ON CORRECTING THEIR ISSUES. SO THIS PROGRAM IS WORKING REALLY WELL. SIMILAR TO THE STREETLIGHTS, WE HAVE A DASHBOARD ONLINE THAT GIVES YOU ALL THE INFORMATION. SENIOR ASSISTANT PROGRAM. WE ARE PROPOSING IN THIS COMING YEAR BUDGET TO HAVE 100,000, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAD IN FY25 AND IN '24.

THIS PROGRAM STARTED AS A PILOT PROGRAM IN '24 AND IT WAS SUCCESSFUL, SO WE CONTINUED THAT THIS YEAR AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN CONTINUE THIS THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

IT WAS CREATED TO HELP ELDERLY AND/OR DISABLED FOLKS WITH FIXED INCOME.

MAINLY TO HELP THEM WITH OVERGROWN VEGETATION, TRASH DEBRIS, AND OUTSIDE PLACEMENT.

SO FAR THIS YEAR, WE COMPLETED 57 HOUSEHOLDS. THERE'S TWO OF THEM PENDING RIGHT NOW. AND WE ARE ABOUT RUNNING OUT OF MONEY.

I THINK WE HAVE ABOUT $700 LEFT SO MAYBE WE CAN DO ONE MORE. BUT, AGAIN, IT'S A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. FINALLY, I'LL TALK ABOUT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. WE HAD A CCR IN 2023 BY DISTRICT 4 AND THE GOAL IS TO LOOK AT CODE ENFORCEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND TO SEE IF THEY ARE IN LINE WITH THE PRIORITIES THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS. SO WHAT WE DID IS WE HIRED A CONSULTANT AND THE CONSULTANT MET WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM MEMBERS, GOT SOME FEEDBACK. SHE CALLS THEM LISTENING SESSIONS, SO SHE'S LISTENING AND JUST OBSERVING EVERYTHING THEY TELL HER. AND THEN WE DID A COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSION, ONE IN EACH DISTRICT. I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL STAFF FOR ATTENDING. EVERY MEETING WE HAD, WE HAD COUNCIL STAFF IN IT.

BUT A SPECIAL THANKS TO DISTRICT 4 AND 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THEY PHYSICALLY ATTENDED THE FULL MEETING. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

SO THE NEXT STEPS HERE IS NUMBER ONE, THE CONSULTANT IS FINALIZING THE REPORT.

WE SHOULD GET IT IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO. AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE WILL GO TO PCDC, PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE IN OCTOBER, AND THE GOAL IS TO GO TO B SESSION IN DECEMBER AND A SESSION JANUARY 2026. SO BASICALLY IN CONCLUSION, WE WANT TO CONTINUE OUR EXCEPTIONAL LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE TO AGAIN EVERYBODY WE PARTNER WITH. WE ARE MAINTAINING PERFORMANCE FOR CORE SERVICES WITHOUT ANY REDUCTIONS IN OUR SERVICE DELIVERY. AND TO CONTINUE PARTNERING WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS AS WE INNOVATE AND SEEK PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS. WITH THAT SAID, THAT CONCLUDES

MY PRESENTATION AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR JONES: GREAT.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATIONS. FIRST OFF, WE'VE GOT CHAIRMAN

MUNGIA. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR .

FIRST QUESTIONS ARE FOR AMIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL PRESENTATION.

CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SENIOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SLIDE? WOW.

THOSE NUMBERS REALLY DROP OFF AFTER DISTRICT 5. 1 THROUGH 5, THAT'S A VERY HIGH NEED NUMBERS THERE. SO HOPEFULLY THOSE TWO IN MY DISTRICT WILL BE FINISHED OFF SOON. BUT WHAT IS YOUR TOTAL -- OH, $100,000.

AND SO WHAT'S THE AVERAGE COST FOR A SINGLE INSTANCE OF THAT? >> I ANTICIPATED THAT QUESTION. LAST YEAR IN FY24, THE AVERAGE COST WAS ABOUT $1400.

THIS YEAR IN FY25, THE AVERAGE COST IS ABOUT $1700. >> MUNGIA: WHAT IS THE

TYPICAL VIOLATION THAT YOU'RE DOING THERE? >> OVERGROWN VEGETATION IS ONE OF THE BIGGER ONES. HONESTLY, THE ONE THAT'S REALLY EXPENSIVE, IS TREE REMOVALS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETIMES TREES THAT ARE ABOUT TO FALL.

WE GET OUR ARBORIST TO CHECK IT OUT AND IF IT'S DEAD AND NEEDS TO BE REMOVED, WE REMOVE THOSE. AVERAGE FOR A TREE IS $2,000 TO $3,000.

WHEN WE GO TO CUT GRASS, IT'S 4, 500, SOMETIMES $300. THE AVERAGE IS ABOUT $1700 PER

CALL. >> MUNGIA: THE ONLY THING I WOULD SUGGEST ON THIS.

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE GO THROUGH OUR OFFICE THAT HAVE USED THIS PROGRAM.

IT'S VERY HELPFUL TO THEM. IN SOME CASES, THE YARDS ARE VERY SMALL AND IT'S A CONSTANT PROBLEM FOR THEM. I'M IMAGINING MOST OF THESE FOLKS ARE GOING TO RUN INTO THIS PROBLEM AGAIN AT SOME POINT. BUT IF THERE'S A POSSIBLE WAY TO PARTNER WITH SOLID WASTE -- BECAUSE WE DO HAVE FREE MULCH IN THE CITY.

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SO I THINK THAT'S KIND OF A LONG-TERM SOLUTION TO THAT PROBLEM.

AND IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO YOUR RESIDENTIAL STREETLIGHT SLIDE. SO $2 MILLION THIS FISCAL YEAR. HOW MANY LIGHTS SHOULD THAT GET US WITH $2 MILLION?

>> OUR AVERAGE PER LIGHT, BECAUSE NOW WE ARE DOING THE SOLAR LIGHTS, I WOULD SAY OUR AVERAGE IS BETWEEN 8500 TO $10,000 A LIGHT. $2MILLION IS ABOUT 200 LIGHTS.

>> MUNGIA: ARE YOU STILL REQUIRING RIGHT-OF-WAY ACCESS AUTHORIZATION FORMS FOR THESE?

>> THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION. SINCE WE WENT TO SOLAR LIGHTS, WE DON'T. IF WE ARE INSTALLING THAT SOLAR LIGHT IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, THEN WE DON'T NEED TO ASK PERMISSION. NORMALLY WE STILL DO IT AS A COURTESY. WE JUST NOTIFY THE OWNER SAYING WE'RE GOING TO INSTALL A LIGHT HERE. SO THAT'S NOW HELPING US PROCEED FASTER.

NUMBER ONE, IT'S CHEAPER. NUMBER TWO, IT'S FASTER. >> MUNGIA: SO LOOKING AT THE LIGHTS WARRANTED AND THE NUMBER OF FUNDED, AND THERE'S A HUGE GAP IN MOST OF THOSE DISTRICTS. SO HOW MANY OF THE LIGHTS WARRANTED DID YOU GO THROUGH THE ACCESS AND GOT DENIED AND WE EVENTUALLY MOVED TO SOLAR LIGHTING, THAT WE NO LONGER DO

THAT? >> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.

DO YOU, MELISSA? >> WE HAVE BEEN GOING OUT AND HAVING PUBLIC MEETINGS.

WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS PROGRAM AND STARTED ASKING PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANTED TO PARTICIPATE WITH. AT THAT TIME, THEY WERE HARDWIRED.

NOW THAT WE HAVE MOVED TO SOLAR, LIKE AMIN MENTIONED, WE HAVE BEEN GETTING MORE SUPPORT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR EASEMENTS. I THINK IF WE ARE GOING TO START TO HAVE MORE FUNDING FOR THIS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO BACK OUT TO THE PUBLIC TO START MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE STILL WANTING STREETLIGHTS OUT THERE.

THERE ARE SOME NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DO NOT WANT STREETLIGHTS. >> MUNGIA: INTERESTING.

YEAH. OKAY. THAT'S A GOOD ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. I THINK THAT'S HELPFUL. THIS IS WITH THE CURRENT UDC

STANDARDS? >> YES. >> MUNGIA: I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME MOMENTUM TO REVISIT THOSE GAPS WITHIN THE NEXT UDC AMENDMENT PROCESS, WHICH COULD ALTER THAT. I WANT MY COLLEAGUES TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE FULLY LIT BY THE UDC STANDARDS THAT RESIDENTS WOULD PROBABLY SAY IS NOT, YOU KNOW, FULLY LIT IN THEIR MIND. SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A GAP ON THAT ALSO. AND I DO WANT TO POINT OUT, YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD YOU TALKED ABOUT THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL, THE PROACTIVE APARTMENT INSPECTION PROGRAM, AND SOME OF THE NEW METAL RECYCLING AND USED AUTO PARTS REVISIONS TO THE CODE. ALL THREE OF THOSE I WILL HAVE TO LET FOLKS KNOW WERE PUT FORTH REALLY BY THE COMMUNITY FIRST.

THOSE WERE EVENTUAL COUNCIL POLICIES, OF COURSE, BUT PEOPLE MOVED ON THAT AND BROUGHT THOSE TO CITY COUNCIL AND TO PCDC. AND I THINK FOR EACH OF THOSE YOU HAD A TASK FORCE THAT YOU HAD TO DO. SO THAT'S WHY WE JOKE Y'ALL ARE THE KING OF TASK FORCES.

YOU DID ALL THOSE VERY WELL. THERE WAS MINIMAL COMPLAINTS, WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD, I THINK, FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. REAL QUICK. HOW DO YOU COMPARE OUR PERMIT TIMELINE FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL TO OTHER CITIES OF OUR SIZE IN THE STATE OF

TEXAS? >> YEAH, WE DID HAVE THAT POSSIBLY A MONTH AGO.

WE WERE LOOKING COMPARING WITH OTHER CITIES. WE ARE ACTUALLY -- I DON'T WANT TO SAY WE ARE THE BEST -- BUT WE ARE THE SECOND BEST, IF YOU WILL.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF I'M LOOKING AT COMMERCIAL TIME -- AND THIS TIME INCLUDES THE TIME WE RECEIVED THE PLANS AND THE TIME THE DESIGN TEAM IS REQUIRED TO DO ANY CHANGES OR UPDATES.

IT'S FROM THE TIME WE RECEIVE THE PERMIT REQUEST UNTIL IT IS ISSUED.

SO IT INCLUDES CITY TIME AND CUSTOMER TIME. FOR EXAMPLE, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO FOR COMMERCIAL IS 209 DAYS. AUSTIN IS 486 DAYS.

DALLAS IS 302. SAN DIEGO IS 176, THEY ARE THE LOWER ONE.

SEATTLE, 823 DAYS. AGAIN, WE ARE PRETTY MUCH THE SECOND AFTER SAN DIEGO.

SAN DIEGO IS 176 AND WE ARE 209. >> MUNGIA: YEAH.

DID I READ AN ARTICLE, IS IT CORRECT, THAT DALLAS -- THEY WERE TRYING TO GET THEIR PERMIT TIME DOWN TO A FIVE-DAY SITUATION. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT WAS

ABOUT? >> YES. WE ACTUALLY HAD A MEETING TO THEM. THEY CAME TO MEET WITH US LAST MONTH TO SEE WHAT CAN THEY DO TO CHANGE THEIR PROCESSES TO MATCH WHAT WE HAVE. AND WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT THE FIVE DAYS, IT'S FIVE DAYS FOR THEM TO REVIEW THE PLANS AND DECIDE EITHER APPROVED OR DENY

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OUR GOAL HERE IN SAN ANTONIO FOR COMPLEX PLANS IS 18 DAYS. WHEN WE GET IT, WE HAVE 18 DAYS MAX TO REVIEW IT. IN DALLAS, THEY ARE TRYING TO GO DOWN TO FIVE DAYS.

BUT TODAY THEY ARE AT 30 DAYS. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE IT.

>> MUNGIA: YEAH. AND DID YOU TALK ABOUT -- YOU SAID THERE WERE GOING TO BE SOME FREEZES IN YOUR DEPARTMENT. HIRING FREEZES.

>> CORRECT. SO WHAT WE ARE DOING IS WE ARE LOOKING AT 42 POSITIONS TO FREEZE. AS OF ACTUALLY RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE 33 POSITIONS THAT ARE VACANT. SO WHAT WE ARE DOING IS THE MINUTE WE HAVE A VACANCY, WE FREEZE IT, UNLESS WE REALLY NEED THAT POSITION. WE DISCUSS IT AND DECIDE IF WE

CAN KEEP IT FROZEN. SO FAR WE HAVE 33 POSITIONS. >> MUNGIA: ARE ANY OF THOSE

FROZEN POSITIONS CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER POSITIONS? >> NO.

THIS IS ON THE DEVELOPMENT SIDE. ON CODE ENFORCEMENT, I DO HAVE SOME VACANCIES BUT WE ALREADY POSTED AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING.

>> MUNGIA: GOTCHA. THAT'S GOOD. AND, YOU KNOW, THIS KIND OF CAME UP ON ANOTHER BUDGET MEETING. BUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, TURNOVER FOR CODE OFFICERS AND WAGES, ARE WE COMPARABLE WITH WAGES TO OTHER

CITIES OF OUR SIZE IN TEXAS FOR CODE OFFICER? >> I BELIEVE SO.

I KNOW THE CITY, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING EVERY POSITION WE HAVE AND COMPARING THAT WITH OTHER CITIES AND COMPARING IT WITHIN OUR CITY AS WELL. AND I THINK THEY DID A LOT OF ADJUSTMENTS.

SO I BELIEVE WE ARE. >> MUNGIA: OKAY. AND I JUST, YOU KNOW, WONDER ABOUT THAT FOR A LOT OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE ON THE FIELD EVERY DAY.

THAT'S CODE COMPLIANCE, ANIMAL CARE SERVICES OFFICERS AND SOME OF OUR FOLKS AT METRO HEALTH AND DHS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IN THOSE POSITIONS THEY TYPICALLY MIGHT HAVE A GOOD TURNOVER, THAT WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN TO KEEP THEM THERE.

VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN. WHAT ARE YOU GETTING AT SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS? WHAT ARE FOLKS SAYING TO YOU ABOUT THAT?

>> I THINK YOU WERE IN A MEETING AND ATTENDED THE WHOLE MEETING.

WHAT YOU HEARD THERE IS PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING WE ARE HEARING AT EVERY DISTRICT.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST THING IS COMMUNICATION. WHEN THEY CALL IN FOR A VIOLATION, THEY DON'T GET ALL THE DETAILS. BETWEEN OUR SYSTEM AND 311 SYSTEM, WE SEND SOME INFORMATION, WE DON'T SEND EVERYTHING.

THE CITIZENS WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING. SO WE HAVE ABOUT TEN POINTS, I CALL IT, THAT WE TELL THEM, HEY, WE STARTED THE CASE. WE DID THE INITIAL INSPECTION.

WE ISSUED NOTICE. BUT THEY WANT A LOT MORE THAN THAT.

SO IT'S THE TRANSPARENCY PORTION, I BELIEVE, IS ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THAT THEY TALKED

ABOUT. >> MUNGIA: THAT'S GOOD. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU BACK HERE IN OCTOBER TO TALK ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU.

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

ALDERETE GAVITO. >> GAVITO: THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO JESUS AND AMIN FOR THOSE PRESENTATIONS. JESUS, I'LL JUST START REALLY QUICKLY WITH THE AIRPORT.

CONGRATULATIONS ON HITTING 11 MILLION PASSENGERS. THAT'S AWESOME.

THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH GOOD STUFF GOING ON AT THE AIRPORT. I DID HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.

ON THE FEDERAL INSPECTION STATION FEE, WE'RE SEEING THAT IT'S GOING TO INCREASE AND ADD SOME REVENUE. WHAT IS THAT FEE AND WHO WILL THAT IMPACT?

>> SAENZ: IT GOES AS PART OF THE TICKET. SO IT WAS AROUND $10.50 HISTORICALLY. IT'S GOING UP TO $12.50. WE JUST COMPARED OURSELVES TO OTHER AIRPORTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR THAT FIS FEE. I THINK AUSTIN IS SITTING HAVE AROUND $15. I KNOW HOUSTON IS SOMEWHERE AROUND $15.

WE TRY AND REMAIN COMPETITIVE BECAUSE IT'S CERTAINLY HELPFUL TO THE AIRLINES TO WANT TO DO

>> OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. YEAH. IT'S ALSO GREAT TO SEE THE INCREASE TO MEXICO FLIGHTS. YEAH. THE TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS GOING REALLY WELL. IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THAT, AND ALSO, TOO, I KNOW A LOT OF US WORKED ON THE CONCESSION PROGRAM OVERHAUL WHICH I THINK IS GOING TO BE EXTREMELY EXCITING SO WE CAN HAVE THAT HYPER LOCAL TWIST.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. AWESOME JOB. AMIN, REALLY QUICK ON DSC, JUST WANT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT SLIDE IT IS, BUT WITH THE FEE INCREASE ON VACANT PROPERTIES OR ON ABSENTEE PROPERTY OWNERS. IN FULL SUPPORT OF THAT. I DID HAVE A QUESTION ON THE PROACTIVE APARTMENT

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>> THE INSPECTION IS WORKING REALLY WELL. AS I SAID, I THINK WE FOUND 49 APARTMENTS IN VIOLATION, AND SINCE THEN, 24 OF THEM GRADUATED. SO THEY COMPLIED. THE OTHER 25 ARE BEING WORKED ON RIGHT NOW. SO I'M HOPING THEY GRADUATE SOON.

>> OKAY. AWESOME. AND REALLY QUICK, ABOUT THE SENIOR ASSISTANCE PILOT PROGRAM, THAT WAS MY VERY FIRST BUDGET PUSH, BUT I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT MY COLLEAGUES WHO HELPED ALONG THE WAY. I THINK IT MAY HAVE BEEN COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO WHO SUGGESTED WHERE YOU THAT SOME DISTRICTS NEED IT MORE. AT FIRST, THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL WAS 10,000 IN EACH DISTRICT. THEN WE THOUGHT, WELL, IT MAY NOT MAKE SENSE. I REMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE SAYING IF WE DON'T NEED IT, LET'S GET IT TO THE OTHER DISTRICTS. WE CONTINUE TO GET A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK ABOUT THAT FROM OUR RESIDENTS, SPECIFICALLY OR OLDER -- OUR OLDER RESIDENTS WHO DO NEED TO REMOVE DEAD TREES BECAUSE THEY BECOME SAFETY HAZARDS, BUT THEY ARE ALSO EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO REMOVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MELISSA AND THE TEAM FOR HELPING MAKE SURE THAT PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. TO CLARIFY ONE THING, WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROGRAM, IT WAS DIVIDED 10,000 PER DISTRICT. WE

NOTICED IT DOESN'T WORK. >> RIGHT.

>> SO THIS YEAR, WE DON'T HAVE THAT. IT'S 100,000 CITYWIDE FIRST

COME FIRST SERVE. >> YES. >> I JUST WANTED TO CIRCLE BACK TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT LIENS AND SAWS ON THE APARTMENT INSPECTION. THAT HAS BEGUN. WE'LL WORK TO GET YOU STATS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON THERE SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND HOW IT'S WORKING. IT HAS

BEGUN. >> THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU.

>> CHAIR KAUR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JESUS, I'LL START WITH YOU. I LOVE TALKING ABOUT THE AIRPORT. YOU MADE A COMMENT I HADN'T HEARD BEFORE WHICH IS THAT WE'RE ONE OF THE MOST RESILIENT AIRPORTS IN THE STATE. CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHY THAT IS, WHY WE HAVEN'T BEEN AS HEARD? WHAT ARE THE THINGS WE HAVE PUT INTO PLACE THAT

HELPS US GET TO THAT RESILIENCY? >> I'M A FIRM BELIEVER OF PUTTING TOGETHER A STRATEGY IN ORDER FOR US TO BE EFFECTIVE A A AAND EFFICIENT FOR PASSENGERS THAT TRAVEL TO AND FROM SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WHETHER IT'S GROWTH ON THE DOMESTIC SIDE IN DIFFERENT EFFORTS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO COORDINATE TO UPGRADE AIRCRAFT, TO ADD ADDITIONAL FREQUENCY TO DIFFERENT DESTINATIONS, OR OR EMPHASIS INTO MEXICO. I THINK THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT HELPED US CATAPULT IT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT. THAT'S ONE FOCUS. THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT FOCUS IS THE DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO OF CARRIERS. WE DON'T TALK ABOUT IT ENOUGH, BUT BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE A LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT SPIRIT AIRLINES, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, AND SOME OF THE OTHER BIGGER LEGACY CARRIERS, YOU KNOW, WITH SOUTHWEST, UNITED, AMERICAN, AND DELTA, OF WHAT THEY PROVIDE. YOU HAVE ULTRA LOW COST, LOW COST, AND LEGACY CARRIERS. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE A DIFFERENT PORTFOLIO SO THAT PEOPLE FROM NOT ONLY THE 2.1 PROPER FROM SAN ANTONIO BUT THE 7.1 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE REGION ARE SAYING, I'M GOING TO GO FLY OUT OF SAT BECAUSE I CAN GET A GOOD PRICE. THEN I MENTIONED IT TODAY, THAT GAP THAT WE'VE HAD HISTORICALLY AT $50 OF AN AVERAGE PRICE FOR AN AIRLINE TICKET IN SAN ANTONIO IS NOW A DIME AND A PENNY, 11 CENTS.

THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT HAVE HELPED US PUT ALL THAT TOGETHER. I GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO THE TEAM BEHIND ME BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN

STRATEGIC IN THOSE EFFORTS. >> ERIK AND I JOKED LAST BUDGET CYCLE, SOMEWHERE IN SAN MARCOS THERE NEEDS TO BE A LIGHT UP SIGN THAT SAYS TO MY GATE IN SAN ANTONIO WOULD TAKE 45 MINUTES.

I FEEL LIKE THAT WOULD DRAW THAT CLIENTELE HERE MORE.

THE LAST THING THAT I HAD IS JUST ON THE BUDGET PAGES. THERE WAS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION RATING DECREASE. IT WAS A SMALL DECREASE, BUT IT WAS 4.25 TO 4.18. DO YOU KNOW WHY THAT -- HUNCH WHY THAT MAY BE?

>> WE FOCUSED A LOT ON THE CLEANLINESS OF THE TERMINAL AND WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE. SOME OF THOSE EFFORTS ARE SOME OF OUR PEAK PERIODS AS WE TRY AND TAKE THE COMPLEX TO MOVING MORE PASSENGERS. THAT'S A FOCUS. WE DON'T TALK ABOUT PARKING A LOT. PARKING IS ALWAYS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT EFFORTS THAT WE PROVIDE. I WILL TELL YOU, YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE PEAK PERIODS, EVEN THIS PAST WEEKEND, YOU KNOW,

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BACK INTO THE 4.2, 4.3 NUMBER RANGE. >> I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAD A CHALLENGE WITH WAS THE NEW SECURITY SYSTEMS THAT THEY IMPLEMENTED. I WONDER IF THAT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.

THEY ARE BETTER NOW. WHEN THEY FIRST STARTED, THEY WERE A STRUGGLE.

>> YES. >> ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND YOUR

LEADERSHIP. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> YOU READY? I WANT TO TALK ABOUT STREETLIGHTS. SO WE IMPLEMENTED A DISTRICT 1 STREETLIGHT FUND LAST YEAR AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET 53 STREETLIGHTS.

ALL WE DID WAS ASK COMMUNITY MEMBERS IF THEY WANTED A STREETLIGHT. I GOT MY HAND ON -- SHOULDN'T DO THAT BECAUSE IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO FUND ABOUT 53 STREETLIGHTS IN A LITTLE OVER 100K AND THE REASON WAS NOT ALL OF THEM ARE SOLAR. THERE ARE SOME SITUATIONS WHERE YOU DON'T NEED THAT EASEMENT OR THAT RIGHT-OF-WAY ACCESS. IT'S ALREADY EASILY BUILT IN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT YOU CAN JUST TAP IN. WHEN THAT IS THE CASE, PUTTING A REGULAR ELECTRIC STREETLIGHT IS A LOT CHEAPER. IT'S LIKE 2K. SO WE ONLY NEEDED SOME OF THEM TO HAVE SOLAR. THE REASON WHY THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO EXPEDITE THIS FASTER IS WE HAVE A CONTRACTOR THAT CAN GET THERE, GET IN AND DO THE JOB A LOT QUICKER. SO THE PROGRAM, THE WAY ITERT STA -- IT STARTED OFF, GOING AND GETTING THAT MEETING, A RIGHT-OF-WAY EASEMENT DOESN'T NEED THAT NOW. WE KNOW HOW TO GET THESE DONE QUICKLY AND WE'VE GOT SOMEONE ON THE GROUND TO BE ABLE TO EXECUTE. I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ESCALATE HOW FAST WE'RE PUTTING THEM IN THE GROUND. WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THAT?

LEADING QUESTION. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> ERIK, THERE WAS A FUND CALLED THE COMMUNITY SAFETY FUND. IS THERE MONEY LEFT OVER IN THAT THAT CAN BE TAPPED BECAUSE $2 MILLION I DON'T FEEL LIKE IS PUTTING A BIG ENOUGH DENT IN THIS PIECE WHICH WE KNOW IS

SO IMPORTANT TO COMMUNITY SAFETY. >> COUNCILMEMBER, JUST FOR CONTEXT, FOR THE REST OF THE COUNCIL, I GUESS ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO WHEN WE STARTED THE UTSA CRIME PLAN, WE SET ASIDE MONEY FOR ADDITIONAL PHASES, ONE TIME MONEY, AND WE'VE USED SOME OF IT.

WE HAD ABOUT 3.5 MILLION. WE'VE USED SOME OF IT FOR THE TWO LOCATIONS THAT CHIEF MCMANUS TALKED ABOUT, PRIMARILY FOR THE POLITING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, AND WE HAVE ABOUT $3 MILLION STILL

IN THAT FUND. >> OKAY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD SUPPORT USING THAT FUND WHICH IS INTENDED FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY FOR THAT YEAR. A COUPLE ADDITIONAL REQUESTS, I DON'T THINK YOUR 200 AMOUNT IS AGGRESSIVE ENOUGH THAT YOU QUOTED, COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA. I KNOW THERE WAS LIKE, OUT OF THE 53, WE HAD THREE IN DISTRICT 1. THERE WERE SOME NEIGHBORS THAT CHOSE TOMENT 0 OUT. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, PARTICULARLY, AROUND THE SCHOOLS, IF WE COULD PRIORITIZE AROUND SCHOOLS AND PRIORITIZE AROUND BUS STOPS AND TRY TO HELP US STRATEGICALLY SAY THESE ARE THE STREETLIGHTS WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THIS YEAR BECAUSE FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND RIGHT NOW, IT'S MOSTLY LIKE -- STREETLIGHTS, IF THEY WOULD SUPPORT THAT, WE CAN PUT THAT IN THE AMENDMENT PROCESS. SENIOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, I LOVE IT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP THERE. I JUST -- I ALWAYS GET REALLY STUCK WITH SOMETIMES WE'RE TELLING RESIDENTS WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A VIOLATION SO YOU CAN BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM. THAT JUST FEELS A LITTLE SILLY TO ME. SO I WONDER IF CONNECT BE -- IF IT WOULD BE A VIOLATION IF WE COULD JUST SAY YOU DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE TO HAVE THE CODE VIOLATION IN PLACE. IS THERE A WORK AROUND AROUND

THAT? >> I MEAN, I'M SURE WE CAN. THE WAY THIS WAS DESIGNED IS WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE -- WE DON'T WANT CITIZENS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS AND USE THIS AS THEIR MAINTENANCE PEOPLE.

THAT'S WHY WE SAY UNLESS THEY HAVE VIOLATIONS, WE'RE NOT GOING TO

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THAT'S THE KEY. >> OKAY. JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT. THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE SOMETIMES. AND THEN THE LAST THING ON THE APARTMENT INSPECTIONS PROGRAM, THIS IS AWESOME FOR US.

WE HAVE A COUPLE REALLY TOUGH APARTMENT COMPLEXES. WHAT WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO LOOK AT OR MAYBE YOU CAN FIND ME DATA ON IS, IS THERE A WAY TO ESCALATE THE VIOLATIONS AFTER X AMOUNT HAVE OCCURRED? THE WAY THE PROGRAM WORKS, IF YOU GET A VIOLATION AND YOU FIX IT, YOU'RE GOOD. WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU'VE GOTTEN 30 VIOLATIONS IN TWO YEARS. YOU'VE FIXED THEM BUT THEY KEEP COMING. IS THERE A WAY TO ESCALATE AFTER TWO YEARS -- ONE YEAR ON THE PROGRAM, YOUR VIOLATIONS GO UP BY X PERCENTAGE? I WANT TO COMMEND YOU GUYS. THERE'S ANOTHER CHALLENGE IF YOU'RE TAKING OVER AN OLDER APARTMENT COMPLEX, THAT THE NEW OWNERS FEEL LIKE OH, IF I GOSH. I HAVE THIS HUGE INSURMOUNTABLE TAX TO GET THIS SPACE UP TO CODE AND YOU DO A GREAT JOB WORKING WITH THEM AND GETTING THE QUICK FIX THINGS DONE, PAINT CHIPPING QUICKLY, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO FIX ALL OF YOUR COOLING SYSTEM. LET'S FIGURE OUT A TIME LINE FOR THAT. BUT FOR THE FOLKS THAT ARE JUST LIKE WE KNOW THEY HAVEN'T CHANGED MANAGEMENT, THEY THEY ARE ON THE LIST, WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP IF THEY ARE GOING THROUGH AND FILLING OUT

THEIR VIOLATIONS? >> SO THE ORDINANCE TODAY STATES THAT WE NEED TO GIVE THEM TEN-DAY NOTICE FOR ANY VIOLATION WE FIND. I'M NOT DEFENDING APARTMENT OWNERS OR PROPERTY MANAGERS, BUT A LOT OF TIMES WE GET THE CODES FROM THE TENANTS BEFORE THEY EVEN CALL THEM. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO GO AND EXPEDITE THAT AND SAY WHEN WE CAME YOU WERE IN VIOLATION, WE'RE GOING TO ISSUE A CITATION, I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR.

IN GENERAL, IF THEY DO NOT CORRECT, AGAIN, ALL THEY NEED IS THREE STRIKES, THEN THEY ARE IN THE PROGRAM. AT THAT POINT, WE DO PROACTIVE INSPECTIONS AND INSPECT MORE AND GET THEM TO COMPLIANCE. I THINK OVERALL, THE PROGRAM IS WORKING AS IS. WE CAN LOOK AT POTENTIALLY HOW

TO EXPEDITE THEM. >> I THINK THE WAY GETTING IN THE PROGRAM, ALL OF THAT IS OKAY. I'M TALKING ABOUT -- THERE'S ONLY A FEW OF THESE. IT'S NOT ALL OF THEM. THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE GET THEIR THINGS TOGETHER AND MOVE ON. THERE ARE A COUPLE IN THE PROGRAM AND THEY ARE ADDRESSING THE ISSUES THAT COME UP ONE BY ONE. I'M TALKING ABOUT NOT IN

THE INITIAL PART BUT AFTERWARDS. >> WHEN THEY ARE IN THE

PROGRAM? >> YES. >> GOT IT.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO.

>> CASTILLO: THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRESENTATIONS.

AMIN, JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, ATTENDING THE SESSION WAS INFORMATIVE IN THAT IT SHARES A LOT OF THE PATTERNS AND TRENDS THAT OUR SERVICES TEAM ARE HEARING AND THE CALLS WE'RE FIELDING. THAT'S WHY I'M PLEASED TO SEE IN TERMS OF THE INCREASED FINES AND FEES PARTICULARLY FOR THE DANGEROUS PREMISES, ABSENTEE PROPERTY OWNERS BE INCREASED BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF THE TRENDS. WHAT ACCOUNTABILITY CAN LOOK LIKE OR FURTHER ACCOUNTABILITY CAN LOOK LIKE FOR ABSENTEE PROPERTY OWNERS WHERE IT'S A RECURRING ABATEMENT PROCESS AND SOME OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS CAN AFFORD TO PAY THE FEE. THEY ALLOW IT TO GET ABATED, PAY THE FEE, AND THEN IT ACCUMULATES. IN TERMS OF THE METAL RECYCLING LICENSING AND JUNKYARD LICENSING, IS THAT THE

STATE MAXIMUM WE'RE INCREASING IT TO? >> NO. THERE IS NO STATE MAXIMUM FOR LICENSES OR PERMITS. BUT WHAT WE DID IS WE LOOKED AT IT AND WE TRIED TO DO A RECOVERY SYSTEM TO SEE IF WE COLLECT ENOUGH FOR US TO PAY FOR THE OFFICERS. IT WAS A LOT HIGHER THAN $1,000. SO WE WENT BACK WITH ALL THE FEES THAT WE HAVE. WE HAVE THE BOARDING HOME SET TO $1,000. WE THOUGHT THIS IS MORE PROPERTY TO JUST SET IT AT $1,000. SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE NOW.

>> CASTILLO: I'M PLEASED TO SEE AN INCREASE. I WOULD LIKE US TO EXPLORE WHAT INDICIAL INCREASE THAT'S WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED CAN LOOK LIKE.

DISTRICT 5 RESIDENTS, IT'S A HUGE CONCERN NOT JUST IN TERMS OF THE BUSINESS ITSELF BUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND WHETHER IT'S POLLUTANTS, DEBRIS FALLING OFF, THESE ARE FREQUENT CALLS AND CONCERNS FOR DISTRICT 5 RESIDENTS. THERE WAS A TOUR OF DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE KNOW IS AN ISSUE AND A CONCERN AND A PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN AS WELL.

SO I WOULD LIKE US TO EXPLORE INCREASING THAT IF WE CAN. OF COURSE, WITHIN REASON BUT WITH YOU KNOW IT HAS A GREAT IMPACT IN ENSURING THERE'S ACCOUNTABLE IS IMPORTANT. IN TERMS OF THE PROACTIVE APARTMENT ASSOCIATION, OUR FIELD OFFICE REALLY VALUES THIS TEAM. THEY DO A GREAT JOB AND WORK WELL WITH OUR TEAM GOING OUT ON SITE, BEING RESPONSIVE TO THOSE CONCERNS AND I OFTEN -- NOT OFTEN. I RECEIVED

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SAWS HAS A REBATE PROGRAM TO REMOVE GRASS FROM YARDS. I THINK THERE'S A NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT WE CAN TACKLE BY EXPLORING COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA'S IDEA. I HAD A QUESTION REGARDING THE TREE PROGRAM WE CREATED. I KNOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD TREE CARE PROGRAM, I KNOW THERE'S RESOURCES AVAILABLE. BUT IN THE CASE THAT WE DO EXPEND THOSE DOLLARS, WOULD THERE BE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REPLENISH DURING

THE MIDYEAR BUDGET? >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I'LL LET

MELISSA -- >> COUNCILMEMBER, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE

TREE MITIGATION FUND -- >> YES. >> WE CAN WORK WITH PARKS DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE IF THERE'S ANY ABILITY TO EXPAND THAT

PROGRAM. >> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I APPRECIATE IT.

>> WE'LL INCLUDE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION IN THE

FOLLOW-UP MEMO ON THAT. >> IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A BUDGET REQUEST, BUT -- PERMITTING PROCESS. CALL THAT WE GET ARE FOLKS WHO PUT UP A FENCE BUT AREN'T AWARE OF THE CODE OF WHAT ARE THE EXPECTATIONS, WHEN IS A PERMIT REQUIRED. I THINK THE INFOGRAPHIC BEING PUSHED ON SOCIAL MEDIA CAN HELP, ONE, US CIRCULATE WITHIN OUR NEWSLETTERS, BUT TWO, IT'S PUBLIC INFORMATION THAT FOLKS HAVE ACCESS TO. SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE DOING OR CAN EXPLORE, WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.

>> COUNCILMEMBER, WE CURRENTLY DO HAVE SEVERAL FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS DOCUMENTS. WE CAN WORK WITH YOUR OFFICES TO PUSH THAT INFORMATION OUT, AND WE DO SHARE THAT WITH OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL

ESPECIALLY FOR FENCES, CARPORTS, ET CETERA. >> THANK YOU, BECAUSE THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND FENCES ARE JUST -- WE FIELD A LOT OF THOSE CALLS, CONCERNS, AND FRUSTRATIONS. LASTLY, IN TERMS OF THE STREETLIGHTING, AGAIN, I KNOW -- I HOPE WE EXPLORE THE UDC AND WHAT THAT DISTANCE LOOKS LIKE BETWEEN LIGHTS. WHEN I SEE A REQUEST FOR ONLY 42 LIGHTS WARRANTED, IT DOESN'T REFLECT WHAT OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE SEEING AS AREAS OF PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS OR A NEED FOR INCREASED LIGHTING. I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF COUNCILMEMBER KAUR'S REQUEST TO INCREASE FUNDING TO HELP TACKLE THOSE PUBLIC SAFETY CALLS FOR LIGHTING, PARTICULARLY AROUND SCHOOLS AND BUS STOPS VIA BUS STOPS BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE RECEIVE A LOT OF CALLS FOR, AND I KNOW IT'S WELL BEYOND 42 THAT WE'RE SEEING THERE. I HOPE TO SEE US WORK THROUGH THAT. LASTLY, JUST WANTED TO THINK AMIN AND THE CODE COMPLIANCE TEAM. YOU ALL DO A GREAT JOB.

HEARING OUR CODE OFFICERS OUT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, YOU KNOW, USE GREAT EXAMPLES IN TERMS OF THE GOAL IS COMPLIANCE, NOT NECESSARILY TO ISSUE A CITATION. HAS BEEN JUST REALLY GREAT TO HEAR OUT

IN THE FIELD. THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM. >> THANK YOU.

>> AND THEN WITH JESUS, JUST THANK YOU AND THE AIRPORT FOR THE WORK YOU DO. I'M SURE BAD BUNNY BEING IN PUERTO RICO IS WHY WE'RE SEEING FLIGHTS OVER THERE BECAUSE EVERYBODY BUT ME IS GOING. BUT --

>> I COULD NOT AGREE WITH YOU MORE, COUNCILMEMBER.

>> DID I HAVE A QUESTION IN TERMS OF ACCESSIBILITY WITH THE AIRPORT. I'VE SPOKEN TO YOUR TEAM ABOUT SENSORY ROOMS AND IMPLEMENTATION THAT'S YOU ARE HAVING WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE AIRPORT. CAN YOU OR SOMEONE ON THE TEAM SHARE THE HIDDEN DISABILITY SUNFLOWER PROGRAM AND HOW FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO THE AIRPORT OR PLANNING A TRIP CAN GET CONNECTED TO THAT PROGRAM AND WHAT IT MEANS?

>> I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU WHAT WE DO TODAY AND EN THIS I'M GOING TO LET TIM COME UP HERE AND TALK ABOUT NOT ONLY 9 TERMINAL EXPANSION BUT THE FUTURE OF THE NEW TERMINAL. THE SUN FLOWER PROGRAM EXISTS AND IS IN OPERATION. THERE'S A LAND YARD WORN BY SOME CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSONNEL SO WHEN INDIVIDUALS COME IN AND NEED ASSISTANCE, THEY KNOW TO LOOK FOR THAT SUNFLOWER. IT TELLS THEM WE'RE HERE TO ASSIST. WHETHER THAT'S LOW VISIBILITY, YOU KNOW, LOW HEARING. WE HAVE THE IRA, WHICH IS AN OVERALL PLATFORM THAT WE HAVE FOR PEOPLE WITH LOW HEARING TO BE ABLE TO WEAR GLASSES AND BE ABLE TO WALK THROUGH THE

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LET TIM TALK ABOUT IT. HE'S LED THAT EFFORT. >> THANK YOU.

>> GOOD MORNING. DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR THE AIRPORT. WE GATHERED A GROUP OF 35 REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COMMUNITY TO WORK WITH US ON THE DESIGN PROCESS THROUGH CONSTRUCTION. AND SOME. THINGS WE DID IS WE BROUGHT THIS GROUP IN AND EACH MONTH FOR ANYWHERE FROM ONE TO THREE HOURS WITH THE DESIGNERS IN THE PROGRAM, GOT THEM TO TALK ABOUT FROM BEDSIDE TO PLANE SIDE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE WERE ONE OF THE MOST BARRIER FREE AIRPORTS IN THE COUNTRY, IN THE WORLD. WE WOULD WALK THEM THROUGH AND TALK ABOUT CURBSIDE. IT'S A WHOLE SESSION JUST ON THE CURBSIDE, CHALLENGES AND HOW WE CAN DESIGN IN EARLY IN THE PROCESS WAYS TO REMOVE BARRIERS. WE DID THAT THROUGH THE ENTIRE DESIGN AND THAT WAS PHASE ONE. YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THOSE IN THE ACTUAL DESIGN OF THE TERMINAL. PHASE TWO IS TAKING THEM THROUGH THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION. WHEN WE START WORKING ON THAT AND WE'LL TAKE THAT INTO THE RENOVATIONS OF TERMINAL A AS WELL. WE RECENTLY APPLIED AND EXPECT A FAVORABLE APPLICATION APPROVAL HERE IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO FROM AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL. WE'LL BE ONE OF THE FIRST AIRPORTS TO BECOME ACCREDITED FOR OUR ACCESSIBILITY EFFORTS.

WE HAVE ALL OF THAT IN THE DESIGN OF THE TERMINAL. WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THAT GROUP AND GET POSITIVE FEEDBACK FOR OUR EFFORTS BECAUSE WE WANT THIS TO BE NOT ONLY BARRIER FREE FOR EVERYONE THAT TRAVELS BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL AND JUST REALLY TO SHOW IT'S ONE OF THE FOUR PILLARS THAT WE WORKED WITH, ACCESSIBILITY, SUSTAINABILITY, SENSE OF PLACE, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. SO VERY

EXCITED ABOUT THAT GROUP. >> WOW. WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU. IT REALLY IS GREAT WORK YOU'RE DOING AT THE SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT. THANK YOU JESUS FOR THE GREAT WORK YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE

DOING. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE.

>> JUST A COUPLE THINGS. JESUS, JUST GREAT JOB. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU. I'M GLAD EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL THERE AT THE AIRPORT, ALL OF YOUR LEADERSHIP AND HARD WORK, I THINK, IS REALLY PAYING OFF. SO HAPPY WITH ALL OF THAT. AMIN, JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE. FIRST OF ALL, I GUESS I'LL ADDRESS COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. I THINK WE CAN DISCUSS GOING FORWARD SOME SORT OF PLAN HERE ON THE LIGHTING IN AN OVERALL ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY BECAUSE I DO AGREE THAT THE LIGHTS THE ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY EFFORTS HERE AT THE CITY. LOOKING FORWARD TO TALKING MORE ABOUT HOW WE CAN DO THAT. YOU HAD A SLIDE UP THERE, AMIN, ON THE CODE ENFORCEMENT, ON THE CASES CLOSED. WHAT I HAVE AN ISSUE ON IS, WE A LOT OF TIMES -- I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS ON PERCENTAGE OF CASES CLOSED AND ALL OF THAT. WE A LOT OF TIMES SEE THAT THE CASES ARE MARKED AS CLOSED AND RESOLVED, BUT WE HAVE RESIDENTS CALLING US SAYING NO, THIS WAS NEVER ADDRESSED. SO I HAVE SOME ISSUE WITH THE NUMBERS UP THERE. I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYBODY'S -- JUST CAN YOU TELL US, HOW DO YOU GO -- WHAT'S THE PROCESS FOR SAYING A CASE IS

CLOSED OR SUCCESSFULLY RESOLVED? >> SURE. SO WHEN -- I GUESS LET'S START WITH THE REACTIVE CODE. IF WE GET A 311 CODE, THE OFFICER WILL RESPOND IN TWO TO THREE DAYS DEPENDING IF IT'S TIER ONE OR TWO. AFTER THEY RESPOND, IF THEY DON'T FIND THE VIOLATION, THEY WILL TAKE PICTURE AND THEY WILL CLOSE THE CASE AS NO VIOLATION. IF THEY FIND A VIOLATION, THEY WILL ISSUE A 10-DAY NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO THE OWNER OR TO THE TENANT AND GIVE THEM SO DAYS TO REPAIR THAT, WHATEVER THAT IS, TALL GRASS, OUTSIDE PLACEMENT, WHATEVER THE CASE IS. THEN WE GO BACK AFTER 10 DAYS, WHICH COULD BE DAY 11, 12, OR 13. WE SHOW UP, AGAIN, IF THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED, WE TAKE A PICTURE AND CLOSE IT. IF THEIR VIOLATION IS STILL THERE, WE ISSUE A CITATION AT THAT TIME AND SET THAT UP WITH CODE. NORMALLY THE COURT DATE IS THREE TO FOUR WEEKS OUT. THEN WE GO TO COURT. IF IT

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ABOUT. >> WHEN A CITATION IS ISSUED --

>> THE CASE REMAINS OPEN. >> IT REMAINS OPEN.

>> YES, SIR, BECAUSE THE ISSUE IS STILL THERE. WE DON'T CLOSE THE CASE

UNTIL IT'S RESOLVED. >> WHERE DO YOU THINK WE'RE HAVING THE PROBLEMS THEN WHEN WE LOOK ON THE SYSTEM -- AND I HAVE MY CONSTITUENT SERVICES PEOPLE BRING THIS UP. HEY, IT SAYS CASE

CLOSED, BUT THE ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED. >> WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS THAT WE DID FOR THE CODE STRATEGIC PLAN, KIND OF SIMILAR ISSUES. IT'S HARD TO ANSWER THAT UNTIL YOU HAVE SPECIFIC CASES. SO WE MET WITH THE CITIZENS --

>> SOMETIMES WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THEY CALL 10 TIMES AND WHEN IT'S THE SAME CASE, NINE CASES WILL BE CLOSED IMMEDIATELY. OUR SYSTEM WE REFERENCE THAT WITH THE ORIGINAL CASE. WHEN THEY GO TO 311, THEY DON'T SEE THAT. SO THAT'S WHERE SOME OF THE COMMUNICATION I'M TALKING ABOUT IS NOT THERE. SO THEY SAY I CALLED IT IN. THERE IS NINE OF THEM. NOW, THE PROBLEM IS, TEN PEOPLE CALLED IT IN. ONLY ONE IS GOING TO SEE EVERYTHING ELSE. THE REST ARE GOING TO SEE IT'S CLOSED. THAT'S ONE OF THE ISSUES WE ARE HAVING. BUT WE DO NOT CLOSE THE CASE UNTIL IT'S RESOLVED, BUT IF I HAVE TEN CALLS FOR THE

SAME CASE, I DON'T NEED TEN CASES OPEN. >> OKAY.

>> THAT'S JUST ONE CASE. >> WITH OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, HOW DO YOU ALL GRADE THEIR PERFORMANCE?

>> THEY ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF INSPECTIONS, EVERY DAY, EVERY WEEK, EVERY MONTH. WE DO QUALITY CONTROL. WE CHECK TWO CASES RANDOMLY FOR EVERY CODE OFFICER EVERY WEEK AND GRADE THEM ON DID THEY DO THE RIGHT THING, DID THEY INSPECT, TAKE PICTURES, PUT NOTES IN THE SYSTEM, DID THEY FOLLOW ALL THE NOTICES, THE WHOLE PROCESS, AND WE GRADE THEM ON IT. DEPENDING ON THAT, WE DO

MODIFICATION OR WE -- >> IT'S THEIR JOB -- >> IT DEPENDS ON WHAT

THE ISSUE IS. >> IT'S THEIR JOB TO SEE THE CASE THROUGH TO THE

END? >> YES. >> AND DO THEY GET

GRADED ON CLOSED CASES? >> APPROPRIATELY CLOSED CASES THEY GET -- YES.

>> OKAY. WELL, I JUST -- I WANT US TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS -- WE GET MAYBE OUR OFFICES GET THE MOST CALLS ON THESE KIND OF CODE ISSUES, AND IT IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING WHEN WE'RE GETTING THE SAME CALL AND THAT YARD IS STILL OVERGROWN OR THERE'S STILL 15 TRUCKS IN THE DRIVEWAY OR WHATEVER THE HECK IT IS.

YOU HAVE TO TELL THIS PERSON, I'LL CHECK ON IT AGAIN. IT'S ROUGH SOMETIMES. SO I WOULD LIKE US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON TOP OF THAT. PERMITS, I MENTIONED THIS, YOU KNOW, WITH OUR LAST COUNCIL AND WE FILED A CCR AND I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES' SUPPORT ON THAT, LOOKING TO DO A REVIEW OF THE PERMITTING PROCESS, THE INSPECTION PROCESS, WHICH PERMITS ARE NECESSARY, WHICH MAY NOT BE, HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET SOME OF THESE PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS GONE BECAUSE WHEN I TALK TO PEOPLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, WHAT I HAVE HEARD REPEATEDLY IS, MARC, IT IS LESS EXPENSIVE FOR US TO BUILD RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS AS OPPOSED TO WITHIN THE CITY. THE REASON THEY SAY THAT TO ME IS THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE -- AGAIN, SOME OF THE FEES THEY ARE PAYING, WHEN THEY ARE HAVING TO PAY THE FEES. RIGHT? WHEN THEY HAVE TO PAY SOME OF THESE THINGS AT THE BEGINNING AND THEN CARRY THE COST OF THAT THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, IT HURTS THEM AS OPPOSED TO BEING -- HAVING TO PAY MORE TOWARDS THE END. AND THEN, THREE, THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TAKES TO GET THE PERMIT OR HAVE THE INSPECTION DONE. NOW, WHEN YOU PRESENTED UP THERE, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE DOING OKAY, I GUESS, IN TERMS OF THE TIME. I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE A CONTINUED EFFORT TO LIMIT THESE FEES TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE INSPECTIONS AND PERMITS GET ISSUED IN A TIMELY MANNER BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALL THE TIME.

ONE OF THE WAYS WE CAN MAKE HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE TO THE END USER IS MAKE IT LESS BURDENSOME AND LESS COSTLY TO BUILD THE PRODUCT. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT HERE THAT WE STAY ON THAT AS WELL.

THE DECLINE IN COMMERCIAL PERMITS THAT YOU SHOWED IN ONE OF THE

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TRENDING DOWNWARD? >> I THINK SINCE WE SAW THE INTEREST RATES, I KNOW IT AFFECTED THE RESIDENTIAL MORE THAN COMMERCIAL, BUT IT DOES AFFECT COMMERCIAL A LITTLE BIT. I KNOW SOME OF THE POLICIES, THE TARIFFS, PEOPLE ARE HOLDING BACK. THAT'S POSSIBLY THE REASON.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE SOME OF THIS STARTED BEFOREHAND THOUGH. RIGHT? I MEAN, FROM 2023, IF I'M READING THAT RIGHT, DOWN TO NOW, WE'VE HAD A STEADY DECLINE IN THE PERMITS. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN SAY THAT IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE TARIFFS. ARE LESS BUSINESSES CHOOSING TO

COME TO SAN ANTONIO? >> I BELIEVE IN '23, THE INTEREST RATES STARTED TO GO UP. THAT AFFECTED AT THAT POINT, BUT I BELIEVE THE TARIFF IS ON

TOP OF IT. THAT'S WHAT I KNOW. >> SO INTEREST RATE

ISSUE? >> YES. >> I THINK THAT WE REMAIN IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH STAKEHOLDER GROUPS THAT WORK ON BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND THE COMMERCIAL SIDE, COUNCILMEMBER, AND SO SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE HEARING FROM THOSE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS. I DON'T KNOW THE LARGER QUESTION YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT, BUSINESSES COMING TO SAN ANTONIO. THEY ARE CITING INTEREST RATES, TARIFFS. WE'RE

HEARING IT DIRECTLY FROM THOSE GROUPS. >> I'M LOOKING BACK FROM 2022, IT LOOKS LIKE A SLOW DECLINE EVERY YEAR ALL THE WAY TO NOW.

RIGHT? ALMOST 900 LESS FROM 2022 TO THE PRESENT. SO WE'RE THINKING THAT'S PRIMARILY AN INTEREST RATE ISSUE? IS THAT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WITH SIMILAR CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY?

>> YES. WE DID CHECK WITH OTHER CITIES ESPECIALLY IN TEXAS, BUT WE LOOKED AROUND THE NATION, AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

THAT'S WHAT WE BELIEVE IT'S INTEREST AND TARIFFS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I THINK -- WHEN THE RECESSION GOES DOWN, COMMERCIAL IS GOING TO GO DOWN BY ITSELF BECAUSE IF PEOPLE WANT TO BUILD SHOPPING CENTERS BUT THERE'S NO HOUSING, THEN IT'S KIND OF TIED IN WITH IT.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE DECLINE IN COMMERCIAL AS WELL.

>> YEAH. I MEAN, BUT LOOK, 2023 TO 2024 RESIDENTIAL WENT UP.

RIGHT? >> YES. >> IT WENT UP 1400 AND YET THE COMMERCIAL SIDE WENT DOWN A COUPLE HUNDRED.

>> RIGHT. >> SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER EITHER.

BUT IT'S A QUESTION AS TO WHAT SORT OF COMMERCIAL FRIENDLY, BUSINESS FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT ARE WE CREATING HERE IN SAN

ANTONIO AND DO WE NEED TO DO MORE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCILMEMBER MEZA GONZALEZ.

>> MEZA GONZALEZ: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH JESUS AT THE AIRPORT. GENERALLY JUST SUPPORTIVE.

CONGRATULATIONS ON THOSE CERTIFICATIONS. I THINK THE AIRPORT IS OUR SLEEPING GIANT. SO I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE WAKING IT UP TO SEE ALL IT CAN BE. I THINK SMALL BUSINESS REALLY IS KIND OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS HUB IN A LOT OF WAYS, THE AIRPORT IN GENERAL FROM OUR CONTRACTORS TO OUR VENDORS TO THE NON-AIRLINE REVENUE. SO I WAS CURIOUS ON THE NON-AIRLINE REVENUE, HAVE WE -- CAN YOU DO A BUDGET HISTORY OF THAT, OR CAN YOU PROVIDE A BUDGET HISTORY OF THAT NON-AIRLINE REVENUE FROM 2019 TO NOW? I KNOW THAT'S INCREASED AND PLANNING TO DO MORE

OF THAT. >> CERTAINLY. IT'S AROUND 86 MILLION FOR 2026 PROPOSED. WE'LL GIVE YOU A FULL BREAKDOWN OF 2019 TO PRESENT ON THAT ENTIRE BREAKDOWN. I'LL TELL YOU A LOT OF THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR SERVICE OFFERINGS ON THE NON-AERONAUTICAL WHICH IS WHY WE'VE BEEN FOCUSING ON GETTING THE CONCESSIONS TO THE FINISH LINE. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A DIRECT IMPACT ON NON-AIRLINE. SPACES TO PARK IS A BIG IMPACT. THOSE ARE THINGS THAT GO -- THOSE ARE PROBABLY A GOOD 70 MILLION OF THAT 86 MILLION MAKE-UP, YOU HAVE SOME OTHER GROUND TRANSPORTATION FEES. BUT THE MAKE-UP IS 33, 35 MILLION FOR PARKING AND CONCESSIONS WE MAKE ON BOTH OF THOSE

AREAS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. AND IS THERE ANY ISSUE THAT WE'RE SEEING WITH THE ACEB PROGRAM JUST WITH EVERYTHING HAPPENING WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? ARE THERE ANY KIND OF RED FLAGS BEING RAISED WITH HOW THAT PROGRAM IS MOVING ALONG?

>> I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES TO -- WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR PROGRAM AND OUR PROJECTS, ON DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE, THERE'S A LOT OF IMPACTS TO THAT. THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES HAPPENING CONSTANTLY WITH REGARDS TO WHETHER YOU TALK ABOUT CEBATA OR ACEB. THAT IMPACTS OUR

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>> YEAH. ONE-PAGER ON THOSE JOBS IS IMPORTANT JUST FOR US TO SHARE AND HAVE THAT FOR OURSELVES FOR INFORMATION. THAT'S A LOT OF JOBS. SO ON THE KEY MARKETS FOR THE FLIGHTS FOR BUSINESS AND LEISURE, YOU SAID YOU'RE ADDING. ARE WE CONNECTED -- IS THERE A CONVERSATION WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR GREATER SATX ON WHAT THOSE FLIGHTS LOOK LIKE

OUR STOPS? >> WE'VE SEALED THE TOP 30 DESTINATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. WE'RE FOCUSING ON AREAS LIKE SACRAMENTO, PITTSBURGH, RALEIGH-DURHAM. THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERNS WITH THE AVAILABILITY OF AIRCRAFT. I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE AIR MANUFACTURING THAT'S HAPPENING. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH ALL OF OUR CARRIERS TO INCREASE THOSE EFFORTS. OUR 36-MONTH STRATEGY, WE KNEW WE WANTED TO GO AFTER MEXICO AND DESTINATIONS. DCA WAS THE NUMBER ONE BEING ABLE TO CAPTURE THAT WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES WAS A BIG WIN FOR US. WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THAT. WE LOOK AT WHAT'S CALLED PASSENGERS DEPARTING EACH WAY. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF DATA AND LOOK AT WHERE OUR PASSENGERS ARE GOING TO, WHERE THEIR DAY STARTS AND ENDS, AND WE CAPTURE THAT INFORMATION AND ENSURE THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON DESTINATIONS THAT PEOPLE WANT TO TRAVEL TO.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU. DOES YOUR DEPARTMENT DEAL WITH GREATER SATX

AT ALL? >> ABSOLUTELY. WE WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THEM, WITH EVERY DESTINATION THAT WE LAUNCH, WHETHER THAT'S DOMESTIC OR INTERNATIONALLY. SO WE WORK WITH MARY OWE AND WE WORK AS WELL WITH SARAH. THE TWO OF THEM WORK CLOSELY AND IN LINE

AND WE WORK WITH THEM ON A FREQUENT BASIS. >> THANK YOU. AND JUST REALLY JUST A POINT, I WENT ON A TOUR RECENTLY ABOUT A MONTH AGO WITH YOUR TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM. IT WAS FANTASTIC. THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM WAS FANTASTIC. GREAT JOB. THERE MIGHT BE A PROJECT DOWNTOWN THAT YOU CAN START WORKING ON. REALLY, IT'S JUST REALLY WELL-DONE AND THE PRESENTATION, EVERYTHING ABOUT IT WAS GREAT.

CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. I'M GLAD TO SEE PANDA EXPRESS MADE IT BACK.

>> YES. >> REMEMBER THAT? >> COUNCILMEMBER, I WANTED TO CLARIFY ONE THING. ON THE CONTACTS ON THE 2019 NON-A AIRLINE REVENUE. WE COLLECTED 65 MILLION. WE'RE EXPECTING OVER

80. >> THAT'S GONE UP BECAUSE OF PARKING.

>> PARKING, CONCESSIONS. >> OKAY. ON DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, THANK YOU, JESUS. I APPRECIATE IT. I APPRECIATE -- THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I APPRECIATE THE ALIGNMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES. CONSIDERING ALL THE NEW STATE LAWS THAT, YOU KNOW, STARTED TO CHANGE, ARE WE SEEING ANY CHANGES ON THE

SHORT-TERM RENTAL AS AT ALL. >> THERE WAS NO CHANGES

ON STRS. >> OKAY. ON THE CODE ENFORCEMENT, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE MENTIONED, IS THERE A COORDINATION WITH THOSE 311 CALLS AND THE DISTRICT OFFICES AS FAR AS THE 311 OPERATOR, ARE THEY CONSIDERING THAT CLOSED IF AN OFFICE IS

HANDLING IT? >> IT STAYS OPEN IN THEIR SYSTEM AS WELL, UNLESS, AGAIN, WE CLOSE IT. WHEN WE CLOSE THE CASE, IT DOES CLOSE IN THEIR SYSTEM AS WELL. THOSE TWO SYSTEMS COMMUNICATE BACK AND FORTH. ANY ACTIVITY WE DO, THEY WILL SEE IT THERE, BUT, AGAIN, THEY DON'T SEE EVERY SINGLE ACTIVITY. THEY SEE THE MAIN POINTS.

>> OKAY. >> THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT, AGAIN, WE NEED TO WORK ON. IT COULD BE IMPROVING THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BOTH SYSTEMS OR IT COULD BE FINDING ANOTHER SOFTWARE THAT PROVIDES THIS INFORMATION, LIKE A DASHBOARD. WE ARE

LOOKING AT THOSE OPTIONS RIGHT NOW. >> OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND THEN ON THE INCREASE IN FEES SINCE 2009, IS THERE A REASON WHY WE

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IN 2009. >> I WASN'T WITH THE CITY. I BELIEVE SOMETIMES IF IT'S WORKING, LEAVE IT ALONE. RIGHT?

>> YEAH. >> MAYBE THAT'S IT. BUT IT'S GOOD TO REVIEW FEES ON PROCESSES EVERY NOW AND THEN, TOO, TO GET IT IN LINE WITH OUR

COMMUNITY AND WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES AROUND US. >> COUNCILMEMBER, WE -- WE PRODUCED A REVENUE MANUAL THIS YEAR OF EVERY REVENUE, HOW IT'S AUTHORIZED, WHEN IT LAST ADJUSTED FOR EVERYTHING THAT THE CITY DOES. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, ESPECIALLY SINCE 2021, WE'VE GOTTEN AWAY FROM THIS. THERE'S A VARIETY OF LICENSES AND FEES HE AND ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES THAT WE COLLECT IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT AREAS. I THINK YOU'LL START TO SEE MORE OF THESE ON A REGULAR BASIS WHERE WE KEEP UP WITH INFLATION OR DEMAND OR ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD. SO MY -- THAT REVENUE MANUAL WAS PRODUCED SO THAT WE HAD IT AND WE COULD TRACK IT AND COMMUNICATE IT. YOU'LL START TO SEE THESE MORE OFTEN.

>> ARE WE ON PAR WITH WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING COMPARABLE TO US?

>> THAT'S STILL TO BE -- DEPENDENT ON THE ISSUE. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE LOOK AT EMS TRANSPORT FEES, WE KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT. WE KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE MANAGE FUNDING -- MAJOR FUNDING. ONE OF THE THINGS SAID EARLIER, PART OF WHAT WE DO IS MAKE SURE THAT THE FEES OR CHALLENGES OR LICENSES ARE IN LINE WITH THE COST OF SERVICE. IT CAN'T BE MORE THAN THAT BECAUSE THAT TRIGGERS, YOU KNOW, STATUTES THAT SAY THAT WE CAN'T OVERCHARGE FOR CERTAIN FUNCTIONS. SO THIS IS REALLY A COST RECOVERY MODE. I THINK IN A LOT OF THESE AREAS WHERE WE HAVEN'T ADJUSTED IN SOME TIME, GOING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE AS OUR COSTS GO UP, THESE ARE GOING TO GO UP.

>> GOT IT. OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU. AND FOR -- MOVING ON TO STREETLIGHTS, I WANT TO SUPPORT -- I THINK COUNCILMEMBER KAUR BROUGHT UP THE FUNDING FROM THE UTSA STUDY, THAT $3 MILLION EXTRA.

I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THAT. IT MADE ME THINK OF THE PRESENTATION WE HAD LAST WEEK ON DESIGN PRESENTATION IN PLANNING THAT TALKED ABOUT HOW WE'RE DESIGNING WITH MORE PUBLIC SAFETY KIND OF EFFORTS IN OUR MIND.

BUT THIS IS PRETTY BASIC TO ME, I GUESS. SO HOW DOES THAT DESIGN CONVERSATION CONNECT WITH JUST REALLY NEEDING MORE STREETLIGHTS?

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? I'M JUST -- >> COUNCILMEMBER, I THINK THE WORK THAT BRIDGET AND HER TEAM DOES IS MOVING FORWARD.

>> SURE. >> THAT'S THE BASELINE. SOME OF WHAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING IS A HISTORICAL TREND THAT EXISTED. IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THERE WERE NO STREETLIGHTS. THAT'S HOW IT WAS BUILT. WE'RE HAVING TO CATCH UP. BRIDGET'S WORK IS FUTURE LOOKING. I THINK IT WILL BE -- BEAR FRUIT AND HAVE LIGHTING IN MORE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT

WANT IT. >> THANK YOU. ON THE APARTMENTS IN THE

PROACTIVE -- JUST ONE MORE. >> WE'LL COME BACK TO

YOU. CHAIR VIAGRAN. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START WITH THE AIRPORT. I JUST HAVE A FEW COMMENTS TO MAKE. ONE, I WANT TO THANK -- MORRIS HAS DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB. HE'S BEEN WITH THE CITY SINCE 1993. I GUESS RETIREMENT IS WARRANTED. HE COULD STAY UNTIL I TERM OUT. BUT I'M EXCITED FOR HIM. STETSON IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE INVESTMENTS THERE AND THE PROJECTS AND WILL BE REACHING OUT IN TERMS OF THE PERIMETER FENCING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THE ONE THING ABOUT IT, IT IS HISTORIC ALSO.

WORKING WITH VISIT SAN ANTONIO AGENTS AND CULTURE, WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE TO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE TO PROMOTE THAT BECAUSE IN ADDITION TO BEING AN AIRPORT, IT'S PART OF THE WORLD HERITAGE TRAIL. TEXAS AIR MUSEUM. THEN WE HAD THE TUSKEEGEE PRESENTATION LAST YEAR THERE. SO I REALLY AM EXCITED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK THERE. I THINK MY NEXT QUESTIONS HAVE TO BE -- WELL-DONE ON THE NONSTOP FLIGHTS.

THE TEAM THAT'S WORKING ON THAT, LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING WHETHER IT'S TO

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WHEN IT COMES TO THE CONCESSIONS AND THE PROGRAMMING, I THINK THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY REALLY TO MAKE THAT LOCAL MARK, BUT I WOULD LIKE FROM THE ECONOMIC WORKFORCE AND DEVELOPMENT STAND IS TO SEE HOW THOSE LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE DOING AND WHAT SORT OF GROWTH WE'RE HAVING BECAUSE WHILE WE ARE -- THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND WE'RE LIMITED ON WHAT WE CAN MAKE, WHEN OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, WHETHER IT'S 2M OR IT'S BECKERS DOES WELL, THAT BRINGS MONEY BACK INTO OUR COFFERS.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN KEEP TRACK IF BECKERS TELLS MORE DURING SOME OF THE BREAKS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THEIR WINE TASTING ROOM HERE. THE OTHER CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, AND ERIK AND ANDY KNOW THIS ALL TOO WELL, IS BRANDING SOME OF OUR SAN ANTONIO IMAGES THAT WE COULD SELL THEN AT THE AIRPORT. I HAVE TALKED TO THE CONCESSION PEOPLE ABOUT, WHY DON'T WE SELL OUR SAPD, YOU KNOW -- OUR SAPD MUGS, OUR BRANDED, YOU KNOW -- THE THINGS WE BRAND HERE IN TERMS OF THE RIVERWALK. WHY AREN'T WE SEEING MORE OF THAT IN SOME OF THE CONCESSIONS THERE? I LOVE FELIZ MODERN, BUT I WANT THAT SAN ANTONIO FLARE, WHETHER IT'S ONE OF OUR FESTIVALS WHERE WE'RE SELLING SOME OF THE SWAG THAT WE HAVE LEFT OVER THAT WAS GIVEN AWAY BECAUSE YOU WERE A PARTICIPANT. OUR MEDALS, AND I'M PUTTING COLLEEN AND HER TEAM ON THE SPOT, OUR 5K MEDALS ARE SO NICE, AND IF WE COULD JUST KIND OF HAVE THEM. MAYBE YOU DIDN'T PARTICIPATE IN THE 5K, BUT YOU SELECT MEDALS AND THEN YOU HAVE OUR CITY MEDALS AND WHAT WE DO HERE. I KNOW IT'S -- I KNOW ANDY IS GOING TO TELL ME, LEGALLY THIS OR THAT. BUT IF WE COULD JUST LOOK AT THAT IN TERMS OF WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE SAN ANTONIO STORE, REALLY HAVING WHAT SAN ANTONIO WORKS AND -- YOUR TEAM -- AND I THINK YOU WERE THERE WHEN WE TRAVELED TO LONDON, AND I TOOK MY OLD FIESTA MEDALS AND I PASSED THOSE OUT TO THEM. THEY JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. THAT LED TO A WHOLE JOURNEY OF THEM GOING ONLINE, SEEING WHAT WE DID, AND WANTING TO COME DOWN TO FIESTA. I IF I THERE'S THAT STORY WE CAN TELL AT THE AIRPORT AND PEOPLE CAN TAKE BACK. I REALLY LIKE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE INITIATIVES AND EVERYTHING ON THE INCLUSION PROGRAM AND HELPING THOSE WITH DISABILITIES AND NEEDS. COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO ASKED ALL THOSE QUESTIONS, SO I JUST ECHO HER SENTIMENTS IN MAKING SURE WE'RE MOVING FORWARD AND WE'RE GETTING THAT INFORMATION. SO THAT'S IT FOR THE AIRPORT. NEXT IS MY FAVORITE DEPARTMENT PROBABLY, AMIN. PART OF THIS IS BECAUSE, LIKE MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES SAID, OF ALL OF THE QUESTIONS WE GET, IT'S CODE QUESTIONS. IF I SAY FORMER COMMISSIONER TOMMY ATKINSON AND DR. HINOJOSA, YOU WILL KNOW THAT MEANS PARKING ON YOUR FRONT LAWN BECAUSE THAT'S THEIR BIGGEST COMPLAINT RIGHT NOW. AND SO I THINK WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD, I DO WANT TO SEE -- I AM -- I KNOW YOUR FREEZE IS ON THE SIDE OF DEVELOPMENT. BUT, AGAIN, THANK YOU, ERIK, FOR THOSE MATERIALS.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE STAFF DO MORE WORK. WE NEED TO KEEP UP WITH THE COLA, AND 3% IS THE LEAST I COULD DO. IF I COULD GET MORE CODE OFFICERS AND GET DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO BE FULLY SATISFIED SO WE COULD QUICKLY GO THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS, I THINK WE COULD SEE INCREASE IN NUMBERS. WE KNOW THAT RESIDENTIAL KEEPS MOVING. Y'ALL KNOW THAT ESPECIALLY IN DISTRICT 3. COMMERCIAL KEEPS MOVING. EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW THAT THE TARIFF AND THE INTEREST RATES AND ALL OF THAT IS IMPACTING THIS, I'M REALLY IMPRESSED WITH TEXAS AND TEAM TEXAS ABOUT HOW WE TRY TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND LOOK FOR INNOVATIVE WAYS. SO WHILE THE NUMBERS ARE LOW, THEY COULD BE LOWER, BUT I STILL THINK -- I APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING AT THE REALITY OF WHAT'S GOING ON STATEWIDE AND WHAT'S GOING ON NATIONALLY AND THAT WE'RE PART OF THOSE TRENDS BUT MAYBE WE WE SIT IN THE MIDDLE.

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THE OTHER THING THAT'S COME TO MY ATTENTION IS PEOPLE ARE RENTING OUT THEIR SPACES, THEIR SWIMMING POOLS. PEOPLE ARE RENTING OUT THEIR BACKYARDS FOR PODCASTS. WE NEED TO -- LIKE AIR BNB, WE NEED TO START KEEPING TRACK OF THAT AND SEEING IF WE'RE GIVING PERMITS OUT. I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD BE RECEIVING A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IF YOUR SWIMMING POOL IS USED AS A COMMERCIAL OR RETAIL SPACE. SO THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE US TO SEE US WORK INTO AND SEE WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING BECAUSE WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS -- AND KIND OF SIMILAR TO SLIDE 13 AND THE FEES THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE AND THAT WE NEED TO UPDATE. THERE IS MONEY LEFT ON THE TABLE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT KEEPING UP WITH THE TRENDS OF HOW PEOPLE ARE USING THEIR HOME. I WANT THEM TO USE THEIR HOME FOR, YOU KNOW, THEIR SIDE BUSINESS OR A HOME BUSINESS, BUT THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RULES IN TERMS OF WHAT WE DO FOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, WHAT WE HAVE FOR RETAIL SPACE, AND WHAT OUR BUSINESS CODES ARE. I REALLY WANT TO LOOK AT THAT. WE MAKE OUR SHORT-TERM RENTALS DO THIS. WE SHOULD MAKE OTHERS THAT ARE RENTING PART OF THEIR HOMESTEADS OUT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR INCREASED EFFORTS ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS.

WHEN IT COMES TO THE RESIDENTIAL, PUBLIC SAFETY, LIGHTS IS IMPORTANT. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US INCREASE THAT BUDGET FOR RESIDENTIAL STREETLIGHTS. I MEAN, I'LL LOOK AT MINE -- I LOOK AT MY DISTRICT, WHICH IS 321 LIGHTS WARRANTED, AND WE'RE AT 104. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE CAN'T JUST GET THAT 321 DONE. WE NEED TO START HITTING THOSE GOALS. I STILL CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE COULDN'T GET DISTRICT 5'S 42 DONE. LIKE THAT SHOULD JUST BE EASY. SO WE CAN SAY OUR STREETLIGHTS ARE DONE. SO I JUST LIKE TO SEE

THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> CHAIR GALVAN.

>> GALVAN: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATIONS TODAY.

I FELT LIKE IT WAS ONE OF THE -- PERSONALLY FOR ME, THE EASIEST PREPARATION. OH, NO, THESE THINGS ARE GOING GREAT. I HAD A -- I WAS GOING TO GIVE JESUS TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE --

>> WITH MY OFFICE AS WELL AS THE CONVERSATION WE HAD ABOUT THOSE PIECES AND THEN I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS. JESUS DID A GREAT JOB. I DO WANT TO ECHO DISTRICT 8'S POINT RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION PIECES, MENTIONING FUTURE DOWNTOWN PROJECTS. I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO LOOK AT SIMILAR WAYS WE'VE GONE ABOUT THAT BUSINESS FOR CONSTRUCTION AS WELL AS WHAT YOU'VE INCLUDED WITH THESE TERMINAL DEVELOPMENTS IS A GREAT MODEL TO LOOK AT AND HOW WE CAN USE OUR CITY RESOURCES TO INCLUDE SMALL BUSINESSES AND MAKE SURE THINGS ARE HAPPENING ON TIME. I WANT TO ECHO VIAGRAN'S PIECE ON CLOSEST DOOR, UNDERSTANDING THE LEGAL LIMITATIONS. I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT IF I COULD HAVE -- IF I WOULD GET A LIBRARY SHIRT, I WOULD BE ECSTATIC. WE'LL

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HOME REPAIR AND WEATHERIZATION WORK? >> YES. WE ALWAYS WORK HAND IN HAND WITH NEIGHBORING HOUSING SERVICES. SO IF A CODE OFFICER IS AT ANY LOCATION AND THEY SEE THEY NEED SOME ASSISTANCE, WE DIRECT THEM AND WE HAVE A PAMPHLET, FLYER, THAT HAS THE PHONE NUMBER AND WHAT PROGRAMS THEY HAVE. WE TRY TO CONNECT THEM WITH NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES TO UTILIZE THE SERVICES

THEY HAVE. >> THAT'S GREAT. I THINK THE PAMPHLETS ARE GREAT RIGHT NOW. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE FUTURE, WE CAN SEE -- I DON'T KNOW WHO THE PERSON WHO IS WHO DOES APPLICATION. LAST WEEK OR THE WEEK BEFORE, COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA MENTIONED SIMPLE STREAMLINED ONE PORTAL APPLICATION SOLUTION FOR THESE PIECES. I THINK IT'S WORTH EXPLORING WAYS WE CAN KIND OF IDENTIFY THIS PERSON HAS THIS ISSUE, RELATED TO HOUSING NEEDS. CAN WE FIND A WAY TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE IN THE SYSTEM FOR AGENCY APPLICATIONS OR AT LEAST WE KNOW WHERE THEY'RE AT. RIGHT? WE CAN REACH OUT TO THEM PROACTIVELY WHEN APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN TO BE MORE PROACTIVE ON THIS WORK SO WE'RE NOT LEAVING FOLKS TO DO IT THEMSELVES. AGAIN, I THINK IT'S WORTH THE INVESTMENT TO MAKE SURE THESE SOLUTIONS ARE LONG-TERM AND OUR FOLKS AREN'T WAITING FOR NEXT YEAR HOPING WE CAN GET THIS PROGRAM AGAIN FOR ANOTHER CODE VIOLATION BECAUSE I'M DISABLED OR ANOTHER REASON. RIGHT? AND THEN WHAT WAS I GOING TO SAY ON THAT PIECE? I THINK IT'S ALSO WORTHING LOOKING INTO -- ASIDE FROM THE SENIOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, PERMITTING THAT COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE MENTIONED. ECONOMIC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OR WITHIN PCDC OR BOTH KIND EVER SEEING WHAT THE PERMITTING PROCESS LOOKS LOOK FOR SMALL AND MID-SIZE BUSINESSES, IS IT TOO LENGTHY? HOW EXPENSIVE IS IT FOR FOLKS APPLYING FOR THAT PROCESS? ON THE STRENGTH PIECE, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER KAUR'S PIECE UTILIZING THAT FOR PRIORITIZING SCHOOLS AND BUS STOPS. I WANTED TO ASK, ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE, CLUSTER MAILBOXES ARE TALKED ABOUT. I WANTED TO ASK, MAYBE THIS HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, IS THIS SOMETHING WE'RE EVALUATING WITH THE STRENGTH ANALYSIS, THE PROXIMITY TO STREETLIGHT PROXIMITY TO MAILBOXES OR HIGH THEFT PLACES?

>> YEAH. OVERALL WHEN WE LOOK AT THE GAPS, WE ARE

>> OVERALL WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT THE GAPS WE ARE LOOKING AT THE LIGHTS AND WHETHER A TRADITIONAL LIGHT IS NEEDED. IF WE SEE A MAILBOX SOMEWHERE, I THINK WE LEAN TOWARDS THAT A LITTLE. BUT OVERALL THAT'S NOT THE

MAIN FOCUS FOR THIS PROGRAM. >> GALVAN: GOT IT. IF THERE'S A WAY WE CAN DO IT, I THINK THAT'S FANTASTIC TO EVALUATE WHERE ARE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES IT MAY BE GREAT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THAT, MAYBE WITH THE POST OFFICE OR OTHERWISE.

EVEN WITH THE HOA MAY BE HELPFUL TO. IT'S ONE PART OF THE SOLUTION. I THINK IT'S A WORTHWHILE EFFORT.

I DID WANT TO OF COURSE ALSO MENTION THE FEE INCREASES ON THE VACANT LOT ABSENTEE OWNERS FEES THERE. I WANT TO ASK WHAT HAS BEEN THE OUTCOME FOR THOSE VIOLATIONS IN PAST? AND OF COURSE THE OUTCOMES TO PAY THE FEE? OR ADDRESS THE CONCERN. BUT I DID WANT TO ASK ARE WE SEEING REPEAT OFFENSES, SEEING COMPLIANCE PRETTY QUICKLY OR SEEING GOING TO COURT A LOT?

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR THOSE FEES? >> WHICH ONES SPECIFICALLY.

>> GALVAN: SORRY, FOR THE VACANT LOT AND ABSENTEE OWNERS.

>> SO THESE TWO ARE ADMIN FEES. WHEN WE HAVE A DP CASE OR VACANT LOT CASE AND WE CREATE A WORK ORDER AND SEND OUR CONTRACTOR TO ABATE IT, WE TAG ALONG $180 TO DATE AND WE ARE PROPOSING TO MOVE IT TO 250 JUST THE TIME SPENDING TO DO THE PAPERWORK AND PAY THE CONTRACTOR AND DO ALL THAT ADMIN WORK.

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>> GALVAN: SO LESS A VIOLATION, MORE ADMINISTRATIVE.

>> CORRECT. >> GALVAN: GOT IT, GOT IT. LAST THING I WAS GOING TO MENTION IS I THINK, OF COURSE, I APPRECIATE WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION ON CODE CASES. I KNOW YOU HIGHLIGHTED A BIT ON HOW YOU CAN MAKE IT EASIER FOR FOLKS TO SEE IT MAY BE REPORTED BUT AREN'T THE MAIN REPORTER, I SUPPOSE. TO SEE WHERE THAT'S GOING.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK COULD BE HELPFUL AND, I DON'T KNOW, I GO BACK AND FORTH IN MY HEAD AS WELL BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT TOO STRESSFUL ON YOUR PART EITHER, BUT TO REVIEW IT AND PROVIDE THE INFORMATION TO OUR RESIDENTS ABOUT WHERE IT'S GOING. THAT COULD BE SOLVED EASILY WITH THE C AND E PUBLIC INFORMATION THAT'S THERE ABOUT WHAT THE CASES ARE LOOKING LIKE.

SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE FULL SYSTEM, BUT SEE WHERE IT'S GOING AND TOWN LAKE TO THE CODE SPEAKERS ABOUT THAT. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK AND TALKING TO IT ALREADY. I THINK THOSE ARE ALL MY

COMMENTS ALREADY. >> MAYOR JONES: CHAIR CASTILLO.:

>> DO WE HAVE A SCOREBOARD FOR THE LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESSES?

>> WE HAVE CERTAIN METRICS. I THINK IT'S PAGE 314 OR 315.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OTHER OTHER METRICS THAT WE KEEP. WE CAN CERTAINLY PROVIDE

THAT TO YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. >> SWEET. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

AND THEN WHAT DBE GOALS APPLY TO FISCAL YEAR 26 CAPITAL PROJECTS? AND DEPENDING IF WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THE PAST, HOW DO WE KNOW THAT THE AIRPORT

WILL MEET THEM FOR THAT YEAR? >> FOR ANYTHING THAT'S BEEN ESTABLISHED, AN EXISTING, I KNOW BECAUSE I GET A MONTHLY REPORT REVIEWING THOSE DBE PERCENTAGES. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO INCREASE THOSE.

I'LL LOOK AT DAVE BRANDENBURG. TELL ME IF I'M DIFFERENT ON THE PERCENTAGE? WE'VE EXCEEDED THE NUMBERS THAT WE'VE BEEN ASKED FOR

AND WE CAN SEND YOU A DATASET ON THAT AS WELL. >> YES, PLEASE.

AND THEN CAN WE ALSO GET A BREAKDOWN OF PLANNED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS BY DBE CERTIFIED AND NON-DBE SUBMITTERS AND TRACKING REPORTS?

>> WE CAN. >> PERFECT. MAKING MY JOB EASY.

COOL. I GUESS THAT'S IT FOR THE AIRPORT.

FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, THEY CLAIM THERE WAS 44, 45. WHATEVER THE VACANT POSITIONS ARE SAYS THERE'S NO IMPACT TO SERVICE. SO I WANTED TO SEE IF WE CAN SPECIFY WHICH FUNCTIONS OR SERVICE AREAS WILL BE MAINTAINED AT THE CURRENT LEVELS DESPITE THE VACANCIES AND WHAT METRICS Y'ALL WILL USE TO VERIFY THAT THE SERVICE DELIVERY ISN'T SUFFERING LIKE FOR PERMIT, PROCESSING TIMES, INSPECTION WAIT TIMES, CODE RESPONSE INTERVALS, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.

AND OH, SO -- >> DO YOU WANT ME TO ANSWER THAT?

>> YES, PLEASE. >> ON THE CODE ENFORCEMENT SIDE WE ARE NOT FREEZING ANY POSITIONS. WE ARE CONTINUING WITH THE EFFORTS.

ON THE DEVELOPMENT SIDE WE ARE FREEZING UP TO 42 POSITIONS TO HELP REDUCE OUR EXPENSES. AS MENTIONED WE ARE LOOKING AND THEN IF YOU DON'T MIND PROVIDING JUST A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THOSE POSITIONS ARE, LIKE WHAT TITLES, DIVISION PROGRAMS, ANY FIELD INSPECTORS VERSUS PLAN REVIEWERS, ADMIN SUPPORT, I THINK THIS WILL JUST APPROXIMATE HELP US BETTER

UNDERSTAND WHERE THE CAPACITY IS BEING REDUCED? >> I CAN PROVIDE THAT

BREAKDOWN FOR YOU. >> PERFECT. AND THEN I GUESS I WANTED TO SEE WHAT EQUITY IMPACT ANALYSIS WAS DONE FOR THIS BUDGET REDUCTION.

DO YOU KNOW IF THERE WAS ONE DONE? >> IF THERE WAS WHAT,

COUNCILMAN? >> AN IMPACT ANALYSIS. I KNOW WITH DSD AND THIS HIRING FREEZE IT WILL AFFECT CERTAIN SERVICES IN DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE PARTICULARLY LOW INCOME. SO I WANTED TO SEE WHAT WAS DONE TO LOOK AT THAT.

>> NO, WE'RE FREEZING POSITIONS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO REDUCE COSTS.

>> OKAY. THERE WE DO. THERE WE GO.

>> COOL. I GUESS I'LL ECHO I THINK IT WAS COUNCIL MEMBER KAUR FOR TAPPING INTO THE UNDERFUND FOR SUPPORTING OUR STREET LIGHTS, CODE ENFORCEMENT, COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO SEEING WHAT WE CAN DO WITH ANOTHER INCREASE IN FEES WITH THE VACANT LOTS. AND THEN THE SENIOR ASSISTANCE, WE ALSO HAVE A

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THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILWOMAN SPEARS.

>> SPEARS: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'LL START WITH YOU SINCE

YOU'RE THERE. >> NO, THAT'S GOOD, THANK YOU.

>> SPEARS: SO CAN YOU TELL ME HOW LONG IT'S TAKING ON AVERAGE A DEVELOPER TO GET

THEIR PLAN THROUGH PERMITTING? >> THE PLAN REVIEW?

THE PERMIT FOR COMMERCIAL. >> SPEARS: BOTH FOR SPECIAL AND RESIDENTIAL.

>> FOR COMMERCIAL IT'S 209 DAYS AND RESIDENTIAL NINE DAYS.

THAT'S WHEN THEY RECEIVE THE PERMIT. WHEN WE REVIEW IT IF THERE IS ANY ISSUE WITH THE DESIGN WE ISSUE DESIGN OF COMMENTS. THEIR DESIGN TEAM WILL PRESENT IT AGAIN FOR US. SO THIS IS THE WHOLE TIME BEGINNING TO END.

>> SPEARS: OKAY. AND COMMERCIAL, IS THAT JUST BECAUSE THERE'S MORE PERMITS

AND IT TAKES LONGER? >> I GUESS ON OUR END WE ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE PLANS INITIALLY WITHIN 18 DAYS AND ON ONE OF THE SLIDES I HAD IT WE ARE IN 16 DAYS.

EVERY TIME THEY RESUBMIT TO US WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO IT IN HALF THAT TIME, NINE DAYS. SO OUR TIME IS ABOUT 30 DAYS.

BUT OVERALL TIME IS 209. THAT INCLUDES THE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THEM.

THEY DON'T SUBMIT IMMEDIATELY WHEN WE GIVE THEM THE COMMENTS.

SOMETIMES IT TAKES THEM 30 DAYS TO RESUBMIT. >> SPEARS: I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT COUNCILMAN WHYTE WAS SAYING THAT I'M HEARING FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY IS THAT THEY'RE FRUSTRATED ON HOW LONG IT'S TAKING TO GET THROUGH PERMITTING. I GUESS THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE MEANING THEN TOO IS THE COMMERCIAL SIDE WHICH COULD BE CONTRIBUTING TO THE DECLINE AS WELL.

I THINK THERE HAS TO BE MORE TO IT THAN THE TARIFFS AND INFLATION THAT WE'RE SEEING, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING FROM THE DEVELOPERS MYSELF.

I WANTED TO ASK TOO HOW ARE WE COORDINATING -- I WOULD ASSUME WE HAVE A PLAN FOR COORDINATING WITH OUR UTILITIES AND WITH THE COUNTY AND PUBLIC WORKS WHEN WE'RE DOING DEVELOPMENT SO THAT THERE'S NOT UNAVOIDABLE DELAYS FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR OUR RESIDENTS. I FACE THAT A LOT IN DISTRICT 9, DETOURS ON TOP OF DETOURS. IS THERE SOME SORT OF PLAN IN PLACE OR OPERATING

PROCEDURES? >> YES. SO ANY TIME WE RECEIVE A PERMIT, WE INITIATE CERTAIN REVIEWS DEPENDING ON WHAT THE CONSTRUCTION TYPE IS OR WHAT THEY ARE ASKING. SO IF IT REQUIRES A CPS REVIEW OR SAWS REVIEW OR ANYBODY ELSE, IT GOES TO THEM AS WELL AT THE SAME TIME.

AND WE ARE REQUIRED TO RESPOND WITHIN 18 DAYS. >> AND THEN WE DECIDE WHEN WE'RE GOING TO START CONSTRUCTION OR IS THAT COORDINATED IN ANY WAY?

>> I MEAN, I BELIEVE YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT CITY PROJECTS? >> SPEARS: YEAH.

JUST OVERALL IF WE'RE CLOSING DOWN THIS ROAD FOR CPS AND THEN CLOSING DOWN THIS ROAD FOR A DEVELOPMENT ALL AT THE SAME TIME, THERE'S NO WAY OUT.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? >> DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IS LINKED TO THE FOLKS WHO CONTROL THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF PUBLIC WORKS. SO THERE'S A CONNECTION THERE THAT HAPPENS. SO WE TRY REALLY HARD TO NOT IMPACT THE PUBLIC THAT WAY.

THERE ARE SOME OCCASIONS WHERE IT HAS HAPPENED, RIGHT? IN PARTICULAR I KNOW OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX OUT WHERE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHERE THAT HAPPENED AND WE WORKED HARD TO ACHIEVE GETTING THAT RESOLVED AS SOON AS

POSSIBLE. >> SPEARS: OKAY, OKAY. SO THEN I WANT TO ASK EMPLOY THE FEE-IN-LIEU PROGRAM, THE STORM WATER. HOW ARE WE BREAKING THAT DOWN NOW SINCE WE'RE BREAKING THE DEPARTMENT A PART?

SO WILL YOU REVIEW THE PERMANENT AND THEN -- >> THAT IS STILL -- THE TEAM RESIDES IN OUR BUILDING, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, BUT IT'S STILL PUBLIC WORKS TEAM

SO THAT DID NOT CHANGE. >> SO COUNCILWOMAN, YOU KNOW FOR EFFICIENCY, THAT TEAM IS CO-LOCATED AT THE ONE-STOP BECAUSE WHAT THEY DO IS PART OF THE PLAN REVIEW, RIGHT? SO THEM PHYSICALLY BEING KNITTED TOGETHER IS WHY WE KEEP THEM THERE.

OBVIOUSLY THE STORM WATER EXPERTISE LIES IN PUBLIC WORKS SO THEY'RE PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES BUT WE KNIT THEM TOGETHER SO THAT PLAN REVIEW MOVES ALONG EXPEDITIOUSLY, BUT DID NOT MOVE AS PART OF THE REORGANIZATION.

IT'S STILL IN THE CORE OF PUBLIC WORKS. >> SPEARS: THEY'RE STILL

THERE AND WILL FUNCTION THE SAME WAY. >> CORRECT.

>> SPEARS: I FEEL CONCERN -- AGAIN, I WILL SAY FOR MY DISTRICT BECAUSE WE DID HAVE TWO DEATHS THIS WEEKEND FROM -- IN THE HOMELESS POPULATION, AND I HAVE TO JUST HE REITERATE THAT STORM WATER IS VERY IMPORTANT IN MITIGATING

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ON THE CONCRETE -- OKAY. WHEN WE DID THE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OR THE LISTENING SESSIONS, I WASN'T ABLE TO BE AT MINE. I THINK IT WAS SCHEDULED WITHOUT -- BEFORE I WAS REALLY IN PLACE OR WE WERE -- I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE BEEN AT THAT, BUT I WANT TO KNOW HOW DO I TELL MY D9 RESIDENTS WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THIS? BECAUSE THE DATA YOU'RE SHOWING ME IS SHOWING ME THAT D9 IS COMPLETELY BEING UNDERSERVED IN THIS AREA. SO WHAT SHOULD BE THEIR EXPECTATION AFTER GOING IN AND SAYING WE NEED THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER? CODE ENFORCEMENT, EVERYTHING, WHICH I HAVEN'T SEEN THE PLAN THAT THEY SET IN MY DISTRICT, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT -- I GUESS WE'LL FIND OUT IN A WEEK AND ARE WE GOING TO GO BACK TO EACH DISTRICT AND SAY HERE'S WHAT WE'VE FOUND OUT AND HERE'S

THE PLAN AND HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE? >> THE PLAN WE HAVE TODAY IS WE ARE WAITING FOR THE FINAL REPORT FROM CONSULTANT AND THEN WE WILL NEED TO REVIEW, DIGEST IS AND PRESENT TO PCP TO GO TO COUNCIL ON IF WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK OR NOT.

AFTER THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY MEET WITH THE CITIZENS WITH EACH DISTRICT TO PRESENT TO THEM THIS IS THE OUTCOME OR THIS IS THE DIRECTION WE ARE GOING.

>> I WOULD LOVE THAT. AND I DON'T MEAN TO COME ACROSS -- YOU'RE VERY VALUABLE AND IMPORTANT TO MY DISTRICT AND I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF YOU

THERE. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> SPEARS: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JESÚS, YOU'RE THE CROWN JEWEL OF DISTRICT 9.

AND WE ARE SO HAPPY YOU ARE HERE. I'M SO PROUD OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING. I'M BLOWN AWAY. SUPER PUMPED ABOUT THE JETSON CARS WE'RE DOING, ALSO KNOWN AS EV TOLLS. THAT IS AMAZING.

AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT. I WAS HONORED TO BE AT THE TEAMA DELEGATION, THE TAIWANESE DELEGATION AND I SAT NEXT TO A GENTLEMAN WHO DOES THE EV TOLLS IN TAIWAN.

I'M SO EXCITED. I WISH WE COULD DO IT TOMORROW.

I LOVE TO SEE THAT COME TO FRUITION. DO YOU SEE AIR SPACE

CHALLENGES THERE OR HOW IS THAT PART HANDLED? >> WELL, THE REFERENCE THAT'S MADE IN A TECHNICAL TERM IS, YOU KNOW, CLASS A SPACE OR ROTOR WINGS THAT ARE BEING LOOKED AT RIGHT NOW. AND THEN THE OTHER BIG FACTOR IS IS IT ATON MUST OR IS IT -- AUTONOMOUS OR IS IT NOT? TODAY YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF DRONES THAT ARE RELEASED AND THEY'RE TETHERED.

THERE'S A LOT OF REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW THAT ARE BEING DISCUSSED. WE'VE GOT TO GET READY FOR THAT AND WE NEED TO MAKE CERTAIN, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THAT CAPABILITY TO BE ABLE TO REACH IN THE REGION DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. AS IT RELATES TO SAT, WE'RE FOCUSING ON THE PARKING GARAGE, WHICH WE CALL THE GROUND TRANSPORTATION CENTER, TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT INTO SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL. AS IT RELATES TO STINSON AND WHAT WE'RE DOING AT STINSON, WE'RE FOCUSING ON THE 70 PLUS ACRES THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE. YOU LOOK AT MAINTENANCE THAT HAS TO BE DONE, REPAIR, OVERHAUL, THOSE EFFORTS HAVE TO CONTINUE. DO WE PILOT DIFFERENT EFFORTS, WHETHER THAT'S DISTRIBUTION OR MANUFACTURING, WITH EV TOLLS AND DRONES IN STINSON? THERE'S SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT TO SOUTH TEXAS ON HOW THAT WORKS, SO THOSE ARE ALL VALID POINTS ON BOTH OF THOSE AND WE'RE READY AND

PREPARED TO LAUNCH THOSE EFFORTS. >> SPEARS: THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION WAS HOW HAS THE RESPONSE BEEN ON THE RFP THAT WENT OUT FOR THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, OVERHAUL? IT'S BEEN GOOD?

>> IT'S OUT. I CAN'T NECESSARILY TALK ABOUT THAT, BUT I WILL TELL YOU THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN GOOD AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE CHANGE THAT'S FORTHCOMING AS IT RELATES TO THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL

AIRPORT. >> SPEARS: WELL, I'M SO PROUD OF ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING. I LOVE SEEING THE EXPANSION OF FLIGHTS IN MEXICO AND CANADA. CANADA, WE CAN'T FORGET ABOUT CANADA.

I LOVE WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO SERVE OUR VETERANS AND THE DISABLED COMMUNITY, AND OUR PARKING, OUR FRICTIONLESS PARKING, I THINK IT'S REALLY GREAT.

YOU'RE JUST GETTING A LOVE FEST ALL AROUND TODAY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT, COUNCILWOMAN. >> SPEARS: THAT'S ALL I

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HAVE, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILWOMAN MEZA GONZÁLEZ.

>> GONZÁLEZ: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I HAD A QUESTION ON THE STRS. HOW MUCH ARE WE COLLECTING ON THE HOT TAX?

AND WHERE DOES THAT GO? >> SO ON THE HOT TAX WE'RE COLLECTING -- THIS YEAR WE'RE PROJECTING ABOUT $9.1 MILLION FROM OUR SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND THAT'S INCLUDED AS PART OF OUR SEVEN PERCENT HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX THAT FUNDS OUR CONVENTION CENTER, ALAMODOME, ARTS, AS WELL AS SAN ANTONIO.

>> GONZÁLEZ: THANK YOU. AND WHERE IS MY -- HOW MANY CURRENT APARTMENTS FROM DISTRICT 8 ARE ON THE PROACTIVE -- ARE PART OF THE PROACTIVE APARTMENT PROGRAM?

CAN SOMEONE GIVE ME THAT? >> WE ARE LOOKING RIGHT NOW. I CAN GET YOU THAT

INFORMATION. >> GONZÁLEZ: PERFECT, THANK YOU.

AND I WANTED TO JUST HAVE SOMEONE FROM DSD WORK WITH US.

WE HAVE ZERO SENIORS PARTAKING IN THAT SENIOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING. I KNOW THERE'S FOLKS OUT THERE THAT NEED THE HELP SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT WAS HAPPENING OR NOT HAPPENING.

I JUST WANT TO WORK WITH YOUR STAFF TO SEE HOW WE CAN BETTER COMMUNICATE THAT PROGRAM OR SOMETHING TO JUST GET THAT NUMBER. I THINK THAT WAS IT.

THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: HAS EVERYONE SPOKEN? I'D LIKE TO SPEAK. MR. SAENZ, PLEASE. WITH THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS WE'VE HEARD CONCERN ABOUT HOW CHANGES IN FEDERAL FUNDS, FEDERAL FUNDING IN GENERAL WOULD IMPACT THE SERVICES PROVIDED? I'M THANKFUL THAT THE TEAM HAS BEEN AGGRESSIVE AND HAS GONE AFTER 272 MILLION IN GRANTS SINCE 2020.

WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THAT IS EXECUTED? >> AS FAR AS THE TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THOSE GRANTS?

>> MAYOR JONES: THE REAL POINT OF THE QUESTION IS HOW MUCH OF THAT IS UNDER THREAT BY BEING PULLED BACK FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR WHAT HAVE YOU TO UNDERSTAND

WHAT IT MAY MEAN FOR YOUR LONG-TERM PLANS? >> WE HAVEN'T LOST ANY OF THAT FUNDING. WE CAN TELL YOU HOW MUCH HAS BEEN REIMBURSED ALREADY.

WE'LL GET YOU THAT NUMBER. >> JEFF COYLE, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.

I'LL JUST ADD THAT THE AIRPORT TERMINAL GRANT THAT CAME OUT OF THE BIL IS IN ITS FINAL YEAR IN 2026. SO OTHER THAN THE VERY FIRST YEAR THE AIRPORT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN EVERY ROUND AND WE HAVE ONE MORE PENDING UNLESS CONGRESS REAUTHORIZES

THAT. >> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. WOULD APPRECIATE WHAT IS LEFT, THOUGH, AND WHAT SPECIFICALLY THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE AIRPORT.

I THINK IT'S GREAT THE EXPANSION THAT WE'RE SEEING. I'M ALWAYS WHEN I LOOK AT THE MAP OF TEXAS, AND WHEN I SEE STUFF THAT IS IN OTHER PLACES AND NOT HERE THAT'S WHY I ASK. JXS, CAN YOU HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE STATE

OF THAT AND OUR ABILITY TO ATTRACT BUSINESS HERE? >> IT'S MOVING FORWARD.

I AM UNDER A LITTLE BIT OF AN NDA, BUT WE HAVE SOME MEETINGS SET UP TO HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS AND I'M MEETING WITHG SOME AIRPORT DIRECTORS IN SOUTH TEXAS TO FURTHER HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. THIS PROBABLY IS AS FAR AS I

CAN GO WITH IT, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: GREAT. MAYBE YOU CAN GIVE US AN UPDATE, ERIK AND ANDY, IN EXECUTIVE SESSION SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT.

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> MAYOR JONES: AS WE'RE CONSTANTLY THINKING ABOUT HOW WE STRENGTHEN THE GENERAL FUND, I KNOW IN OTHER PLACES THEY ALWAYS HAVE KIND OF THAT AIRPORT FEE WHEN IT COMES WITH RIDE SHARE.

CAN YOU HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT THE STATS ARE IN TERMS OF A RIDE SHARE, POTENTIAL RIDE SHARE FEE AND HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

>> YEAH. SO TODAY WE HAVE A 2.50 PICKUP AND DROPOFF RIDE SHARE FEE AS IT RELATES TO THE AIRPORT. I CAN'T SPEAK ON BEHALF OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE GENERAL FUND, BUT I KNOW THAT AS THOSE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES PICKUP AND DROPOFF AT THE AIRPORT, WE HAVE A $2.50 FEE EACH WAY.

>> MAYOR JONES: IS THAT THE NOT SPELLED OUT? THE REASON I ASK IS I JUST HAD SOMETHING OVER THE WEEKEND AND IT'S NOT SPELLED OUT LIKE IT IS IN OTHER PLACES. SO FOLKS -- UNLESS IT'S JUST WRAPPED UP INTO THE FEE OF

GETTING PICKED UP AT AT THE AIRPORT. >> IT IS IN THAT FEE MA'AM.

IT IS IN THE TOTAL FEE FOR THE DROPOFF AND PICKUP AT THE AIRPORT.

>> MAYOR JONES: I WILL SHOW YOU THAT. >> I WILL ADD, MAYOR, SEVERAL SESSIONS AGO THE TEXAS T LEGISLATURE AS THEY PUT TOGETHER A STATEWIDE RULES AROUND THOSE AIRPORT FEES, ALL THAT MONEY HAS TO STAY ON AIRPORT PROPERTY.

BEFORE THEN YOU HAD A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT SCENARIOS WHERE CITIES WERE CHARGING DIFFERENT AMOUNTS. WHEN THAT STATUTE WAS PASSED THE GENERAL FUND LOST THAT

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AND THE AIRPORT KEPT IT. >> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. THANK YOU.

SIMILARLY I AGREE WITH THE UNTAPPED POTENTIAL AT STINSON.

I WAS THANKFUL TO BE ABLE TO TAKE A BIT OF A TOUR THERE AND SEE IT FOR MYSELF.

NOT ONLY THE LAND THERE ON THE AIRFIELD, BUT AS WELL AS THAT LAND LIKE RIGHT NEXT TO IT, WHEN YOU REALLY THINK OF LIVE, WORK, PLAY OPPORTUNITY THERE.

SO LOOK FORWARD TO ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. YOU MENTIONED IT, BUT I MAY HAVE MISSED KIND OF THE ADDITIONAL DETAIL ON IT. CUSTOMER FACILITY CHARGE AND PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGE BEING FLAT. IS THAT STRICTLY DUE TO THE ECONOMY? ARE THERE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THAT AND WHAT DO WE THINK THAT LOOKS

LIKE OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS? >> THEY'RE BOTH ON CUSTOMER DISPLACEMENT. AS ENPLAINMENTS GO DOWN SO DOES THAT.

THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH ENPLANEMENTS, PASSENGERS DEPARTING FROM SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. SO AS THOSE NUMBERS GO DOWN, SO SHALL THAT.

THEY'RE PRETTY FLAT TO 2025. WE WERE 11.1, WE'RE PROPOSING THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET TO -- PROJECTING THAT WE'LL BE AT 11.3. SO WE'RE JUST KEEPING THE

NUMBERS FLAT FROM YEAR TO YEAR RIGHT NOW. >> MAYOR JONES: OKAY.

THANK YOU. >> YES, MA'AM. >> MAYOR JONES: MR. TOMÁS? FIRST OFF, THANKS TO YOU AND LOGAN FOR STOPPING BY AND GIVING ME A REALLY GOOD RUN DOWN ON THE CHANGES AT THE LEGISLATION AND WHAT THAT'S GOING TO MEAN.

WHEN I SAW YOUR DECREASE, THOUGH, IN THE SEVEN PERCENT, AND I UNDERSTAND IT'S ON DEVELOPMENT PIECE, AS YOU ANTICIPATE SOME FOLKS ARE WAITING FOR SOME OF THOSE CHANGES TO GO INTO EFFECT, WHICH WILL THEN INCREASE THE NEED FOR THOSE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. SO CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW YOU'RE ANTICIPATING A SEVEN PERCENT INCREASE IN YOUR DEVELOPMENT STAFF AND YET WE EXPECT TO SEE AN INCREASE IN

THE NEED FOR THOSE SERVICES. >> WE WERE LOOKING AT THE DECREASE BASED ON THE INFORMATION WE ARE GETTING FROM ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS. WE DO REGULAR MEETINGS WITH THE DEVELOPERS AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS, THE APARTMENT ASSOCIATION AS WELL AND THE GREATER SAN ANTONIO BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS. THEY'RE ALL TELLING US THE SAME THING IS THERE IS SOME DECLINE IN THE AMOUNT OF WORK THEY ARE DOING AND THAT'S WHY WE PROPOSE THE DECLINE. NOW, IN GENERAL BASED ON THE CHANGES FROM THE STATE NOW, WHICH WE ARE GUESS IS IS SEPTEMBER 1 COMES SOME

DEVELOPERS -- >> MAYOR JONES: IT'S HERE. >> YEAH, IT ALREADY IS HERE.

THEY WANT TO BUILD SOME MULTI-FAMILY. I MEAN, WE DON'T KNOW YET THE IMPACT. WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY WE'LL BE MONITORING THAT AS WE GO.

>> MAYOR JONES: YEAH. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THIS BODY AS WE'RE ALL VERY ATTUNED TO WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE CONSTRAINING PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO BUILD FASTER IN A TIMELY FASHION. SO WHILE YOU HAVE DECREASED ON THE DEVELOPMENT PIECE AS YOU SEE INCREASES IN THE FEED FOR THAT, PLEASE AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD SOME RESILIENCE IN THERE SO WE CAN ACTUALLY MEET THE DEMAND

IN A TIMELY FASHION. FASHION. >> OKAY.

>> MAYOR JONES: 18,000 WALK-INS SEEMS LIKE A LOT. IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF THIS YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND, RIGHT, BUT THE THINGS THAT YOU COULD -- CAN BE DONE ONLINE SHOULD BE DONE ONLINE. NOT ONLY DOES IT FREE UP YOUR STAFF, IT SAVES ON KIND OF THE ENTIRE COST, THE SHOE LEATHER COST OF JUST HAVING TO GO IN. SO CAN YOU SPEAK TO SOME OF YOUR EFFORTS TO BETTER COMMUNICATE TO FOLKS WHAT CAN IN FACT BE DONE ONLINE, WHAT IS AUTOMATED? BECAUSE 18,000 FOR THINGS THAT IDEALLY CAN BE DONE ONLINE SEEMS NOT LIKE -- NOT

THE BEST USE OF PEOPLE'S TIME AND ENERGY. >> SURE.

SO ALL OUR ACTIVITY IS DONE ONLINE, BUT WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF I CALL IT MOM AND POP SHOPS WHERE THEY WANT TO COME IN-PERSON AND THEY WANT TO DO THE APPLICATION.

WE DO HAVE CERTAIN COMPUTERS IN OUR LOBBY SO WE STILL WANT EVERYTHING TO GO THROUGH THE SYSTEM ELECTRONICALLY. SO EVEN WHEN THEY SHOW UP TO OUR SHOP WE DON'T SEND THEM BACK, WE HELP THEM, WE STAND WITH THEM, WE HELP THEM FILL OUT THE APPLICATION ONLINE AND GET THAT PROCESSED. SO THERE IS -- OVERALL NUMBERS I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS WITH ME FROM PRIOR YEARS, BUT SINCE WE WENT TO OUR SOFTWARE SELLER ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO, THE NUMBER OF WALK-INS IS A LOT LESS. SO IT IS STILL HIGHMENT A, BUT COMPARED TO BEFORE IT'S

A LOT LESS THAN BEFORE. >> MAYOR JONES: WELL, I'D WELCOME UNDERSTANDING HOW ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS IN EITHER AUTOMATION OR SOME ONLINE SERVICES WOULD HELP TO BRING DOWN THAT NEED. AND NOT AN IMMEDIATE CONNECTIVITY ISSUE, BUT HEY, YOU CAN ACTUALLY DO ALL OF THIS ONLINE COMS PIECE. ON THE GRAFFITI SEATS

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ARE THEY IN THE SAME AREAS TIME AND TIME AGAIN AND WHAT ARE SOME SOLUTIONS THAT CAN BE HELPFUL SO WE'RE NOT GOING IN AND DOING THE EXACT SAME WORK OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I THINK ALSO WE CAN'T -- WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE, WE ALSO TALK ABOUT THE STREET LIGHTS ISSUE, MAKING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THIS AND I WAS AT THE DISTRICT 5 TOWN HALL, FOLKS ARE SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT PARKS AND RECS AND THOSE KINDS OF RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS THAT ARE IN FACT A WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS ARE CHANNELING THEIR TIME AND ENERGIES IN A USEFUL AND PRODUCTIVE WAY AND NOT ENGAGING IN ACTIVITY THAT IS COUNTER PRODUCTIVE FOR THEM AND FOR THE COMMUNITY. I SUPPORT ADDING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO THE STREET LIGHT PIECE. AGAIN AS WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS THAT WE CAN DECREASE THE WORKLOAD, WHICH THEN DECREASES THE NEED FOR THE NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS POTENTIALLY NEEDED, BUT WE NEED SOME DATA.

WE NEED SOME DATA ON HOW THESE INVESTMENTS WITH DECREASED THE CALLS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE TO HELP GIVE US BETTER FIDELITY IN TERMS OF -- I THINK THE POINT THAT COUNCILWOMAN KAUR WAS MAKING, BUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE SOONER BECAUSE OF HIGHER ROI AND HELPING ALLEVIATE COST IN OTHER WAYS.

SOME SORT OF STRUCTURED, ANALYSIS, BUT DATA IN TERMS OF DO THESE STOPLIGHTS AND WE DECREASED PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE BY SOME PERCENTAGE, SOME DATA THAT HELPS INFORM THESE DECISIONS IS NEEDED. I SUPPORT ALSO THE -- COME KAUR'S RECOMMENDATION FOR THOSE ENTITIES THAT HAVE REMAINED ON THE PROACTIVE INSPECTION LIST OR PROACTIVE PERIOD FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, I SUPPORT LOOKING AT WAYS TO INCENTIVIZE THEM TO GET OFF THAT PROGRAM FASTER, KIND OF LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE A RENTAL UNIT, A STORAGE UNIT, THE LONGER YOU ARE IN IT, THE HIGHER YOUR FEE GOES UP BECAUSE IDEALLY THEY WANT YOU TO GET OUT OF THERE. HOW CAN WE INCENTIVIZE THEMSELVES TO TAKE STEPS TO REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM THAT SOONER IS HELPFUL.

>> CAN I RESPOND TO THAT REALLY QUICK? >> MAYOR JONES: YES,

PLEASE. >> SO THE MINUTE THEY ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER IN THE PROGRAM THEY HAVE TO PAY $100 PER UNIT EVERY YEAR. SO THE LONGER THEY'RE IN THE PROGRAM, THE LONGER THEY ARE PAYING THAT FEE. AND THEY WANT TO GET OUT TO

SAVE MONEY. >> MAYOR JONES: YEAH, UNDERSTOOD.

I'M THINKING OF MORE MAYBE FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS IT'S 100, BUT AFTER THAT 200. WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG TO GET OFF THE LIST?

>> OKAY. >> MAYOR JONES: TO PUT A FINER POINT ON, WE'VE COME BACK TO IT AND UNDERSTANDING HOW WE COMPARE WITH OTHER SERVICES.

ERIK, IT WAS HELPFUL FOR YOU TO EXPLAIN THAT SOME OF THE FEES ARE IN FACT COST RECOVERY. BUT JUST ON THAT CHART IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND HOW -- WHAT THOSE FEES ARE, NO KIDDING IN UNA AND DALLAS, JUST HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS. I'D ALSO LIKE TO UNDERSTAND, I KNOW THIS IS WHERE YOU HAD YOUR FEE INCREASES. BUT AS WE WERE TRYING TO HELP OURSELVES, I WOULD WELCOME UNDERSTANDING WHAT DID NOT INCREASE. WHAT STAYED THE SAME TO THE EXTENT WE HAVE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. AND YOU CAN ALSO IN THAT SAME LIST ADD COLUMNS FOR AUSTIN AND DALLAS TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHERE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP OURSELVES. THIS MAY TOUCH UPON YOU, MAY TOUCH ON ANOTHER PIECE.

I REMEMBER THIS ENGAGEMENT THAT I HAD WITH A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER WHERE THEY WERE TALKING AGAIN ABOUT THE REALLY -- THE IMPACT OF TARIFFS, WHICH IS UNDENIABLE, BUT ALSO THEY TALKED ABOUT ALL OF THE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH BEING A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER. SO SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, I BOUGHT THIS, IT A COFFEE TRUCK. I BOUGHT THIS COFFEE TRUCK, I PAID TAXES ON IT.

I OBVIOUSLY PAY FOR MY HOME, I'M PAYING FOR PROPERTY TAXES THERE.

AND THEN SPEAK SAID, AND THEN I AM CHARGED PROPERTY TAX ON THE SLIVER OF MY PARKING LOT THAT MY COFFEE TRUCK SITS ON. AND SO I UNDERSTAND WE'RE TRYING TO, AGAIN, RECOUP FEES AS ABLE, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO BE COGNIZANT OF HOW SOME OF THESE DISPROPORTIONALLY IMPACT OF THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS THAT READY WILLED HAVE A SMALLER MARGIN THAN OTHERS. SO I WELCOME UNDERSTANDING HOW WE CAN BETTER SUPPORT THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES WITH THOSE -- ANDOW WE MIGHT MITIGATE SOME OF THE FEES THAT COULD IN FACT BE DETERMINED ON WHETHER THEY CONTINUE OR WHETHER -- WHETHER THEY EXPAND OR WHETHER THEY CEASE OPERATING. OKAY. THANK YOU.

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THANK YOU FOR THE VERY HELPFUL PRESENTATIONS. OKAY.

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