[00:00:04] >> MUNGIA: GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. THE TIME IS NOW 10:02 A.M. ON THIS LOVELY DAY OF TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2025. AND THE MEETING OF THE PCDC COMMITTEE IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. MADAME CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM. >> MUNGIA: EXCELLENT. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. MADAME CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY? ALL RIGHTY. SO, CAN WE GET STARTED WITH ITEM NO. 2. CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE CAPTION? >> CLERK: ITEM NO. 2 IS A CODE COMPLIANCE STRATEGIC PLAN . >> MUNGIA: AMIN TOHMAZ OR YOUR DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE GOING TO DO THE PRESENTATION? >> NO, I'LL PRESENT TODAY. AT LEAST FOR NOW. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS AMIN TOHMAZ, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. AND I'M HERE TO BRIEF YOU ON THE CODE ENFORCEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. IN 2023, FORMER COUNCILWOMAN ROCHA GARCIA FROM DISTRICT 3 CREATED A CCR, COUNCIL CONSIDERATION REQUEST, FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO INITIATE A COMMUNITY AND MULTI-PHASE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT. IT WAS BASED ON RESPONSES FROM THE 2023 BUDGET PRIORITY SURVEY . SO THE GOAL HERE IS TO COME UP WITH A BETTER PLAN AND PROCESSES FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT, THAT THEY GO IN LINE WITH THE COMMUNITY. SO DEFINITELY WE WANTED TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AS WELL AS WE WANTED TO INCLUDE OUR STAFF. SO WHEN WE STARTED THIS PLAN, WE DID WORK WITH OUR STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY. BEFORE I START TALKING ABOUT THE PROCESS, I WANT TO BRAG ABOUT CODE ENFORCEMENT. SO SAN ANTONIO CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT OR DIVISION, WE ARE ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION SERVICES SINCE 2020. WE ARE THE FIRST ONE IN TEXAS, FOURTH IN THE NATION, AND WE ARE THE LARGEST JURISDICTION WHO GOT THIS ACCREDITATION. WHAT THAT DOES MEAN IS WE HAVE PROCESSES IN PLACE AND WE FOLLOW THE PROCESSES TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL AND STATE CODE. EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THIS ACCREDITATION, WHICH IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST, THAT MEANS WE ALWAYS HAVE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. AND THIS STRATEGIC PLAN WILL SERVE AS OUR ROADMAP FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. AND THE MAIN THING HERE, THE GOAL, THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE IS TO HAVE A STRONGER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THE COMMUNITY AND TO MAKE SURE WE COMPLY WITH THEIR PRIORITIES. TO HAVE A REALLY GOOD PLAN WE NEED TO DO A GOOD OUTREACH. ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS WE DID WAS IN 2025 COUNCIL APPROVED A BUDGET OF $50,000 TO HIRE A CONSULTANT TO FACILITATE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL INTERVIEWS, LISTENING SESSIONS, ENGAGEMENT, AND PLANNING. SO SINCE THEN, AFTER WE HIRED THE CONSULTANT, WE CONDUCTED 11 IN-PERSON COUNCIL DISTRICT MEETINGS, ONE IN EACH DISTRICT. THAT INCLUDED OVER 260 PARTICIPANTS. AND YOU MIGHT HAVE A QUESTION, WHY DID WE HAVE 11 WHEN WE HAVE 10 DISTRICTS? THE FIRST MEETING WAS IN D3 AND WE HAD SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, WHICH WE PROMISED THE COMMUNITY TO DO ANOTHER ONE TO MAKE SURE THEY STILL HAVE TIME TO GIVE US THEIR FEEDBACK. AND THAT WAY IT'S FAIR AND WE HEARD ALL THEIR PRIORITIES. SO WE HAD TO DO ANOTHER ONE FOR D3. ALSO, WE DID 12 IN-PERSON LISTENING SESSIONS WITH CODE STAFF AND SUPERVISORS. AGAIN, OVER 60 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED THOSE LISTENING SESSIONS AND THE CONSULTANT GATHERED ALL THE INFORMATION. DURING EACH OF THESE LISTENING SESSIONS, THE CONSULTANT ADDED PRIORITIES TO DECIDE WHICH ONE IS PRIORITY ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR. THAT WAY WE CAN HIT THOSE ACCORDINGLY. IN ADDITION TO ALL THESE IN-PERSON MEETINGS OR LISTENING SESSIONS, THE 23 THAT WE DID, WE DID A LOT OF [00:05:06] OUTREACH VIA E-MAILS, SO WE RECEIVED SOME COMMENTS THROUGH E-MAILS. WE DID LEAVE SUGGESTION BOXES IN LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITY CENTERS TO GATHER SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. WE DID A SURVEY FOR OUR TEAM BEFORE WE STARTED THOSE LISTENING SESSIONS AND WE HAD, I THINK, 81 RESPONDENTS. NOW, AGAIN THE MAIN REASON IS TO GATHER THE INFORMATION TO SET THE PLAN THAT TRULY REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY'S PRIORITIES AND THE STAFF FEEDBACK. AND BEFORE I MOVE ON, I REALLY WANT TO THANK ALL COUNCIL STAFF WHO ATTENDED THOSE MEETINGS. EVERY DISTRICT WE HAD STAFF FROM YOUR TEAM, BASICALLY, WHICH IS AWESOME. AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALSO, I NEED TO THANK D4 AND D5 COUNCILMAN AND COUNCILWOMAN, WHO ATTENDED THE WHOLE MEETING, WHICH IS AMAZING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. SO WHAT'S THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS STRATEGIC PLAN? THE MAIN THING IS TO CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION FOR THE EXISTING PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES WE HAVE IN PLACE. AND TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY GAPS OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT AND TO HIGHLIGHT THE STRENGTH THAT WE HAVE. OBVIOUSLY, WITH THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AS WE STATED EARLIER. AGAIN, WE WANTED TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, ENHANCE THE ENFORCEMENT EFFECTIVENESS. AND THE BIGGEST THING HERE IS TO CREATE IMPROVED ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE TEAM AND THE COMMUNITY. AGAIN, THE BIGGEST GOAL FOR EVERYTHING IS REALLY TRANSPARENCY AND TO HAVE AN OPENNESS WITH THE PROCESSES AND TO MAKE SURE WE REINFORCE THE TRUST WITH THE COMMUNITY FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT. TALKING ABOUT SOME MILESTONES. SO EARLY JANUARY 2024 WE PRESENTED TO GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. THEN WE CAME TO PCDC, PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE IN AUGUST 2024. AFTER THAT, BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND APRIL 2025, WE STARTED PUTTING THE PLAN TOGETHER. WE DID SELECT IS CONSULTANT AND THAT'S WHEN WE DID THE INTERNAL STAFF SURVEY. AFTER WE SELECTED THE CONSULTANT AND WE WORKED ON A PLAN, THE CONSULTANT DID THOSE LISTENING SESSIONS INTERNALLY BETWEEN MAY AND JUNE 2025. AND THEN IN JULY 2025 CONDUCTED ALL THE COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS. AND FINALLY, THE CONSULTANT PROVIDED US WITH A COMPREHENSIVE COMPLETED REPORT FOR ALL THE LISTENING SESSIONS AND THE FEEDBACK SHE RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNITY AND FROM STAFF. THROUGHOUT ALL THE ENGAGEMENTS, FIVE FOCUS AREAS CLEARLY EMERGED. COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, PROACTIVE AND REACTIVE ENFORCEMENT, VACANT LOTS, AND HARDSHIP REFERRALS. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THOSE IN A SECOND. BUT ALL THESE PRIORITIES ARE INTERCONNECTED. EACH ONE STRENGTHENS OUR ABILITY TO DELIVER FAIR AND CONSISTENT SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO FIRST LET'S TALK ABOUT COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS. WE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR THAT COMMUNICATION IS A KEY FROM OUR INTERNAL STAFF AND FROM THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. SO OUR GOALS INCLUDE IMPROVING INTERNAL CHANNELS SO STAFF RECEIVES CONSISTENT INFORMATION AND THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO AND THEY'RE CONSISTENT WITH THEIR ENFORCEMENT THROUGHOUT. ALSO, WE HAVE STRENGTHENING THE EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS. WE ALSO ARE ENHANCING AND IMPROVING OUR SOFTWARE OF RECORD THAT WE UTILIZE TO KEEP ALL INFORMATION FOR ANY CASES AND WE WANT THAT SYSTEM TO SEND CASE UPDATES AUTOMATICALLY TO THE RESIDENT. THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS WE HEARD THROUGHOUT THE CONVERSATIONS AND LISTENING SESSIONS IS THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO KNOW WHERE THEIR CASE STANDS AND WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THEIR CASE, IF THERE'S ANY PROGRESS. AGAIN, THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT STAFF AND RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO ACCURATE, TIMELY, AND TRANSPARENT INFORMATION. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. OUR GOAL HERE IS TO EMPOWER RESIDENTS THROUGH CLEAR AND ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION. WE ARE DELIVERING NEW EDUCATIONAL CONTENT THAT EXPLAINS CODE ENFORCEMENT, PROCESSES THAT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OWNERS AND TENANTS IN PLAIN LANGUAGE. THAT WAY EVERYBODY CAN READ IT AND UNDERSTAND IT. SOMETIMES WHEN WE PROVIDE INFORMATION TO CITIZENS AS CODE VERBIAGE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND IT WELL. SO WE ARE CREATING THE FLIERS AND CONTENT WITH SIMPLE, PLAIN LANGUAGE THAT ANYBODY CAN UNDERSTAND. THE MATERIAL THAT WILL BE PROVIDED ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS, ONLINE PLATFORMS, WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT THROUGHOUT. A LOT OF PEOPLE UTILIZE THAT [00:10:04] PLATFORMS. THEREFORE, WE'RE GOING TO DO A LOT OF PAPER COPIES AND WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THAT AND HAVE IT AT LIBRARIES, SENIOR CENTERS, AND COUNCIL OFFICES. SO, AGAIN, AS I SAID EARLIER, THE MAIN GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE IN-PERSON ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CITIZENS AND ALLOW THEM TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS THEY HAVE TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS AND HOPEFULLY THEY CAN STAY IN COMPLIANCE PRIOR TO EVEN GETTING TO A POINT WHERE THE VIOLATION OCCURS. THE NEXT FOCUS AREA IS TO FIND THE BALANCE BETWEEN PROACTIVE AND REACTIVE CASES. AND HOW TO ACCOMPLISH THAT WHILE WE ARE TRYING TO RESPOND QUICKLY TO THE ISSUES. BUT WE REALLY WANT TO PREVENT VIOLATIONS FROM HAPPENING. HOW TO DO THAT IS TO EDUCATE CITIZENS AND TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND HOW TO COMPLY PROACTIVELY. SO IF THEY UNDERSTAND THAT AND WE HAVE THAT BALANCE, WE CAN ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO VIOLATIONS BECAUSE THE CITIZENS WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY NEED TO DO PRIOR TO, AGAIN, GETTING TO THE LEVEL OF HAVING A VIOLATION. NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT VACANT LOTS. IT'S ONE OF THE MAJOR FOCUS AREAS BECAUSE IT IMPACTS NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE SAFETY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO WE ARE EXPEDITING ABATEMENT FOR LOTS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE NOTICES AND PRIORITIZE CLEAN UPS NEAR SCHOOLS AND DAYCARES. SO WE CAN ABATE ANY VACANT LOT THAT IS UNDER ANNUAL NOTICE. I DO NOT HAVE TO GIVE THEM ANY NOTICE. THAT IS UNDER STATE LAW. AND WE CAN ABATE TALL GRASS OVER 48 INCHES AND IF THEY ARE CLOSE TO SCHOOLS OR DAYCARES. SO, AGAIN, THE MAIN GOAL HERE IS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY AWARENESS BY EDUCATING PROPERTY OWNERS ABOUT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO MAINTAIN THEIR PROPERTY. BY COMBINING FASTER CLEAN UPS AND STRONGER EDUCATION, WE WILL HOPE TO REDUCE REPEAT OFFENDERS OF VIOLATIONS AND IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS. LASTLY, HARDSHIP REFERRALS. WE RECOGNIZE THAT NOT ALL CODE VIOLATIONS COME FROM NEGLECT BUT SOMETIMES FROM HARDSHIP. THAT'S WHY THE PROPOSED PLAN EXPANDS AWARENESS OF HARDSHIP REFERRALS PROGRAMS SO RESIDENTS CAN GET HELP WHEN IT'S NEEDED THE MOST. WE ARE ALSO INCORPORATING HARDSHIP INFORMATION INTO OUTREACH EVENTS AND PRINTED MATERIALS TO ENSURE NO RESIDENT IS LEFT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE LACK OF INFORMATION. IF THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE PROGRAMS, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE NOT APPLYING. SO, AGAIN, WE ARE PUSHING REALLY HARD OR WE WANT TO PUSH REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF ALL THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE. THE CITY HAS A LOT OF PROGRAMS AVAILABLE. WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THE RESIDENTS ARE AWARE OF THOSE PROGRAMS. WE WANT TO CHAMPION A HEALTHY AND DRIVING WORKFORCE SO WE ARE CONTINUING TO IMPLEMENT THE CODE STRATEGIC PLAN. SO REALIGNING THE BOUNDARIES TO INCREASE QUALITY OF SERVICE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND CONTINUE TO RESEARCH BEST PRACTICES AMONG OUR PEER CITIES. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WE BRIEFED THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD ON THE PROPOSED PLAN AND THEY LIKED IT. TODAY WE ARE HERE PRESENTING TO PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, THE PROPOSED PLAN. THE GOAL NEXT STEPS IS TO GO TO B SESSION NOVEMBER 12. BETWEEN DECEMBER -- ON DECEMBER 5 AND DECEMBER 11 WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO COMMUNITY SESSIONS ON EACH DAY. ONE IN PERSON AND ONE VIRTUAL TO ALLOW RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND THOSE MEETINGS. AGAIN, JUST OVERALL BRIEFING AND TO HEAR IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK FROM THEM. AND THE FINAL GOAL IS TO GET FINAL CONSIDERATION FROM COUNCIL IN EARLY 2026. SO IMPLEMENTATION IS ALREADY UNDERWAY WITH SOME SHORT, MID, AND LONG-TERM GOALS FOR EACH OF THESE FOCUS AREAS. AND I GUESS WE LEFT ON YOUR DESK A PACKAGE THAT WE STARTED PUTTING SOME OF THE MATERIAL TOGETHER. SO THIS IS JUST THE STARTING POINT. WE DECIDED TO START EARLY TO MAKE SURE WE MEET THOSE GOALS FASTER THAN WHAT WE NEED. THIS IS NOT A ONE-TIME PLAN. IT IS A LIVING FRAMEWORK THAT WILL EVOLVE, DEPENDING ON FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THE DATA THAT WE GATHER. SO IN CLOSING, THE STRATEGIC [00:15:01] PLAN REFLECTS A SHARED VISION THAT CONNECTS THE COMMUNITY, CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND CITY SERVICES TO CREATE A CLEARER, CLEANER, AND SAFER SAN ANTONIO. WITH THAT SAID, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU, AMIN, FOR THAT PRESENTATION. I'M SO PROUD OF THIS DAY, ACTUALLY, TO COME BACK TO PCDC BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN THE RESULT OF A BUDGET SURVEY ISSUE BACK IN 2023 WHERE BASICALLY IT WAS ONE OF THE HIGHER-NEEDED DEPARTMENTS WITH A LOWER SATISFACTORY MARK. I OBVIOUSLY WORK WITH CODE OFFICERS EVERY DAY AND KNOW THERE WAS AN ISSUE LARGER THAN JUST THAT. AND SO HAPPY TO HAVE WROTE THAT CCR. I THINK IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO KIND OF RESTART AND KIND OF LOOK AT THINGS AGAIN. I SPOKE TO OUR CODE SUPERVISOR YESTERDAY AND I ASKED HIM DID THEY ACTUALLY TALK TO YOU DIRECTLY? AND HE SAID, YEAH. WE MET. HE SAID THEY MET WITH ALL THE OFFICERS AND I THINK THAT VERY SPECIFICALLY WAS IMPORTANT IS TO ENGAGE THE OFFICERS WHO ARE DOING THE JOB AND MAKING SURE THEIR INPUT IS MEANINGFUL. I'LL START OFF WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES. COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, AMIN FOR THE PRESENTATION AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TEAM FOR ENGAGING IN THIS EXERCISE. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE FACILITATION OF THE MEETINGS AND SEEING HOW THE FACILITATOR LISTENED AND LEANED INTO THE RESIDENTS SHARING THAT ARE CONCERNS. WHAT I HEAR FROM DISTRICT 5 RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY REGARDING VACANT LOTS AND STRUCTURE. I THINK WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS THIS IS GOING TO RUN PARALLEL TO THE COUNCIL CONSIDERATION REQUEST THAT OUR TEAM FILED. OF COURSE HIGHLIGHTING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE BUDGET, WE DID INCREASE THE FEES FOR VACANT LOTS. I THINK THERE'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ALLEVIATE THE PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS BECAUSE OFTENTIMES WHEN IT'S VACANT LOTS IT'S A CONCERN DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SCHOOL, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. PLEASED TO SEE THERE'S GOING TO BE AN INITIATIVE TO HELP EXPEDITE THE ABATEMENT OF THOSE PROPERTY. REGARDING THE RATIO FOR PROACTIVE AND REACTIVE CASES, DO WE EXPECT TO SEE A SHIFT IN THE CASES REGARDING REACTIVE VERSUS PROACTIVE CASES? >> SO THROUGHOUT THE LISTENING SESSIONS WE DID HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PROACTIVE AND REACTIVE CASES BUT NOBODY CAME FORWARD WITH A SPECIFIC RATIO. NOW, OUR INTERNAL STAFF, THE STAFF ACTUALLY REQUESTED TO REDUCE THE PROACTIVENESS A LITTLE BIT. WE ARE STILL WORKING ON EVALUATING THE PERCENTAGE, I GUESS, BETWEEN THE WORKLOAD BETWEEN PROACTIVE AND REACTIVE CALLS RIGHT NOW. SO AS SOON AS WE FINALIZE THAT AND LOOK AT THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND LOOK AT THE BOUNDARIES AND REALIGNING ALL THAT, WE CAN DETERMINE IF THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. >> CASTILLO: AND THEN INTERNALLY, CHRISTINE, WHO WORKS WITH CODE COMPLIANCE IN TERMS OF D5 CASES, FROM 2024 TO 2025 WE HAD ROUGHLY 650 LOTS, VACANT LOTS REPORTED. WE'RE JUST GRATEFUL FOR THE CODE COMPLIANCE TEAM, PARTICULARLY ANA RODRIGUEZ AND ALL OF OUR CODE OFFICERS FOR HELPING TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS WE'RE SEEING. BUT AS WE ANTICIPATE EXPEDITING THE ABATEMENT OF THOSE PROPERTIES, ARE WE EXPECTING THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE ABATEMENT OF THOSE PROPERTIES? >> AGAIN, I DON'T THINK I HAVE THAT INFORMATION AT THIS MOMENT. AS SOON AS WE REALIGN THE BOUNDARY AND WE LOOK AT EVERYTHING, WE WILL LOOK AT THE FINANCIAL ASPECT OF THAT. SO I'M NOT 100% SURE ON ANY ADDITIONAL MONIES FOR THE ABATEMENT. WE MIGHT NEED ADDITIONAL CODE OFFICERS, POTENTIALLY, BUT I DON'T KNOW AT THIS POINT. >> CASTILLO: AND THEN IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU ARE SEEING WITH THE USE OF THE HARDSHIP PROGRAMS, I KNOW WE JUST PASSED THE BUDGET SO THERE'S FUNDING THERE. DID Y'ALL FIND WITH THE LAST CYCLE THAT YOU ALL WERE GETTING CLOSE TO EXPANDING ALL FUND OR WAS THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED ENOUGH TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS THAT QUALIFIED? >> YES. IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE IS ENOUGH AND SUFFICIENT FOR ALL THE ABATEMENTS THAT WE CONDUCT OR WE PERFORM THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO FAR IT IS BALANCED. >> CASTILLO: GREAT. WELL, WE JUST APPRECIATE THE WORK OF YOU AND YOUR TEAM. THIS IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR DISTRICT 5 THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. COUNCILMAN GALVAN. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND THANK YOU TO THE TEAM FOR WORKING ON THIS. I WAS EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT IT. I WAS GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS. MANY OF MY RESIDENTS WANTED TO CHECK IT OUT AND HAD A LOT OF FEEDBACK TO GIVE. [00:20:01] BUT IN A GOOD WAY. THIS ENGAGEMENT PROCESS IS HAPPENING AND UNDERSTAND HOW IT CAN HELP OUR CITY AND IT IS WELL SUPPORTED TOO. OF COURSE I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL THE FOLKS IN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM, PARTICULARLY REGGIE, APRIL, CHRIS, AND MARIAH, WHO DO A LOT OF INCREDIBLE WORK GOING TO THE HOAS IN DISTRICT 6. I APPRECIATE THAT WHENEVER WE'RE THERE. ONE OF MY FIRST MAJOR THINGS I WANTED TO SEE WAS THE COMMUNICATION PIECE. WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT MAKING SURE WE'RE ABLE TO BE RESPONSIVE TO FOLKS ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT CODE, WHO HAVE CASES THERE. I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO HEAR THE KIND OF WORK BEING LOOKED AT FOR BUILD SA. IS THERE A WAY TO LOOK AT HOW TO INTEGRATE OR UPDATE TO COMBINE THEM TO WORK TOGETHER? A LOT OF FOLKS USE THE 311 APP TO TRACK OR INPUT THEIR CASES . WHAT IS THAT RELATIONSHIP GOING TO LOOK LIKE BETWEEN THE TWO SOFTWARES? >> SURE. ABSOLUTELY. SO ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO, THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BOTH SYSTEMS WAS VERY, VERY LIMITED. WE DID ADD SOME ACTION POINTS FROM OUR SYSTEM TO GO TO 311. SO WE HAVE ABOUT 20 OF THEM RIGHT NOW. SO IT'S MUCH BETTER. AGAIN, THE GOAL HERE IS TO REALLY IMPROVE THAT TREMENDOUSLY. SO EITHER WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THOSE TWO SYSTEMS COMMUNICATE WELL AND ALL THE INFORMATION WE HAVE IN OUR DATABASE GOES TO 311 SO THE RESIDENTS CAN SEE IT. OR WE MIGHT LOOK FOR OTHER OPTIONS. THAT SPECIFIC TOPIC WILL BE ONE OF THE LONGER GOALS. IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN OVERNIGHT BUT DEFINITELY THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES WE'RE WORKING ON. >> GALVAN: PERFECT. GREAT. GLAD TO HEAR. ABOUT VACANT LOTS, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS WE CAN GET A HANG OF THOSE, MAKE SURE THEY ARE ABATED, MAINTAINED, AND PROACTIVELY ADDRESSED BY NOT ONLY THE RESIDENTS BUT THE LARGER CITY SERVICES IF THE RESIDENT IS NOT ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THE VACANT LOT. I WANTED TO ASK HAVE -- I KNOW IT'S A HARSHER FORM AND I WANTED TO SEE THE SCALE WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS VACANT LOTS. HOW OFTEN HAS THE CITY FILED SUIT AGAINST THE PROPERTY OWNER? >> I'M SORRY? >> GALVAN: HOW MANY LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN MADE? >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I NEED TO GET WITH OUR ATTORNEYS TO GET YOU THAT INFORMATION. >> GALVAN: NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. OF COURSE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE HANDLING THESE WITH CARE AND WORKING THROUGH IT WITH THE RESIDENTS. WHERE'S THE NEXT TIER OF ACTION AND WHERE DOES THAT TAKE PLACE? YEAH. >> HI, COUNCIL MEMBERS. SAVITA WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. AS FAR AS YOUR QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER, COULD YOU REPEAT IT ONE MORE TIME, WHAT YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT THE LAWSUITS? >> GALVAN: HOW OFTEN DOES THE CITY ENGAGE IN LEGAL ACTION ON NUISANCE PROPERTIES, PARTICULARLY VACANT STRUCTURES OR VACANT LOTS, NOT NECESSARILY LIVED? >> TWO SEPARATE ANSWERS. ON THE VACANT LOTS, NOT AS FREQUENTLY. WE TEND TO HAVE MORE RESULTS MEETING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND COMING UP WITH MEASURES TO ABATE. WHETHER THAT'S PROVIDING CITY RESOURCES OR SUGGESTING ERECTING FENCING, ET CETERA. NUISANCE PROPERTIES RELATED TO DETERIORATED STRUCTURES, REACTIVELY WE HAVE ANYWHERE FROM 40 TO 50 APPEALS OF THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD BUT IN EVERY ONE OF THOSE CASES WE AUTOMATICALLY FILE WHAT'S CALLED A CHAPTER 54 LAWSUIT AS A COUNTERCLAIM. THIRD PART IS HOW OFTEN DO WE PROACTIVELY FILE CHAPTER 54 LAWSUITS. THOSE DON'T HAPPEN AS FREQUENTLY. >> GALVAN: I SEE. >> FOR VARIOUS REASONS. JUST TO LET Y'ALL KNOW, IT'S SAM ADAMS AND MYSELF, WE'RE THE TWO PUBLIC NUISANCE LAWYERS AND SO PRIORITY AND SEVERITY AND THE EGREGIOUS NATURE OF THE THREAT TO THE PUBLIC WILL DETERMINE WHICH COURSE OF ACTION WE WILL PROCEED WITH. BUT THE MAJORITY, AS FAR AS DILAPIDATED OR DANGEROUS STRUCTURES ARE THROUGH BSB APPEALS. VACANT LOTS ARE HANDLED GENERALLY THROUGH MEETINGS WITH THE OWNERS OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES. [00:25:02] AND PROACTIVE CHAPTER 54 SUITS ARE FOR THOSE THAT ARE SO EGREGIOUS THAT WE NEED JUDICIAL INTERVENTION SOONER THAN LATER. >> GALVAN: GOT IT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK IF WE COULD HAVE THE DATA ABOUT THE COMPLIANCE RATES TOO, IF YOU COULD RESEND THOSE TO MY TEAM. WHETHER IT'S WITHIN CODE COMPLIANCE ITSELF, WHAT THE RATE IS WE'RE MEETING COMPLIANCE WITH VACANT LOTS OR WHAT ACTIONS WERE NECESSARY TO GET THERE. I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR MY TEAM TO REVIEW. >> SURE. >> GALVAN: LET ME SEE IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER PIECES HERE. NO, I MEAN, ONE LAST THING I WAS GOING TO SAY. ANOTHER PLUG TO THE CODE OFFICERS IN DISTRICT 6, PARTICULARLY THROUGHOUT THE CITY. I'M ALWAYS GRATEFUL TO HEAR FROM RESIDENTS ON SOME OF OUR BORDER ABOUT THE ENGAGEMENT THAT THE CODE OFFICERS HAVE WITH THE COMMUNITY. I'M ALWAYS EAGER TO SHARE THAT SUPPORT. IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING WHEN YOU SEE SOMEONE COMES IN A UNIFORM UP TO YOUR HOME THAT HAS A CITY LOGO AND YOU'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THIS PERSON COMING FOR. AND SOMEONE AS CARING AS CHRIS IS IMMEASURABLE BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO [INDISCERNIBLE] TO PROVIDE TO OUR RESIDENTS. THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE WORK CONTINUE TO BE DONE AND HAPPY TO HELP WHEREVER WE CAN. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU. I THINK THE 311 CONNECTION IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT . IF YOU GET A CASE RIGHT NOW THAT'S A DUPLICATE OR YOU GET E-MAILS SAYING DUPLICATE BUT NOT NECESSARILY REFERRAL OR YOUR CASE IS CLOSED AND YOU HAVE TO GO INTO THE APP AND FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED VERSUS JUST GETTING THAT ON THE INITIAL E-MAIL THAT YOU GET. A SMALL THING, I THINK TO HELP WITH COMMUNICATION EFFORTS. I THINK ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, CURRENT PROJECT, CURRENT SITUATION HAPPENING IN DISTRICT 4 THAT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE ARE THOSE APARTMENTS THAT Y'ALL ARE WORKING ON ON RAY ELLIS NEAR 90 . HUGE PROBLEM WITH THAT. BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD, LEGAL ISSUES. BUT IF YOU WERE A RESIDENT THAT LIVED RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO IT, YOU WOULD NOT KNOW ANY O THAT UNLESS YOU CALL OUR OFFICE CERTAIN VACANT PROPERTIES. I TELL RESIDENTS ALL THE TIME YOU MAY NOT SEE WORK BUT THERE'S PAPERWORK AND ADMINISTRATIVE WORK AND JUDICIAL WORK HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES SOMETIMES FOR TWO, THREE, FOUR MONTHS PLUS. BUT AS A REGULAR RESIDENT YOU DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING. SO THAT'S A GOOD COMMUNICATION THING. I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE, I KNOW HARDSHIP REFERRALS WERE NOT TOP OF MIND ON THE PUBLIC MEETINGS BUT THE FOLKS THAT WOULD NORMALLY NEED TO UTILIZE THAT WOULDN'T GO TO THAT TYPE OF MEETING. THAT'S LOW PRIORITY FOR THE COUNCIL, OF COURSE. ALSO I'M NOT SURE IF DANNY PUT THE FOLDER TOGETHER BUT IT'S GOT A LOT OF INFORMATION. YOU'VE GOT YOUR CARD IN HERE. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE TAKING CREDIT FOR THAT. WE APPRECIATE THAT. IT'S ONE OF THE TOP USED APARTMENTS AND TO, YOU KNOW, JUST SHINE A LITTLE BIT ON MY D4 OFFICERS, THEY WILL COME TO US ALL THE TIME SAYING THIS PERSON HAS A HARDSHIP OR BEFORE WE TRY TO EVICT THIS PERSON OR GET THIS PERSON REMOVED OUT OF THEIR HOUSE BECAUSE OF LACK OF WATER OR POWER, THEY'LL COME TO US AND ASK IF WE CAN HELP THAT PERSON. THAT IS REALLY PHENOMENAL. THEY'RE NOT HERE JUST TO CITE AND GET TICKETS BUT TO TRY TO REALLY IMPROVE THE AREA. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING Y'ALL AT B SESSION. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE ARE OFF TO ITEM NO. 3. MADAME CLERK, CAN YOU READ THE CAPTION? >> CLERK: ITEM NO. 3 IS A TRANSFER OF OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF A PORTION OF THE RANCHO DIANA HUESTA CAVE PRESERVE FROM THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. LOGAN SPARROW, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT . I'LL JUMP RIGHT INTO OUR PRESENTATION. TO START OFF WITH SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, BEXAR COUNTY AS PARTNERS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO REALLY SINCE 2008 FOLLOWING A BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO TRY TO ESTABLISH ORDINANCES THAT WILL HELP TO PROTECT THE MILITARY'S MISSION HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. TO DATE WE HAVE CREATED 15 ORDINANCES INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN WITH THE GOAL OF CONSERVING THOSE NATURAL COMMUNITIES BUT ALSO ALLOWING COMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT NEAR JBSA INSTALLATIONS. THE SEP-HCP, I PROMISE I [00:30:03] WON'T CALL IT THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN TOO MANY TIMES, IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY AS CO-PERMITEES OF THE PERMIT ISSUED BY U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE. THE SEP-HCP PROMOTES REGIONAL CONSERVATION . WE PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CAMP BULLIS AND THOSE CRITICAL JBSA INSTALLATIONS. WE INVOLVE LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS IN THE GOAL OF CONSERVATION PLANNING. AT A HIGH LEVEL, THE SEP-HCP IS EFFECTIVELY AN INSURANCE POLICY. YOU PAY A PREMIUM IN THE FORM OF AN ENROLLMENT FEE AND YOU ARE GIVEN WHAT'S CALLED INCIDENTAL TAKE COVERAGE TO ENABLE YOUR PROJECT TO PROCEED IN SOME ENVIRONMENTALLY-SENSITIVE AREAS, PROVIDED WE COMPLY WITH STRICT U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE REGULATIONS. IT IS ALWAYS AN OPTIONAL TOOL. NO DEVELOPER EVER HAS TO ENROLL IN THE SEP, IT IS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CONSULTING WITH U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE DIRECTLY. THOSE WHO CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ENROLLING IN THE PLAN INCLUDE LANDOWNERS AND DEVELOPERS, THE CITY AND COUNTY THEMSELVES CAN ENROLL, AS CAN OUR UTILITY PARTNERS AND ANYONE ELSE CONDUCTING NON-FEDERAL ACTIVITIES. TO DATE, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED FOUR PRESERVES. BACK IN 2017 WHEN THE HCP WAS LAUNCHED, WE CREATED THE GOVERNMENT CANYON IN THE NORTHERN PRESERVE WITH FUNDS GENERATED FROM THE SALE OF CREDITS FROM THAT. WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE PANTHER SPRINGS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT . BACK MOST RECENTLY IN 2023 WE CAME BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO CREATE THE CRANE BAT CAVE PRESERVE , LARGELY WITH FUNDING FROM TXDOT'S LOOP 1604 EXPANSION ENROLLMENT. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO TODAY IS PERPETUATE WHAT WE DID IN 2023 WITH THE CRANE BAT CAVE PRESERVE CREATION . ON THE SCREEN THERE IN GREEN, YOU SEE THE ENTIRE 1152-ACRE RANCHO DIANA HUESTA PRESERVE. IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT THAT LAND ALSO WAS HOME TO SEVERAL SPECIES OF CARSTON VERTEBRAES. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS MANAGEMENT MONITORING OF 163 ACA LITTLE OVER 10% FROM THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND WE HAVE WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE FROM U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE THAT SHOULD WE CARRY THIS THROUGH TO COMPLETION, IT WILL GENERATE 1,688.14 ENROLLMENT ACRES. THOSE ARE THEN TURNED AROUND AND SOLD FOR $1,000 PER ENROLLMENT ACRE SO IT WOULD GENERATE A LITTLE UNDER $1.7 MILLION TO ENABLE US FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD TO CREATE THE NEXT PRESERVE. TO EFFECT THIS WE ARE PROPOSING THAT WE REIMBURSE PARKS DEPARTMENT A LITTLE OVER $1.5 MILLION. IT'S A PROPORTIONAL INVESTMENT OF WHAT THEY PURCHASED THE PROPERTY FOR BACK IN 2001 AND WE ARE ACCEPTING A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO BE HELD BY THE EDWARDS AQUIFER AUTHORITY ON TOP OF THAT 163-ACRE PORTION OF THE PRESERVE. TO THAT END, IT WILL BENEFIT FROM TWO LAYERS OF PROTECTION, A CONSERVATION EASEMENT HELD BY A THIRD PARTY AS WELL AS OUR HCP'S ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE. SO IT IS NOT A ONE AND DONE. WE HAVE A CONTRACT BIOLOGIST THAT IS REQUIRED TO CONDUCT STUDIES, PRESENT ABSENCE SURVEYS, AND ENSURE THE SPECIES IS PRESERVED IN PERPETUITY ON THAT LAND. AGAIN, THIS PROCESS DOES MIRROR THE CRANE BAT CAVE PRESERVE ESTABLISHMENT BACK IN 2023. ON MARCH 11 OF THIS YEAR, WE PRESENTED THIS TO THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU COORDINATING COMMITTEE. THEY HAD UNANIMOUS SUPPORT . A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD BOARD. FOLLOWING THAT MARCH 26 CAB MEETING, WE WERE ABLE TO SUBMIT OUR FINALIZED PAPERWORK TO U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE. TOOK THEM A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO TURN IT AROUND. THEY'RE CERTAINLY A VERY BUSY AGENCY BUT WE WERE HAPPY TO HAVE RECEIVED WRITTEN CONCURRENCE IN ADVANCE OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. BEFORE YOU TODAY, FOR A RECOMMENDATION WITH A TENTATIVE TARGET OF NOVEMBER FOR AN A SESSION, SHOULD THIS BODY AGREE TO PROCEED. IN CLOSING, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF [00:35:10] TRANSFERRING $1,507,396.29 FOR THE TRANSFER OF THOSE 163 ACRES. WHILE I AM NOT AMIN, I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE . >> MUNGIA: LOGAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. YOU ALL ARE LOOKING FOR ACTION FROM THE COMMITTEE. BEFORE A DISCUSSION, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MOTION AND A SECOND. WE CAN BEGIN DISCUSSION. COUNCILMAN GALVAN. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, LOGAN FOR THE PRESENTATION. OF COURSE, THIS FEELS VERY TIMELY WITH THE CONVERSATIONS AROUND PRESERVATION IN OUR CITY AND COUNTY. SOMETHING I DO WANT TO ASK REGARDING THE CREDITS. DO WE HAVE A LIST OF THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY UTILIZED THESE CREDITS? >> WE HAVE A LIST. WE COULD PROVIDE THAT FOR YOU. I WANT TO SAY TO DATE WE HAVE ENROLLED ABOUT 40 PROPERTIES INTO THE PROGRAM. RANGING FROM VERY SMALL DEVELOPMENTS, YOU KNOW, ROADWAY EXTENSIONS OR UTILITY EXTENSIONS FOR UTILITIES. ALL THE WAY UP TO TXDOT'S ENROLLMENT, WHICH WAS MULTIPLE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. YEAH, WE CAN CERTAINLY PROVIDE THAT. >> GALVAN: THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU. AND I GUESS WITH THE SHIFT OVER FROM PARKS TO DSD, I THINK THIS IS A SIMILAR QUESTION. ARE WE EXPECTING A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL STAFFING? WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF DSD? >> NO ADDITIONAL STAFFING NEEDED FOR THIS. A LOT OF THE WORK THAT IS DONE FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING IS PERFORMED BY A THIRD-PARTY BIOLOGIST THAT WE HAVE A CONTRACT FOR. COUNCIL HAS AUTHORIZED THAT BIOLOGIST TO CONDUCT UP TO $340,000 WORTH OF WORK PER YEAR AND THAT'S JOINTLY FUNDED BY THE CITY AND THE COUNTY. AND WE'RE NOT AT THAT CAP OR ANYWHERE NEAR IT YET. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING NEEDED. >> GALVAN: GLAD TO KNOW. THANK YOU. ONE LAST THING I WANTED TO ASK, OF COURSE GIVEN THE GENERAL NEWS AROUND THE RANCH NEARBY, GOVERNMENT CANYON. I GUESS I WANTED TO ASK FOR ANY FOLKS WATCHING AT HOME, YOU KNOW, WOULD THIS KIND OF WORK THAT WE'RE DOING IN ANY WAY BE RELATED TO THAT DEVELOPMENT OR ANY WAY IMPACT THOSE CONVERSATIONS OVER THERE? >> ENROLLMENT IN THE PROGRAM IS ALWAYS OPTIONAL. SO IT'S NOTHING MANDATORY THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ENROLL IN. BUT IF THEY FALL WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA, WHICH THAT PROJECT WOULD, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION. THAT APPLICATION WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR A VOTE. THEY WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION TO DETERMINE IF IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE OR NOT. AGAIN, IT'S NEVER REQUIRED. IT IS ALWAYS OPTIONAL. >> GALVAN: ON THE PROPERTY OWNER TO EMBARK ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, LOGAN. EXCITED TO SEE THIS MOVE FORWARD. >> THANK YOU. >> MUNGIA: COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANKS, LOGAN FOR THE PRESENTATION. YOU TOUCHED ON IT A BIT DURING YOUR PRESENTATION IN TERMS OF WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE RELATING TO CONSERVATION. BUT CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHEN A DEVELOPER TYPICALLY PURCHASES THESE CREDITS, ARE THERE TYPICALLY ANY ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO OFFSET? >> YEAH. SO THE PREMISE OF THE PROGRAM GENERALLY IS THAT YOU PAY A SUBSTANTIAL FEE IN ORDER FOR YOUR PROJECT TO BE ABLE TO PROCEED, EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY BE AFFECTING HABITAT. AND SO THERE MAY BE MINOR LOCALIZED DISTURBANCES IN EXCHANGE FOR THE PROGRAM USING THAT FUNDING TO CREATE LARGE PERPETUAL PRESERVES FOR THOSE SPECIES. NOW, WHEN A PROJECT ENROLLS, THERE ARE STILL RULES THAT THEY HAVE TO PLAY BY. SO, FOR INSTANCE, IF A PROJECT PAYS FOR AND OBTAINS KARST CREDITS, IF THEY START CONSTRUCTION AND THEY HIT A TO STOP. OUR CERTIFIED BIOLOGIST HAS TO VISIT THE SITE, MAKE A DETERMINATION WITH THEIR BIOLOGIST WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO PRESERVE THE SPECIES. IT ENABLES THEM TO PROCEED BUT IT DOES NOT ENABLE THEM TO DESTROY HABITAT. >> CASTILLO: IN TERMS OF DATA COLLECTION, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS OR INTERNALLY, ARE YOU TRACKING WHAT THE IMPACT MAY BE? FOR EXAMPLE, IF IT IS WILDLIFE, TREES, WATER? >> WHEN WE WERE ISSUED THE INCIDENTAL TAKE PERMIT IT WAS ONLY FOR A FINITE TERM. WE'RE ONLY ALLOWED TO ENROLL PROPERTIES FROM 30 YEARS, I BELIEVE THAT WAS FROM 2016. AND WE ARE ALSO LIMITED IN THE AMOUNT OF HABITAT THAT CAN BE AFFECTED. WE WILL EVENTUALLY HIT A POINT WHERE WE HAVE EXHAUSTED WHAT U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE WILL ALLOW US TO ENROLL. AT THAT POINT IN TIME WE EITHER HAVE TO GO BACK TO U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE TO EXTEND OR THE PROGRAM IS TERMINATED. >> CASTILLO: IS THAT -- SORRY. >> TO THAT END, THOUGH, WE DO TRACK HOW MANY GOLDEN CHEEK WARBLER ENROLLMENT [00:40:02] ACRES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED AS WELL AS KARST. WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT. >> CASTILLO: IS THAT TYPICALLY LIMITED BASED OFF OF ACREAGE? >> FOR KARST IT'S JUST THE ACRES. GOLDEN CHEEK WARBLER, YOU HAVE TO ENROLL NOT JUST THE LAND BUT 300 FEET AS WELL. IT'S MORE EXPONENTIAL FOR THE LISTED PID SPECIES. YES, WE DO ABSOLUTELY TRACK THE AMOUNT WE ENROLL AND WE HAVE TO REPORT THAT TO FISH AND WILDLIFE EVERY JUNE. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, LOGAN. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> MUNGIA: YOU'RE TRNSFERRING FROM PARKS. IS THAT CURRENTLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, THAT LAND? >> I WOULD HAVE TO -- I THINK WE HAVE SOME FOLKS FROM PARKS HERE. PHILIP. I'M GOING TO LET HIM SPEAK TO HOW OPEN THAT LAND IS TO THE PUBLIC. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS PHILIP AND I MANAGE THE EDWARDS AQUIFER PROTECTION PROGRAM FOR THE CITY. THE RANCHO DIANA HUESTA DIANA PRESERVE, BECAUSE THAT PROPERTY CONTAINS SO MANY SENSITIVE KARST FEATURES IT IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. IT DOESN'T PRECLUDE US FROM OPENING IT AT SOME POINT TO THE PUBLIC. BUT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, AT THIS TIME, THE PROPERTY IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. >> MUNGIA: GREAT. THANK YOU. THAT MAKES SENSE. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE WILL GO ON TO ITEM NO. 4. MADAME CLERK, IF YOU COULD READ THE CAPTION. >> CLERK: ITEM NO. 4 IS A POLICY FOR RECOMMENDING COUNCIL ISSUANCE OF RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT AND RESOLUTIONS OF NO OBJECTION FOR APPLICANTS SEEKING LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M THE HOUSING POLICY ADMINISTRATOR WITH NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT. UNFORTUNATELY, MY PRESENTATION HAS NOT A SINGLE MENTION OF A GOLDEN-CHEEKED WARBLER BUT I THINK HOPEFULLY WE'LL STILL ENJOY. HERE TO BRIEF YOU TODAY ON OUR RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT OR NO OBJECTION POLICY FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS. WHAT ARE TAX CREDITS? THEY ARE A FEDERAL PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE I.R.S. AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. THE I.R.S. ISSUES CREDITS TO THE STATES WHO THEN ADMINISTER THEM AND ACTUALLY ISSUE THE AWARDS. THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF TAX CREDIT PROGRAMS. ONE OF THEM THE 9%, WHICH IS COMPETITIVE AND THE 4% WHICH IS CONSIDERED NON-COMPETITIVE. AND THE IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW IS THIS IS THE PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE FOR RENTAL HOUSING PRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION THAT'S AFFORDABLE IN THE UNITED STATES. IT'S A VERY MEANINGFUL PROGRAM. SO IF IT IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE STATES, THEN WHY ARE WE HERE TALKING ABOUT IT, RIGHT? BECAUSE A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE ISSUANCE OF CREDITS. THAT'S BECAUSE TDHCA, THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS WHO ADMINISTERS THE CREDIT AT THE STATE LEVEL REQUIRES THAT APPLICANTS GET A RESOLUTION FROM THE MUNICIPALITY WHERE THEY'RE SEEKING TO BUILD. SO WE HAVE A POLICY FOR ISSUING THOSE RESOLUTIONS AND WE UPDATE IT EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS, WHICH THIS IS ONE OF THOSE YEARS. OUR GOALS ALWAYS ARE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE FURTHERING OUR STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN GOALS AND SEND AS MANY STRONG APPLICATIONS TO THE STATE AS POSSIBLE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STATE'S RULEBOOK, WHICH REALLY DETERMINES WHICH PROJECTS ARE COMPETITIVE AND WHICH ARE NOT, IS NOT AT ODDS WITH OUR OWN REFERRAL POLICY. AND I'LL EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE NEXT SLIDE. SO THE STATE, IN ISSUANCE OF THESE CREDITS, DIVIDES THE STATE INTO REGIONS. OUR REGION IS NO. 9. WE'RE NOT THE ONLY CITY HERE. WE SHARE IT WITH OUR NEIGHBORS IN COMAL, GUADALUPE, AND KENDALL COUNTIES. IN OUR EFFORT TO CRAFT THIS POLICY, WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO THREAD THE NEEDLE BETWEEN WHAT'S ATTAINABLE AND WHAT'S ASPIRATIONAL TO MAKE SURE WE GET ALL THE CREDITS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO INSTEAD OF THE SURROUNDING CITIES. SO HERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A TIMELINE ON WHERE WE ARE AT IN OUR POLICY DEVELOPMENT. THIS YEAR WE HAD A SUBCOMMITTEE FORMED TO REALLY TALK THROUGH WHAT WE COULD DO TO IMPROVE OUR RESOLUTION POLICY. AND WE BASED ALL OF THOSE [00:45:05] CONVERSATIONS ON WHAT WE HEARD FROM YOU ALL IN OUR BRIEFINGS IN LATE SUMMER. THE COMMITTEE WORKED THROUGH SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. WE TOOK THIS TO HOUSING COMMISSION WHO APPROVED IT. AND SO THAT BRINGS US HERE TO YOU TODAY. AND WE PLAN TO GO TO COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 6. ALL OF THAT TIMELINE IS IN SERVICE TO WHAT ULTIMATELY IS TDHCA'S TIMELINE FOR ISSUING THE COMPETITIVE 9% CREDITS. WE WILL OPEN OUR REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THESE RESOLUTIONS ON DECEMBER 1. AND THAT MEANS THAT TDHCA'S PRE-APPLICATIONS, WHICH ARE DUE JANUARY 9, CAN BE VIEWABLE TO THE DEVELOPERS AND THEY CAN WORK ON THEM CONCURRENTLY. BUT OURS IS NOT DUE UNTIL A FEW DAYS LATER AND THAT GIVES THEM TIME TO SEE IF THEY WANT TO APPLY. OUR STAFF TURNS AROUND THOSE RESOLUTIONS PRETTY QUICKLY. WE COME TO PCDC AT THE END OF JANUARY AND TYPICALLY BRING RESOLUTIONS TO COUNCIL IN MID-FEBRUARY. THIS YEAR WILL BE FEBRUARY 12. DEVELOPERS WHO ARE SUCCESSFUL IN ACHIEVING THOSE RESOLUTIONS WILL SUBMIT THEIR FULL APPLICATIONS TO TDHCA ON THE 27TH. SO A QUICK MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE FINANCING AFFORDABLE AND IMPACTFUL HOUSING RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE OF OUR HOUSING COMMISSION. THEY PUT IN A LOT OF WORK TO CONSIDER ALL THE GREAT THINGS WE HEARD FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS AND HOW WE CAN MAKE THIS POLICY WORK EVEN BETTER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. THOSE MEMBERS ARE KATIE WILSON AS HOUSING COMMISSION CHAIR. MICHAEL REYES, ALSO HOUSING COMMISSIONER AS WELL AS PRESIDENT AND CEO AT OPPORTUNITY HOME. PETE ALANIZ IN HIS CAPACITY AS HOUSING COMMISSIONER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSING TRUST. KRISTIN DAVILA AS HOUSING COMMISSION AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MERCED HOUSING, TEXAS. WE HAVE MICHAEL TAYLOR FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. GENE OF PEDCOR DEVELOPMENT. DEBORAH GUERRERO OF NRP. BRAD MCMURRAY OF PROSPERA COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND LEILA POWELL OF LISC SAN ANTONIO. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THEM FOR LENDING THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE. SO A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THIS SLIDE BUT IT'S REALLY THE BULK OF WHAT WE HEARD FROM YOU ALL AND WHAT WE DID WITH THAT INFORMATION. SO IN OUR COUNCIL BRIEFINGS WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT ENCOURAGING DEEP AFFORDABILITY, PROXIMITY TO TRANSIT, WORKING WITH LOCAL CONTRACTORS, HAVING QUALITY ON-SITE PRE-K. SEEING WHAT WE COULD DO TO INCREASE TENANT PROTECTIONS AND VOUCHER ACCEPTANCE. BOOSTING LIGHTING AROUND DEVELOPMENTS. ENGAGING WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS, FINDING WAYS TO PRIORITIZE REHAB, ADAPTIVE REUSE AND INFILL DEVELOPMENT, AND FINDING WAYS TO SUPPORT SPECIAL POPULATIONS INCLUDING SINGLE PARENTS, OLDER ADULTS, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. SO THE FIRST FEW BULLETS, ALL BUT THE LAST ONE AND A HALF, WE WERE ABLE TO INCORPORATE INTO OUR RECOMMENDED RESOLUTIONS POLICY. AND THE LAST TWO, WHICH REALLY BEGIN WITH INCENTIVIZING INFILL DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORTING SPECIAL POPULATIONS WE'RE INCORPORATING INTO OUR FUNDING MECHANISMS. THERE ARE BETTER TOOLS FOR THAT. THE TAX CREDIT PROGRAM, ON THE SMALL SIDE, YOU'RE SEEING DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE OVER 70 UNITS. SO IT'S NOT REALLY MADE FOR INFILL DEVELOPMENT, PER SE. SO MOVING OVER TO THE GREEN BOX. HERE ARE THE CHANGES THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TODAY. THE FIRST IS REDUCING THE MAXIMUM POINTS FOR ZONING. THAT IS BECAUSE OF SENATE BILL 840 THAT GRANTED ZONING BY RIGHT FOR MULTIFAMILY IN COMMERCIAL AREAS. AND REDUCING FOR RESIDENT AMENITIES. INSTEAD WE BOOSTED SOME OTHER AREAS, INCLUDING DEEP AFFORDABILITY AND RESIDENT SERVICES ON SITE. THAT INCLUDES HAVING MORE HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE LIVING ON THE SITE. AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE SPECIFIC CHANGE WE MADE THERE AROUND PRE-K 4 SA WHICH CAN BE LOCATED ON SITE. OTHER SCORING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE NEW INCLUDE PROXIMITY TO THE GREEN AND SILVER LINES. THE HIGHEST POINT VALUES ARE FOR BEING WITHIN A QUARTER MILE BUT YOU STILL GET POINTS IF YOU'RE WITHIN HALF A MILE. THERE WAS SOME CONVERSATION ON THE COMMITTEE ABOUT COULD THESE BE CLOSE TO STATIONS RATHER JUST THE LINE ITSELF. AND SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH VIA AS THEIR DEVELOPMENTS PROGRESS ON WHAT THAT CAN LOOK LIKE. ANOTHER SCORING OPPORTUNITY IS RENT ASSISTANCE AS A SERVICE. THAT COULD BE EITHER HAVING A FUND TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS WHO ARE BEHIND ON RENT, WHO LIVE WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT, [00:50:05] OR IT CAN BE HAVING HOUSING NAVIGATION SERVICES ON SITE. SOME KIND OF MEDIATOR. ANYBODY WHO CAN BE AVAILABLE TO HELP RESIDENTS IN THAT SITUATION. WE ALSO INCLUDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ENGAGEMENT POINTS. IF YOU GET A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM AN ISD. SIMILARLY, THERE'S A NEW WAY TO GET POINTS IF THERE'S A COMMUNITY-INITIATED MEETING THE DEVELOPER ATTENDS. THIS WOULD BE A WAY TO INCENTIVIZE JOINING A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING, FOR INSTANCE, THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE AREA. LASTLY, PSH, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECTS AS WELL AS REHAB PROJECTS ARE NOW ABLE TO GET POINTS IN THE TARGETED AREA CATEGORY. A COUPLE OF SMALLER CHANGES, VOUCHER ACCEPTANCE MUST BE AFFIRMED BY FOLKS WHO ARE SEEKING THIS RESOLUTION. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY REQUIRED PROGRAMMATICALLY AT THE STATE LEVEL BUT IT'S MORE CLEAR IN OUR RESOLUTION POLICY NOW. AND LOCAL CONTRACTOR PARTNERSHIP IS ALSO NOW A THRESHOLD REQUIREMENT RATHER THAN SOMETHING YOU COULD GET POINTS FOR IN THE PREVIOUS POLICY. SO WE ARE HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT CHANGE. FINALLY, WHEN DEVELOPERS GO TO SEEK PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT POINTS, SOMETIMES THEY GO RIGHT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEN YOU MIGHT GET CALLS FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS OR WE MIGHT ABOUT PROJECTS THAT YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF BEFORE. SO WE WANT TO USE THIS POLICY AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING AND REALLY INVITE THAT ENGAGEMENT TO US FIRST. SO, HERE'S HOW ALL OF THAT LOOKS IN THE SCORING MATRIX. YOU CAN SEE THE CHANGES IN BLUE THERE. AND I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION IN THE SUBCOMMITTEE, SPECIFICALLY ABOUT ON-SITE PRE-K SERVICES. AND SO THE DECISION THAT WAS MADE THERE WAS TO WORK WITH PRE-K 4 SA ON WHAT A GOOD DEFINITION WOULD BE FOR A HIGH-QUALITY SERVICE. THAT COULD BE ON SITE. AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO OUR POLICY. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS FOR PCDC TO RECOMMEND CITY COUNCIL INCLUDE THE HOUSING COMMISSION'S PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX RESOLUTION POLICY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MUNGIA: APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. CAN I GET A MOTION? THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND AND WE'LL BEGIN DISCUSSION. COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, SARA AND TEAM FOR THE PRESENTATION AS WELL AS THE WORK OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE. ALWAYS PLEASED TO SEE THE FOCUS ON DEEP AFFORDABILITY AS WELL AS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE SILVER AND GREEN LINE . ONE THING THAT I KNOW THERE WAS A QUESTION RAISED IN THE SUBCOMMITTEE WAS WHETHER THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DEEPLY AFFORDABLE UNITS OR HIGHER RATIO OF DEEPLY AFFORDABLE UNITS WILL BE FAVORED IN A PROJECT. CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT THE APPROACH WILL BE THERE? >> YES. FOR A 9% TAX CREDIT DEVELOPMENT, THEY'RE REQUIRED BY THE STATE TO INCLUDE A MINIMUM OF 10% OF UNITS AT 30% AMI. WE ARE USED TO SEEING THAT IN OUR PROJECTS, GENERALLY. OUR POLICY HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS, THANKS TO INITIATIVES FROM DISTRICT 5 TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM POINTS UP TO 20 IF THEY CAN GET UP TO 20% AT 30% AMI. THIS YEAR OUR PROPOSED CHANGE GOES FURTHER. YOU CAN GET UP TO 25 POINTS IN THE AFFORDABILITY CATEGORY IF YOU EXCEED 20% OF YOUR OVERALL COMPOSITION AT 30%. AND IF YOU'VE GOT SOME SORT OF PROJECT-BASED CONTRACT INVOLVED, SO THAT COULD BE PROJECT-BASED VOUCHERS, 811 OR 202 LOANS THAT MEAN THAT RESIDENTS WHO LIVE EVEN IN WHAT WE WOULD CALL A MARKET-RATE UNIT OR A HIGHER AMI, THEIR RENT CAN GO UP OR DO IF THEIR INCOME CHANGES. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO ROLL THAT CHANGE OUT. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH FOLKS FROM DISABILITY SA AND THEY CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ADOPTING THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST POLICY IN TERMS OF UNIVERSAL DESIGN. AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT AS THINGS MOVE ALONG THAT WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, THROUGH THE UDC PROCESS, TO ADOPT THAT. WE KNOW THAT ONE IN FIVE SAN ANTONIO RESIDENTS LIVES WITH A DISABILITY AND ONE OUT OF FOUR LIVES IN POVERTY. SO WE KNOW THERE'S A NEED FOR SAFE, QUALITY HOUSING ACROSS THE SPECTRUM BUT HOW CAN WE CONTINUE TO USE THESE INCENTIVES AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BUILD MORE ACCESSIBLE UNITS. I KNOW OFTENTIMES THERE IS HESITANCY FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY BUT POINTING TO THE WORK THAT THE HOUSING TRUST HAS DONE, THERE ARE DEVELOPERS WILLING TO PRODUCE ACCESSIBLE UNITS. SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN MOVE TOWARDS THAT GOAL SO THAT WAY WE HAVE MORE ACCESSIBLE UNITS. AND I KNOW THERE'S ALSO CONVERSATION ABOUT THE NEED FOR MORE FAMILY-SIZED UNITS. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE SUBCOMMITTEE DID HAVE A [00:55:05] CONVERSATION ABOUT IT BUT WAS A BIT HESITANT. BUT I THINK, AGAIN THINKING ABOUT THE WORK OF OUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND WHAT THE SUPERINTENDENTS HAVE HIGHLIGHTED WHY THEY'VE SEEN SOME SCHOOL CLOSURES IS NOT JUST LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT FAMILY HOUSING. SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN ALSO SEE A SHIFT THERE AS WELL. BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE SELLING OURSELVES SHORT IF WE DON'T PRIORITIZE FAMILY UNITS AND OF COURSE ACCESSIBLE UNITS AS WELL. I APPRECIATE THE WORK OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND YOUR TEAM ON THIS ITEM. THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR BRIEFING JUSTIN IN TERMS OF WHAT THIS PRESENTATION WAS GOING TO ENTAIL. BUT I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LOOK -- THIS IS MORE FOR MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES -- FOR US TO LOOK AT THE WORK. I KNOW YOU SIT ON THE HOUSING TRUST NOW. THAT'S EXCITING. BUT THAT WE CAN REPLICATE SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING IN THE HOUSING TRUST UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PETE. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> IF I MAY RESPOND TO THE COUNCILWOMAN. SO COUNCILWOMAN, YES. WE HAVE HEARD THOSE CONVERSATIONS, HAVE BEEN DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS. AND WE'LL BE COMING TO B SESSION ON NOVEMBER 12 WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OUR NEXT ROUND OF GAP FUNDING. THAT WILL BE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS THAT WANT TO UTILIZE OUR FEDERAL FUNDS OR BOND FUNDS. WE'LL BE BRINGING SOME RECOMMENDATIONS, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ACCESSIBILITY OF UNITS AS AN INCREASED PRIORITY, AS WELL AS FAMILY-SIZEDDEN UNITS. IT'S BEEN A PRIORITY BUT WE'LL BE REITERATING THAT IN THE NEXT RFP. THAT WILL COME TO B SESSION FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. GREAT. THANK YOU. >> MUNGIA: COUNCILMAN GALVAN. >> GALVAN: AS A PART OF THE NEXT UDC CYCLE, WE'LL ABSOLUTELY INCLUDE THE DISCUSSIONS ON UNIVERSAL DESIGN. THAT WILL BE A PART OF WHAT HAPPENS . >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, FOR THE STAFF PRESENTATION AND ALL THE FUTURE WORK COMING VERY SOON REGARDING UNIVERSAL DESIGN AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS WE HAVE IN OUR CITY. OF COURSE VERY EAGER TO SEE THE CHANGES FOR THE DEEPER AFFORDABILITY . I THINK OF COURSE [INDISCERNIBLE] I THINK IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS -- A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS I HAD ABOUT THE RESIDENT SERVICES. ON THE READY TO WORK PIECE, WHAT DOES THAT TYPICALLY LOOK LIKE IN PRACTICE? >> RESIDENT SERVICES IN PRACTICE VARIES A LOT BY THE TARGETED POPULATION OF A GIVEN DEVELOPMENT. FOR EXAMPLE, IN A SENIOR FACILITY, THAT CAN INCLUDE THINGS LIKE ON-SITE HEALTH CLASSES, MAYBE WATER AEROBICS IF THEY HAVE A POOL OR GROCERY RUNS. THAT CAN CERTAINLY HAPPEN IN MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS TOO. AND A LOT OF TAX CREDIT DEVELOPMENTS HAVE RESIDENT SERVICES COORDINATORS WHICH WILL COORDINATE ACTIVITIES AND DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS FOR THE RESIDENTS TOO. >> GALVAN: THEN ON THE READY TO WORK PORTION OF THAT, WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE IN PRACTICE? >> ON THE READY TO WORK? >> GALVAN: YES. >> I'M SORRY. >> GALVAN: MY BAD? >> I'M LIKE, THAT'S WHAT THEY DO. IN READY TO WORK WE'RE ASKING THAT THEY TAKE THE PLEDGE SO THAT AS THEY'RE HIRING FOLKS TO TAKE ON THOSE ROLES, THAT THEY ARE LOCAL AND PRIORITY FROM THE READY TO WORK PROGRAM. >> GALVAN: THE ACTUAL MAINTENANCE OF THE BUILDING, NOT NECESSARILY CONSTRUCTION. >> IT COULD BE THE CONSTRUCTION. IT COULD BE EITHER/OR BUT OPERATIONS IS CERTAINLY ON THE MAINTENANCE AND RESIDENT SERVICES SIDE. >> GALVAN: WITH THE PRE-K WORK, I THINK IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD EFFORT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE EXPANDING PRE-K AS MUCH AS WE CAN. OF COURSE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IS ALSO IMPORTANT. WE'RE HAVING THAT CONVERSATION AT THE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES COMMITTEE AND SEEING HOW THE CITY CAN WORK MORE CLOSELY ON THAT WORK TO EXPAND NOT ONLY PRE-K OR CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR OUR KIDS WHO ARE 6 WEEKS OLD TO 24 MONTHS. WAS THERE ANY CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT EXPANSION WITHIN THIS KIND OF FRAMEWORK? >> WE DID TALK ABOUT INCLUDING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY WITH OUR PRE-K 4 SA PARTNERS. AT THIS POINT, WE'RE NOT SURE THAT WITH THE STATE RULES IN PLACE THAT WE'RE REALLY READY TO INCLUDE THAT AS A POLICY INCENTIVE. BUT WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE HIGH-QUALITY PRE-K DEFINITION. AND HOPEFULLY GO FROM THERE. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU. I KNOW THE CONVERSATION WAS WITH PRE-K 4 SA TO SEE WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE. IS PRE-K 4 SA LOOKING TO EXPAND WITHIN THESE KIND OF PROJECTS OR HAVING SMALL SITES THERE? >> WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR THEM. I THINK EVERYONE'S EXCITED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF FURTHER COLLABORATION. BUT WE'LL SEE HOW IT SHAKES OUT WITH THE UPCOMING PROJECTS. >> GALVAN: THAT'S GREAT. I APPRECIATE ALL THE POINTS OF OUTREACH TO THE ISDS IN THE AREA. [01:00:03] CONSIDERING THE EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE AND HOW ISDS OPERATE AND PREFER TO KEEP THINGS WITHIN THEIR OWN BUILDINGS TO HAVE SAFETY PLANS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THEM. WHAT ARE THE CONVERSATIONS LIKE WITH ISDS ON HOW THEY COULD ENGAGE IN THIS OPPORTUNITY, IF POSSIBLE? >> WE'VE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH SAISD, IN PARTICULAR, ABUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I THINK >> GALVAN: SOUNDS GOOD. MY POINT WITH ALL OF IT IS, AS WE'RE LOOKING TO INCORPORATE MORE PRE-K WITHIN THESE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS THAT WE'RE ENSURING THAT ALL PARTNERS AVAILABLE OUT THERE, THAT WAY WE'RE GETTING THE BEST POSSIBLE RESPONSES WHEN WE DO THIS KIND OF WORK. I KNOW, OF COURSE, CONSIDERING ISDS AND THE ISSUE OF SCHOOL CLOSURES AND POTENTIAL FUNDING IMPACTS, SEEING COMPETITION WITHIN EDUCATIONAL PROVIDERS WITHIN THEIR AREA CAN BE IMPACTFUL TO THEM. AND IF THEY HAVE PRE-K ON SITE NEARBY, WHAT THAT COULD IMPACT THE ENROLLMENT THERE. THAT'S SOMETHING FOR US TO LOOK AT AS WELL. I WANTED TO VOICE THAT HERE THAT AS WE'RE DOING THIS WORK, ENGAGING WITH THE ISDS, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO ENGAGE WITH THIS WORK. I'LL LEAVE IT THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. EXCITED TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. >> MUNGIA: I WOULD ADD A COUPLE OF POINTS TO COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO'S POINTS EARLIER. THIS WILL BE THE MID-YEAR POINT OF OUR TEN-YEAR SHIP. I KNOW THE COMMUNITY ASKED FOR A MID-PLAN BRIEFING FOR ALL OF US AND I THINK WHAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT IS NOT SIMPLY CHECKING OFF BOXES BUT LOOKING AT ALL THE PROJECTS WE HAVE DONE IN THE FIVE YEARS OF THAT SHIP, AND WHAT TOOLS WE HAVE AVAILABLE AND HOW THINGS HAVE IMPROVED OVER TIME. HOW WE HAVE GOTTEN MORE UNITS AT THE 30% AMI LEVEL. HOW WE'VE GOTTEN SOME MORE RESIDENT SERVICES. AND THEN PROPOSED CHANGES TO THESE DIFFERENT TOOLS THAT WE HAVE TO EVEN DO MORE IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. THAT WILL BE A LARGER DISCUSSION. BUT I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK Y'ALL HAVE DONE ON HERE. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT ALL THE DIFFERENT POINTS YOU HAVE INCREASED. I THINK, YOU KNOW, MAKING PROJECT AMENITIES AND RESIDENT SERVICES EQUALLY WEIGHED IS IMPORTANT. I'M GLAD THAT SOME OF THE FOLKS ON YOUR COMMITTEE ARE DEVELOPERS ALSO, SO THEY GOT TO WEIGH IN AND MAKE SURE THAT WAS OKAY. OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT IN SOME CASES TOWARDS OUR, YOU KNOW, PARTNERS AT THE HOUSING TRUST AND OPPORTUNITY HOME. AND SO I'M GLAD THEY WERE A PART OF IT ALSO TO KIND OF GET SOME FEEDBACK ON THERE. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK. WITH THAT, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL GO ON TO ITEM NO. 4. MADAME CLERK, IF YOU COULD PLEASE READ THE CAPTION. >> CLERK: ITEM NO. 5. AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO FEE WAIVER PROGRAM. >> MUNGIA: TAKE IT AWAY. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ERICA AND I'M WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT. HERE WITH A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON SOME UPDATES STAFF ARE PROPOSING TO THE CITY FEE WAIVER PROGRAM. SO JUST IN TERMS OF BACKGROUND, THE FEE WAIVER PROGRAM PROVIDES WAIVERS OF TWO TYPES. THERE ARE CITY PERMITTING FEE WAIVERS FOR FEES PAID AT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WHEN A PROJECT IS GOING THROUGH PERMITTING AND CONSTRUCTION. AND THERE ARE ALSO SAWS IMPACT FEE WAIVERS FOR THE WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEES. SO BOTH OF THOSE ARE AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE PROJECTS IN FOUR CATEGORIES: THOSE ARE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HISTORIC AND OWNER-OCCUPIED REHABILITATION, SMALL BUSINESS, AND TARGETED INDUSTRY. THE PROGRAM WAS INITIALLY ADOPTED IN DECEMBER OF 2018 AND WAS MOST RECENTLY UPDATED IN 2021 JUST TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH THE SHIP AND MAKE SURE WE WERE USING THIS TOOL TO DRIVE TOWARD OUR SHIP GOALS. SINCE IMPLEMENTATION, THE PROGRAM HAS SUPPORTED THE CONSTRUCTION AND PRESERVATION OF OVER 8200 UNITS, INCLUDING APARTMENTS FOR RENT AS WELL AS HOMES FOR SALE. THAT INCLUDES OVER 1200 RENTAL HOMES FOR FAMILIES EARNING BELOW 30% AMI. AND OVER 700 FOR-SALE HOMES FOR FAMILIES UNDER BELOW 80% AMI. IN ADDITION TO THOSE HOUSING METRICS, THE PROGRAM HAS SUPPORTED INVESTMENT IN 64 SMALL BUSINESSES, REHABILITATION OF 15 HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND ATTRACTION OF FOUR TARGETED INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS. NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS [01:05:02] RECOMMENDING MINOR UPDATES TO THE FEE WAIVER PROGRAM AS LISTED HERE. THE FIRST AND PROBABLY THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IS AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE POLICY THAT WOULD INCREASE THE CAP ON SAWS FEE WAIVERS THAT WE CAN ISSUE TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. RIGHT NOW THE POLICY STATES A $250,000 CAP. AND IN RESPONSE TO THE INCREASE IN SAWS' IMPACT FEES OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND EVEN BEYOND THAT, WE LIKE TO ADJUST THAT $250,000 CAP UPWARD SO WE CAN MAINTAIN THE SAME LEVEL OF SUPPORT PER PROJECT. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE HEARD THROUGH PRIOR CCRS, LIKE THE REBUILDING DREAMS CCR, THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONSIDER HOW HOMES THAT ARE BEING REBUILT AFTER A FIRE CAN ACCESS CITY AND SAWS FEE WAIVERS. WE HAVE ADDED SOME PROPOSED LANGUAGE TO THE POLICY THAT WOULD MAKE THAT PROCESS CLEAR AND MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THOSE HOMES DID QUALIFY. IN ADDITION, WE ARE PROPOSING ADJUSTMENTS TO APPROVAL AND EXPIRATION TIMELINES SO THAT OUR SAWS FEE WAIVERS, WHICH ARE ADMINISTERED BY SAWS, WE PARTNER WITH THEM. BUT THOSE FUNDS ARE MANAGED AT SAWS. WE WOULD LIKE THOSE WAIVERS TO ALIGN WITH THE SAWS BUDGET YEAR, WHICH IS THE CALENDAR YEAR. ALIGNING THOSE TIMELINES AND PRIORITIZING PROJECTS THAT ARE REALLY READY TO GO, REALLY READY TO COMMENCE IN THE SAME YEAR THAT THEY ARE AWARDED. THIS SLIDE SHOWS A BREAKDOWN OF THE CITY AND SAWS FEE WAIVER BUDGET. THIS YEAR'S BUDGET FOR CITY FEE WAIVERS IS $1 MILLION WITH THE MAJORITY OF THAT GOING TOWARD AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ANOTHER BIG PORTION IS GOING TOWARD OUR TARGETED INDUSTRY. AND THOSE ARE PROJECTS THAT EDD MANAGES AND BRINGS THROUGH USUALLY APPROVED BY ORDINANCE AND THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE FEE WAIVERS. SAWS, THE ANNUAL BUDGET IS $3 MILLION. AGAIN, MOST OF THAT IS DEDICATED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH THE SECOND HIGHEST CATEGORY BEING THOSE TARGETED INDUSTRY PROJECTS. AND THE REMAINING BEING SPLIT BETWEEN SMALL BUSINESS AND HISTORIC REHABILITATION. THERE ARE A COUPLE NOTES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SHARE ON THE SAWS ITEM. THEY'RE NOT PART OF TODAY'S MOTION OR ACTION COMING UP AT CITY COUNCIL, BUT WILL BE A FUTURE ITEM. IS THAT SAWS ALLOCATES THEIR SAWS' FEE WAIVERS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE CITY IN FIVE-YEAR INCREMENTS. AND THIS IS THE END, 2025 IS THE END OF A FIVE-YEAR TERM AND WE WILL BE ROLLING INTO A NEW FIVE-YEAR TERM THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING AND NEGOTIATING WITH SAWS RIGHT NOW. AND SO WE ARE ASSUMING, AND WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS THAT THIS IS A SAFE ASSUMPTION TO MAKE THAT $3 MILLION IS WHAT'S BEING PLUGGED IN. BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR SOME CHANGES THIS YEAR. SO SOME OF THOSE THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE ASKING TO SAWS IS TO INCREASE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUNDING BY $1 MILLION. AND SO THAT $2 MILLION A YEAR FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING WOULD GO UP TO 3. AND, AGAIN, THAT'S ENSURING THAT AS WE RAISE THAT CAP TO $400,000 PER PROJECT, WE ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE SAME NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE IN YEARS PAST. AND THEN ALSO WE WILL BE ASKING FOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CARRY FORWARD LIMITATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THOSE ARE ALIGNING WITH PROJECT TIMELINES. SO AS YOU SEE IN THE BUDGET, WE PRIORITIZE PROJECTS UNDER AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TARGETED INDUSTRY. AND BOTH OF THOSE CATEGORIES CAN HAVE EXTENDED TIMELINES, CAN FACE DELAYS DUE TO OUTSIDE FUNDING SOURCES OR APPLICATION TIMELINES. WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THOSE PROJECTS BE ABLE TO ACCESS FEE WAIVERS IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR EVEN IF THEY FACED DELAY, AND NOT HAVE THAT CARRY FORWARD KIND OF PRESSING UP AGAINST THAT EFFORT. SO, WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ERICA. ARE YOU ALL REQUESTING ACTION FOR THIS ITEM? >> YES. >> MUNGIA: GREAT. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, BEFORE WE BEGIN DISCUSSION. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. OKAY. COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, ERICA FOR THE PRESENTATION. I REALLY LIKE THE SLIDE THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT THIS FEE WAIVER PROGRAM HAS HELPED PRODUCE OVER 6,000 AFFORDABLE UNITS FOR FAMILIES EARNING 60% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME. SO JUST IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT HOW THIS IS A VERY IMPACTFUL TOOL. AND THEN I DID HAVE A POINT TO RAISE, AND GRATEFUL TO SEE THAT YOU ALL HAVE IDENTIFIED TO CLARIFY HOW HOMES BEING RECONSTRUCTED AFTER A FIRE MAY QUALIFY FOR FEE WAIVERS. THIS IS A PRIORITY AND AN INITIATIVE THAT CAME ABOUT BY OUR CONSTITUENT SERVICES TEAM FROM DISTRICT 4 AND 5 TALKING ABOUT TRENDS THAT WE'RE SEEING IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND CONNECTING RESIDENTS TO RESOURCES AFTER THEY'VE EXPERIENCED A FIRE WAS ONE OF THOSE CASES THAT WAS REALLY HARD FOR OUR TEAMS TO NAVIGATE AND IDENTIFY RESOURCES TO HELP [01:10:02] THEM REBUILD. JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR NHSD IDENTIFYING WAYS WE CAN HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT TO FAMILIES THAT HAVE LOST EVERYTHING TO A FIRE. THANK Y'ALL FOR THAT. IN TERMS OF THE PROPOSED FEE WAIVER BUDGET, I'M PLEASED TO HEAR THAT THERE'S A GOAL TO INCREASE THE SAWS CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUCKET. BUT BEFORE I SUPPORT THIS, I WANT TO ENSURE IT'S NOT GOING TO POTENTIALLY IMPACT THE NEED TO INCREASE SAWS FEES. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT'S NOT THE CASE, CORRECT? >> THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH SAWS AND I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT'S NOT PART OF THE REQUESTED MOTION TODAY. THAT'S AN ONGOING CONVERSATION AND WOULD NEED TO BE FACTORED INTO THEIR FINAL BUDGET, WHICH THEY WILL PREPARE BASED ON PROPPED RATE INCREASES AND ANY OTHER FACTORS. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. AND THEN RELATED TO THE TARGETED INDUSTRY, DO WE KNOW IF THERE'S A CAP IN WHICH A DEVELOPER CAN QUALIFY? FOR EXAMPLE, I'M THINKING ABOUT THE NEW BASEBALL STADIUM DOWNTOWN. IF THEY WERE TO SEEK FEE WAIVER FOR THEIR PROJECT, IS THERE A MAX THAT THEY COULD QUALIFY FOR? >> SO THE BALLPARK LIKELY WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR A FEE WAIVER. THEY'RE SPECIFIC TO PROJECT TYPE. AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UNLESS THEY WERE INCORPORATING AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING ELEMENT, THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED FOR A FEE WAIVER. UNDER TODAY'S POLICY, THAT WOULD BE A MAXIMUM OF $250,000 FOR THAT PROJECT OR HIGHER AMOUNT, IF APPROVED. >> CASTILLO: SORRY. I'M ASKING BECAUSE THE FINANCE STRUCTURE FOR THE OVERALL STADIUM DOES REQUIRE HOUSING, NOT NECESSARILY AFFORDABLE, BUT IT DOES HAVE HOUSING WITHIN THE FINANCING STRUCTURE. SO I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IF -- WOULD THEY HAVE TO MEET OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS? >> YES. TO QUALIFY FOR THE AUTOMATIC FEE WAIVER. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION, VERONICA. THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN GALVAN. >> GALVAN: KNOW IN THE PRESENTATION I SAID I REMEMBER HEARING ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT BEFORE I WAS ELECTED. I'M GRATEFUL TO SEE IT COME TO FRUITION. VERY GRATEFUL TO SEE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPONENT BEING THE MAIN FOCUS HERE AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE BULK OF THE FUNDING HERE. I DID WANT TO ASK SOME TARGET INDUSTRY QUESTIONS. ON SLIDE THREE THERE'S THE FOUR TARGETED INDUSTRY QUESTIONS LISTED. WHAT ARE THOSE? >> I'LL ASK BRENDA WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO COME UP. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING. BRENDA HICKS-SORENSEN, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. OUR TARGET INDUSTRIES ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK. THAT INCLUDES ADVANCED MANUFACTURING MOBILITY, FOR EXAMPLE. BIOSCIENCES. ACCELERATORS. THERE'S A NUMBER OF CATEGORIES KIND OF WITHIN THE FIVE MAIN ONES. CORPORATE SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDES FINANCIAL, ET CETERA. I'M DRAWING A BLANK ON THE OTHER ONE. >> GALVAN: AUDIO] DO WE KNOW WHICH ONES THOSE WERE? >> SO MOST OF THEM ARE MOBILITY. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, JCB, TOYOTA STILL FALLS WITHIN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND MOBILITY IS WHERE ALL OF OUR SAWS AND CITY FEE WAIVERS HAVE GONE. >> GALVAN: SOMETHING I'M ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT IS OVERALL, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO WATER USE OR ENERGY USE OR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS WE MAY HAVE WITH THE INDUSTRIES WE'RE ATTRACTING. [INDISCERNIBLE] OR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY. IS HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT GIVING WAIVERS FOR SAWS AND NEED MORE WATER FROM SAWS IN AN EXTREME AMOUNT. I THINK TRYING TO SEE WHAT WE CAN MAKE A MOVE ON THERE ON GIVING TOO MUCH MONEY TO ENTITIES THAT ARE GOING TO REQUIRE A LOT OF WATER USE IS SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND FOR MYSELF FOR THIS. AND I THINK A LOT OF OTHER HISTORIC -- IF WE'RE LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE EXPANDING AFFORDABILITY, I THINK A LOT OF INFILL DEVELOPMENT AND A LOT OF THOSE PROJECTS MAY REQUIRE SOME FUNDING WITHIN THAT CATEGORY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD BE WORTH HAVING MORE FUNDING WITHIN THAT CATEGORY VERSUS AN INDUSTRY ONE. I GUESS THAT'S A QUESTION FOR MY COLLEAGUES. I JUST WANTED TO ENTERTAIN THE GROUP ABOUT THE IDEA. BUT THANK YOU FOR THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTIONS THERE. >> I WILL ADD, COUNCIL MEMBER, THAT WHILE THOSE ARE KIND OF SET BY ORDINANCE AMOUNTS FOR SMALL BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY OR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, STAFF DOES HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOVE MONEY WITHIN BUCKETS. IF WE CAN SEE SMALL BUSINESSES AREN'T USING ALL THEIR FEE WAIVERS, WE HAVE [01:15:01] THE ABILITY TO MOVE IT TOWARD A MORE HIGHER-NEED CATEGORY. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU, VERONICA. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> MUNGIA: A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THAT. DO YOU ISSUE A FEE WAIVER, DO YOU HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR EACH ONE OR IS THAT ADMINISTRATIVELY DONE? >> THIS IS ALL ADMINISTRATIVE. SOMEONE SUBMITS AN APPLICATION ONLINE, WE REVIEW IT WITH THE POLICY GUIDELINES. AND IF IT MEETS THE GUIDELINES AND WE HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE, STAFF APPROVES THE WAIVER. >> MUNGIA: THE ONLY DISCRETION YOU HAVE IS MOVING FUNDING BETWEEN BUCKETS? >> YES. JUST THE TARGETED INDUSTRY, THOSE ARE USUALLY ROLLED INTO A LARGER ECONOMIC INCENTIVE AGREEMENT THAT DOES COME TO COUNCIL. >> MUNGIA: GREAT. GOOD TO KNOW. AND THE SAWS FEE WAIVER, SO SAWS ADMINISTERS THEIR OWN FEE WAIVERS? >> THE MONEY IS HELD AT SAWS AND WE COMMUNICATE WITH THEM THROUGH OUR DATABASE ON WHICH WAIVERS, WHICH PROJECTS ARE APPROVED FOR WAIVERS. AND THEY APPLY THOSE PER OUR APPROVAL. >> MUNGIA: OKAY. GOOD. AWESOME. GOOD TO KNOW. WERE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? WITH THAT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. GREAT. AND THE TIME IS NOW 11:19 AND THE MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.