* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. OH, HERE, SHE'S [00:00:01] GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. WELCOME TO, OR GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING. THE TIME IS 10:10 AM GO AHEAD AND CALL ROLL MAYOR NUREMBERG. COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL AND COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE MAYOR, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. THE FIRST ITEM [1. Approval of the minutes from the City Council Governance Committee Meeting on September 18, 2019.] ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE CITY COUNCIL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 18TH. GREAT MINUTES. OKAY, THE, UH, ALRIGHT, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 18TH. SECOND, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 18TH. THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT, FOR THE NEXT OUR BUSINESS PORTION OF THE MEETING, WE HAVE TWO ITEMS TODAY. ONE OF THEM IS A BRIEFING AND AN ACTION ON A C C R FROM COUNCILMAN TREVINO ON COUNCIL AID COMPENSATION. THE OTHER IS THE CONSIDERATION OF OUR AT LARGE APPOINTMENTS TO THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. UH, BOTH OF THESE ITEMS ARE, WILL REQUIRE A BRIEF EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE COUNCIL. SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS FIRST TAKE UP ITEM THREE, WHICH IS THE INTERVIEWS, PUBLIC INTERVIEWS OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS APPLICANTS. WE WILL THEN HEAR A PRESENTATION ON ITEM TWO, UH, THE C C R. AND THEN WE WILL, UH, CONVENE INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO COVER BOTH OF THOSE AND COME BACK OUT ON ACTION ON ITEMS TWO AND THREE. SO LET'S [3. Consideration of At-Large Alternate Appointments to the Zoning Board of Adjustment (6 Slots) [Leticia M. Vacek, City Clerk]] GO AHEAD AND START WITH ITEM THREE. YES SIR. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS CONSIDERATION ABOUT LARGE ALTERNATE APPOINTMENTS TO THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. THERE ARE SIX SLOTS CURRENTLY THAT ARE VACANT AND THERE ARE 11 APPLICANTS THAT APPLY TODAY. AND THIS IS FOR THE AT LARGE ALTERNATE, UH, SLOTS. SO WE DO HAVE SEVEN OF THE 11 HERE, LUCKY SEVEN 11. AND, UH, WITH YOUR, UH, PERMISSION, WE CAN CALL UP THE FIRST APPLICANT SO THAT YOU CAN INTERVIEW AND IF YOU SO DESIRE, WE CAN HAVE THE OTHER APPLICANTS EXIT AND WAIT IN THE LOBBY. OKAY. WE'LL START, UH, IN THE ORDER THAT THEY'RE LISTED, UH, THE FIRST APPLICANT FOR BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS IS COURTNEY CUNNINGHAM. SO COURTNEY, IF YOU CAN COME UP AND ALL THE OTHER APPLICANTS WILL BE ASKED TO WAIT IN THE LOBBY AREA AND WE'LL CALL YOU IN. AND BEFORE YOU GET STARTED, COURTNEY, UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE YOU GIVE A TWO MINUTE OPENING STATEMENT AND THEN WE'LL FOLLOW THAT WITH ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. AND IF YOU COULD JUST WAIT JUST ONE SECOND AS PEOPLE DEPART AND TO NOTE, UM, WE'LL, WE'LL NOTE THOSE WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO MAKE THE INTERVIEW, UH, MOMENTARILY. OKAY. COURTNEY, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, AGAIN, MY NAME IS COURTNEY CUNNINGHAM. I APPLIED FOR THIS POSITION 'CAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE I SAW A SOCIAL MEDIA POST SAYING, HEY, ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BEING A PART OF YOUR GOVERNMENT AND DONE NOTHING BEFORE, BUT THINK THIS WOULD BE REALLY COOL. AND I WAS LIKE, YES, I HAVE DONE NOTHING IN GOVERNANCE. UM, I HAVE SPENT EIGHT YEARS OF MY LIFE SO FAR IN NONPROFITS. UM, I STARTED WITH ACTUALLY GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS, WHICH GOT ME TO MOVE OUT TO SAN ANTONIO. I'VE WORKED FOR SAN ANTONIO PETS ALIVE AND I CURRENTLY WORK FOR THE PETCO FOUNDATION. UM, SO I HAVE A LOT OF NON-PROFIT. PENNY PING, WHAT CAN YOU DO? WHAT WORKING WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT MOVING FACTORS AS WELL. UM, I AM CURRENTLY THE TREASURER FOR DAISY CARES ON THEIR NON-PROFIT BOARD, AND I FIND THAT REALLY FUN AND FASCINATING, JUST KIND OF HOW YOU CAN DO THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY AND TYING DIFFERENT THINGS TOGETHER. UM, I APOLOGIZE. I'M REALLY NERVOUS AND I DON'T THINK I NEED ALL TWO MINUTES TO TALK TODAY. UM, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I REALLY WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS CITY. UM, EVER SINCE I MOVED FROM HOUSTON TO HERE, I HAVE JUST BEEN SO PASSIONATE ABOUT SAN ANTONIO AND WANTING TO FIND DIFFERENT WAYS THAT I CAN GET INVOLVED WITH THE CITY TO MAKE IT EVEN BETTER THAN IT IS. AND I KNOW THAT IT'S A WONDERFUL CITY TO LIVE AND THAT'S WHY I CONTINUE TO LIVE HERE INSTEAD OF TRYING TO MOVE AWAY. IT ALSO HELPS THAT THE MEXICAN FOOD HERE IS WONDERFUL AND AMAZING. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH COURTNEY. QUESTIONS FROM OUR COLLEAGUES. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. MS. CUNNINGHAM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR APPLICATION. YOU'RE, UM, YOU'RE VERY CHEERFUL AND A BREATH OF FRESH AIR HERE. UM, UH, CAN I ASK YOU, UM, ARE YOU AWARE OF THE TIME COMMITMENT THAT, UH, THAT THIS BOARD MIGHT REQUIRE? YES. SO I HAVE ALREADY TALKED OVER WITH MY SUPERVISOR AT MY CURRENT POSITION TOTALLY ON BOARD WITH EVERYTHING [00:05:01] THAT I MAY NEED TO DO THOSE TWO, UH, MONDAYS A MONTH, I THINK IT'S LIKE 1:00 PM MEETINGS. YES. AND, AND THEN ANYTHING AFTERWARDS OF THAT WOULD BE FINE AS WELL. DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG THOSE MEETINGS MIGHT GO? NO, I DO NOT. UM, MAY OR MAY I, MAY I ASK STAFF TO ADDRESS THAT OR, YEAH. THANK YOU. UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH MISS, UH, CUNNINGHAM. BUT I'M GONNA ASK MIKE, SHANNON TO COME UP AND JUST EXPLAIN THAT, UH, A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU. SURE. THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN AND, AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO YEAH, SO THE AVERAGE, UH, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING, UH, IS IS APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS. SO THERE'S ABOUT 10 CASES EACH DAY. UM, AND, AND LIKE ANY OF THOSE OPEN MEETINGS, THEY CAN GO A LITTLE BIT LONGER IF THERE'S A CONTROVERSIAL CASE AND SOME, I DON'T NEED ALL THREE HOURS, BUT THAT'S ABOUT THE AVERAGE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COURTNEY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, THANK YOU COURTNEY FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING. WE APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST. I JUST HAVE, UM, ONE QUESTION FOR YOU. WHY THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT? SO WHEN YOU LOOKED AT, UM, OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, WHAT INTERESTED YOU ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC? WELL, IT, AS I SAID, IT HAD LITERALLY A SOCIAL MEDIA POST THAT WAS LIKE, HEY, WE ARE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE. UM, I HAD PREVIOUSLY APPLIED TO BE ON THE ONE FOR, UM, ANIMAL CARE SERVICES AND I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IF I GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION AND FINDING SOMETHING THAT MAYBE I ACTUALLY REALLY ENJOY THIS AND FINDING THAT I HAVE A NO NEW PASSION OTHER THAN JUST HANGING OUT WITH PUPPIES AND KITTIES ALL THE TIME. THANK YOU, COURTNEY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MS. CUNNINGHAM. ALRIGHT, OUR NEXT APPLICANT IS JONATHAN DELMER. HI, JONATHAN. YOU'LL HAVE, UH, TWO MINUTES TO MAKE AN OPENING STATEMENT THAT WE'LL GO AROUND WITH QUESTIONS. GOOD MORNING. UM, THANK YOU FOR, UH, HAVING US HERE THIS MORNING. MY NAME IS, UH, JONATHAN DELMER. UM, I'M A 54 YEAR LIVED, BORN AND RAISED IN SAN ANTONIO. AND, AND I'VE STAYED HERE ALL MY LIFE. UM, I'VE SERVED, UH, ON SEVERAL BOARDS, UH, FOR THE CITY IN THE PAST, UH, EIGHT YEARS, UM, INCLUDING, UH, THE SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCACY COMMITTEE, THE FIREARM SALES TASK FORCE, UH, 2017 BOND COMMITTEE. UM, I ALSO SERVED AS, UH, PRESIDENT OF THE OAK PARK NORTHWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOR SEVERAL YEARS, UM, AND REMAINED ON THAT BOARD FOR A LONG TIME, NO LONGER SERVING. UH, VOLUNTEER BOARDS TEND TO GET TOUGH SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY AFTER FIVE YEARS. UM, I'VE ALWAYS, UH, BEEN PUBLIC SERVANT, ALWAYS INTERESTED IN, IN, IN SERVING ON, UH, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS FOR THE CITY. UM, SO WHEN, UH, THE COUNCILMAN ASKS FOR VOLUNTEERS, I SHOW UP AND, AND, UH, I'M STILL WILLING TO DO THAT. SO, UH, HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANKS, JONATHAN. QUESTIONS FOR MR. DELMER? OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. VERY NICE TO SEE YOU HERE, MR. DELMER. LIKEWISE. THANK YOU FOR, FOR YOUR APPLICATION. UM, DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF THE TIME COMMITMENT, UH, THAT'S REQUIRED FOR THIS AND DO YOU THINK YOU'D BE ABLE TO, TO COMMIT TO THAT? I MAKE MY OWN SCHEDULE. UM, LUCKILY I WORK FOR MYSELF, SO I'VE GOT THE TIME TO, TO DO THIS. UM, AND WITH ANYTHING LIKE THAT, YOU CAN JUNGLE AROUND, JUMBLE AROUND THINGS AND, AND MAKE IT ALL FIT AND WORK. SO, UH, YES, I WOULD NOT HAVE IT APPLIED IF I DIDN'T THINK I WAS ABLE TO TO MANAGE IT. OKAY. THEY'RE LONG MEETINGS, IS MY UNDERSTANDING, THREE HOURS, UH, TWICE A MONTH. AND, UM, I THINK PART OF THE REASON WE'RE HERE IS BECAUSE WE, WE NEED MORE PEOPLE WHO CAN ACTUALLY MAKE THAT TIME COMMITMENT. SURE. IT HASN'T ALWAYS WORKED OUT IN THE PAST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. GILMAR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. MR. GILMAR. I WAS WONDERING WHY IN PARTICULAR THIS BOARD WHAT ATTRACTED YOU MOST TO THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT? I HAPPENED, UH, TO IN THE NINETIES, UH, OWN A BUNCH OF HOUSES. I BOUGHT HOUSES AND REMODELED THEM AND GUTTED THEM AND SOLD THEM. UM, AND UNFORTUNATELY, UNFORTUNATELY, SEVERAL TIMES I'VE HAD BUSINESS IN FRONT OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PROPERTIES THAT I OWNED. UM, AND I HAD VERY GOOD, UM, UH, TIME WITH THAT AND LUCKILY EVERY ONE OF THEM, YOU KNOW, MY REQUEST WAS, UH, GRANTED. SO [00:10:01] IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT, UH, PART OF OUR SYSTEM HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AND I TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ROSER GARCIA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. DELMER FOR YOUR APPLICATION. WE WILL CALL YOU BACK IN THERE SOON. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, OUR NEXT APPLICANT IS ANN ENGLER. THANK YOU, MS. ENGLERT. UM, YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR AN OPENING STATEMENT THAT WE'LL GO AROUND WITH QUESTIONS. YES, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS HONOR TO GET TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY. UM, MY NAME'S ANNE ENGLER AND I HAVE LIVED IN SAN ANTONIO FOR ABOUT 23 YEARS. I WORKED AT U T S A FOR 21 PLUS YEARS, AND THEN WENT ON TO WORK FOR THE BOWEN CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD ADVOCACY AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. SO IT'S KIND OF A, A BUDDING NONPROFIT. I WORK THERE PART-TIME, BUT THE REASON I APPLIED FOR THIS BOARD IS BECAUSE I FIND THAT AN ENGAGED CITIZEN MAKES FOR A BETTER CITY, AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. AND SO MY WILLINGNESS TO SERVE ON THIS PARTICULAR BOARD FITS A LOT OF MY INTEREST BECAUSE OF HOUSING ISSUES, LOTS OF ORDINANCE ISSUES. UM, I THINK I APPLIED FOR ABOUT SIX BOARDS TO BE A PART OF. AND I FIND THAT I REALLY THINK THAT THIS IS MY BEST INTEREST, UM, FOR MY BEST FIT. I KNOW THAT I CAN BE FAIR AND IMPARTIAL AND UPHOLD THE SIX CONDITIONS THAT HAVE TO BE MET FOR THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS WHEN APPLICATIONS GO FORWARD. SO, UM, OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT, I DON'T KNOW. I'VE NEVER SERVED ON THIS BOARD. I'M NOT AN ARCHITECT. I, UH, KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT TO LEARN, BUT I'M WILLING TO DO THAT AND COMMIT TO SERVE THE CITY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU, MS. ENGLER. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. THANK YOU. UH, MS. ENGLER, YOU MENTIONED, UH, AN ORGANIZATION BELONGED TO BOWEN. UH, COULD YOU TELL MORE ABOUT THAT? YES, SIR. IT'S THE BOWEN CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD ADVOCACY. UH, IT WAS FORMED, I BELIEVE IN 2016, UH, BY THE HONORABLE TOMMY ATKINSON. HE NAMED IT AFTER HIS GREAT-GREAT-GRANDFATHER WHO WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ALDERMEN OF SAN ANTONIO, AS WELL AS THE FIRST UNITED STATES POSTMAN. AND TOMMY HAS A BIG PASSION FOR NEIGHBORHOODS. WHEN I FIRST MET TOMMY, IT WAS BECAUSE HE HOSTED NEIGHBORHOOD DAY AND MY INVOLVEMENT, UH, STARTED, UM, LOVING, JUST FALLING IN LOVE WITH MY NEIGHBORS AND MY NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THEN I FOUND NEIGHBORHOOD DAY EXISTS, SO I STARTED ATTENDING. NEXT THING I KNOW, I WAS ABLE TO PARLAY THAT INTO A JOB. WHO KNEW? UH, DO YOU DEAL WITH, UH, PEOPLE WHO COME AND TALK ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THEIR HOMES OR THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS OR, UH, HOMES, UH, BEING VACATED, ABANDONED, UH, TORN DOWN, THINGS LIKE THAT? I DON'T KNOW IF I REALLY GET THE INDIVIDUAL THAT HANDLES THAT. I THINK WHAT HAPPENS IS A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP COMES FORWARD WHEN I ATTEND THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETINGS OR THE ZONING MEETINGS. WHAT I FIND IS A LOT OF THE TIME NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS DON'T EXIST, EVEN THOUGH THEY TRIED TO CONTACT 'EM OR THE 200 FOOT RULE THAT APPLIES, THAT, UH, WERE NOT EVERYBODY WAS ACTUALLY NOTIFIED. AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IF PEOPLE WOULD BE MORE PROACTIVE AND MORE ENGAGED, MOST OF THESE PROBLEMS WOULD ACTUALLY GO AWAY WAY IN ADVANCE. BUT YOU HAVE ATTENDED SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS FOR THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT? YES, SIR. OKAY. EITHER FOR MYSELF OR FOR MY OWN NEIGHBORS OR AS BOWEN. I MEAN, I'LL BE VERY UPFRONT ABOUT THAT. YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMAN COURAGE. THANK YOU MS. ENGLER. WE'LL CALL YOU BACK IN SHORTLY. OUR NEXT APPLICANT IS ARLENE FISHER. MS. FISHER, YOU'LL HAVE, UH, TWO MINUTES FOR AN OPENING STATEMENT THAT WE'LL GO AROUND WITH ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. BYE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. UH, IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. MY NAME IS ARLENE FISHER. I HAVE A, UM, I'VE BEEN HONORED TO BE ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AS AN ALTERNATE THIS PAST YEAR. I'VE BEEN, UM, [00:15:01] CONSISTENT WITH ATTENDANCE AND WHATEVER, WHICH IS, I KNOW SOMETIMES AN ISSUE WITH THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. UM, MY BACKGROUND IS I AM AN M A I APPRAISER. I ALSO HOLD A TEXAS REAL ESTATE BROKER'S LICENSE. MY, UM, I CURRENTLY WORK WITH THE, UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS WELL. I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT, UH, PART OF MY RESUME FOR THIS POSITION IS THAT I DID WORK FOR THE BEAR APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR SEVEN YEARS. UH, I WORKED IN LITIGATION AS WELL AS WITH ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION. SO I AM VERY WELL VERSED IN WORKING WITH DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF COMING TO CONSENSUS WITH PROBLEM SOLVING. UM, I FEEL LIKE I, I RECENTLY RETIRED FROM THE, UH, BEAR APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND I ONCE IN A WHILE TAKE, UH, SOME CONSULTING JOBS. BUT, UH, FOR THE MOST PART, I AM RETIRED. I DO BELIEVE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. THIS IS MY HOME. I LOVE IT HERE. I DO WANT TO MAKE IT THE BEST CITY POSSIBLE AND I AM DEDICATED TO GO AHEAD AND CONTRIBUTE TO PARTICIPATE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MS. FISHER. QUESTIONS FOR MS. FISHER? ALRIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. YES, MS. FISHER, UH, YOU'VE BEEN AN ALTERNATE AND, UH, YOU'VE GONE TO ALMOST A DOZEN MEETINGS. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. UM, ARE THERE ANY, ANY PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS WITH THE COMMITTEE OR ITS FUNCTIONING? ANY IMPROVEMENTS THAT YOU WOULD RECOMMEND OR THINGS LIKE THAT IF YOU BECAME A MEMBER OF THE, THE BOARD? I THINK THE FUNCTION OF THE, UH, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT IS, IS VERY GOOD. IT IS A WIDE VARIETY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO GO AHEAD AND VOICE THEIR OPINIONS, WHICH I'M CERTAINLY GLAD THEY'RE PARTICIPATING. UM, I THINK THE BIGGEST DOWNSIDE TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT IS SOMETIMES WE DON'T HAVE AS, UH, SUFFICIENT MEMBERS TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE A QUARREL. UM, I THINK IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE CHOOSE PEOPLE THAT GO AHEAD AND CAN BE IN ATTENDANCE. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MS. FISHER. THANK YOU. WE'LL CALL YOU BACK IN SHORTLY. OKAY. ALRIGHT. OUR NEXT APPLICANT IS KEVIN. LOVE MR. LOVE. YOU'LL HAVE, UH, TWO MINUTES TO MAKE AN OPENING STATEMENT AND THEN WE'LL GO AROUND WITH ANY QUESTIONS. HI. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. MY NAME IS KEVIN LOVE. I'M A LOCAL CIVIL ENGINEER. I HAVE A SMALL, SMALL, UH, CONSULTING BUSINESS. UM, I GUESS I STARTED BACK IN TWO OR OR JANUARY IN 99. SO I'VE MOSTLY BEEN IN PRIVATE PRACTICE. I WORKED FOR THREE YEARS, ALMOST THREE YEARS AT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. UM, BACK WHEN WE WERE REWRITING THE, THE CODE, SO OUR NEW U D C THAT WE HAVE HERE NOW. UM, SO I'VE DONE THAT, UM, WENT BACK INTO PRIVATE PRACTICE AND, UH, SERVED WELL. MAINLY WAS A CONSULTANT CONSULTING CIVIL ENGINEER DOING COMMERCIAL LAND DEVELOPMENT. UH, THEN MY LATER EXPERIENCE WAS ABOUT THREE YEARS AS A DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, UM, HAVING A LITTLE PIECE OF THE PIE. SO, UM, SO I'VE HAD A PRETTY DIVERSE RANGE OF EXPERIENCE. I'VE ALSO SERVED, UH, ONE TERM ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND THEN, UH, SO, UH, SOMETIMES I DO GO TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. UM, I, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK THAT'S VERY, ONE OF THE REA THE REASON I'M HERE IS I THINK IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE VERY EXPERIENCED QUALIFIED PEOPLE. SO I'M WILLING TO SERVE, IF YOU GUYS SEE, SO SEE ME SO FIT. UM, I, THE, YOU KNOW, I THINK THESE BOARDS ARE REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. UM, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE FOLKS WITH THE ISSUES THAT THEY HAVE BEFORE THESE BOARDS ARE, I MEAN, THEY CAN EITHER BE, YOU KNOW, VERY IMPORTANT FINANCIALLY OR, OR, YOU KNOW, [00:20:01] I A NUMBER OF REASONS, UM, YOU KNOW, LIFE-CHANGING DECISIONS FOR SOME OF THESE. SO IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF ME, UM, PLEASE ASK. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S THE KIND OF FORUM THAT WE'RE HAVING RIGHT NOW. QUESTION ANSWER, BUT IT IS. OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU MR. LOVE. QUESTIONS FOR MR. LOVE. I THINK YOU ANSWERED THEM ALL IN YOUR OPENING STATEMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. LOVE FOR YOUR SURE. APPLICATION. WE'LL CALL YOU BACK IN SHORTLY. THANK YOU'ALL. BYE-BYE. ALRIGHT, THE NEXT APPLICANT IS JUAN MEDINA. GOOD MORNING, MR. MEDINA. YOU'LL HAVE, UH, TWO MINUTES TO MAKE AN OPENING STATEMENT THAT WE'LL GO AROUND WITH ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU. MY NAME'S JUAN MEDINA. UH, LOCAL REALTOR HERE IN TOWN, THE MEDINA REALTY GROUP. MY OWN TEAM. UM, BEEN HERE FOR SAN ANTONIO, BEEN HERE IN SAN ANTONIO FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. ORIGINALLY FROM WEST LACO, TEXAS. UM, GRADUATE OF TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY. DON'T HOLD IT AGAINST ME. OUR FOOTBALL TEAM'S NOT DOING GOOD RIGHT NOW. UH, BUT I HAVE EXPERIENCE IN A LOT OF REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION, PRAISING, UH, DEVELOPMENTS, INVESTING, AND I BRING OVER 20 YEARS PLUS OF REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE. UM, SO JUST WANTED TO GET INVOLVED, LEND A HAND, LEARN, UM, HELP THE CITY, SERVE THE CITY, HELP, UH, RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES, UH, WITH ZONING VARIANCES AND OTHER ISSUES. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MEDINA. COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. MR. MEDINA. UH, CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY YOU WERE INTERESTED IN THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT IN PARTICULAR? YES. UH, YOU KNOW, WITH THE DEVELOPMENTS AND THE GROWTH OF THE CITY AND, AND COMBINED WITH MY EXPERIENCE AND, UM, WORKING, UH, WITH PROJECTS I FELT THAT I COULD NOT ONLY SERVE BUT, UH, HELP, UM, CONSULT OR GIVE SOME IDEAS AND ALSO LEARN AT THE SAME TIME, UM, AND, AND HELP THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING INTO SAN ANTONIO TO, UM, WHETHER IT'S, UH, BUILDING A NEW PROJECT OR DOING A REHAB OR CHANGING SOMETHING ON A PROPERTY, UH, I FEEL LIKE I COULD, UM, HELP IN THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU, MR. MEDINA. THANK YOU MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. MEDINA? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR APPLICATION. WE'LL CALL YOU BACK IN SHORTLY. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD MORNING. ALRIGHT, OUR FINAL APPLICANT, UH, PRESENT TODAY IS FRANK HANNO. GOOD MORNING, MR. KEANO. YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO MAKE AN OPENING STATEMENT AND THEN WE WILL MOVE INTO ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE Y'ALL TODAY, MAYOR, COUNCIL PEOPLE? MY NAME IS FRANK HANNO. MARRIED FOR GOING ON 50 YEARS NOW, JUST TO THE SAME WOMAN. HAVE TWO CHILDREN. UM, BOTH BOYS HAVE, UH, FIVE GRANDCHILDREN. UH, FOUR BOYS, ONE GIRL. UM, WHAT ELSE CAN I TELL YOU? UM, HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE. UM, RETIRED OUTTA THE AIR FORCE WITH 22 YEARS AND, UM, MOST OF THAT WAS, UH, DOING CAREER COUNSELING. SO, UM, I HAVE A GOOD EAR TO LISTEN TO PROBLEMS AND COME UP WITH SOME, UM, SOME SOLUTIONS. ALSO RETIRED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER WHERE I WAS DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING. DID THAT FOR 26 YEARS. AND SO, UM, UH, VERY WELL AWARE OF HOW THINGS ARE PUT TOGETHER, HOW TO TAKE 'EM APART, PUT 'EM BACK TOGETHER AGAIN. AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS ON THE BOARD OF APPEALS IS, IS UH, LISTEN TO THE APPLICANTS AND FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT THEY, WHAT THEY NEED, WHAT THEY DIDN'T DO TO GIVE 'EM ADVICE, AND THEN TO MAKE A SELECTION OF WHETHER OR NOT TO GO FORWARD OR, OR NOT TO GO FORWARD. I'VE ALSO SERVED ON THE BOARD OF APPEALS. I THINK I WAS SERVED ON IT FOR ABOUT FIVE, SIX YEARS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND THEN DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING ELSE, YOU KNOW, AND SO, UM, I'VE HAD SOME FRIENDS ON THE BOARD HAVE ASKED ME, UH, TO [00:25:01] PLEASE COME BACK THAT I HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE. UH, MY EXPERIENCE COMES FROM, UH, I, I THINK OUT OF THE BOX A LOT. UM, LIKE I SAID, IT IS ENGINEERING, SO YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THE, THE BEST WAYS OF HOW TO TAKE THINGS APART AND PUT 'EM BACK TOGETHER AGAIN. OKAY. I'M RUNNING OUTTA TOWN TIME NOW, SO I'LL STOP . THANK YOU MR. HANNO. ALRIGHT, QUESTIONS FOR OUR APPLICANT COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. THANK YOU MR. HANNO. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND I KNOW YOU HAVE NUMEROUS, UH, NONPROFITS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU'VE ALSO SERVED, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME COMMITMENT. I WAS JUST WONDERING WHY, UH, YOU HAD DECIDED INITIALLY TO ROLL OFF THE BOARD AND, AND WHY COME BACK. SO JUST HELP ME UNDERSTAND. UH, I WAS NOT RESELECTED. OH, GOT IT. OKAY. SO I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS LIKE A TIME COMMITMENT ISSUE OR ANYTHING, BUT YOU'RE FULLY AWARE OF IT. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ. WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I HAD THE SAME QUESTION AS MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILWOMAN RO, SO THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. KEANO. WE'RE GOING TO, UH, CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION SHORTLY. I'LL GIVE, CALL YOU BACK IN. OKAY. WELL, IF YOU NEED ANY MORE WELL ANSWERS, JUST GIMME A CALL. . GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. YOU'LL HAVE A BLESSED DAY. YOU AS WELL. OKAY. UH, THAT IS EVERYONE WHO SI SI EXCUSE ME. EVERYONE WHO IS PRESENT FOR AN INTERVIEW TODAY OF OUR APPLICANTS. THERE ARE FOUR APPLICANTS WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT, THREE OF WHICH HAVE SENT, UH, WRITTEN STATEMENTS. THAT IS SEYMOUR BATTLE ART RENCO AND KYRA. T TINO. CYRA CYRA. YEAH. AND, UH, SABINO ACON ALSO, UH, MADE AN APPLICATION, BUT UH, IS NOT PRESENT. DID NOT SEND IN A STATEMENT. ALRIGHT. AT THIS TIME, [2. A briefing and possible action on a Council Consideration Request (CCR) from Councilman Treviño on Council Aide Compensation. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Lori Steward, Director, Human Resources]] WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM TWO AND HAVE A PRESENTATION BEFORE WE CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A BRIEFING AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON A COUNCIL CONSIDERATION REQUEST FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VINNO ON COUNCIL AID COMPENSATION. GOOD MORNING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. AS PART OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 BUDGET PROCESS, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED AN AMENDMENT RELATED TO THE COMPENSATION OF CITY COUNCIL STAFF. HUMAN RESOURCES WAS ASKED TO FACILITATE A CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION REVIEW THROUGH THE GATHERING OF DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY COUNCIL STAFF THROUGH QUESTIONNAIRES AND INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS. THIS IS A STANDARD PROCESS WHEN EVALUATING COMPENSATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF CITY POSITION AND MAINTAINS INTERNAL PAY STRUCTURE CONSISTENCY WITHIN THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION. HUMAN RESOURCES WAS ASKED TO COMPLETE THIS REVIEW FOR A FEBRUARY 1ST, 2020 IMPLEMENTATION ORIENTATION SESSIONS TO EXPLAIN THE PROCESS TO COUNCIL. STAFF WERE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 23RD AND 24TH. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO COUNCIL STAFF ON SEPTEMBER 23RD WITH A DEADLINE OF OCTOBER 1ST. THIS DEADLINE WAS EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 7TH FOR THOSE STAFF WHO WERE OUTTA THE OFFICE OR NEEDED MORE TIME. UM, HUMAN RESOURCES HAS BEEN COORDINATING WITH THE COUNCIL CHIEFS OF STAFF TO SCHEDULE INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS WITH THE COUNCIL OFFICE STAFF MEMBERS. THE INFORMATION GATHERED WILL BE PROVIDED TO AN OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT FOR REVIEW AND PAY RANGE RECOMMENDATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, A MARKET REVIEW OF THE PAY AND STRUCTURE AND OTHER LARGE CITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED. THE OFFICE OF INNOVATION WILL ASSIST IN ASSESSING THE INFORMATION TO RECOMMEND STAFFING EFFICIENCIES. OPTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IN DECEMBER TO SET A FRAMEWORK FOR DISCUSSION. AND THEN TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. TODAY, WE REQUEST TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO REVIEW RELATED LEGAL MATTERS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND RECEIVE DIRECTION ON THE CON CONTINUATION OF THIS PROJECT. OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS. STEWART. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER TREVINO, UH, IS THE ORIGINATOR OF THE C C R. SO COUNCIL MEMBER, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND, UH, GIVE A STATEMENT, THEN WE'LL CONVENE INTO EXEC. THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. UM, DO I HAVE IS TWO MINUTES OR? WELL, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I'M FOLLOW, I WANNA FOLLOW ALL THE RULES 'CAUSE I KNOW HOW SOMETIMES THE MIC GETS CUT OFF. UM, THANK YOU AGAIN. UH, YOU KNOW, I BROUGHT IN, UH, A TIMELINE THAT I'LL SUBMIT TO THE RECORD. I MEAN, THIS HAS REALLY BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2016, FISCAL YEAR 17, REALLY. UM, AND BACK THEN WE HAD AN INCREASE IN COUNCIL AID COMPENSATION THAT WAS SUPPORTED BY, UH, MANY OF YOU THAT ARE THE, THAT ARE HERE. UH, TODAY. UH, WE HAD A 4% BUDGET INCREASE, SIX FTS ALLOWED, FOUR FTS [00:30:01] FULLY FUNDED. UH, AND OF COURSE, THE LIST, YOU KNOW, THE BENEFITS GROW OVER TIME. UH, FISCAL YEAR 18, AN INCREASE, UH, AGAIN, SUPPORTED, UH, BY MANY OF YOU UP THERE. UH, 10.84% BUDGET INCREASE, SEVEN FTS ALLOW SIX FTS FULLY FUNDED CURRENT BENEFITS OF HEALTH PARKING I R A PHONE VEHICLE ALLOWANCE, TUITION REIMBURSEMENT. AND THEN OF COURSE, UH, LAST YEAR OR THIS FISCAL LAST, UH, FISCAL YEAR 19, THE STRONGER PUSH FOR PAY EQUITY WAS, WAS ESTABLISHED, UH, AN INCREASE FOR BROADLY. IT WAS BROADLY SUPPORTED BY COUNCIL. UH, WE FINALLY GOT SEVEN FTES FULLY FUNDED. AND OF COURSE, THE CURRENT BENEFITS OF HEALTH PARKING, I R A PHONE VEHICLE ALLOWANCE, TUITION REIMBURSEMENT. AND THEN OF COURSE WE CREATED, UH, THIS CURRENT PROPOSAL. UM, AND WE USED, WE WERE USING CSA DATA, THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND PAY RANGES. THEY WERE PROVIDED BY CHRIS CALLAN. AND I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR THESE, UH, SINCE I FIRST GOT ON COUNCIL. UH, BACK IN, UH, 2014, UH, A PROPOSAL WAS PUT FORTH TO GET PAY EQUITY WITH, UH, COSA EMPLOYEES AT THE AVERAGE PAY SCALE, NOT, NOT THE MAXIMUM, BUT THE MEDIAN. UH, A CAREFUL ANALYSIS BASED ON 25 PLUS YEARS OF PRIVATE SECTOR, UH, HR EXPERIENCE WAS USED TO ASSEMBLE STAFF BASE ON COMPARABLE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO POSITIONS. ADDITIONALLY, EXISTING COUNCIL AID JOB DESCRIPTIONS AS PROVIDED BY CHRIS CALLAN IN 2015 AND 2016 CLOSELY MATCHED COASTAL POSITIONS. UH, WHAT ARE THE KEY TAKEAWAYS HERE? UH, REALLY AT THE END OF THE DAY IS I'VE ALWAYS SOUGHT TO, UH, FIX PROBLEMS ONCE FOUND, WHETHER IN MY PRACTICE AS AN ARCHITECT OR AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, FROM ISSUES OF CORRECTIVE WIDE AREA REZONING, GAPING HOLES AND NCDS THAT ALLOWED FOR INCOMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT TO MAKING CITY HALL ACCESSIBLE TO SPANISH SPEAKERS AND PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES. MY MISSION IS TO LEAVE THE CITY BETTER THAN IT WAS WHEN I ARRIVED IN OFFICE. AS A COUNCIL, WE ALWAYS HAVE A DUTY TO CORRECT LEGACY INEQUITIES. IN DOING THIS, WE FULFILL OUR PRIMARY DUTY AS COUNSEL PROVIDING ROBUST POLICY DIRECTION TO AND OVERSIGHT OF THE CITY. IF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WANTS TO BE AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE, SHOULD OUR COUNCIL ALSO BE EMBLEMATIC OF THAT MANTRA? MY ANSWER AND THE ANSWER OF MANY OF YOU, AND MANY OF MY PAST COLLEAGUES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN YES. SIGNIFICANT WORK HAS BEEN, WAS PUT INTO THE EVALUATION OF NUMEROUS CITY OF SAN ANTONIO JOB DESCRIPTIONS TO ASSEMBLE, UH, A COSA BASED STAFF STRUCTURE. THERE WAS NO DISCUSSION OF THE MEMO THAT I PROVIDED TO CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, UH, E L T AND COUNCIL ABOUT THIS SUBJECT. AFTER COUNCIL INDICATED ITS INTEREST IN BUDGET GOAL SETTING, I STILL STRUGGLE WITH HOW SIX COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN INDICATE A BUDGET ITEM IS A PRIORITY AND THEN SEE NO MOVEMENT ON THE ITEM DURING BUDGET DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS A MULTI-YEAR HISTORY OF THE SUBJECT BEING VOICED BY THREE SEPARATE COUNCILS. THERE HAVE BEEN A HISTORIC LACK OF INTEREST IN TREATING COUNCIL LAYS AS TRUE PEERS WITH CITY OF SAN ANTONIO EMPLOYEES. THE OUTREACH OF MY STAFF TO CITY OF SAN ANTONIO STAFF AFTER BUDGET ADOPTION TO DISCUSS THIS ITEM WAS ALSO NEVER RESPONDED TO BY CITY OF SAN ANTONIO STAFF. IF THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES CREATED TO DISCUSS THIS SUBJECT, I REQUEST TO BE PART OF IT, GIVEN MY INVOLVEMENT IN THIS SUBJECT WITH NUMEROUS COUNCIL PEERS SINCE 2016. ALSO, IT WAS MY MEMO N C C R THAT SPARKED THIS CONVERSATION. THIS YEAR, HOWEVER, I FEEL WE HAVE ADOPTED THE BUDGET, WHICH INCLUDES PARTIAL FUNDING FOR THIS BUDGET ITEM. AND WE KNOW A LARGE GAP HISTORICALLY EXISTS EXISTED BETWEEN HOW COUNCIL A AND CITY OF SAN ANTONIO EMPLOYEES ARE TREATED. IF AS MANY, UH, SAID DURING A SESSION, WHICH, AT WHICH WE ADOPTED THIS BUDGET, THAT THE BUDGET IS, AND I QUOTE A MORAL DOCUMENT, THEN WE SHOULD DO THE ETHICAL THING AND PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS AND SIMPLY MOVE FORWARD AND FUND THIS IMMEDIATELY. WE SHOULD LEAD WITH DEEDS, NOT WORDS, AND DETERMINE HOW WE WORK TO TRUE TRULY, UH, BRING EQUITY AND SALARY AND BENEFITS GOING FORWARD. THIS YEAR I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER TREVINO. OKAY, AT THIS [Executive Session] TIME WE'RE GONNA CONVENE INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS ITEMS TWO AND THREE. SO THE TIME IS NOW 10:44 AM ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 2019. THE GOVERNANCE COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WILL NOW MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CO CONSULT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5, 5 1, EXCUSE ME, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS AS FOLLOWS, THE DELIBERATE TO DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT OF A ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT ALTERNATIVE PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS. DISCUSS LEGAL OPTIONS PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY. [00:35:01] ALRIGHT, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. THE TIME IS 11:57 AM CITY COUNCIL HAS RECONVENED. CITY COUNCIL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE HAS RECONVENED FROM ITS EXECUTIVE SESSION. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. WE DO HAVE, UM, A COUPLE THINGS TO GET THROUGH. SO I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA FOR, UH, ACTION ON ITEM THREE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE FORWARDING THE FOLLOWING APPLICANTS TO FULL COUNSEL FOR APPROVAL AND REAPPOINTMENT TO THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. THE REAPPOINTMENTS WOULD BE SIERRA TREVINO AND ARLENE FISHER. AND THE APPOINTMENT OF JONATHAN DELMER, ANN ENGLER. KEVIN LOVE FRANK HANNO AND SEYMOUR BATTLE, AND TO AMEND THE ZONING BOARD ORDINANCE TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF ALTERNATES FROM SIX TO SEVEN ALTERNATES. SECOND. OKAY, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE SLATE OF APPOINTMENTS TO BE RECOMMENDED TO THE FULL COUNSEL, ALONG WITH THE ADJUSTMENT TO THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT ORDINANCE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. I DON'T SEE ANY APPLICANTS STILL REMAINING IN THE CHAMBERS, BUT IF, IF YOU CAN HEAR US, THANK YOU FOR YOUR APPLICATION AND WELCOME ABOARD. ALRIGHT, UH, CITY COUNCIL, I'LL DE ALSO DELIBERATE ON ITEM TWO. AND, UH, WE HAD A VERY GOOD DISCUSSION. I THINK THAT, UM, AND I'LL JUST MAKE SOME OPENING COMMENTS AND INVITE MY COLLEAGUES TO, UH, MAKE THEM AS WELL. THE C C R REFERENCES CITY COUNCIL PAY, UH, IN COMPARISON TO JOBS WITHIN THE CITY AND REQUESTS ADDITIONAL BUDGET INCREASE, UH, FOREMOST, THAT WILL REQUIRE SOME EVALUATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND COMPARABLE JOBS WITHIN THE CITY. ONCE WE SET THE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND DETERMINE COMPENSATION IN RELATION TO YEARS OF SERVICE, WE CAN EVALUATE THE COUNCIL MEMBER AND MAYOR BUDGETS. UM, SO TO DO THAT, UH, HR HAS ALREADY BEGUN A PROCESS, BUT WE DO WANT TO, AND I WILL APPOINT AN AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT WILL HELP GUIDE HR AND WORK WITH THE COUNCIL DISTRICTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DATA COLLECTION IS DONE AND THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE SOME CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE CITY BUDGET, AS WELL AS RETAIN FLEXIBILITY FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO FORM THEIR OFFICES IN THE WAY THAT THEIR CONSTITUENTS, UH, WOULD BE, UH, GRATEFUL FOR AND WOULD BE WELL SERVED BY. IN ADDITION, OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THE STRUCTURE AND COMPENSATION OF COUNCIL OFFICES MOVING FORWARD ARE LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE AND, UH, ACHIEVES THE LEVEL OF EQUITY THAT WE WANT TO SEE ACROSS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. SO, TO DO THAT ALL FORM AD HOC COMMITTEE TO WORK WITH HR, AND THAT WILL BE COMPOSED OF COUNCIL MEMBER TREVINO IN DISTRICT ONE, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, ROCHE GARCIA, DISTRICT FOUR, COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL IN DISTRICT SEVEN, AND COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE IN DISTRICT NINE. AND WE ASK THEM TO CONVENE, UH, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE CAN BEGIN THIS PROCESS EXPEDITIOUSLY. UM, AND THERE'S NO ACTION REQUIRED ON THAT, BUT I'LL OPEN IT UP TO ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR. I WANT TO THANK, UH, CITY STAFF FOR, UH, TAKING ON THIS PROCESS SO THOROUGHLY AND JUMPING INTO IT, ERIC, FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON IT. UH, AND OF COURSE TO COUNCILMAN TREVINO, UH, FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE CONTINUE CONSIDERING, UH, COUNCIL AID COMPENSATION. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THIS, UH, AD HOC COMMITTEE. I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING ON IT. UM, AND I, I JUST WANNA SHARE WITH, UH, ON THE RECORD, WHAT I BELIEVE OUR I'D LIKE TO GET OUT OF, OUT OF THIS COMMITTEE IS, UH, A GREAT PROCESS, A THOROUGH PROCESS THAT WE ALL SUPPORT AND THAT OUR COUNCIL AIDES CAN SUPPORT AS WELL. ULTIMATELY, UM, WE HAVE TO LOOK OUT FOR THEM. THERE ARE OUR EMPLOYEES AT, AT THIS POINT IN TIME THAT SOME OF THAT MAY CHANGE IN THE FUTURE. UM, BUT NUMBER ONE, MAKING SURE WE HAVE A SOLID EMPLOYMENT OR CONTRACTING PROCESS WITH THEM. UH, NUMBER TWO, ENSURING THAT THEY'RE ADEQUATELY COMPENSATED, THAT WE'RE ABLE TO RETAIN AND RECRUIT THE BEST FOLKS THAT WE CAN. AND, UH, NUMBER THREE, AS YOU MENTIONED, UH, MAINTAINING THE FLEXIBILITY THAT WE NEED TO RUN OUR, OUR OFFICES, UH, AS WE SEE BEST, BEST FIT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. COUNCIL MEMBER RSO GARCIA. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU ALSO TO HR. LIKE COUNCILWOMAN SANDOVAL SAID. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILMAN TRAVINO FOR, UM, BRINGING THIS UP TODAY. I ALSO WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK THE MAYOR FOR ALLOWING COUNCILMAN TREVINO TO SIT ON THIS, UH, VERY IMPORTANT, UH, COMMITTEE THAT I THINK WILL BRING, UH, FORWARD A LOT OF REALLY GOOD POSITIVE OUTCOMES. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WORK. THANK YOU, MAYOR. [00:40:02] THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHE GARCIA. AND I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE US, UH, AGAIN, TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THE UPDATES IN GOVERNANCE. UH, WE WANT TO ACHIEVE THE GREATEST LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY AS WE MOVE FORWARD, UH, WITH THIS INITIATIVE BECAUSE AFTER ALL, REGARDLESS OF STRUCTURE AND COMPENSATION, THESE ARE ALL TAX DOLLARS AND WE'VE GOTTA TREAT THEM PROPERLY. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH, UH, FOR YOUR PATIENCE TODAY. UH, IT IS 12:03 PM AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.