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JANUARY 29, 2026. THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.
CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM, WE HAVE A QUORUM. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WOULD LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER WHYTE TO INTRODUCE TODAY'S
INVOCATEUR. >> WHYTE: THANK YOU. IT'S MY HONOR TODAY TO INTRODUCE FATHER PAT O'BRIEN. FATHER PAT WAS BORN JUST OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK CITY TO PARENTS IN BROOKE LIENS AND QUEENS.
HE WAS THE OLDEST OF THREE CHILDREN IN AN AIR FORCE FAMILY.
HIS FATHER'S SERVICE AS A JAG LAWYER TOOK THEM TO MANY COUNTRIES, AN EXPERIENCE THAT SHAPED HIS DEEP APPRECIATION FOR SERVICE AND ADAPTABILITY.
FATHER PAT DECIDED TO ENTER THE SEMINARY AND STUDY FOR THE ARCHDIOCESE OF DENVER AND/OR CONTAINED AS A PRIEST IN 1989. STAYING TRUE TO HIS COMMITMENT TO SERVICE, FATHER PAT HAS ALSO SERVED AS A U.S. AIR FORCE RESERVE CAPTAIN, ASSISTING THE DIOCESE AND HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN CIVIC LIFE INCLUDING SERVICE AS A SIB BOW CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND AS PROPER. MOST RECENTLY HE WAS A PRESIDENT OF THE AIR POWER COMMUNITY COUNCIL. IN 2016 HE WAS INCARNATED INTO THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN ANTONIO. FATHER PAT IS KNOWN FOR HIS LOVE OF FAMILY, LEARNING, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND DEEP GRATITUDE FOR A VOCATION THAT CONTINUES TO BRING HIM JOY AND PURPOSE EACH DAY.
FATHER PAT, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> AND COUNCIL MEMBER, THEY DID SAY I COULD SAY ANYTHING I WANTED TO, SO I'M SORRY FOR THAT.
I WANTED TO DO A QUICK THANK YOU. I WAS THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR THE [INDISCERNIBLE] WAS TRANSITIONING WITH THE BOONES. I HAVE WORKED WITH THEM RECENTLY ON SOME FUND-RAISING EVENTS AND THE CREW YOU HAVE DOWN THERE, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY WE DID A GOOD JOB TRYING TO GET THINGS RIGHT, YOU HAVE A PHENOMENAL CREW DOWN THERE.
THE CREW IS TAKING REALLY GOOD CARE OF MY CUSTOMERS DOWN THERE AND WOW, THIS IS AMAZING. SO TO ALL OF YOU, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THEM. I WAS GOING TO WRITE YOU GUYS A LETTER, BUT I FIGURED SINCE I'M HERE I WOULD SAY THAT NOW. SO LET US PRAY.
GRACIOUS AND LOVING GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF SAN ANTONIO, ITS RICH HISTORY. WE HAPPEN TO BE JUST YARDS AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF WHERE THE CITY BEGAN. WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR ITS DIVERSE PEOPLE, THE SHARED HOPE THAT BINDS US TOGETHER. AS MEMBERS OF THIS CITY COUNCIL GATHER TODAY, WE ASK YOU TO POWER OUT YOUR SPIRIT OF WISDOM, HUMILITY AND PEACE AMONG EACH OF THEM.
CALM EVERY ANXIOUS HEART, SOFT ESPECIALLY EVERY HARDENED EDGE.
QUIET EVERY VOICE THAT SEEKS TO VISION AND TO EVERY VOICE THAT SEEKS A COMMON GOOD.
HELP ALL WHO SERVE HERE TO LISTEN DEEPLY, SPEAK TRUTHFULLY AND TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY. REMEMBERING THAT EVERY POLICY, EVERY VOTE, EVERY DEBATE ARE REAL PEOPLE, REAL FAMILIES AND REAL LIVES. MAY DISAGREEMENT NEVER BECOME BLESS THEIR WORK SO THAT JUSTICE MAY BE PURSUED, DECISIONS MADE WITH INTEGRITY AND LEADERSHIP BE EXERCISED WITH CAN YOU HEAR ME AND CARE.
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MAY SAN ANTONIO CONTINUE TO BE A CITY KNOWN NOT JUST FOR CULTURE, BUT FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO PEACE, COOPERATION AND THE DIGNITY OF EVERY HUMAN PERSON.WE ENTRUST THIS COUNCIL, THIS CITY, ALL WHO CALL IT HOME TO YOUR LOVING CARE.
AMEN. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU.
PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: ITEM 3 IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS OF JANUARY 14TH AND 15TH, 2026. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR EDITS TO THE MINUTES? DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES. SO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PROCLAMATIONS TODAY, STARTING WITH NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY REQUESTED BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION.
I WILL NOW READ THIS PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO RECOGNIZES THE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN WOMEN, CLAIM THE LIVES OF ONE IN THREE WOMEN EACH YEAR AND WHEREAS NEARLY HALF OF WOMEN LESS RECOGNIZED SYMPTOMS OF HEART ATTACK AND STROKE, CONTRIBUTING TO DELAYED TREATMENT, HIGHER MORTALITY RATES AND LONG-TERM DISABILITY AND WHEREAS PERSISTENT HEALTH DISPARITIES PLACE BLACK, HISPANIC, LATINO AND INDIGENOUS WOMEN AT GREATER RISK AND ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE AND WHEREAS FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES, THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S WEAR RED DAY HAVE ADVANCED AWARENESS, EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES TO TAKE LIFE-SAVING ACTION FOR WOMEN'S HEART AND BRAIN HEALTH. NOW THEREFORE I, COUNCIL MEMBER JALEN MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ DECLARE JANUARY 29TH, 2026 TO BE NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY.
JOIN IN ADVANCING WOMEN'S CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH WITH INCREASED AWARENESS AND ACCUSE. WE HAVE SOME MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION HERE? I SHOULD HAVE INVITED YOU UP FIRST. THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. AS THE CO-CHAIR FOR THE SUMMIT THIS YEAR I AM PLEASED TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION AS WELL AS OUR ENTIRE TEAM HERE.
GO WEAR FOR WOMEN IS THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S SIGNATURE WOMEN'S INITIATIVE, FOCUSING ON AWARENESS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, WHICH IS THE NUMBER ONE KILLER OF WOMEN. BUT LESS THAN HALF OF WOMEN ARE AWARE OF THE RISK.
THIS MOVEMENT EMPOWERS WOMEN TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR HEART HEALTH.
FEBRUARY FEBRUARY THE 6TH IS NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY. WE URGE EVERYONE TO JOIN GO RED FOR WOMEN BY WEARING RED AND SPREADING AWARENESS FOR ALL WOMEN BECAUSE LOSING ONE WOMAN TO HEART DISEASE OR STROKE IS TOO MANY. HERE IN SAN ANTONIO THE GO RED FOR WOMEN'S SUMMIT GIVES HEART DISEASE THE BOOT IS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY THE 11TH AT THE INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL WHERE WOMEN ACROSS THE COMMUNITY WILL UNITE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND SUPPORT ADVOCACY AND LIFE-SAVING RESEARCH.
GUESTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF HEALTH-FOCUSED ACTIVATIONS TO HELP START THEIR OWN HEALTH JOURNEYS.
THIS INCLUDES MONITORING YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE, FITNESS INSTRUCTION AND OTHER ENGAGE ENGAGING ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE HEART HEALTH. HEART HEALTH IS VERY IMPORTANT AND PREVENTION IS THE KEY. THIS MEANS STAYING ACTIVE, EATING WELL AND MANAGING YOUR STRESS LEVELS. WE ENCOURAGE EVERY WOMAN TO TAKE ACTION AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE RISKS OF HEART DISEASE AND JOIN US FOR THE GO RED FOR WOMEN SUMMIT ON FEBRUARY THE 11TH AND ALSO CELEBRATING THE NATIONAL GO
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RED FOR WOMEN ON FEBRUARY THE 6TH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING: I EVEN HAVE THE RED GLASSES. [APPLAUSE].>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'LL MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL WEARING RED ON FEBRUARY 6TH. UP NEXT WE ARE RECOGNIZING COACH POPOVICH DAY.
I WILL READ THIS PROCLAMATION. PREVIOUS WHEREAS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO RECOGNIZES GREG CHARLES COACH POP POPOVICH AND WHEREAS COACH POP HAS TAUGHT US TO REACH THE PINNACLE OF SUCCESS IS MORE OF YOUR DEDICATION AND CONSISTENCY AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO LIFTED IT UP THAN IT IS ABOUT A TROPHY OR INDIVIDUAL ACCOLADE. WHEREAS FOR OVER 29 SEASONS COACH POP HAS BEEN A MENTOR TO PLAYERS AND COACHES. HE WAS NAMED NBA COACH OF THE YEAR THREE TIMES AND SERVED AS THE GOLD MEDAL LIFT HEAD COACH FOR OLYMPIC TEAM USA. HE HOLDS A RECORD FOR THE QUICKEST INJECTION IN NBA HISTORY, 6.3 SECONDS. GIVE ME SOME NASTY.
[LAUGHTER]. WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? WHEN COACH POP BECAME THE WINNINGEST COACH. IN 2022 HE EARNED THE MOST WINS FOR HIS 1336 VICTORY.
COACH POP IS THE ARCHITECT OF THE BEAUTIFUL GAME THAT BROUGHT THE ALAMO CITY FIVE BEAUTIFUL TROPHIES. HE'S ONLY ONE OF FIVE COACHES IN THE HISTORY OF THE NBA TO HAVE WON FIVE TITLES. WHEREAS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO SHALL ENSURE THERE TO BE A COACH POLICY DAY HERE IN THE ALAMO CITY EVERY JANUARY 28TH, HIS BIRTHDAY.
THIS DAY IS TO BE FILLED WITH ACTS OF SERVICE. IT IS FOR VOLUNTEERS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS, TO WORK TOGETHER TO ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY AND HELP OTHERS. SOME OF THE CAUSES NEAR AND DEAR TO COACH INCLUDE SHOES THAT FIT, HAVEN FOR HOPE, CHAMPIONS OF HUNGER, INNOCENCE PROJECT AND SO MANY MORE. WHEREAS KEEP POUNDING THE ROCK COACH. NOW THEREFORE I, COUNCIL MEMBER JALEN MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ DO PROCLAIM JANUARY 28TH OF EACH YEAR TO BE COACH POP DAY IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
[APPLAUSE]. I'LL NOW TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER CAS.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, AS WE KNOW COACH POP'S AVERSION TO PERSONAL CELEBRATION IT IS ONLY FITTING THAT THIS DAY IS CENTERED ON A DAY OF SERVICE. IN CELEBRATION OF THE DAY OF SERVICE, OUR DISTRICT 5 STAFF AND LOCAL VOLUNTEERS TURNED UP WITH THE TEXAS RAMP PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT AND ACCESSIBILITY RAMP FOR A DISTRICT 5 RESIDENT IN NEED. I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO JUST CONTINUE ON OUR TEAM, CYNTHIA FOR ORGANIZING THE EVENT AND FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY BOTH DO ON A BAILEY A DAILY BASIS. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THIS WONDERFUL PROCLAMATION AND TO THE TEXAS RAMP PROJECT AND OUR VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR WORK. LASTLY, OUR TEAM WANTS TO THANK COACH POP FOR REPRESENTING THE VERY BEST OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND THE VERY BEST OF HUMANITY AND KEEP POUNDING THE ROCK. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.
[APPLAUSE]. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
NOW WE'LL MOVE TO POINTS OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, TURNING THE FLOOR BACK OVER TO
COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU. IT'S VERY FITTING THAT TODAY WE HONOR JOHNNIE RODRIGUEZ. HE PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 14TH.
JOHNNIE SPENT HIS LIFE CHAMPIONING THE POTENTIAL OF OTHERS AS A DEDICATED SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER, COACH, MENTOR AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER, JOHNNIE DEVOTED OVER 37 YEARS TO THE CLASSROOM TEACHING IN EDGEWOOD ISD.
HE WAS A PASSIONATE COACH MENTOR PREPARING HIS STUDENTS FOR THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS. HE WAS A CONSTANT SOURCE OF ENCOURAGEMENT FOR HIS FAMILY ALONGSIDE HIS AMAZING WIFE GLORIA. HE WAS A TIRELESS VOLUNTEER.
TOGETHER THEY LENT THEIR TIME TO THE ALL-AMERICAN BOWL, LOCAL CELEBRITY BASKETBALL GAMES, THE NCAA FINAL FOUR AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DISTRICT 5 EVENTS. HE WAS AN AVID SPORTS ENTHUSIAST, LOVED THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES. HE AND HIS WIFE LOVED TO TRAVEL.
JOHNNIE WAS THE HAPPIEST WHEN HE WAS AT A BASEBALL CAME.
OUR DISTRICT 5 TEAM WANTED TO SEND OUR CONDOLENCES TO HIS WIFE AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND HIS TEAMMATES OVER AT THE YMCA SENIOR BASKETBALL LEAGUE WHERE THEY WOULD PLAY EVERY WEEKEND. I THOUGHT IT WAS FITTING TO HONOR ALONGSIDE COACH POPOVICH BECAUSE OF THEIR HEART AND DEDICATION TO SERVICE AND THE FRIENDS OF DISTRICT 5 MOURN THE LOSS AND SEND OUR CONDOLENCES TO GLORIA.
THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. I'LL NOW TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER VIAGRAN.
>> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANT TO AGAIN IT'S THE THIRD ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY SYMPOSIUM IN DISTRICT 3. IT'S CITYWIDE, SO SATURDAY
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MORNING IF YOU WANT TO GET UP, GO SOMEWHERE THAT'S NICE AND WARM, PLEASE JOIN US AT THE STEM EARLY COLLEGE CAFETERIA AT 4040 APOLLO STREET OVER IN THE HARLANDALE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE CLIMATE READY 2035 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. WE'LL HAVE CITY DEPARTMENTS THERE. THERE WILL BE LIGHT REFRESHMENTS, VENDORS, ACTIVITIES AND MORE. THIS YEAR WE'RE FOCUSING ON GETTING INPUT FROM THE CITY, SO IF YOU WANT TO TALK FOOD INSECURITIES, YOU WANT TO TALK DATA CENTERS, YOU WANT TO TALK CLEANING UP THE RIVER, WE WILL HAVE TEXAS A&M THERE, SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY, CPS ENERGY, VIA TRANSIT AND THE SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK.AND IN ADDITION WE WILL HAVE CHESS TO TALK HEALTH EQUITY. SO COME PLEASE JOIN US AND LET'S FIND SOLUTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS A BETTER PLANET THAN WE
STARTED WITH. THANK YOU. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. AND I SEE OUR NEXT
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. IN KEEPING WITH THE SPORTS THEME THIS MORNING I'M VERY, VERY PROUD TO HAVE OUR SOUTHWEST LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL TITAN CHEER TEAM WITH US TODAY. SO JUST RIGHT THERE IN THE FRONT.
YOU'RE GOOD. SO I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO CELEBRATE A TRULY HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN DISTRICT 4. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE OPENING ITS DOORS IN 2017, THE SOUTHWEST LEGACY TITAN CHEER TEAM IS HEADED TO THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING COMPETITION. IT IS NOT JUST A WIN, IT'S A HUGE MILESTONE AFTER YEARS OF BUILDING THEIR PROGRAM, THESE ATHLETES HAVE OFFICIALLY PUT SLHS ON THE NATIONAL MAP. THEIR JOURNEY BEGAN WITH A STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN NOVEMBER OF 2025 UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF COACH GRAHAM, THEY SECURED THEIR BID TO COMPETE AT THE WALT DISNEYWORLD RESORT IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THEY HAVE TRADITIONAL SIDE LINE CHEERS, SOMETHING I DIDN'T KNOW WAS A THING. AS THE SENIOR CAPTAIN SHARED, THIS PURE STYLE GROUNDS THEM IN THE TRUE MEANING OF CHEERLEADING FOCUSED ON SCHOOL SPIRIT AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP RATHER THAN JUST HIGH-FLYING STUDENTS. THIS MOMENT IS A CULMINATION OF FOUR YEARS OF REHE LENTLESS DEDICATION. THE CAPTAIN SAID IT BEST, SHE ISN'T JUST A CHEERLEADER ANYMORE, SHE'S A NATIONAL BOUND CHEERLEADER WHO HAS HELPED MAKE HISTORY FOR HER SCHOOL. WE HAVE A CALL TO ACTION FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
THEY ARE STILL RAISING MONEY TO GET OVER THERE. THE TEAM IS WORKING TO RAISE AT LEAST $15,000 TO INCLUDE TRAVEL, LODGING AND COMPETITION FEES.
SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY WHO IS HERE TODAY OR WATCHING, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED REACH OUT AND HELP THESE YOUNG WOMEN GET TO THEIR COMPETITION.
THE COACH, AND THE ENTIRE SQUAD, WE ARE BEHIND YOU. GET OUT THERE, LEAD THE SIDELINES AND SHOW THE NATION WHAT TITAN SPIRIT LOOKS LIKE.
GOOD LUCK AND I HOPE YOU CAN SHOW US A CHEER TO SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT.
>> GALVAN: NOW YOU SEE WHY THEY'RE GOING TO NATIONAL COMPETITION.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS FROM THEIR COACH OR PRINCIPAL?
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. COACH GRAHAM HERE, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME.
CAN SOMEBODY RECORD IT? THIS IS GREAT. [LAUGHTER] JUST VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE, VERY PROUD FOR THE SCHOOL TO BE PUTTING THEM ON THE MAP. WHEN I GOT HERE BACK IN 2021 I WALKED INTO THE CHEER STUDIO. I WAS AN ASSISTANT COACH AT THE TIME AND I SAID WE'RE GOING TO NATIONALS. AND EVERYONE KIND OF LOOKED AT ME.
THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I DID BACK IN MY HIGH SCHOOL DAY.
I WON'T EVEN TALK ABOUT WHEN. BUT IT'S A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE TO BE APART OF SOMETHING TO GO AS A TEAM AND SO JUST DEDICATION AND DISCIPLINE. WE TURNED THE PROGRAM AROUND.
I'M SO PROUD OF THE TEAM BEHIND ME. THEY SAW THE VISION AS WELL AND EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT HOW ARE WE GOING TO GO AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? I SAID JUST WANT IT AND WIN. WE WILL WORRY ABOUT HOW TO GET THERE LATER. WE WILL TALK ABOUT ALL THOSE DETAILS ONCE WE WIN.
SO NOW WE'RE HERE AND LIKE I SAID, VERY PROUD TO BE REPRESENTING NOT ONLY OUR DISTRICT, SOUTHWEST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT ALSO OUR CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, GREAT STATE OF TEXAS, IN A NATIONAL SETTING.
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I MEAN, WE WILL BE ON THE ESPN OR PARTICIPATING IN THE ESPN SPORTS RATHER THAN.SO PRAYERFULLY WE GET TO HAVE A LITTLE CLIP OF WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE BRING FROM THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS AND CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. [APPLAUSE]
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER VIAGRAN?
>> VIAGRAN: BEFORE YOU LEAVE, IF THE PRINCIPAL CAN COME UP HERE TOO AND JUST INTRODUCE YOURSELVES. THIS IS WHAT I DO WITH ALL THE STUDENTS THAT COME BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU SAY YOUR NAME. SO IF Y'ALL CAN JUST INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND IF THE PRINCIPAL WANTS TO SHARE AT THE END ABOUT HOW GREAT THESE GIRLS ARE.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS ALYSSA. I'M THE CAPTAIN AND A SENIOR.
THIS IS MY TEAM. >> MY NAME IS NAVI, I AM THE CO-CAPTAIN OF THE CHEER
TEAM. >> MY NAME IS ALA. I AM A FOUR-YEAR VETERAN ON
THE TEAM AND I'M A SENIOR. >> MY NAME IS JASLYN. I'M A CHEER VETERAN AND I'M
A SENIOR. >> MY NAME IS RANA. I'M A TWO-YEAR VETERAN AND A
SENIOR ON THE TEAM. >> MY NAME IS TEPHA, I'M A JUNIOR AND THIS IS MY THIRD
YEAR ON THE TEAM. >> HI, MY NAME IS MAXILA AND THIS IS MY THIRD YEAR ON THE
TEAM. >> HI, MY NAME IS UENA. THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR ON THE
TEAM. >> HELLO EVERYONE AND GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS ROXIE FREEMAN. I'M THE INCREDIBLY PROUD PRINCIPAL AT LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL. I'M GOING TO GET EMOTIONAL BECAUSE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION WE HAVE TO BRING OPPORTUNITIES AND REMOVE BARRIERS FOR OUR STUDENT.
HOW IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, THAT'S UP TO US. SO I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN HELPING AND SUPPORT AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES AND BREAKING BARRIERS BECAUSE THESE YOUNG LADIES BEHIND ME AND THEIR COACH, THEY ARE SO VERY DESERVING. I'M PROUD BECAUSE I WAS SOME OF THEIR PRINCIPALS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL SO I'VE SEEN THEM COME ALONG THE WAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE HOPE TO MAKE EVERYONE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO PROUD OF US.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER WHYTE, IF YOU COULD CLOSE YOUR EARS, IN HIGH SCHOOL I WAS A CHEERLEADER AS WELL, SO I KNOW -- [APPLAUSE].
TO NO ONE'S SURPRISE. SO I KNOW HOW HARD YOU GUYS ARE WORKING SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REPRESENTING SAN ANTONIO SO WELL AND CONTINUE TO DO SO.
I KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE SENIORS SO BEST OF LUCK IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND.
THANK YOU. THAT WAS ALL FOR OUR POINTS OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
ITEMS 4 THROUGH 24 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THIS MEANS THEY'LL BE CONSIDERED AS A GROUP AND THERE WILL NOT BE A STAFF PRESENTATION UNLESS PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY? I'LL BE PULLING ITEM 8.
ALL RIGHT. ITEM 8 HAS BEEN PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. SORRY, THIS IS A NEW SCRIPT FOR ME.
MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? WOW, NO SPEAKERS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? >> I MAKE A MOTION TO
APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ARE THERE ANY HIGHLIGHTS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA? ANY HIGHLIGHTS TODAY? COUNCIL MEMBER GALVAN.
>> GALVAN: THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. I HAVE TWO HIGHLIGHTS TODAY FOR ITEM 15 AND 16. IF YOU COULD COME TO THE PODIUM HERE.
TODAY I'M APPOINTING TWO INCREDIBLE DISTRICT 6 RESIDENTS TO SOME GREAT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS HERE. FIRST AND FOREMOST WE HAVE ROSEMARY BEING APPOINTED TO THE CITY-COUNTY JOINT COMMISSION ON ELDERLY AFFAIRS.
SHE HAS DEDICATED HER CAREER TO MAKING SERVICES MORE ACCESSIBLE AND THE SERVICES THEY SUPPORT. SHE'S RECOGNIZED FOR STRONG LEADERSHIP AND THE ABILITY TO CREATE TEAMS, INCLUDING THE TEAM AT THE SENIOR CENTER WHO IS DOING GREAT WORK AT THE PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENTS THAT WE HAVE. SHE IS HONORED TO JOIN THE COMMISSION AND LOOKS FORWARD TO THE INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OUR SENIOR RESIDENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I AM COME DOWN FOR A PICTURE IN A SECOND. JUSTIN NOBLE, WE ARE APPOINTING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ADVOCACY COMMITTEE. HE WAS A SYSTEMS ANALYST AT CPS ENERGY WHERE HE LEADS BUDGET ANALYTICS AND MANAGEMENT REPORTING.
HE HOLDS AN MBSAAR AND IS PURSUING A MASTERS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
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HE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO ADVOCATING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN DISTRICT 6.I CAN'T BE MORE EXCITED FOR BOTH OF YOU ALL TO SHARE OUR COMMUNITY.
HANG ON A SECOND AND I WILL COME DOWN AND TAKE A PICTURE.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: NOW I'LL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO.
>> CASTILLO: THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT TWO ITEMS AND APPOINTING MARIA CRUZ TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. SHE IS ACTIVE AND LIVES IN THE PALM HEIGHTS COMMUNITY. AND ITEM 23 WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT, GRATEFUL RATHER,G THE FUR STRAC FOR OUR SUPPORT STATION AT HAVEN WHICH PROVIDES ACUTE CARE AND SERVICES IN ORDER TO NOT STRAIN OUR EMERGENCY ROOMS. WE'RE GRATEFUL TO HIGHLIGHT
THE GREAT WORK OF STRAC. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. ARE THERE ANY OTHER HIGHLIGHTS? HEARING NONE, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 8 WAS PULLED BY ME FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
CITY CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE CAPTION? >> ITEM NUMBER 8 IS AN ORDINANCE DECLARING AS SURPLUS AND AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF THE SITE OF FORMER FIRE STATION NUMBER 24 LOCATED AT 1940 AUSTIN HIGHWAY, BEING A .517-ACRE, 22,500 SQUARE FEET, PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATED AT NCB 12172 AS REQUESTED BY T:UAX FAMILY INVESTMENTS LLC FOR A FEE OF $152,000. FUNDS WILL BE DEPOSITED INTO
THE GENERAL FUND. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU.
I DON'T THINK WE NEED A PRESENTATION. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ON SO I
MAY AMEND. >> SECOND. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: I MOVE TO ALLOCATE ALL THE FUNDS TO BE A TO BE DETERMINED DISTRICT 4 PARKS PROJECT.
>> SECOND. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. >>
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. I JUST HAD SOME QUESTIONS ON THE LEGALITIES OF THIS.
SHOULD WE GO INTO EXEC? >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: SHOULD WE, ANDY?
>> JUST ON THE -- >> SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER, I DIDN'T HEAR THE QUESTION.
>> I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THE LEGALITIES OF IT?
>> OF THE AMENDMENT OR THE ACTUAL SALE? >> OF THE AMENDMENT.
>> YES, I THINK THAT'S -- I'LL LET YOU KNOW IF WE HAVE TO DO THAT IN EXEC, BUT I
THINK I CAN PROBABLY ANSWER. >> OKAY. HOW MUCH IS IT GOING TO BE
THAT'S GOING TO STAY IN THE DISTRICT? >> ACCORDING TO THE MOTION, THE ENTIRE -- THE ENTIRE AMOUNT WILL STAY IN DISTRICT 2.
>> DO WE KNOW THAT AMOUNT? >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: IT'S ABOUT 150,000.
>> GOT IT. I ALSO HAD A QUESTION ON THE [INDISCERNIBLE].
>> IT'S LESS A LEGAL ISSUE. SO ACTUALLY I WAS GOING TO -- I WAS GOING TO PUNCH IN HERE. THE CITY BUDGETS THE SALE OF PROPERTY IN OUR GENERAL FUND FUND, AND IT'S GENERALLY ANY PROPERTY SOLD GOES INTO DEPOSIT WITH THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS THE LARGER POT THAT YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH.
WE HAVE A -- OUR BUDGET FOR -- OUR REVENUE BUDGET FOR SALE OF PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL FUND THIS YEAR IS $250,000. LAST YEAR WE COLLECTED 725,000. IT IS UNUSUAL TO HAVE THE SALE OF PROPERTY ARE R BE EARMARKED FOR THIS NOW. I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ SINCE HE'S BEEN ON COUNCIL HAS BEEN INTERESTED IN THIS PROJECT BECAUSE WE HAD A NEW FIRE STATION BUILT DOWN THE STREET OFF AUSTIN HIGHWAY, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND IN TERMS OF GOING FORWARD AND CARVING UP THE SALE OF PROPERTY OR REVENUE AND KEEPING IT WITHIN A DISTRICT. I THINK IT IS -- I THINK IT IS A PRECEDENT THAT LEADS TO OTHER THINGS THAT WOULDN'T BE GOOD FOR THE CITY.
>> CASTILLO: AND THAT'S MY CONCERN. I APPRECIATE THE CREATIVE THINKING AND I KNOW THAT DISTRICT 2 HAS A LOT OF NEEDS, BUT I'M MORE NERVOUS ABOUT THE SALE -- THE PRECEDENT IT'S SETTING BECAUSE LET'S SAY THAT DISTRICT 1, RIGHT, IF SOMETHING GETS SOLD IN DISTRICT 1 AND THEN THE PRECEDENT IS THAT THAT REVENUE STAYS IN DISTRICT 1, THEN THE REST OF THE CITY IS
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SCREWED, YOU KNOW? I THINK WE JUST NEED TO THINK THROUGH THAT.>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. I'LL ADDRESS THAT.
I'LL GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. IT'S A CONCERN THAT I HAVE ABOUT THIS PROCESS GENERALLY IS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS SINCE BEFORE LAST VIDEO'S BUDGET WAS APPROVED EARLY LAST SUMMER. AND I CONVEYED TO STAFF THAT I WAS NOT OKAY WITH THE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY AND THAT I WOULD LIKE TO USE IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE. AND SO I THOUGHT IT WAS UNWISE FOR THEM TO CONSIDER THIS A DONE DEAL AND TO INCLUDE THAT AS A PART OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET.
I DID HEAR COUNCIL MEMBER -- CITY MANAGER'S CONCERN. WE DID TAKE AN ACTION SIMILAR LAST YEAR WITH COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE IN DISTRICT 9 AND ERIK RAISED A SIMILAR CONCERN. YOU WILL RECALL THE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE RECENTLY HAD A BRIEFING ON THE DISPOSITION OF OUR SURPLUS PROPERTY AND I THINK THAT WAS A LARGE PART OF THE CONVERSATION IS WHAT DO WE -- DO WE SET A POLICY FOR SITUATIONS LIKE THIS. AND SO IN LIEU OF THAT POLICY I'M ASKING FOR AN EXCEPTION FOR THIS SPECIFIC INSTANCE AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION SO THAT WE DON'T RUN INTO THIS ISSUE AGAIN, BUT FOR NOW THIS IS AN ASSET THAT WE'RE LOSING IN DISTRICT 2 AND I WOULD LIKE FOR THE BENEFIT
TO REMAIN IN THE DISTRICT. >> GAVITO: YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE AND THANK YOU FOR THAT CONTEXT. AGAIN, I'M REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT THE PRECEDENT IT'S SETTING. THIS COULD EASILY GET TO A PLACE WHERE, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL ARE SAYING, OH, THE NORTHSIDE IS SELLING ASSETS AND KEEPING THE MONEY THERE AND BEING UPSET WHEN THAT MONEY IS NOT GOING INTO GENERAL FUND.
I'M NERVOUS ABOUT THE SLIPPERY SLOPE, BECAUSE IT COULD BE A SLIPPERY SLOPE.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER VIAGRAN?
>> THANK YOU, ERIK. I KNOW YOU'VE BROUGHT THIS UP BEFORE, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THIS FOR QUITE A TIME. AND HE SITS ON A NUMBER OF BOARDS THAT KNOW WHAT WE PRIORITIZE AND I'M SPECIFICALLY SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CITY SALE OF PROPERTY, THE FIRST THING WE'RE ALWAYS ASKING IS CAN WE USE IT FOR AFFORDABILITY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I THINK IN THIS PLACE I'M COMFORTABLE WITH MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS EXCEPTION BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO UNDERSTAND STRATEGICALLY WHAT WE'RE -- WHAT WE'RE DOING IN DISTRICT 2 IN PARTICULAR AS IT HAS GROWN, AND I THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BECOME A LARGER CONVERSATION THAT WE SHOULDN'T JUST HAVE IN TRANSPORTATION, I REALLY THINK THIS CONVERSATION SHOULD BE HAD IN PLANNING COMMITTEE AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND WHAT THE NEEDS OF SPECIFIC DISTRICTS ARE. SO I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY, BUT I DO THINK WE NEED A LARGER CONVERSATION, WHETHER THAT STARTS IN B SESSION, WHETHER IT STARTS IN PLANNING COMMISSION, BECAUSE AS WE LOOK AT SALES AND PURCHASES OF PROPERTY, I DON'T WANT HOUSING TO BE LOST IN THIS PROCESS, AND THAT'S THE ONE THING IS THAT INFILL SPECIFICALLY IN THE INNER CITY IS KEY. SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT ALL IS -- AND IT'S AFFORDABLE. IT COULD BE HOUSING, BUT IT MAY NOT BE AFFORDABLE.
IT COULD BE USED FOR SOMETHING ELSE. IN TERMS OF HAVING THE CONVERSATION, I KNOW DISTRICT 3 IS GOING TO HAVE A COUPLE OF FIRE STATIONS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO NEED TO LOOK AT IN THE FUTURE TOO.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT WE WANT TO WORK ON GETTING MONEY BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND AND I HEAR MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES' CONCERN ABOUT PRECEDENT, BUT I THINK IN THIS INSTANCE I'M WILLING TO SUPPORT IT IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A LARGER CONVERSATION IN PLANNING AND POSSIBLY POLICY
SETUP REGARDING THIS. THANK YOU. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK
YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER DR. KAUR? >> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. I JUST TALKED TO MAYOR PRO TEM YESTERDAY TOO AND SHARED THE SAME THING, THAT I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE PRECEDENT THAT WE WERE SETTING.
I THINK A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE DO -- IN THIS SITUATION I SAID SPECIFICALLY WE KNOW DISTRICT 2 NEEDS MORE GREEN SPACE. WE HAVE -- I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ WILL NEVER LET US FORGET THAT. THERE IS SO MUCH INDUSTRIAL OVER THERE AND THEY NEED MORE GREEN SPACE. I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES WITH OUR BUDGET THAT WE HAVE IS WE CLAIM TO HAVE AN EQUITY-BASED BUDGET BUT I DON'T ALWAYS SEE THAT. I DON'T SEE WHEN WE'RE SPLITTING UP DOLLARS THAT THEY'RE BASED ON NEED VERSUS EQUALLY ACROSS 10 DISTRICTS. SO I THINK THAT TO ME IT'S NOT JUST A LARGER CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE SELL ONE PIECE OF LAND. QUITE FRANKLY, IT'S $150,000.
THIS COULD BE LIKE A CIP PROJECT FOR ANY ONE OF US, BUT I THINK WE CONSISTENTLY SEE EQUAL DIVISION WITH OUR 10 DISTRICTS AND WE ARE NOT ALL EQUAL.
SO WE HAVE TO GET BETTER AT THINKING ABOUT HOW DO WE ACTUALLY EQUITABLE DIVIDE UP NEED AND HOW MUCH GREEN SPACE IS THERE IN EVERY SINGLE PART.
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AND NOT EVEN HOW MUCH GREEN SPACE, BUT WHAT IS THE QUALITY OF GREEN SPACE? AND IN SOME AREAS IT MIGHT BE GREEN, BUT IT'S JUST -- OR BARELY, BUT IT'S NOT BEING UP KEPT PRETTY WELL. SO I THINK WE DO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT.I KNOW ERIK HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THOSE BUDGET CONSULTANTS TO GO THROUGH EACH OF OUR DEPARTMENTS AND REALLY LOOK AT HOW WE'RE SPENDING OUR DOLLARS, BUT I THINK OVERALL WE SHOULD HAVE A LARGER CONVERSATION MAYBE WITH THAT GROUP THAT CAME TO SPEAK TO US ALMOST A YEAR AGO NOW ON HOW WE CAN START TALKING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT AND SAID IT A LOT, BUT WE'RE NOT MAKING ANY MOVES ON IT. SO I GUESS MY REQUEST, ERIK, WOULD BE THAT THAT SAME CONSULTANT GROUP THAT SPOKE TO US ABOUT EACH OF THE DEPARTMENT BUDGETS, I THOUGHT THEY WERE THEY WERE VERY STRONG, IF THEY COULD THINK ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE TO HELP US TRULY CONSIDER AN EQUITY-BASED BUDGET IN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, WHETHER IT'S PARKS, WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC WORKS, CAPITAL DELIVERY, SO WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE MONEY DIRECTED TOWARDS NEED VERSUS JUST DISTRICT.
THANKS. AND SO I'M SUPPORTING THIS CONDITIONALLY TODAY THAT WE ARE MOVING THAT CONVERSATION FORWARD. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER MUNGIA.
>> MUNGIA: THANK YOU. I'M SUPPORTING THIS WITH ANY CONDITIONS AND I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT WHAT THIS WOULD LEAD TO. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE PROPERTY THAT WE WOULD SELL FOR A WITH MILLION DOLLARS THAT WOULD STAY IN DISTRICT 4 OR DISTRICT 9. WE HAD A REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS AT THE COMMITTEE AND I THOUGHT THERE WAS A GOOD AMOUNT OF FOLKS THAT AGREED TO THAT IF THERE'S SOME LAND THAT IS SOLD IN ONE OF OUR DISTRICTS THAT WE COULD UTILIZE THAT MONEY IN THAT SAME AREA, ESPECIALLY FOR PARKS. WHATEVER POLICY WE COME UP WITH, AND I AGREE WE SHOULDN'T HAVE SOMETHING ON THE BOOKS.
I THINK WHATEVER WE WOULD COME UP WITH, THIS PROJECT WOULD FIT THAT BILL, SO I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT. I'M HAPPY TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH YOUR COMMITTEE OR MY COMMITTEE AND I THINK WE COULD GET TO A GOOD SPOT WITH THAT.
THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
COUNCIL MEMBER GAVITO. >> GAVITO: THANK YOU. AND SORRY -- JALEN, I THINK YOU AND -- MAYOR PRO TEM. I THINK WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS. AND AGAIN, I HEAR YOU. OBVIOUSLY I'M IN FAVOR OF GREEN SPACE AND A PARK, BUT MY CONCERN IS AS COUNCIL MEMBER, I THINK YOU SAID COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE DID THIS AND WE'RE DOING IT AGAIN.
SO I DON'T MIND SUPPORTING THIS. OBVIOUSLY I WANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT D2 WANTS TO DO AND I WANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF PARKS AND GREEN SPACES IN GENERAL. BUT I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE AN ACTION ITEM AND A DATE OF WHEN WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS POLICY CREATED. WHOSE COMMITTEE -- ERIK, CAN WE LIKE ASSIGN A COMMITTEE OR WHATEVER? BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO KEEP KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN WE'LL FIND OURSELVES IN NOT SUCH A GREAT POSITION. ERIK, WHAT COMMITTEE WOULD TAKE THIS UP AND CAN WE PUT
IT ON AN AGENDA? >> I DON'T THINK IT'S A COMMITTEE DISCUSSION.
I DON'T WANT TO SOUND PFLUGERVILLE PANT ABOUT IT, BUT WE'RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT $152,000, BUT THE CORE OF WHAT YOU ALL ARE DISCUSSING IN HOW WE DEAL WITH LIMITED RESOURCES FROM A CITYWIDE PERSPECTIVE IS A FULL COUNCIL CONVERSATION.
AND AND I'LL GIVE AN EXAMPLE. WE SPENT $65,000 TO DEMO THE FIRE STATION BECAUSE WE'RE SELLING THE RAW LAND. SO WE SPENT $65,000 TO DEMO AND THEN RETRIEVED SOME OF THAT EXPENSE AND NET OUT SO THAT WE GET REVENUE.
JUST SITTING HERE LISTENING TO THE CONVERSATION, ANYTHING THAT YOU ALL DO, WE SHOULD BE AT LEAST COVERING OUR COSTS LIKE AT A MINIMUM. AND THE COUNCILMAN AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS RIGHT BEFORE THE MEETING SO I REALLY HAVEN'T GIVEN IT A LOT OF THOUGHT, BUT GENERAL A POLICY LIKE THAT SHOULD BE A FULL COUNCIL CONVERSATION.
AND WE CAN CERTAINLY ROLL IT INTO THE FIRST QUARTER PRESENTATION THAT WE'LL BE DOING IN FEBRUARY WITH YOU ALL. AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY INTO THE MIDYEAR. THESE DON'T HAPPEN THAT OFTEN.
IT'S NOT A PROPERTY THAT YOU CAN PUT HOUSING ON, IT'S NOT BIG ENOUGH.
AND IT'S NOT PART OF A BIG COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR. SO THAT'S ONE DISCUSSION I
HAVE RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE AT LEAST COVER OUR COSTS. >> GAVITO: YEAH.
AND I DO THINK THAT US HAVING THAT POLICY DISCUSSION, I THINK YOU SAID B SESSION IN FEBRUARY, IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? IN A B SESSION IN FEBRUARY IS IMPORTANT SO THAT WAY WE'RE NOT, AGAIN, GOING DOWN A SLIPPERY SLOPE.
I KNOW IT'S 150,000. I KNOW D2 IS IN NEED OF IT. I DON'T MIND SUPPORTING IT.
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I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF GREEN SPACE, BUT I DON'T WANT THIS TO SURPRISE US AGAIN.THANK YOU. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER WHYTE? >> WHYTE: I DON'T HAVE MUCH MORE TO ADD.
I THINK ERIK'S RIGHT, WE NEED A FULL COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND I THINK THE COUNCILWOMAN IS RIGHT TOO. THE PRECEDENT THAT IT SETS, WE NEED SOME SORT OF CLEAR POLICY HERE, BUT AGAIN, WE'RE HERE TODAY ON THIS AND WE'LL SUPPORT YOUR MOTION.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: OKAY. APPRECIATE THAT. AND JUST TO, I GUESS, CLOSE THE LOOP ON THE CONVERSATION THAT WE IN IN TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, WE ALREADY KNOW THAT THERE'S ROUGHLY 10 ACY SO IT'S NOT A WHOLE LOT TO WORK WITH, BUT I THINK THAT CONVERSATION IS PRIMED AND READY FOR FULL COUNCIL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT DISCUSSION IN A B SESSION. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THAT BEING SAID WE'LL TAKE A VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT FIRST. AMENDMENT PASSES. WE'LL NOW TAKE A VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED. MOTION CARRIES. NEXT ITEM IS GOING TO BE
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. >> THANK YOU. SO TODAY'S SPOTLIGHT VIDEO IS A VIDEO OF THE PRE-K 4 SA SOUTH EDUCATION CENTER. I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN THERE, BUILT THROUGH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH HOLT, THE CITY OR THE CENTER STANDS AT A TESTAMENT OF WHAT'S REALLY POSSIBLE WHEN COMMUNITIES COME TOGETHER. THE CENTER WAS INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE ADULTS WHO SUPPORT THEM AND THE OPERATIONS ARE GOING FANTASTIC OVER THERE.
DR. BRAY AND ENTIRE TEAM HAVE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB, AND I WANTED TO SHARE TODAY'S VIDEO WITH YOU ALL AND HOPEFULLY YOU ALL GET A CHANCE TO VISIT IT.
>> SO THIS IS OUR NEW SOUTH EDUCATION CENTER. HERE WE SERVE 360 CHILDREN AGES SIX WEEKS TO FIVE YEARS. THE BUILDING WAS DESIGNED TO REFLECT THE UNIQUE BEAUTY AND CULTURE OF SAN ANTONIO. LOTS OF NATURAL ELEMENTS, A CONNECTION TO THE OUTDOORS, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE VIBRANT COLORS THAT REALLY ARE PART OF SAN ANTONIO. WE WORKED WITH SECURITY EXPERTS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR BUILDINGS HAVE SPECIAL GLAZING ON THE GLASS. WE HAVE SECURITY LOCKS ON EVERYTHING SO THAT IT FEELS LIKE A VERY OPEN SPACE, BUT IS VERY SECURE.
SOUTHEAST SAN ANTONIO IS A GROWING PART OF SAN ANTONIO. THERE'S LOTS OF FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN HERE. IT'S ALSO A CHILDCARE DESERT.
SO WHEN WE WERE LOOKING TO BUILD WE SAID WE WANT TO BE IN A SPACE THAT'S ADDITIVE WHERE WE KNOW YOUNG FAMILIES NEED ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY EARLY LEARNING AND CARE.
WALK INTO THE SPACE FROM THE LIVING WALL THAT IS RIGHT THERE AT THE ENTRANCE PLAZA TO THE BIG BRIGHT BEAUTIFUL LIGHTS AS YOU WALK IN TO THEIR CLASSROOMS THAT HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO OUTDOORS. THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES JUST SMILING FROM EAR TO EAR. IT'S REALLY GREAT. EVEN THREE MONTHS IN THEY'RE STILL ACTING LIKE THEY'RE SURPRISED. EVERYDAY THEY FIND A NEW ELEMENT TO THE BUILDING, WHICH IS FANTASTIC. APPLICATIONS OPEN FEBRUARY 1ST AND SO WE'LL BE GEARING UP FOR THAT VERY SOON FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL
YEAR. >> WALSH: THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THAT IS THE CONCLUSION OF OUR BUSINESS.
THE TIME IS NOW 10:00 A.M. AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.