Feb 18, 2026 City Council B Session

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GOOD AFTERNOON. THE TIME IS NOW 1:04 1:04:00 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO B SESSION IS CALLED TO ORDER, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL.

>> CLERK: MAYOR, WE HAVE QUORUM. >> MAYOR ORTIZ JONES: GREAT. SO TODAY WE'RE GOING TO

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I REALLY WANT TO THANK JUSTINE AND HER TEAM FOR THE TABLETOP EXERCISE.

AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING I ASK TO BE DONE, NOT NECESSARILY TO GENERATE ALL THE ANSWERS BUT REALLY TO HELP US W UNDERSTAND WHAT ASSUMPTIONS WE MIGHT BE MAKING AND HOW WE COULD BETTER COLLABORATE TO MITIGATE ANY RISKS, AT LEAST AS WE UNDERSTOOD THEM NOW, AS WE LOOK TO CLOSE THE BUDGET GAP, UNDERSTANDING SOME OF THE CHANGES IN THE BUDGET MAY IN FACT EFFECT THE MOST VULNERABLE ALREADY ON TOP OF THOSE WHO WILL ALREADY BE MORE VULNERABLE ONCE WE SEE THE FEDERAL CUTS BE IMPLEMENTED. OKAY.

ERIC, OVER TO YOU. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO, YES, SO FREDDY IS GOING TO WALK THROUGH OUR FIRST QUARTER REP REPORT. THIS IS SOMETHING TO D DO -- EVERY QUARTER, IN TERMS OF THE FINANCIAL REPORTING TO THE COUNCIL AND IT WILL BE AN EARLY INDICATION OF HOW WE FARED IN THE FALL OF 25.

THE REPORT IS PART OF OUR OVERALL FINANCIAL STRATEGY TO UPDATE THE COUNCIL ON THE CITY'S FISCAL POSITION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND OUR NEXT POINT OF REFERENCE FOR THE COUNCIL WILL BE OUR SIX PLUS SIX REPORT CLOSELY FOLLOWED THEREAFTER BY THE FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL FORECAST, AND THEN THE COUNCIL'S BUDGET WORK SESSION, AND FREDDY WILL GO THROUGH THE CALENDAR HERE WITH YOU SHORTLY. YOU'LL HEAR FROM FREDDY THIS AFTERNOON THAT OUR FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE GENERAL FUND IS IN LINE. WE'VE HAD SOME -- A LITTLE BIT OF CONTINUED CHALLENGES WITH SALES TAX, BUT IT'S BEEN MITIGATED BY CPS REV REVENUE. WE'LL KIND OF POINT OUT ALL THE OTHER MAJOR OPERATING FUNDS THAT WE HAVE AND WHERE WE STAND, BUT GENERALLY, EVERYTHING IS MOVING ON TRACK. AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, THE BACK END OF THE -- OH, WE ALSO INCLUDED THE TAXPAYER STATEMENT, THAT WAS A CCR THAT WENT TO GOVERNANCE EARLIER IN THE YEAR AND KIND OF L LAYING OUT TAKING THE FEEDBACK FROM THE GOVERNANCE, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE EXPECTING AND RECO RECOMMENDING THAT WE DO AS WE GO INTO FISCAL YEAR 27. AND THEN THE LAST PART THAT THE MAYOR TOUCHED UPON, THE FEDERAL TA TABLETOP EXERCISE, WHICH WAS A WORTHWHILE EXERCISE FOR US TO GO THROUGH AS AN ORGANIZATION AND PARTICULARLY THE DEPARTMENTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THAT. I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL SAW THE EMAIL THAT SALLY SENT OUT HERE ABOUT WEEK AGO, IT KIND OF GAVE AN UPDATE IN TERMS OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET THAT WAS FINALLY AGREED UPON, 11 OF THE 12 ASPECTS OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET, AND THOSE APPROPRIATIONS,

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>> HI, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS FREDDY MARTINEZ, I'M THE BUDGET DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY. AND TODAY WE'LL COVER THE FY26 FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL STATUS AS WELL AS SOME PROJECTIONS FOR REVENUES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. ALSO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF OUR BUDGET INITIATIVES.

I'LL TALK ABOUT THE RECOMMENDED 2027 BUDGET CALENDAR.

ALSO, REVIEW THE POTENTIAL IMPACT -- TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT, AND FINALLY, JUSTINA AT A TIME WILL PRESENT ON THE FEDERAL GRANTS TABLETOP EXER EXERCISE, BUT BEFORE I GET INTO THE PRESENTATION, I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE BINDER IN FRONT OF YOU, THE THREE PLUS NINE REPORT. THE JANUARY REPORT ON THE INITIATIVES AND OUR CB REVIEW IMPLEME IMPLEMENTATIONS, AND ALSO THE 2027 REPORT, AND THE FEDERAL GRANTS TABLETOP EXERCISE, AND ALSO, AT THE END, HAS THE DRAFT FY27 BUDGET CALENDAR.

SO GOING ON TO OUR FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL REP REPORT, JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS A PRELIMINARY FINANCIAL U UPDATE TO THE CITY COUNCIL. IT REPRESENTS UNAUDITED ACTUALS FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER, AND COMPARES THE RESULT TO THE PLANS IN FY26, AND THIS PRESENTATION WILL HIGHLIGHT THE GENERAL FUND AND SELECTED R RESTRICTED FUNDS, HOWEVER, THE REPORT THAT'S PROVIDED INCLUDES ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT'S IN YOUR BINDER, AND ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR REVIEW. WE'LL START OFF WITH A RECAP OF OUR FY26 ADOPTED BUDGET. AS YOU CAN SEE AND YOU'LL RECALL, A LITTLE OVER 4.06 BILLION, COMPRISED OF THREE COMPONENTS, THE FIRST ONE THE $1.2 BILLION R RESTRICTED FUNDS, SUCH FUNDS AS AIRPORT, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX AND CAPITAL WASTE.

AND OUR PROGRAM, WHICH IS MADE UP OF 2022 BOND PROJECTS AS WELL AS AIRPORT PROJECT, AND THEN FINALLY THE GENERAL FUND AT 1.69 BILLION, AND AS YOU KNOW, THE GENERAL FUND PROVIDES FOR CITY'S CORE SERVICES TO INCLUDE FOR SAFETY, PARK MAINTENANCE, STREET MAINTENANCE, ANIMAL CARE SERVICES, TO NAME A FEW, AND NOW WE'LL GO INTO THE GENERAL FUND.

SO TO RECAP FY26 ADOPTED BUDGET WITH E INCLUDED A TWO-YEAR PLAN WITHIN THE ADOPTED BUDGET, AND SO YOU CAN SEE THERE ON THE L LEFT, FY26 ADOPTED BUDGET INCLUDES ABOUT 1.9 BILLION IN TOTAL RESOURCES, 1.7 BILLION IN RESOURCES, AND THEN FINAL OF 1.2 MILLION.

THE FY27 ALSO HAS BUDGETED TOTAL RESOURCES OF 1 POINTEL BILLION.

TOTAL UNDER 1.8; AND THEN FINANCIAL RESERVES OVER 86.5 BILLION.

NOW YOU'LL RECALL THE FINANCIAL RESERVES ARE PART OF THE POLICY WE ADOPT EACH YEAR OR APPROVED EACH YEAR DURING THE BUDGET GOAL S SETTING SESSION, WHICH REPRESENT 15% OF OUR REV REVENUES. NOW, WANTING TO NOTICE ON HERE, WHEN WE DID THE ADOPTED BUDGET FOR 26, THE FY27 PLAN INCLUDED $10.7 BILLION OF POTENTIAL REDUCTIONS. THOSE REDUCTIONS ARE ALSO LISTED IN OUR BUDGET DOCUMENT AS POTENTIAL FY27 REDUCTIONS.

SO THIS AN EX SLIDE WILL PROVID SOME HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL STATUS FOR TH GENERAL FUND AND SOME RESTRICTE FUNDS. SO OVERALL FOR THE GENERAL FUND. THE RESULTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER ARE IN LINE WITH BUDGET. OUR THREE MAJOR REVENUE SOURCES, PROPERTY TAXES PERFORMING CONSISTENT WITH THE ADOPTED BUDGET PLAN. OUR SALES TAX REVENUE IS BELOW BUDGET FOR THE FIRST QUARTER BUT SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF LAST YEAR.

CPS REVENUE IS AHEAD OF BUDGET DUE TO MORE SYSTEM SALES AND WARMER WEATHER WE SAW IN THE FIRST QUARTER, AND THEN WITHIN OUR REST RESTRICTED FUNDS, OUR HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX IS UN UNDERPERFORMING A BIT DUE TO LOWER OCCUPANCY AND AVERAGE DAILY RATE THAN WHAT WE PL PLANNED. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND AIRPORT REVENUES ARE PER PERFORMING IN BUDGET. THE SOLID WASTE FUND IS IN BUDGET WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER RECYCLING REVENUES AND LESS EXPENSE.

AND THEN EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BUDGET IS OVER BUDGET DUE TO HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED HEALTHCARE COSTS AND I'LL GO INTO EACH OF THESE IN MORE SPECIFICS AS WE MOVE ALONG.

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FOR CPS REVENUES WE'RE SH SHOWING THE .1 OVER THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER.

DUE TO THE VOLATILITY OF THE REVENUE AND WEATHER PATT PATTERNS, WE'LL HOLD THAT FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR, JUST TO SHOW THE 9.1 M 9.1 MILLION.

SO OVERALL FOR THE GENERAL FUND AND THE THREE PLUS NINE PROJECTION WE ANTICIPATE TO BE ABOUT ABOVE THE PLAN OR BUDGET BY $6.9 MILLION. WE ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT WE RECEIVED A CPS JANUARY CHECK FOR ABOUT $3.3 MILLION OVER THE PLAN, DRIVEN MOSTLY BY ADDITIONAL OFF SYSTEM SALES AS WELL. BEFORE I GO TO THAT, I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT ON THE EXPENSE SIDE, WE'RE IN BUDGET ON GENERAL FUND, 1.6 MILLION BELOW THE PLAN FOR THE FIRST QUARTER, AND WE'LL BE PRETTY MUCH IN LINE WITH THE PHYSICAL YEAR ADOPTED BUDGET AT THE END OF THE YEAR, JUST SLIGHTLY BELOW THE ADOPTED BUDGET. SO THIS SLIDE IS -- IT'S WHAT WE WOULD LOOK LIKE, WHERE WE WOULD BE WITH THE THREE PLUS NINE PROJECTIONS AS COMPARED TO WHAT WE SL SLOWED YOU ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE. SO OVERALL, THE GENERAL FUND IS EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 1.1% ABOVE OF BUDGET. AGAIN, PRIMARILY DUE TO CPS REVENUE, A BETTER BEGINNING BALANCE, AND SLIGHTLY LESS EXPENSE.

AS PART OF FINANCIAL PRACTICES WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR OR MONTHLY BASIS, REVENUE AND EXPENSES AND U UPDATE PROJECTIONS AS ADDITIONAL DATA IS RECEIVED, AND WE'LL PROVIDE ANOTHER U UPDATE ON REVENUE AND EXPENSES FOR FY26 WITH THE FIVE YEAR FORECAST AND SIX PLUS SIX REPORT WE'LL DO IN MAY.

NOW ON TO SOME OF OUR R RESTRICTED FUNDS. WE'LL START WITH THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FUNDS. HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX WAS BUDGETED AT JUST UNDER $109 MILLION, HOWEVER THE FIRST QUARTER WE'RE BELOW THE PLAN AND THIS IS DUE TO LOWER OCCUPANCY RATES AND DAILY RATES, IT WAS LOWER THAN WE HAD PLAN, AND AVERAGE DAILY RATE WAS $3 LOWER THAN WE HAD PLANNED. HOWEVER, IN TALKING TO A STAKEHOLDER THROUGHOUT THE CITY SUCH AS FOLKS OVER AT VISIT SAN ANTONIO, THERE IS SOME OPTIMISM WITH HOTELS IN CALENDAR YEAR 2026. SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE A DRAMADRAMATIC DECLINE IN THE PROJECTION AS YOU DID IN THE FIRST QUARTER, SO ASSUMING THE SAME OCCUPANCY RATES AND ADRS WE'VE SEEN IN THE FIRST QUARTER, WE'RE EXP EXPECTING THIS POINT TO BE DONE ABOUT $3 MILLION AT YEAR END IN THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FUND. THE OTHER HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FUND SUCH AS THE CONVENTION AND ALAMO DOME, THEIR REVENUES ARE IN LINE WITH THE BUDGET, THE CONVENTION YOU CAN SEE IS IN LINE WITH THE BUDGET, THE ALAMO DOME IS SLIGHTLY UN UNDER, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE PICKED UP ADDITIONAL DATES AND CON CERTS TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR SO WE ANTICIPATE THEY'LL BE IN LINE WITH THE BUDGET TOWARDS THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THE EXPENDITURE, THE DEPARTMENTS FUNDED, THE COMMUNITY AND VISITOR FUND, VISIT SAN ANTONIO, ARTS AND CULTURE, PRESERVATION ARE WITHIN THEIR BUDGETED AMOUNTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER AND ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE IN LINE WITH BUDGET AT YEAR END. NEXT ON TO THE AIRPORT.

THE AIRPORT IS APPROXIMATELY $160 MILLION FUND PROVIDES AVIATION SERVICES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS WELL AS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. OVERALL, THE AIRPORT IS DOING THROUGHOUT THE FIRST QUARTER SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN THE PLAN, COMBINED ABOUT 200,000 OVER THE BUDGET. AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT THEY'LL BE PRETTY MUCH AT BUDGET AT THE END OF THE PHYSICAL YEAR. IN THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FUND, THIS IS ROUGHLY A $49 MILLION FUND SUPPORTED BY FEES PAID BY DEVELOPERS FOR PLANNED REVIEWS AND INSPECTION. REVENUES AND EXPENSES YOU CAN SEE ARE IN LINE FOR THE FIRST QUARTER AND ANTIC ANTICIPATED TO END THE YEAR SLIGHTLY ABOVE BUDGET. YOU CAN SEE THAT $1.4 MILLION VARIANCE IN

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ON TO THE SOLID WAIST FUND. $162 MILLION FUND, SUPPORTED PRIMARILY BY SOLID WAIST AND ENVIRONMENTAL FEES. REVENUES ARE SLIGHTLY BELOW, AND THIS IS DUE TO LESS R RECYCLING REVENUES THAN ANTICIPATED. THE PRICE PER TON WE ANTICIPATED IS ABOUT $20 LESS THAN WE WERE ANTIC ANTICIPATING, SO IT'S A SLIGHT DECREASE IN REVENUES IN RECYCLING, AND THAT'S WHAT'S DRIVING THE $1.4 MILLION UNFAVORABLE VARIANCE AT THE YEAR ENDER, KEEPING THAT CURRENT PRICE PER TON CONSISTENT, AND WE ANTICIPATE BEING DOWN IS .4 AT YEAR END, BUT OFFSET BY LESS EXPENSE IN THE SOLID WASTE FUND, LESS EXPENSE FOR DISPOSAL COST, COLLECTION FEES, AND OTHER AREAS, SO AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THE SOLID WASTE WILL BE -- WE PROJECT THEM TO BE PRETTY MUCH AT BUDGET. WE WANTED TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND. WE ARE STARTING TO SEE SOME CHALLENGES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, CHALLENGES IN THIS FUND SINCE LAST SUMMER, WE'VE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT RISE IN THE NUMBER OF CLAIMS THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED AS WELL AS A COST OF THOSE CLAIMS. CLAIMS ACTIVITIES FOR THE FIRST QUARTER WAS $7.4 MILLION OVER THE PLAN, AND OUR PROJECTION ANTICIPATES US BEING $4.5 MILLION OVER BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

SO YOU CAN SEE, IT'S ACROSS BOTH UNIFORM AND CIVILIAN CLAIMS. UNIFORM CLAIMS ARE ABOUT 9% OVER THE FY26 BUDGET AND 11% ABOVE FY25, AND CIVILIAN ARE 5% OVER FY26 AND 12% OVER FY TARBALLS. I WANT TO NOTE WE DID RECEIVE JANUARY NUMBERS AND IT DID PERFORM BETTER, WE WERE AT BUDGET FOR JANUARY, SO ALONG WITH OUR COLLEAGUES AT HUMAN RESOURCES, THE BUDGET OFFICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS FUND, AND WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE WITH THE FIVE YEAR FORECAST AND SIX PLUS SIX PRESENTATION IN MAY. SO IN SUMMARY, AS FAR AS THE THREE PLUS NINE REPORT GOES, KEEP IN MIND, IT'S AN EARLY FINANCIAL UPDATE.

OUR FINANCIAL POSITION FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS IS IN LINE WITH ADOPTED BUDGET WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HOTEL OCCUPATIONSY TAX FUND AND THE EMPLOYEE BENEFIT FUND. OUR NEXT UPDATE ON REVENUE AND EXPENSES ON THE GENERAL FUND AND THESE FUNDS WILL BE INCLUDED IN MAY WITH THE F FY26 SIX PLUS SIX FINANCIAL REPORT. NEXT WE'LL HIGHLIGHT SOME OF OU 26 BUDGET INITIATIVES.

IIIN YOUR BINDER, THERE IS THE BUDGET INITIATIVE REPORT FOR THE FIRST QUARTER.

WE'RE ONLY GOING TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW, BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL OF THEM, THEY'RE INCLUDED IN THAT REPORT AND IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE.

OVERALL, MOST OF OUR INITIATIVES ARE EITHER ON SCHEDULE OR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, AND A COUPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED ALREADY, BUT WE'RE -- AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE'LL BE DOING AS PART OF FY27 BUDGET PROCESS IS LOOKING AT OUR BUDGET INITIATTIVES AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND SEE HOW WE COULD BETTER ALIGN THEM TO THE GOALS OF THE CITY, AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE BR BRINGING BACK TO YOU AS WE'RE DEVELOPING THE 2027 BUDGET DURING GOAL SETTING AND THIS SUMMER AS WE GO THROUGH WORK SESSIONS AND LOOK AT THE PROPOSED BUDGET. BUT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS THAT ARE IN THAT BUDGET INITIATIVE REPORT, THE FIRST WE'LL TALK ABOUT IS A LOW BARRIER SHELTER, SO IN FY26 BUDGET WE INCLUDED $8.6 MILLION, THE LEASE FOR THE BARRIER SHELTER, OPERATIONS COVERED BY SANS MINISTRIES, WHICH OPERATES THE SHELTER FOR THE MINI MINISTRY, SO THE GOAL THIS YEAR FOR THE LOW BARRIER SHELTER WAS TO SERVE 450 U UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS WITH 535% OF THOSE CLIENTS WHO EXIT THE PROGRAM HAVING A POSITIVE OUTCOME. THROUGH JANUARY, THE GOAL WAS 125 UNDUPLICATED CLI CLIENTS, HOWEVER, WE ENDED UP AT 110, SO SLIGHTLY BEHIND SCHEDULE ON THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS SERVED AT THE LOW BARRIER SHELTER, BUT WE ANTICIPATE TO MAKE THAT UP AS WE GO THROUGH THE YE YEAR, AND WE HAD 21 CLIENTS THAT EXITED THE SHELTER TO STABLE HOUSING. UNDER THE MINOR REPAIR UNDER ONE ROOF, THERE WAS A $2 MILLION ADD IN THE BUDGET FOR A TOTAL OF $8 MILLION.

THE GOAL IS TO ASSIST 455 HOUSEHOLDS WITH MINOR REPAIR AND WE'VE ASSISTED 93 HOUSEHOLDS, SO THAT'S ON SCHEDULE. RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WE ADDED $1 MILLION FOR TOTAL BUDGET OF 5.7, AND SO THE TARGET FOR FY26 WAS TO ASSIST 785 FAMILIES, AND THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER, WE'VE PROVIDED 785 INDIVIDUALS WITH RENTAL OR RELOCATION ASSISTANCE. MOVING ON TO SOME OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS INITIATIVES. WE HAVE OUR STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM WHICH WAS BUDGETED AT 122.4 MILLION. THE GOAL THERE WAS TO

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THOSE ARE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. SO THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER FOR STREET MAINTENANCE WE'VE COMPLETED 368 OF THOSE PROJECTS AND 127 OF THE REHABILITATION PROJECTS.

THE SIDEWALK PROGRAM, WHICH IS 17 MILLION IN THE FY26 BUDGET, WE'RE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE ON THESE METRICS FOR INITIATIVES. WE'VE COMPLETED 3.4 -- ABOUT 3.5 MILES OF THE 22 MILES OF SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION, AND JUST UNDER 2 OF THE 10 AND A HALF MILES OF SIDEWALK R REPAIR. ALSO AHEAD OF SCHEDULE ON THE PAVEMENT MARKINGS, WHICH HAS ADOPTED BUDGET OF 11.3 MILLION THIS YEAR, AND OF THE 1153 LANE MILES WE'VE COMPLETED 232 THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER.

A COUPLE MORE HIGHLIGHTS IN PUBLIC SAFETY. THE FIRE ENCHANCE SQUAD A ADDED 12 POSITIONS, 12 UNIFORM POSITIONS AT 1.3 MILLION, SO THOSE 12 CADETS STARTED IN JANUARY AND SCHEDULED TO GRADUATE IN JULY.

SO ONCE THEY GRADUATE, THOSE SQUAD UNITS WILL COME ONL ONLINE, AND WE ESTIMATE THAT TO ALSO OCCUR IN JULY OF THIS YEAR. ALSO ADDED 40 POLICE OFF OFFICERS IN THE BUDGET AT 2.2 MILLION. THOSE 40 CADETS ARE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THEIR CADET CLASSES THIS SEPT SEPTEMBER.

NEXT WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE 2027 BUDGET CALENDAR, BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, WE WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR BUDGET PROCESS FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.

SO WE HAVE SEVERAL INITIATIVES UNDERWAY, SO YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET REVIEWS SO WE INSTITUTED THESE LAST YEAR FOR THE 26 BUDGET.

THE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS IN FY -- FOR FY26 IDENTIFIED $6.3 MILLION IN SATI EFFICIENCI WE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET, SO THIS YEAR FOR FY27 WE'RE LOOKING AT POLICE, FIRE, HUMAN RESOURCES, MUNICIPAL COURT AND LIBRARY. I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION IN YOUR BINDER BEHIND THE BUDGET INITIATIVES, THERE'S AN UPDATE ON THE FY25 COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET REVIEWS AND THOSE IMPLEMENTATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE THIS YEAR, SO YOU HAVE THAT AT YOUR -- FOR MORE INFORMATION IF YOU'D LIKE.

SO JUST AS A REMINDER, WHEN WE DO COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET REVIEWS WITH THE OFFICE OF INNOVATION, THE BUDGET OFFICE AS WELL AS THE PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENTS, WE LOOK TO IDENTIFY DEFICIENCIES, IDENTIFY ANY DUPLICATION OF SERVICES, AND MAKE ANY PROCESS IMPRO IMPROVEMENTS WE COULD IDENTIFY IN WORKING WITH DEPARTMENTS ANOTHER THING WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO IS A LINE ABILITY REVIEW FOR ALL SERVICES AND COMMODITIES, TAKING A DEEP DIVE INTO THE HISTORY OF THESE ACCOUNTS AND EXPENSES, AND LOOKING FOR WAYS TO FIND SAVINGS THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT THE DEPARTMENTS ARE SPENDING IS WHAT THEY ACTUALLY NEED FOR THE COMING YEAR.

AND THEN FINALLY, THE LAST THING THAT WE WILL DO IS WORK WITH THE CITY ATTO ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO IDENTIFY CORE VERSUS NONCORE PROGRAMS. SO CORE PROGRAMS WOULD BE THINGS THAT ARE MANDATED BY FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENTS OR THINGS THAT ARE MANDATED BY THE CITY CHARTER, SO THE PLAN FOR THAT IS COMING BACK TO YOU AS PART OF THE GOAL SETTING SESSION IN MAY TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR ANALYSIS OF THOSE CORE VERSUS NONCORE PROGRAMS TO GET FEE FEEDBACK AN ROLL THOSE INTO WHAT THE COUNCIL PRIORITIES ARE FOR THE COMING FISCAL YEAR BUDGET.

SO MOVING ON TO THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET CALENDAR. WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE START WITH THE SIX PLUS SIX FIVE YEAR FORECAST PRESENTATION ON MAY 6.

WE WOULD HAVE THE MAJOR ORDINANCE THE FOLLOWING WE WEEK, THE 14TH, AND THEN ANOTHER COMMUNITY SURVEY STARTING IN MID APRIL THAT WOULD RUN THROUGH EARLY MAY SO THAT WE COULD HAVE THOSE RESULTS FOR YOU WHEN WE DO GOAL SETTING SESSION OF THIS RECOMMENDED DATE OF MAY 22. WE WOULD TAKE DURING THE GOAL SETTING SESSION ON MA MAY 22, WE WOULD PRESENT THE SURVEY, PRESENT THE CORE VERSUS NONCORE, TALK ABOUT WHAT COUNCIL PRIORITIES ARE FOR THE COMING BUDGET, TAKE THOSE BACK AND THEN COME BACK ON JUNE 17 WITH A TWO YEAR TRIAL BUDGET FOR THE GENERAL FUND.

AND THEN THE REST OF THE YEAR IS PRETTY MUCH STATUS QUOS OF WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, TAKE THE MONTH OF JULY TO TAKE WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND DEPARTMENTS ON BUDGET DEVELOPMENT. PROPOSE ON AUGUST 13, IMMEDIATELY AFTER, WE WOULD HAVE OUR TOWN HAULS AND BUDGET WORK SESSIONS WITH THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY. ULTIMATELY, DOING THE BUDGET ADOPTION ON SEPTEMBER 17.

NOW, WE WOULD LIKE YOUR FE FEEDBACK ON THIS PARTICULAR CALENDAR, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT BY FEBRUARY 25 SO THAT WE CAN FINALIZE THE CALENDAR AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY MARCH 6. AND SO WE ENCOURAGE ANY FE FEEDBACK WE COULD GET TODAY ON THE BUDGET CALENDAR AS WELL.

NEXT. I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT. SO THIS ORIGINATED AS A COUNCIL CONSIDERATION REQUEST THAT WAS SUBMITTED ON MARCH 25 OF 25 BY COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, AND WHAT WE WOULD DO HERE IS DEVELOP AND PUBLISH THE TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT TO INCLUDE IN THE ADOPTED BUDGET AND THE PROPOSED BUDGET, INCLUDE IT WITH OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR

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SO THIS IS KIND OF AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR THE CITY. SO IT WOULD SHOW THE FEE THAT WE COMPARE PROPERTY TAX AND FEE FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 AND PHYSICAL YEAR 26. WHAT A TYPICAL RESIDENT WOULD PAY, HOWEVER, KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE WOULD BE RESIDENTS OVER AND UNDER AS EVERYONE'S AMOUNTS WOULD BE DIFFERENT AS FAR AS PROPERTY TAX GOES.

SO YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE RIGHT, WE'RE USING A MEDIUM HOMESTEAD TAXABLE VALUE OF JUST UNDER 150,000 COMPARED TO 160 FOR 426. SO THAT WOULD INCREASE FOR A LITTLE OVER $17 FOR THE AVERAGE RESIDENT OR HOMEOWNER.

AS FAR AS FEES GO, WE SEL SELECTED FEES THAT MOST OF OUR RESIDENTS PAY.

THERE ARE OTHER FEES THAT ARE INCLUDED THAT OUR RESIDENTS PAY, BUT THEY'RE MUCH MORE OF A POPULATION OF THOSE -- THEY PAY THOSE ARE LESS, AND THEY WOULD PAY SOLID WASTE BILL, PROPERTY FEE, SO WE'RE INCLUDING THE SOLID WASTE FEE, ENVIRONMENTAL FEE. SO NO CHANGE FROM FY25 TO 2 26.

SAME WITH THE SOLID WASTE, BUT YOU MAY RECALL WITH THE PARKS ENVIRONMENTAL FEE AS PART OF THE PROCESS, THAT WAS ADJUSTED, AND THE IMPACT TO THE RATE PAYER ON THAT IS $6 FOR THE YEAR, AND THEN WE'VE ALSO -- WE DID NOT ADJUST THE STORM WATER UTILITY FEE. THE STORM WATER UTILITY FEE HERE WOULD BE THE -- I'M SORRY. SO WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT TIERS THAT RESIDENTS PAY, AND THIS REPRESENTS TIER 2 WHICH MOST RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS PAY.

SO OVERALL YOU WOULD SEE THE IMPACT ON OUR STATEMENT IS ABOUT 1.7% INCREASE OR $27.27 COMPARING THESE CENTS BETWEEN FY25 AND 26. SO WITH THAT, THAT INCLUDES MY PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION. I'LL NOW TURN IT OTHER TO JUSTINA TATE AND TALK ABOUT THE TABLETOP EXERCISE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, FREDDY, GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

I'M JUSTINA AT A TIME FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. AS FREDDY MENTIONED, TODAY IS A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE FEDERAL GRANT'S TABLETOP EXERCISE THAT WAS HELD IN DECEMBER. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT INCLUDED IN YOUR BINDER IS A DETAILED REPORT THAT IS INCLUDED THAT WAS -- IS INCLUDED IN YOUR BINDER AND WAS ALSO SENT ON FRIDAY. THIS PROVIDES MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE DISCUSSIONS HAD DURING THE TABLETOP AS WELL AS THE IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITY IF CERTAIN CITY GRANTS WERE REDUCED. BEFORE I BEGIN. I WANT TO THANK A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE PARTNER PARTICIPANTS THAT ARE ATT ATTENDING THE MEETING TODAY.

WE HAVE FORMER COUNCILWOMAN ROCHA GARCIA WITH CHESS ORGANIZATION, AND NOTE DR DR. WITH UT HEALTH AS WELL AS JAIME WITH UT HEALTH, D DR. HALL FRAN AND HIS TEAM HELP US LOOK AT THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE MEDICAID CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED -- OR THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH THE RECONCILIATION BILL AS WELL AS MEDICARE AND ACA -- THE CHANGES TO THE AFF AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.

SO TODAY'S DYNAMIC FEDERAL FISCAL POLICY ENVIRONMENT CONTINUES TO EVOLVE.

FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, MUNICIPALITIES INCLUDING SAN ANTONIO HAVE NAVIGATED THROUGH SPENDING -- NEW SPENDING TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS DURING THE

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THIS TABLETOP EXERCISE WAS HELD IN DECEMBER, AND IT INCLUDED PARTICIPATION FROM 34 OUTSIDE AGENCIES. PARTICIPATING AGENCIES INCLUDED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, HOUSING AND HOMELESS AGENCIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, FOOD ACCESS ORGANIZATIONS, UTILITIES, NONPROFITS, AND COUNTY AND CITY DEPARTMENTS.

THE PARTICIPATING AGENTS SPENT THE DAY DISCUSSING HOW A REDUCTION IN FEDERAL FUNDS COULD IMPACT COMMUNITY AND WAYS PARTNERS COULD COLLABORATE.

FOR CONTEXT, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO BUDGET INCLUDES ABOUT $153 MILLION IN FEDERAL GRANTS FUNDING, AND THIS PROVIDES FUNDING FOR 663 POSITIONS.

WE FOCUS THIS TABLETOP ON CERTAIN GRANTS RECEIVED BY HEALTH, HOUSING, HOMELESS, AND HUMAN SERVICES, WHICH REPRESENTS ABOUT $85.7 MILLION OF THAT FEDERAL FUNDING. ADDITIONALLY, THESE GRANTS SUPPORT 436 POSITIONS REPRESENTING 66% OF THE TOTAL FEDERALLY FUNDED POSITIONS THAT ARE APPROVED IN OUR BUDGET. THIS EXERCISE WAS PLANNED OVER A FIVE-HOUR PERIOD AND DIVIDED INTO TWO SCENARIOS. IN THE FIRST SCENARIOS, THE GROUPS DISCUSS THE IMPACT OF A 50% FUNDING REDUCTION FOR FEDERAL GRANTS THAT ARE RECEIVED BY THE CITY.

IN THE AFTERNOON, THE GROUPS DISCUSS THE IMPACT OF A 50% FUNDING REDUCTION TO CERTAIN COMMUNITY-WIDE GRANTS BUT ALSO LOOKED AT THE IMPACT OF THE RECONCILIATION BILL FOR ELIGIBILITY ON MEDICARE, MEDICAID, CHIP, SNAP, AND THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.

THIS EXERCISE PROVIDED A FORUM IN WHICH ORGANIZATIONS COULD BEGIN DISCUSSING THE IMPACT OF A LOSS OF FEDERAL FUNDS. SOME EXAMPLES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT DURING THAT -- ON THAT DAY IS THAT THE FOOD BANK BROUGHT UP THAT IF FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE WIY WAS REDUCED, THE FOOD BANK WOULD HAVE TO TRIAGE AND RATION FOOD, POTENTIALLY MOVING INDIVIDUALS TO CARBOHYDRATES AND STARCHES, WHICH COULD HAVE A DOWNSTREAM HEALTH EFFECT.

ANOTHER WAS MADE THAT IF CLINICAL SERVICES WERE REDUCED, THE BED CAPACITY AT HOSPITALS MAY BE AVAILABLE, HOWEVER, THE STAFFING MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE, AND WE MAY NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO STAFF THOSE BEDS. HOSPITALS COULD BRING IN STAFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, BUT THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THAT STAFFING FOR LONG -- IN THE LONG-TERM OR FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

SO THE GRANTS THAT WE FO FOCUSED ON SUPPORTS MOST OF OUR SOCIAL SERVICES.

MANY OF THESE GRANTS SUPPORT OUR LOW INCOME, UNHOUSED, OLDER ADULTS, AND UN UNDERINSURED POPULATIONS. SO THROUGH THIS EXERCISE WE IDENTIFIED FOCUS AREAS AS WE ANALYZE THE IMPACT OF POTENTIAL REDUCTIONS TO THE CITY GRANTS.

SO AS WE LOOKED AT THE -- AS WE LOOKED AT THE IMPACT, WE REALLY WANTED TO FOCUS ON -- WITH THE REMAINING GRANT FUNDS PROTECTING THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, ENSURING THE HEALTH SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY. PROVIDING THE GRANT FUNDS THAT PROVIDE THE MOST ASSISTANCE TO THE GREATEST NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS, AND FINALLY, FUNDING THOSE SERVICES WITH NO POTENTIAL ALTERNATE FUNDING.

SO BASED ON THIS DISCUSSION, WE IDENTIFIED KEY -- FIVE KEY FINDINGS OF THE TABLETOP EXERCISE. THIS INCLUDES FUNDING REDUCTIONS -- WE NOTED THAT FUNDING REDUCTIONS WOULD CREATE SIG CANT ISSUES WITH SYSTEMS.

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DISCUSS WAYS TO SHARE DATA AND INFORMATION, DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATION PLANS THAT COULD BE USED ACROSS ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS ANY FEDERAL FUNDING REDUCTIONS IF WE EVER FACE THAT. EXEMPLOYER PHILANTHROPIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT CRITICAL SERV SERVICES.

ONE THING THAT WAS DISCUSSED DURING THE TABLETOP IS PART OF THE RECONCILIATION BILL, THERE WERE TAX BREAKS THAT WERE PROVIDED TO OUR -- SOME BUSINESSES, AND HAVING THEM HELP US WITH THE IMPACTS T TO -- AS A RECONCILIATION BILL HAVING NOT -- OR FOR PROFITS HELP US WITH ADD ADDRESSING SOME OF THE IMPACTS THAT WE'RE SEEING THAT WE MAY SEE WITH MEDICARE, MEDICAID, SNAP, AND CHIP.

AND FINALLY -- I'M SORRY, ALSO DEVELOPING TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM NONPROFITS ON FEDERAL RULE CHANGES AND GRANT REQUIREMENTS, AND LOOKING TO POTENTIALLY DEVELOPING SUB GROUPS WITHIN THAT WORKING GROUP SO THAT HEALTH -- WE COULD HAVE A SUBGROUP WERE HEALTH, HOUSING, HOMELESS, AND YOUTH, SO WE COULD FOCUS ON THOSE SPECIFIC AREAS. IN SUMMARY, I JUST WANT TO REMIND US THAT MOST OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS FUNDED THROUGH SEPTEMBER POE, 2026, AND CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO OUR GRANT FUNDS AT THIS TIME. THIS TABLETOP EXERCISE WAS WELL RECEIVED BY OUR PAR PARTNERS, AND IT CREATED A FORUM TO CONTINUE CONVERSATIONS WITH PARTNERS ON THE IMPACT OF FEDERAL GUNDIES IN OUR SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND WE'D BE

HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. >> WALSH: MAYOR, JUST ONE THING AND IT WAS IN FREDDY'S PRESENTATION, AND I MENTIONED I TO SEVERAL OF YOU BEFORE TODAY' PRESENTATION, WE INCLUDED THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND BECAUSE THAT -- THAT NORMALLY OR TYPICALLY WOULDN'T BE IN A THREE PLUS NIN REPORT, BUT BECAUSE OF THE THE EXPENSE WE SAW IN THE FALL, WE WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION, IT IS SOMETHING WE'R GOING TO HAVE TO DO A LOT MORE WORK, AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAUGHT WHAT FREDDY SAID. THEY STARTED DIGGING INTO THE JANUARY EXP EXPENSES, AND THEY'RE MORE IN LINE WITH 13.5000 EMPLOYEES PLUS DEPENDENTS PLUS SPOUSES, WE'RE PROBABLY CLOSE TO 40,000 COVERED LIVES. 27. SO -- OH, THERE'S A BUDGET CUT RIGHT THERE. SO 27,000 LIVES THAT WE ENSURE, SO THINGS HAPPEN IN FAMILIES WITH EMPLOYEES, AND WE NEED TO CERTAINLY DO A LOT MORE WORK AND MONITOR TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE FALL WAS AN ANOMALY OR A TREND, AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TERMS OF SERVICES, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE PUT IT ON THIS REPORT, WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO AND WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THAT, THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF US AS

AN EMPLOYER. THANKS, MAYOR. >> MAYOR ORTIZ JONES: I THOUGHT IT WAS USEFUL IN MY PREBRIEF. SO IF, FREDDY, YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT ON SLIDE 19 THE DOJ GRANT ANSWER THAT WE'RE STILL WAITING ON REGARDING THE 28 ADDITIONAL OFFICERS OR IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

>> WALSH: YES, MA'AM. SO THE -- THE COUNCIL WILL RECALL WE RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ON COPS.

WE HAVE -- ACTUALLY, THIS WEEK WE'RE FINALLY SCHEDULED TO HAVE A

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IMMEDIATELY SO YOU HAVE THAT ANSWER AS WELL. >> MAYOR ORTIZ JONES: I'M GLAD TO SEE THE KIND OF, FREDDY, HOW YOU LAID IT OUT AND HOW SOME OF THE STEPS TAKEN FROM FY26 HELP US GOING INTO FY27. I THINK WHAT WOULD BE STILL HELPFUL, THOUGH, IS AN UNDERSTANDING O OF -- AND I TALKED WITH ERIC JUST BEFORE THE MEETING ABOUT SOME OF THIS, WHICH IS UNDERSTANDING WHERE WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL LEVERS, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO PROPERTY TAX BECAUSE WE CAN TALK ABOUT CUT CUTS; RIGHT? BUT I THINK WE SHOULD ALSO BE THINKING ABOUT THE MONEY THAT WE FOREGO AND WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE BEING -- WE HAVE A STRATEGIC ENOUGH PROCESS AND UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE FOREGOING. SO I'LL REITERATE MY A ASK, AND I'M FINE WITH THE TIMELINE THAT YOU'VE LAID OUT HERE, BUT BY THAT MAY 22 GOAL SETTING SESSION, IF NOT SOONER, WHAT I WOULD LIKE, ERIC, IS A PROCESS THAT HELPS US UNDERSTAND AND HELPS US REVIEW PROPOSED TERS PROJECTS SO WE COULD HAVE A STRATEGIC DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT IS THE BEST USE OF THOSE R RESOURCES. IS IT IN THE TERS OR IS IT POTENTIALLY IN THE GENERAL FUND. AND, AGAIN, JUST LIKE A PROCESS THAT HELPS US LOOK ACROSS. I KNOW THOSE ARE TRADITIONALLY LOOKED AT ONESIES AND TWOSIES, BUT GIVEN THE GAP THAT WE HAVE AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO HAVE TO CUT OR POSITIONS GOING UNFUNDED, I THINK IT'S AT LEAST LOOKING AT THAT GIVEN -- I MEAN, THAT'S $48 MILLION THAT WE FOREGO ABOUT HALF OF THAT IN THE CITY TERS. OKAY. THE OTHER PIECE OF THIS CONVERSATION THAT I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT ARE THE ECONOMIC INCENTIVES, AND I KNOW WE'RE HAVING THAT DISCUSSION -- IS THAT ALEX OVER THERE? ALEX WILL TEE THAT CONVERSATION UP FOR US WHEN WE RELOOK THOSE, BUT AGAIN, ENSURING THAT THE ABATEMENTS THAT WE ARE APPROVING -- THE ROI THERE IS SUFFICIENT TO COVER WHAT WE HAVE FORE GONE. SO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT ANALYSIS THAT HELPS US ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A STRONG HANDLE ON THAT AS WELL.

ONE THING -- AND IT DOVE TAILS ACTUALLY ON THE LAST COUPLE OF BRIE BRIEFINGS. WHAT IS LAID OUT HERE IN TERMS OF THE FINANCIAL PICTURE, THE 142 MILLION THAT IS CLOSED -- THERE'S THE PROPOSED PLAN TO CLOSE THAT, THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE 8 MILLION THAT WE LOSE WHEN MEDICARE 1115 WAIVERS EXPIRE IN SEPTEMBER; RIGHT? SO ONE THING THAT WE MAY -- THIS BODY, WE MAY NEED TO CONSIDER IS AS YOU ALL LOOK THROUGH SOME OF THE PRELIMINARY IMPACTS OF WHAT THAT LOST $8 MILLION COVERS, IF THIS BODY IS NOT COMFORTABLE ASSUMING THOSE RISKS, ESPECIALLY IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SPACE, THEN WE MAY NEED TO HAVE ERIC IDENTIFY SOME POTENTIAL OPTIONS THAT HELP US OFFSET TH THAT, GIVEN THE RISK THAT WE DON'T WANT TO ASSUME, BUT, AGAIN, IF YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN THE TIME TO LOOK THROUGH THAT, AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO GET MORE INFORMATION AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE ACTUAL BUDGET SEASON, BUT YOU CAN SEE WHAT THAT 11 MILLION -- CONSUME, EXCUSE ME, WHAT THAT 8 MILLION ALREADY COVERS AND IT'S THINGS LIKE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH TESTING, A LOT OF THINGS WE DON'T HAVE RESILIENCE IN, SO THAT'S ANOTHER 8 MILLION THAT WE MAY NEED TO POTENTIALLY OFFSET. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ALSO NEED TO -- THIS CAME OUT OF MY P PREBRIEF, AND JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE, THE THINGS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED TO CLOSE THE $142 MILLION GAP, THAT DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE IMPACTS OF THE LOSS IN THE MEDICAID 1115 WAIVERS. THOSE TWO THINGS RIGHT NOW ARE CURRENTLY SEPARATE, JUST IF I'VE MISCHARACTERIZED THAT, YOU CAN CORRECT ME. SO SHE'S NODDING SAY SAYING -- ALL OF THAT TO SAY WE HAVE A GAP, WE'VE CLOSED IT, THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN WE HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR THE IMP IMPACTS OF THE MOST VULNERABLE WITH THAT $8 MILLION OF MEDICAID 1115 MONEY GOES AWAY, SO AS WE GET CLOSER AND WE GET, FRANKLY, A MORE R REFIND PICTURE, WE MAY NEED TO FIND ANOTHER WAY TO CLOSE THAT $142 MILLION AS IT BECOMES CLEAR THE IMPACT

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OKAY. IN CASE ANYONE ELSE WAS WONDERING, THE FIVE-YEAR OUT OUTLOOK, WHAT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF WHAT THE GAP LOOKS LIKE, 220 MILLION IS WHAT IT WAS LAST TIME WE VISITED -- WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION. IF WE DON'T HELP OURSELVES, BUT WE WON'T GET THAT REVISED NUMBER UNTIL MAY, ERIC; IS THAT CORRECT? , IS THAT RIGHT? OKAY. IN CASE OTHERS WANT TO COMMENT ON THIS, AS I WAS GOING THROUGH THIS VERY HE HELPFUL BRIEFING WITH FREDDY AND JUSTINA, ONE OF THE THINGS I REITERATED TO THEM AS I WAS GOING BACK TO OUR EXPERIENCE FOR THE LAST BUDGET SESSIONS IS REALLY HELPING US UNDERSTAND -- I MEAN, IT'S GREAT TO SEE KIND OF THE PROGRESS MADE TOWARDS OUR GOALS, BUT WHAT I THINK IS REALLY HELPFUL AND WHAT WE NEED A BETTER HANDLE ON, ERIC IS HELPING US UNDERSTAND HOW FAR WE ARE, NOT FROM THE GOAL WE'VE SET, BUT FROM THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM IN OUR COMMU COMMUNITY; RIGHT? SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE TALK ABO ABOUT -- OH, SORRY. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SLIDE 18 AND TALK ABOUT SIDEWALK PROGRAM, THAT FUND, YOU KN KNOW, WHERE 3.48 OF 22 M 22 MILES, WHAT I DON'T HAVE A SUFFICIENT APPRECIATION FOR IS HOW MANY MILES ACTUALLY -- WHAT IS THE TOTAL SCALE OF THE PROB PROBLEM; RIGHT? AND IF WE SET A GOAL FOR -- WE TALK OFTEN OF F STREETS AND WHATNOT, BUT IF WE WANTED NO F STREETS IN OUR COMMUNITY BY 20 2040, WHAT WOULD IT TAKE? THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE AS A BODY NEED TO WRAP OUR HEADS AROUND AS WE LOOK AT NOT ONLY OUR ECONOMIC INCENTIVES BUT MAJOR ECONOMIC DEALS NEED TO BE ASKING FOR MORE, THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY WOULD GO; RIGHT? SO I THINK REALLY HELPING US, I USED THE PHRASE IN THE LAST BUDGET SESSION, ERIC, HELPING SEE OURSELVES BET BETTER, AND I THINK THE SEVERITY OF SOME OF THESE THINGS, WHETHER IT'S F STREETS, WHETHER, YOU KNOW, ON THE SIDEWALK PROGRAM, HOW MANY MILES OF SIDEWALK IS I IT? THERE'S -- YOU KNOW, AS WE HEAR OFTEN THERE'S MANY COMMUNITIES THAT STILL DON'T HAVE ANY SIDEWALKS, SO KIND OF LAYING OUT THE PICTURE FOR WHAT IT IS, AND IF WE WANT TO SET GOALS AROUND WHEN WE COULD, QUOTE, SOLVE THAT, HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE US TO GET THERE, AND HOW MUCH WOULD THAT COST. THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WILL BE HELPFUL AS WE GO IN THIS BUDGET AND HELPS US SHAPE OUR THOUGHTS AROUND THE BOND. OKAY. I'LL SAVE MY -- YES.

>> WALSH: MAYOR, BEFORE YOU GO. >> MAYOR ORTIZ JONES: YES, PLEASE.

>> WALSH: SO JUST ON THAT LAST POINT, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S WHY THE GOAL SETTING SESSION FOR TH COUNCIL IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE DO A LOT OF THINGS -- THERE'S A LOT OF NEED.

AND IT'S -- IT IS CRITICAL THAT THE COUNCIL HELP SET THAT PRIORITY. WE WERE IN THIS ROOM TWO OR THREE WEEKS AGO WITH ONE OF THE UTILITIES TALKING ABOUT FRAME -- WHAT'S -- WHAT IS THE PRIORITY, WHAT ARE THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH I IT? SO, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY ONE OF MY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE BUDGET CONVERSATION LAST YEAR WAS HOW ARE WE -- HOW 1.78 MILES OF SIDEWALK IMPORTANT TO THE GOAL AND THE OUTCOME AND THE DESTINATION, AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK -- I THINK AS WE PREPARE FOR THAT GOAL SETTING CONVERSATION, WHICH WILL HAVE THE PFM AS PART OF TO HELP FACILITATE THE CORE VERSUS NONCORE CONVERSATION, THAT'S THE FIRST STEP OF THAT. AND -- BUT I THINK IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WILL BE -- IS NECESSARY FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HITTING THE MARK THAT YOU AND THE COUNCIL AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ARE LOOKING FOR IN A GROWING CITY WITH A LOT OF DEMAND WITH NEVER ENOUGH RESOURCES. AND SO THAT'S -- THAT'S THE ALGEBRAIC FORMULA

WE'VE GOT TO WORK ON OUR END. >> MAYOR ORTIZ JONES: THANK YOU.

LAST THING. AS I THINK WE'RE GOING INTO THIS -- I APPRECIATE THE WAY IN WHICH THE GROUP WANTS TO COME TOGETHER AND SERVE AS A BRAIN TRUST, ONE THING, THOUGH, IS WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TIGHTENING THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE BETWEEN THAT EFFORT AND FOR EXAMPLE OUR LEDGE TEAM THAT IS HELPING US BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THE THINGS WE'LL GO UP TO AUSTIN AND ASK FOR SO IT MAKES IT EASIER AS WE ANTICIPATE THE IMPACTS OF SOME OF THESE CUTS AND WHERE WE CAN HELP OURSELVES OR FRANKLY WHERE THEY CAN HELP US. OKAY.

COUNCILMAN MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU.

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FOR FEEDBACK ON, ONE WAS THE TIMELINE, TO ME, ADEQUATE, SEEMS GOOD.

LOOKING FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING THIS YEAR IN THE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS. SECOND THING WAS CCR THAT COUNCILMAN WHYTE HAD FILED, AND YOU -- LET ME KNOW. IS IT -- IS THE INTENTION TO PUBLISH THE STATEMENT IN NEWSPAPERS OR OTHER MEDIUM OUTSIDE

OF OUR DOCUMENT? >> YES, COUNCILMAN WE CAN DO THAT.

TYPICALLY WE PUBLISH THE TAX NOTICES IN PRESS NEWS, WE CAN DO THAT

WITH THE TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT AS WELL. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: OKAY.

IT SOUNDS LIKE COUNCILMAN WOULD LIKE FOR THAT TO BE WRITTEN INTO THE ORDINANCE, SO IF THAT'S POSSIBLE, I CAN BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. NEXT THING, SO GOING -- IN THE SAME VEIN OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WAS MAYOR WAS TALKING ABOUT, I KNOW A COUPLE YEARS AGO -- A FEW YEARS AGO, WE ESTABLISHED A GOAL TO GET EVERY COUNCIL DISTRICT TO A PCI SCORE OF 80%, AND THEN NO DISTRICT WOULD HAVE MORE THAN 10% OF THEIR STREETS BE F STREETS OR NO DISTRICT WOULD HAVE MORE THAN 10%, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE OFF TRACK FROM THAT GOAL, AND I WOULD WONDER FOR THIS BUDGET CYCLE, HOW DO WE GET THERE, HOW DO WE CATCH BACK UP, WHETHER THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND AS WAS MENTIONED OR THE BOND AS WAS MENTIONED AS WELL, BUT I DO THINK WE NEED TO REALLY QUICKLY GET BACK TO -- BACK ON TRACK THERE, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A HUGE IMP IMPROVEMENT FOR MANY OF OUR DISTRICTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF US IN THE INNER CITY. THE QUESTION OF -- AND THEN ALSO FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, ON THE SLIDE WHERE IT'S -- IT LOOKED LIKE MOST THINGS WERE ON TRACK FOR THE YEAR.

DOES THIS INCORPORATE ANY OF THE PROJECTS FROM FISCAL YEAR 2025 THAT WE

WERE BEHIND ON? >> THIS REPORT IS FO FOCUSED ON THE 2026 INITIATIVES, BUT WE CA CAN -- THE SECOND PIECE OF THAT IS UPDATE ON THE CBRS, BUT WE CAN GIVE YOU A STATUS UPDATE ON THE OTHER BUDGET

INITIATIVES THAT WERE INCLUDED IN 2025. >> WALSH: YEAH, COUNCILMAN, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE 2025 STREETS, THE PRIOR YEAR STREET PROJECTS, SOME OF -- THOSE WERE ALL ON TRACK, THEY DON'T ALL GE DONE IN 12 MONTHS ANYWAYS, BUT MY LAST UPDATE WITH MIKE SHANNO AND ART REINHART, ALL OF THOSE PREVIOUS PROJECTS WERE ON TRACK AND ON TIME.

AND WE CAN GET YOU -- WE CAN GET YOU A LOOK ON THAT.

>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: SOUNDS G GOOD. AND THERE'S -- I KNOW THE MAY YOUR MENTIONED HEARSE AND IS INTERESTED IN A CONVERSATION ABOUT TERS AND THE CAPACITY AND WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR OUR GENERAL FUND, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. WHICH TERS ARE LOCKED AWAY, BASICALLY, WHICH TERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FUNDING? I KNOW HOUSTON STREET IS ONE. COULD YOU TELL US WHICH TERS WOULD NOT BE A PART

OF ANY OF THESE DISCUSSIONS? >> YEP.

SORRY. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE MAYOR IS TALKING ABOUT

ALL TERS; RIGHT? >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: SO SAY -- YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE MISSIONS, PROJECT MARVE EL, ARE WE ABLE -- HOUSTON STREET IS -- ARE WE ABLE TO USE ANY MONEY

FROM HOUSTON STREET TERS. >> WALSH: WHAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO IS GO BACK, WE DID A PRESENTATION ON THE TERS A COUPLE MONTHS BACK, WE SHOWED THE COUNCIL WHAT OUR OBLIGATION ARE BECAUSE ALL OF THEM HAVE SOME LEVEL OF OBLIGATION, AND TIMELINES, AND THERE ARE -- I'L SAY IT THIS WAY, THERE ARE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH PROBABLY EVERY SING THE ONE OF THEM, BUT WE LA THAT OUT, ULTIMATELY, I THINK THAT'S -- THAT'S A COUNCIL CONVERSATION, BUT FOR THE FACT THAT WE'VE GOT MAYBE DEAD OBLIGATIONS OR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, AND MAYBE A SEPARATE CONVERSATION IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AROUND SOME O THOSE.

>> I THINK TERS DISP DISPLACEMENT AND WHA WHATNOT, BUT OVER THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS, THINKING ABOUT THOSE, THESE HAVE BEEN TOOLS THAT ALLOW US TO INVEST IN THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE, ALLOW US TO INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND I'LL SPEAK TO INNER CITY AS CHAIR, BEING ABLE TO INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY IN WAYS THEY WANT TO SEE I THINK HAS BEEN I INVALUABLE, AND I WOULD HIGHLY ADVISE AGAINST, YOU KNOW, ANY MOVE THAT WOULD HARM THAT ABILITY, AND I MENTIONED A FEW SESSIONS AGO THAT MY GOAL IS GOING TO BE -- ESSENTIAL ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO BOND CAPACITY FOR THE 2027 BOND IS I WANT TO TAKE AS MANY PROJECTS OUT OF

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FEEDBACK ON? >> WALSH: THE ONLY THING -- I WAS GOING TO RESPOND TO YOUR STREET QUESTION, COUNCILMAN, JUST TO REMIND THE COUNCIL WE SET ASIDE MONEY TO REDO HOW WE DO THE FIVE YEAR IMP, SO THE GOAL FROM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO I THINK WE'LL HAVE TO SET A NEW GOAL BASED ON THE LEVEL OF DATA WE HAVE NOW THAT ART IS ON BOAR AND DEALING WITH THE DEPARTMENT THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE SCHEDULE TO DO THIS YEAR, BUT I THINK -- I THINK IF I HAD TO FORECAST, I THINK HOW WE DO IT IS GOING TO LOOK DIFFERENTLY. IT SHOULD LOOK DIFF DIFFERENTLY GIVEN MAYBE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES AND CERTAIN PARTS OF TOWN, AND THE INVESTMENT NEEDED, AND ULTIMATELY, THAT'S GOING TO BE A R RESOURCE QUESTION, BUT I GUESS MY HOPE IS THAT -- IS IF WE CHANGE THE WAY WE'VE BEEN DOING STREET IMP FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.

>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: FOR SURE. I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AND HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN ART AND MIKE TO BE ABLE TO GET US WHERE WE NEED TO BE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SETTING A NEW GOAL WITH MY COLLEAGUE. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

>> MAYOR ORTIZ JONES: YEAH. THANKS, COUNCILMAN. TO BE VERY CLEAR, I ME MEAN, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T UNDER UNDERSTAND.

THE GOAL THAT HE SAID WAS SET PREVIOUSLY REGARDING STREETS AND IN EVERY COUNCIL DISTRICT, WHO IS TRACKING PROGRESS TOWARDS THAT GOAL?

>> WALSH: PUBLIC WORKS IS. >> MAYOR ORTIZ JONES: PUBLIC WORKS IS.

>> WALSH: YES, MA'AM. >> MAYOR ORTIZ JONES: I'M NOT SURE WE NECESSARILY REFERENCED THAT IN THE LAST BUDGET SESSION AS A GOAL WE WERE WORKING TOWARDS.

WHATEL WALL WE DID. >> MAYOR ORTIZ JONES: OKAY. >> WALSH: YEAH.

BUT I THINK THE BIGGER POINT IS THAT GOAL WAS SET ON A FRAMEWORK BY WHICH WE ALLOCATE AND PROJECT OUT STREET PROJECTS, AND I THINK I SHARED WITH YOU ALL DURING THE BUDGET, THE LONGER I'M CITY MANAGER, THE LESS CONFIDENCE I HAVE IN THAT PROCESS. I THINK IT -- AND FOR EXAMPLE, THE DATA IS DIFFERENTLY. BACK WHEN WE SET THAT FRAMEWORK, WE WERE USING TWO D INFORMATION WHEN WE SCAN, AND NOW WE HAVE ACCESS TO 3D. THERE ARE, I THINK THE CHALLENGE IS GOING TO BE WHEN WE REFORMAT, WE PUBLISH ONLINE, YOU KN KNOW, MRS. GARZA CAN LOOK AND SEE WHAT STREETS -- IF HER STREET IS ON THE 2029 OR TO POE LIST, WE DO IT FIVE YEARS IN ADVANCE, AND I THINK WE'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT BASED ON THE WORK -- THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, BUT HOW DO WE MELD THINGS THAT WE'VE ALREADY TOLD THE PUBLIC BUT GET A -- BUT MAKE SURE WE'RE SPENDING OUR MONEY WHERE IT NEEDS TO

BE SPENT. >> MAYOR ORTIZ JONES: COUNCILMA ALDERETE GAVITO.

>> ALDERETE GAVITO: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TEAMS AND ALL OF YOUR WORK TO GET US HERE. I'M JUST GOING TO JUMP RIGHT IN.

ON SLIDE 14. I KNOW THAT, ERIC, YOU MENTIONED SEEING THIS INCREASED TREND IN CLAIMS, AND OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW THAT HEALTHCARE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE GOOD BENEFITS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ME AND MY TEAM WERE TALKING ABOUT IS HOW MANY PEOPLE COULD BE USING EAP, BUT THEY'RE USING THEIR INSURANCE INSTEAD. I'M CURIOUS IF THAT COULD HELP OFFSET COSTS. NOT REALLY A QUESTION THERE, BUT IT'S JUST SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, THAT WE WERE JUST ALL TALKING ABOUT AS A TEAM IS THAT PEOPLE ARE JUST USED TO USING THEIR INSURANCE, AND THEY COULD BE USING THE BENEFITS OF EAP SYSTEM INSTEAD.

ON SLIDE 18, I KNOW A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN SAS WAS HERE, I ASKED A RHETORICAL QUESTION, BUT WE SEE IT HERE AS WELL, ON HOW MUCH WATER LEAKS CONTRIBUTE TO US CONSTANTLY HAVING TO FIX STREETS, YOU KNOW, AND SO THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH SAWS, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WATER WREAKS HAVOC ON OUR STREETS, AND WE'RE ALL JUST DR DRIVING OURSELVES CRAZY. AND WE'RE ALL KIND OF CONSTANTLY FIGHTING EACH OTHER -- WELL MAYBE NOT DISTRICTS 9 AND 10, BUT THE REST OF US ARE FI FIGHTING EACH OTHER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DOLLARS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE JUST HAVE TO -- WE JUST HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE SAWS DO THEIR PART I GUESS IS WHAT I'M SAYING IN MAKING SURE WE'RE NOT OVERINVESTING IN OUR

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ON SLIDE 17 OF THE BUDGET INITIATIVES DOCUMENT OR PAGE 7, FOR THE LOW BARRIER SHELTER, YOU KNOW, I -- IT -- WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THIS, BUT I'M ALSO CURIOUS, AND ERIC, MAYBE YOU COULD REMIND ME BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF THIS WAS FUNDED THROUGH ARPA FUNDS, SO HAVE WE TALKED ABOUT LONG-TERM PLANS FOR THIS IN PARTICULAR?

>> WALSH: SO IT WAS INITIALLY FUNDED WITH ARPA, THIS YEAR IT' FUNDED WITH GENERAL FUND,.

>> ALDERETE GAVITO: OKAY. >> WALSH: BUT PART OF WHAT WE LAID OUT AND WHAT MARC IS WO WORKING ON IS WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE BECAUSE LONG-TERM SPENDING THAT MUCH MONEY FOR TH HOMELESS -- I'M SORRY FOR THE LOW BARRIER SHELTER, I'M NOT CERTAIN IS THE BEST USE.

NOW, THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT THERE'S NEED, AND YOU HEARD JALINE AND ERIC IN HERE LAST WEEK, THEIR -- STRAC IS PAYING FOR THE REST OF THE BUILDING TO BE USED FOR THEIR NEEDS IN TERMS OF DIVDIVERSION -- NOT JAIL DIVERSION, BUT DIVERSION IN THE HOMELESS OR U UNHOUSED CLIENTELE THAT NEED SERVICES. SO THE BUILDING IS BEING USED BY BOTH US AS WELL AS STRAC AND THE HOSPITAL SYSTEMS. MARC IS WORKING ON, WHAT IS THE BUSINESS PLAN, WHAT ARE THE GOALS AND OUTCOMES WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE IN TERMS OF PRIORITY ORDER AND WE HOPE TO BRING THAT

INITIAL DRAFT TO YOU IN A MAY GOAL SETTING. >> ALDERETE GAVITO: SOUNDS GOOD.

SO IT WAS FUNDED THROUGH ARPA FUNDS, AND THEN GENERAL FUNDS, AND THEN MARC, YOU'LL COME TO US WITH WHAT THAT PLAN LOOKS LIKE, AND SO WE CAN DECIDE WHETHER TO TAKE IT OUT MORE OF THE GENERAL FUND.

OKAY. THAT'S HELPFUL. THANK YOU TO COUNCILMAN MARC WHYTE FOR LEADING THE INITIATIVE ON THE TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT. I'M ALSO SUPPORTIVE OF IT BEING POSTED ON OUR MAJOR MEDIA CHANNELS, YOU KNOW, EXPRESS NEWS AND I THINK YOU SAID L LAFRENSA, PROBABLY OT OTHERS AS WELL. YOU KNOW, IT NEEDS TO BE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, BUT WE KNOW THAT THE CITY'S WEBSITE, YOU KN KNOW, STILL CAN BE TR TRICKY TO NAVIGATE, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS IN FRONT OF RESIDENTS. I'M IN FAVOR -- I KN KNOW -- I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT SLIDES IT WAS, BUT OF ALL THE DIFFERENT F FEE, I'M IN FAVOR OF P PUTTING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE SO WE COULD BE AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE WITH RESIDENTS. DEFINITELY INCLUDING S SAWS AND CPS IN THERE, AND THEN, AGAIN, JUST BLASTING IT SO THAT RESIDENTS SEE AND FILL IN THAT TRANSPARENCY, AND THANK YOU FOR COUNCILMAN WHYTE FOR LEADING THAT INITIATIVE. REGARDING THE CALENDAR, THE CALENDAR LOOKS GOOD TO ME, THANK YOU, FRE FREDDY, FOR THAT.

ALSO, ERIC, TO YOUR POINT EARLIER, YOU KNOW, I DO THINK THAT THIS COUNCIL NEEDS TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION ON WHAT WE CONSIDER OUR CORE SERVICES TO BE. I -- I KNOW -- I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION -- OR ERIC, DO YOU KNOW WHEN WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION? ABOUT -- REALLY OUR COUNCIL PRIORITIES AND WHAT I THINK ALL OF US HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT DEFINITION OF WHAT CORE SERVICES ARE.

>> WALSH: YES, MA'AM. AT THE GOAL SETTING SESSION IN MAY, AND I THINK THE COUNCIL SHOULD EXPECT -- I KNOW WE DID IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY LAST YEAR, WE DID IT AT COUNCIL CHAMBERS, IT WAS ALMOST B SESSION-ESQUE, I THINK WHAT WE -- WHAT THE STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND IS THAT WE PLAN FOR A FULL DAY CONVERSATION TO ALLOW THE COUNCIL TIME TO GO THROUGH THOSE DIFFERENT ASPECTS AND THE GOAL SETTING, AND THE PRIORITY SETTING. PART OF THAT IS THAT CORE, NONCORE

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CONVERSATION. >> ALDERETE GAVITO: OKAY. YEAH.

BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY BUDGET WE'RE CONSTANTLY JUST CHANGING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE CORE SERVICES, AND WHAT OUR CITY BUDGET SHOULD PRIORITIZE, AND SO WE JUST NEED TO HASH IT O OUT, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT CONVERSATION.

FINALLY, ON THE TABLETOP EXERCISE, IS THERE A REASON THAT

COUNCILMEMBERS WEREN'T INVITED TO THAT? >> WALSH: WELL, WE'RE STAFF SO.

>> ALDERETE GAVITO: OKAY. IT WOULD JUST HAVE BEEN INTERESTING.

>> WALSH: I THINK WE TOLD YOU. >> MAYOR ORTIZ JONES: COUNCILMEM BERS WERE INVITED.

>> ALDERETE GAVITO: WE WEREN'T INVITED. >> WALSH: GO AHEAD.

>> CLERK: THEY WERE NOT INVITED NO, WHEN WE PRESENTED IN OCT OCTOBER, WE MENTIONED IT WOULD BE IN DECEMBER, THE GOAL WAS REALLY WE HAD THE PARTNERS THER AND TO HAVE THE FLUID DISCUSSIO ABOUT HOW THESE REDUCTION IN FEDERAL FUNDING WOULD IMPACT TH COMMUNITY.

>> ALDERETE GAVITO: ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. YEAH, I KNOW WE WEREN'T INVITED. AND REALLY, WE DIDN'T REALLY NECESSARILY -- FOR ME, IT WASN'T REALLY NECESSARILY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONVERSATION BUT TO BE A FLY ON THE WALL, HERE ARE EXPERTS LEADING THE INITIATIVES TALK ABOUT THE PRIORITIES I THINK WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL FOR US TO BE INCLUDED I IN. THOSE ARE ALL OF MY

COMMENTS. >> MAYOR ORTIZ JONES: COUNCILMA WHYTE.

>> WHYTE: THANKS, MAYOR. I WANT TO THANKS MY COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THE TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT, I REALLY THOUGHT THIS WAS IMPORTANT, WHICH IS WHY I DRAFTED THE CCR, AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY WHO'S SIGNED ON TO IT. I THINK ALL OF US GET COMMENTS FROM OUR RESIDENTS ALL THE TIME, LIKE, HEY, I SAW A NEW CHARGE ON THIS BILL OR NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN MY GARBAGE CAN FEE IS RA RAISED, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT. AND SO I THINK IT'S AS IMPORTANT TO BE AS TR TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE, AND PRIOR TO US ADOPTING A BUDGET E.R. YEAR, WHETHER IT'S A WEEK BEFORE OR TWO WEEKS BEFORE, WHENEVER IT IS, I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT PUBLISHES THIS TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT THAT REQUIRES THE CITY TO PUT ON THE WEBSITE, TO PUT IN THE NEWSPAPER, HERE IS THE PROPERTY TAX RA RATE, IS IT GOING UP, YES OR NO. HERE IS THIS DIFFERENT CHARGE, ARE WE RAISING IT YES OR NO. SO THAT THE CITIZENS OF SAN ANTONIO CAN SEE WHAT THE EFFECT OF ADOPTING THE NEW BUDGET WILL BE AND WHAT IT'LL MEAN TO THEM AND THEIR POC POCKETBOOKS.

SO I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT ON THAT. AND I HOPE MORE SUPPORT OF IT HERE TODAY, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO, AGAIN, PASSING SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES THE CITY TO DO THAT IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE, AND CERTAINLY IN TIME FOR THIS COMING YEAR'S BUDGET. 0-BASED BUDGETING, OUR NEW HYBRID BUDGHYBRID BUDGETING MOD. THESE NEW REVIEWS TO ME IS A GOOD STEP TOWARDS THAT, AND I THINK THE PFM GROUP THAT WAS HERE LAST YEAR, AND I GUESS MAYBE BACK, ERIC, IN APRIL. IN APRIL TO TALK TO US ABOUT MOVING TOWARDS SORT OF A NEW MODEL OF BUDGETING HERE, INCLUDING THIS CONVERSATION THAT MY COLLEAGUE REFERENCED ON CORE VERSUS NONCORE SERVICES. I THINK THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION TO HAVE. I THINK FOR THE MOST PART WE WILL ALL AGREE ON WHAT CORE SERVICES ARE, BUT THERE ARE PROBABLY SOME AREAS WHERE THERE MAY BE SOME DISAGREEMENT. YOU KNOW, FOR ME, I SAY IT ALL THE TIME, NOT TO BORE MY COLLEAGUES AGAIN, BUT TO ME, CITY GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND IF WE CAN STAY IN THOSE LANES, WE CAN DO MORE FOR OUR CITIZENS THAN ANYWHERE ELSE.

SO I'M HAPPY TO SEE THE NEW BUDGETING MODEL MOVING FORWARD, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE PFM GROUP BEING HERE AND HAVING FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ON THIS IN THE SPRING.

THE TERS CONVERSATION THAT COUNCILMAN MCKEE RODRIGUEZ REFERENCED, I WOULD AGREE WITH HIM. I WOULD CAUTION US TO LOOK AT DISSOLVING OUR TERS OR TAKING MONEY FROM OUR TE R RSS, THEY'RE VALUABLE, THE WAY I SEE IT, THEY'RE VALUABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT TOOLS THAT WE HAVE ALL OVER OUR I WOULD NOT WANT TO SEE ANYTHING HAPPEN TO THE TIRZS.

STREETS, I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. THE BAD TO EXCELLENT STREETS, IT LOOKS LIKE OUR GOAL FOR THE YEAR WAS 104 AND WE'VE GOTTEN 17 DONE IN THE FIRST QUARTER. SO A LITTLE BIT BEHIND PACE BUT WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO

CATCH UP AND GET TO THAT 1 104? >> COUNCILMAN, ART REINHART, PUBLIC WORKS. THOSE ARE STREETS THAT REQUIRE MILL AND OVERLAY OR

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WE ARE TRACKING AHEAD OF PLAN THOUGH FROM WHAT WE PROJECTED.

>> WHYTE: GREAT. GREAT. AGAIN, AS OF LAST YEAR, 22% OF THE STREETS IN THIS CITY WERE IN POOR OR FAILING CONDITION.

TO ME, THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE. THIS MORNING I WAS OUT DOING SOME MEALS ON WHEELS FOOD DELIVERY WITH THAT GREAT ORGANIZATION. AND I THINK IT WAS OUR LAST STOP. THE LADY THAT WE DELIVERED THE MEAL TO WALKED ME OUT TO HER ROAD AND SAID WHILE YOU'RE HERE, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

AND IT WAS ACTUALLY A STREET THAT HAD ATTEMPTED TO BE REPAIRED, APPARENTLY, IN THE LAST YEAR. AND THE CONTRACTOR DID NOT DO A GOOD JOB AT ALL.

AND SHE SAID SHE ACTUALLY SPOKE TO THE CONTRACTOR AND SAID THIS IS WHAT THEY PAID ME TO DO SO I'M DOING IT AND I'M DONE. WHICH I THOUGHT WAS A LITTLE BIT DISTURBING. BUT, AGAIN, I JUST RAISED THE POINT THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET MORE OF OUR STREETS UP TO PAR. AND I'M HAPPY TO GIVE YOU

THE INFORMATION OF WHERE THAT STREET WAS, ERIK. >> WALSH: YEAH.

SO WE CAN DEAL WITH THE CONTRACTOR. >> WHYTE: YES.

YES. I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T LIKE THAT.

THE LOW-BARRIER SHELTER THAT MY COLLEAGUE MENTIONED, I ALSO HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THAT -- OR MAYBE NOT A QUESTION BUT MORE A COMMENT. IT LOOKS LIKE THAT ONLY 20% OF THE FOLKS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THERE, WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE TO STABLE HOUSING.

I DON'T KNOW. TO ME THAT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.

I DON'T KNOW IF HISTORICALLY THAT'S A GOOD OR A BAD NUMBER.

THE $4.8 MILLION THAT WE HAVE AS THE COST FOR THE LOW-BARRIER SHELTER.

THAT'S AN ANNUAL FIGURE, RIGHT? RIGHT.

IT'S AN ANNUAL FIGURE. WE'VE DONE 110 PEOPLE IN THE FIRST QUARTER.

THAT WOULD BE 440 PEOPLE FOR THE YEAR, IF THE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO TRACK.

THAT EQUATES TO ABOUT $109,000 PER PERSON. SO ERIK, I AGREE WITH YOUR SENTIMENT EARLIER OF LOOKING AT IS THIS REALLY THE BEST WAY TO USE CITY MONEY GOING FORWARD. THAT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY PER PERSON.

HOMELESSNESS IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY SUBSTANTIAL PROBLEM HERE, AS IT IS AROUND THE COUNTRY. I'D LOVE TO FIND A WAY TO ATTACK THE PROBLEM.

I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE THAT THIS LOW-BARRIER SHELTER IS THE WAY TO GO.

WHEN WE WERE USING ARPA MONEY TO DO IT, I THINK IT WAS ONE THING.

WE'VE CERTAINLY TESTED THE LOW-BARRIER SHELTER. IT WAS NOT FOR US USING GENERAL FUND DOLLARS. IF THIS CONTINUES TO TRACK LIKE IT IS, I THINK THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY PER PERSON, SO WE DO NEED TO RELOOK AT THAT.

THE TIMELINE I THINK IS OKAY FOR THE BUDGET. AND, AGAIN, THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE DO EVERY SINGLE YEAR. HOW WE SPEND OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS. YOU KNOW, HOW WE GIVE THEM THEIR BANG FOR THE BUCK IS REALLY OUR PRIMARY JOB HERE AS A CITY GOVERNMENT. WE NEED TO USE THE CITIZENS' TAX DOLLARS IN A WAY THAT CAN BEST IMPROVE THEIR DAY-TO-DAY QUALITY OF LIFE.

AND I HOPE WE DO THAT WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD AND LOOK AT THE 2027 BUDGET.

THANKS, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: POINT OF CLARIFICATION ON MY END.

TABLETOP EXERCISE. THAT WAS A MEMO SENT OUT BY ERIK TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL.

I KNOW WE ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE'S INPUTS AS PART OF THAT WERE INCLUDED.

I KNOW THOSE WERE SOLICITED. I WANTED TO CLARIFY IN TERMS OF WHAT WAS SHARED WITH FOLKS PRIOR. AND THEN MANAGING EXPECTATIONS ABOUT THE FINAL REPORT THAT WOULD BE PROVIDED IN JANUARY/FEBRUARY.

COUNCILMAN MUNGIA. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

CAN WE GO TO SLIDE 26? SO I LOVE THE IDEA BEHIND THIS.

THE TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT. IT'S AN EFFORT TO BE TRANSPARENT AND REACH PEOPLE. I WOULD ALSO ADD A COUPLE OF DETAILS. I THINK WE NEED TO ADD THE RATE OF SOME OF THESE FEES IN TAXES. YOU LOOK AT YOUR TAX BILL, THAT'S BASED ON THAT HOME VALUE. AND THAT'S ALSO BASED ON THE CHANGE OVER TIME.

SO, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T SEE THAT IT'S THE 53 OR 56 CENTS PER $100.

WE NEED TO ADD THE RATE ON THERE FOR THESE. I THINK WE SHOULD ALSO ADD A NOTE. I KNOW WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION EARLIER.

IT'S A SEPARATE FUND BUT WE SHOULD ADD ON HERE SOME OF THE OTHER MAJOR FUNDING SOURCES WE GET AT THE CITY, RIGHT? SO, YES, IT IS A STATE LAW THAT WE GET MONEY THROUGH SALES TAX BUT WE SHOULD LET PEOPLE KNOW THERE'S ADDITIONAL REVENUES COME FROM SALES TAX, HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.

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I THINK WE SHOULD ADD A COUPLE EXTRA NOTES ON THERE. IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE ORDINANCE AND WE SHOULD ADD IT TO THE NEWSPAPER AND MEDIA.

THAT COULD BE A REALLY NICE COVER PAGE ON THE BUDGET TOO.

JUST A REAL QUICK SNAPSHOT. GOOD ON THAT. IF WE GO TO SLIDE 22, THE BUDGET CALENDAR. YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S SOMETIMES A LITTLE BIT OF A COMPRESSED TIMELINE. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE HAVING COMMUNITY BUDGET TOWN HALLS IN SEPTEMBER WHEN WE PLAN TO APPROVE THE BUDGET ON THE 17TH. THAT'S A REAL QUICK TURNAROUND AND IF YOU'RE ONE OF THE LAST DISTRICTS TO GET BOOKED, TELLING RESIDENTS WE GET YOUR INPUT AND THE NEXT TWO WEEKS WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON IT, IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE THEIR INPUT IS GOING TO BE ACTUALLY CONSIDERED. I THINK HAVING TOWN HALLS WRAP UP BY THE END OF AUGUST, BEFORE SEPTEMBER IS SOMETHING GOOD TO DO. DID YOU WANT TO ADD

SOMETHING? >>

PROPOSE. THEY WOULD BE DONE BY AUGUST 31. >> MUNGIA: IF YOU COULD SEND ME THE PRESENTATION, I THINK Y'ALL USED A SIMILAR PRESENTATION FOR THE TOWN HALLS LAST YEAR. YOU KNOW, THE TEMPLATE IS PROBABLY THE SAME.

I THINK CHANGING THE TEMPLATE A LITTLE BIT. WE STARTED TO GO DOWN THIS CONVERSATION BASES FOR THE PRESENTATION AND I THINK WE JUST NEED TO ADD MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE SLIDES TO LET FOLKS KNOW . WHILE THEY SAW THE BUDGET CIRCLE YOU HAVE, THEY DIDN'T REALLY SEE THE TOP FIVE FUNDED DEPARTMENTS LISTED OUT PLAINLY. ONCE I TELL PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THE TOP THREE DEPARTMENTS ARE, YOU KNOW, POLICE, FIRE, AND PUBLIC WORKS IT KIND OF RESETS THEIR FRAME OF MIND. I THINK JUST A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON THE PRESENTATIONS VERSUS THE DISCUSSION THAT WE KIND OF GET INTO BETWEEN EACH OTHER, I THINK WOULD BE HELPFUL. MAYBE THAT'S TO EACH PERSON'S OWN TOWN HALL.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO THE CALENDAR AND OUR INPUT PROCESS AS A COUNCIL, I THINK WE SHOULD ALSO DO -- REALLY TRY TO CONSIDER THE LONG TERM THAT WE HAVE, THE LONGER TERM THAT WE HAVE WITH THE FOUR YEARS. LAST FISCAL YEAR WAS A BIT OF A CRISIS AND WE HAD SO CUT SOME THINGS RIGHT OFF THE BAT.

THE ECONOMY WAS NOT LOOKING GREAT AND THERE WERE NEW PEOPLE UP HERE.

WE SHOULD PLAN FOR THREE YEARS AS FAR AS OUR GOAL. I KNOW WE DO A FINANCIAL FORECAST FOR THREE YEARS IN CUTS BUT TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC WORKS, IF OUR GOAL IS TO LOOK AT THAT, WE HAVE FOLKS HERE FOR THAT LONG AMOUNT OF TIME WITHOUT INTERRUPTION OF ELECTION. I THINK WE SHOULD REALLY TRY TO LOOK AT THAT LONGER APPROACH TO IT. I THINK WE ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT A FUTURE DISCUSSION, BUT MORE EQUITY. I KNOW THAT'S SORT OF AN AMBIGUOUS TERM.

ERIK AND I TALKED ABOUT EQUITY IN PUBLIC WORKS. YOU WERE KIND OF LIKE I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT MEANS. THERE ARE DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS OF WHAT EQUITY MEANS IN PUBLIC WORKS. BUT WE DO HAVE TO HAVE A MORE EQUITABLE BUDGET AND THAT'S IN DIFFERENT AREAS. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE TAKE AWAY FROM CERTAIN DISTRICTS. I THINK IT'S JUST TO THE NEEDS OF THOSE DISTRICTS. WE'RE HAVING A REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION AND COUNCILMAN GALVAN'S EDUCATION COMMITTEE ABOUT GETTING DATA TOGETHER WHERE THERE ARE LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOLS OR SCHOOL CLOSURES. WHERE THERE ARE ISSUES WITH PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY, WITH CROSSWALKS. WE HAVE A LOT OF DATA OUT THERE AND I THINK IN THIS COMMUNITY WE'RE TRYING TO DO IT ON AN EDUCATION LENS.

BUT THERE IS JUST A LOT OF DATA TO SHOW WHERE THE NEED IS ALREADY.

I TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE DOUGHNUT BETWEEN DOWNTOWN TO 410 ON ALL SIDES.

THAT PART OF THE CITY NEEDS PROBABLY THE MOST INVESTMENT OF ANYWHERE ELSE.

THAT TOUCHES ALMOST ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A SERIOUS LOOK AT CONCENTRATED EFFORTS INSIDE 410. WHETHER THAT'S PARKS, STREETS, OR MOBILITY, ESPECIALLY WITH HIGH DENSITY, YOU SHOULD EXPECT MORE PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY. WHICH YOU SHOULD EXPECT MORE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT SAFE WALKING. YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S ALL THERE, WE JUST NEED TO KIND OF ORGANIZE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE. AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE BENEFITS, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT'S A LOT OF EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE SOME THINGS GOING ON IN THEIR LIVES OR THEIR FAMILY. BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE JUST NIXED THE EMPLOYEE HEALTH APP. I FORGOT WHAT IT WAS CALLED BUT IT WAS SOME SORT OF BENEFIT PLAN WHERE EMPLOYEES WERE TRACKING THEIR STEPS AND UNLOADING IT AND YOU GET SOME STEPS. A LOT OF EMPLOYEES LIKED THAT AND WE DID AWAY WITH IT THIS BUDGET CYCLE AND WE SEE THERE ARE A LOT OF HEALTH

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NOT JUST THE EMPLOYEE BUT ANYBODY ON THE PLAN. IT MIGHT BE HOLISTIC LOOKING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PARTICULARS OF THIS CASE ARE BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO LOOK AT TO FOSTER HEALTH IN OUR CITY.

SINCE HAS BEEN MENTIONED, THE HOMELESSNESS, WE ARE DEALING WITH A CRISIS AND WE HAD A TOWN HALL IN D4 AND HOMELESSNESS WAS A MAJOR, MAJOR TOPIC AROUND THE MARBACH AREA. IT'S A HUGE CRISIS. IT'S NOT EASY AND WE CAN LOOK AT THE COST AND DIVIDE IT PER PERSON BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO CRITICIZE THAT OR EXPRESS CONCERN, I WOULD SUGGEST OFFER WHAT THE TRUE COST SHOULD BE.

IF $7,000 IS TOO MUCH PER PERSON, WHAT IS THE RIGHT AMOUNT PER PERSON? IF IT'S TAKING TOO LONG FOR PEOPLE TO GET INTO HOUSING, WHAT IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME, RIGHT? IF SOMEONE'S GONE THROUGH ABUSE OUT IN THE PUBLIC, WHICH THEY HAVE, I'VE HEARD THESE STORIES. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASSAULTED.

PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITH ADDICTIONS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KICKED OUT OF THEIR HOMES FOR ALL SORTS OF REASONS. WHAT IS AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR SOMEONE TOGET OVER THAT AND GET TO WORK AND BE IN A HOUSE? I DON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY. WORK WITH MARK AND THE TEAM AND THE FOLKS OUT THERE.

IN APRIL WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO A PCDC AT ONE OF THE SHELTERS IN SAN ANTONIO.

HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PROBLEM ON OUR HANDS WHEN THIS LOW-BARRIER SHELTER GOES AWAY.

I THINK IT'S 380 UNITS. THEY ARE GOING TO BE ELIMINATED FROM THE CITY.

AND SO IT'S GOING TO BE A HUGE DETRIMENT. IF SOMEBODY IS READY TO GO INTO A SHELTER, WE NEED TO HAVE THE SPACE AVAILABLE FOR THEM.

WE'VE GOT TO HAVE A GOOD PLAN. AGAIN, IF IT'S TOO MUCH MONEY, WHAT IS THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE THAT? THAT'S WHAT I WOULD ASK MY COLLEAGUE. THAT'S MY INPUT.

THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILWOMAN KAUR.

>> WALSH: MAYOR, JUST SO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL HAS SOME CONTEXT ON THE CONVERSATION THE COUNCILMAN AND I HAD AROUND STREETS AND EQUITY.

MY POINT DURING THAT CONVERSATION WAS -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

MY POINT WAS IT MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS TO EVERYBODY ELSE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT STREETS. AND FRANKLY, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I AM STRONGLY RECOMMENDING WE REDO OUR IMP BECAUSE IN TERMS OF NEED, THAT SHOULD BE DRIVING WHERE WE ALLOCATE THAT. NOT BASED ON EQUITY.

NOW, THE REALITY IS THAT I THINK PROBABLY THERE'S A LOT OF OVERLAP IN THOSE TWO, FROM A GEOGRAPHICAL STANDPOINT. BUT THE CITY'S DEFINITION OF EQUITY AROUND STREETS HAS BEEN A GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION.

AND WHILE THERE ARE F STREETS IN EVERY DISTRICT, THERE ARE MORE IN CERTAIN PARTS OF TOWN AND THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO PROBABLY COME BACK TO YOU, TO THE MAYOR'S POINT EARLIER. WHAT IS THE GOAL -- WHAT IS THE OUTCOME, WHAT'S THE GOAL, WHAT'S THE PLAN TO GET THERE? HOW MUCH IS IT GOING TO COST? AND THESE ARE THE RESOURCES WE NEED.

THAT'S THE ULTIMATE DECISION YOU GUYS NEED TO MAKE. ONCE WE LAY OUT THAT PLAN, FOR STREETS IN THIS EXAMPLE, IT HAS TO BE RESOURCED. OR IF IT'S NOT RESOURCED, THE PLAN SLIDES OUT. WHAT WE CAN AFFORD TO DO. I WANTED TO GIVE SOME ADDITIONAL CONTEXT. IT WAS A MUCH LONGER CONVERSATION AND MUCH MORE DETAILED BUT IT'S NOT UNLIKE THE SAME CONVERSATION I HAVE HAD WITH MANY OF YOU.

THANKS, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER KAUR.

>> KAUR: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THIS IS REALLY INFORMATIVE. I LOVE BUDGET TIME BECAUSE WE GET TO LOOK AT PROGRESS AND WE GET TO DRILL DOWN INTO THE NUMBERS. SO I'M GOING TO START OFF.

I'M GOING TO GLOWS AND GROWS. SOME OF THE GLOWS I SAW FROM A SMALL BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE, THE LIFTFUND DOLLARS.

I'M CONCERNED WE'RE ALMOST OUT OF THOSE DOLLARS. SOMETIMES WHEN WE'RE DOING TOO GOOD IT MEANS WE'RE UNDERFUNDING A PROGRAM. AND SO THAT PROGRAM IS 75% ALREADY COMPLETE, WHICH MEANS THAT THERE'S A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE USING IT AND WE'RE HELPING THEM BUY DOWN LOANS. I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT, FOR NEXT YEAR, IS THERE ANY CAPACITY AT EDD TO DO MORE OF THAT.

BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE HAVING GOOD SUCCESS, BASED ON THE NUMBERS.

AS FAR AS A LITTLE BIT OF COMPETITION ON THE FEDERAL TABLETOP EXERCISE, I WANTED TO COMMEND JUSTINA AND THE TEAM FOR THE ROBUST GROUP OF FOLKS THAT YOU GUYS BROUGHT OUT AND BROUGHT TOGETHER. I LOVED SEEING OUR CHILDCARE SERVICES PROGRAM, THE WORK

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BECAUSE BEXAR COUNTY HAS 62% OF OUR PROVIDERS THAT ARE FOUR-STAR RATED.

WHICH IS REALLY HIGH. IT WAS THE HIGHEST OF ALL OF THE COUNTIES, EXCEPT FOR ONE, KENDALL, AND THEY ONLY HAD SIX PROVIDERS. WE'RE SERVING 10,000 STUDENTS AND THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE IN THE HIGHEST-RATED CHILDCARE FACILITY BASED ON THAT WORK. SO I WAS EXCITED TO SEE THAT.

EXCITED TO SEE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT BEING PRIORITIZED.

I KNOW THAT WAS A CCR STARTED BY COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ AND I WOULD LOVE IF WE COULD POTENTIALLY SEE THE RFP BEFORE IT GOES OUT.

I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S POSSIBLE -- IT'S ALREADY SENT OUT? WE'LL SEE WHAT COMES BACK AND MAYBE WE CAN BRING THE RESULTS BACK TO PUBLIC SAFETY, MARIA. AND THEN, OBVIOUSLY, THIS SMP WORK THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING. I WAS REALLY EXCITED WHEN ERIK PUSHED FOR HAVING A CONSULTANT TO REDO OUR SMP. I GET CALLS ALL THE TIME THE STREET DOWN THE ROAD IS GETTING DONE AGAIN OR ANOTHER SLURRY SEAL OR ANOTHER MILL AND OVERLAY AND MINE HASN'T BEEN TOUCHED IN THE 50 YEARS I HAVE BEEN IN THIS HOME.

THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE CALLED US. WE TRACK.

EVERY TIME SOMEONE CALLS AND ASKS ABOUT A STREET AND THEY KNOW -- WE KNOW IT'S ON THE IMP FOR 2027, WE TRACK IT. WHEN WE COME BACK AND SWAP THINGS, WE'RE NOT TELLING SOMEBODY IT'S GOING TO GET DONE AND THEN IT'S NOT GOING TO GET DONE.

WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE ROLL IT OUT. I KNOW FROM THE GOAL, THAT RFQ HAS ALREADY BEEN RELEASED. DO WE KNOW -- I ASKED ANDY.

I WAS LIKE, ARE WE ALLOWED TO SEE THE RESPONSES? APPARENTLY WE'RE NOT.

DO WE KNOW HOW MANY FOLKS HAVE RESPONDED? CAN WE AT LEAST MAKE

QUALITATIVE STATEMENTS LIKE THAT? >> IT'S AN ONGOING

SOLICITATION, COUNCILWOMAN. >> KAUR: IT'S OPEN RIGHT NOW?

>> NO. IT HAS CLOSED AND BEEN REVIEWED.

WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS NOW. >> KAUR: OKAY.

WELL, I'M CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT THEY COME UP WITH. I'M CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT RECOMMENDATIONS THEY MAKE AND IF THEY RECOMMEND NEW TECHNOLOGY IN TERMS OF HOW WE'RE MANAGING PROGRAMS AND WE'RE MANAGING THE IMP IN GENERAL.

THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE GOAL, I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT WHY THAT GOAL WAS 43% FOR FIRST QUARTER. ARE WE JUST OVER PROJECTING TO BE COMPLETED BY THE SUMMER? ALSO A HIGHLIGHT, BUT WAS CURIOUS.

IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE OUT BY THE SUMMER. >> YES.

WE PLAN TO HAVE IT OPEN ALL YEAR ROUND. THAT IS THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS. IT IS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN 33% OF THE WAY THROUGH.

IT DOES INCLUDE SOME APPS, ABOUT 100 APPLICATIONS THAT WERE PAID WITH A LITTLE BIT OF CARRY FORWARD FROM THE PRIOR YEAR THAT WE HAD IN THE QUEUE FROM SEPTEMBER.

WE'RE ON TRACK. WE ALSO NOTICED IN THESE FIRST FOUR QUARTERS OF THE YEAR WE ARE HAVING TO PAY MORE IN RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE SUPPORT THAN WE DID THIS TIME LAST YEAR. BUT WE TRACK THAT.

THAT'S PART OF HOW WE LOOK AT HOW MANY APPLICATIONS WE CAN APPROVE PER MONTH SO

THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE IT OPEN YEAR ROUND. >> KAUR: THANKS SO MUCH.

THAT'S ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT WE HEAR GREAT FEEDBACK FROM. I THINK THAT'S $5 MILLION REALLY WELL SPENT. ALL RIGHT. HERE ARE MY GROWS.

THE STREETLIGHT PROGRAM.

FILMING GAPS TO NEEDS. THIS MONTH AT PUBLIC SAFETY, THE TEAM WAS NOT READY TO PRESENT. I'M HOPING THAT DSD WILL BE READY TO PRESENT FOR OUR MARCH MEETING SO WE CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE SHIFT STREETLIGHTS.

AS WE SAW, APPARENTLY DISTRICT 5 IS ALREADY WELL-LIT UP, BASED ON THAT ANALYSIS. AND SO, AGAIN, GOING BACK TO WHAT IS EQUITY, WHAT DOES EQUITY LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THERE ARE SUFFICIENT STREETLIGHTS AROUND SCHOOLS AND BUS STOPS VERSUS JUST WE'RE GOING TO MEASURE 600 FEET.

TO COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE'S POINT ON LOW-BARRIER SHELTER, YOU AND I DISAGREE ON THIS BECAUSE YOU CANNOT PUT A PRICE ON A LIFE. IF WE CONTINUE TO PLAY WHAC-A-MOLE AND DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION, WE'RE NEVER GOING TO GET ANYWHERE.

I DO BELIEVE THERE'S ROOM TO GROW, BASED ON THE NUMBERS I HAVE SEEN.

I WOULD LIKE FOR MARK AND THE DHHS TEAM TO DIG DOWN WHY WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FILL THE BEDS. THE GOAL WAS 125 BUT WE HAVE HAD THAT SHELTER FOR THREE -- MAYBE TWO YEARS NOW. I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD DIG

DOWN INTO WHAT'S MISSING THERE. >> WALSH: WELL, I'LL WAIT

UNTIL THE END OF YOUR TIME. SORRY. >> KAUR: ALSO, THE EXIT, 21 OF 35 EXITS WERE SUCCESSFUL. IT'S 60% EXIT RATE.

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ANOTHER GROW. THE SIDEWALK PROGRAM CONDITION ASSESSMENT.

I HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM 2024 THAT SHOWED ME THIS BEAUTIFUL MAP THAT WE WERE GOING TO GET TO SEE -- I ALWAYS HAVE TO TALK ABOUT SIDEWALKS.

THE PHASE 1 AND PHASE 2 AND PHASE 3. PHASE 1 WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE IN FISCAL YEAR '25. PHASE 2 WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE LAST YEAR.

AND THEN WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DO PHASE 3 THIS YEAR. I STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE RESULTS. I HAVE AN E-MAIL FROM PUBLIC WORKS IN JULY OF 2025 THAT THERE WERE SOME CHALLENGES WITH THE DATA. I WOULD LOVE US TO PRESS ON GETTING THAT DATA UP AND READY. EVEN IF THE WHOLE THING IS

NOT DONE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AT LEAST 1 AND 2. >> WE'RE ABOUT A MONTH AWAY FROM FINISHING THE PHASE 3 CONDITION ASSESSMENT. WE NEED TO DO SOME DATA VALIDATION BUT WE SHOULD BE READY TO PRESENT RESULTS TO YOU BY THE SUMMERTIME.

>> KAUR: I'M GOING TO HOLD YOU TO IT, ART. I WOULD AGREE WITH COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA ABOUT THE 410 DOUGHNUT BEING THE PRIORITY FOR THAT.

AND I ALSO THINK IF WE CAN DOUBLE CLICK ON AROUND SCHOOLS AND MOST-FREQUENTED BUS STOPS, THAT WOULD BE GREAT AS WELL. ÚJUST ABOUT THE SMP, I WAS AT A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING YESTERDAY ARE ON TIME AND ON BUDGET. AND I THOUGHT -- AND THEY WERE LIKE, THAT'S NOT TRUE.

I THINK WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHEN WE'RE TALKING TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT WE'RE SPECIFICALLY SAYING. BECAUSE ESPECIALLY FOR MY DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOODS, THEY KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE. THEY DON'T SEE THE DIFFERENT BUCKETS OF WHAT'S ACTUALLY STRUGGLING AND WHAT'S NOT. WE SHOULD JUST BE MINDFUL. I'M GLAD THAT THIS ONE IS AND HOPE TO CONTINUE IT SEEING TO GO THAT WAY. ALL RIGHT.

FROM A FEEDBACK STANDPOINT. FOR THE COMMUNITY SURVEY, I ACTUALLY AGREE WITH THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PIECE. COUNCILMAN MUNGIA MENTIONED THE TOWN HALLS.

BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE SURVEY TIME BE EXTENDED TO. I FEEL LIKE I'M TRYING TO GET THE CARDS OUT SO FAST DURING THAT TWO-WEEK BLOCK. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO DO ALL OF APRIL FOR THAT AND THAT WAY WE CAN GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INPUT BEFORE THE ACTUAL MAY SESSION AS WELL. THAT WOULD BE MY REQUEST THERE. AS FAR AS THE TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT, I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE FOR US, IN OUR BUDGET SESSION, WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN OUR LAST BOND CONVERSATION, WHAT THE IMPACT WOULD BE FOR 2027.

IF WE COULD SAY WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF IF WE SAID YES TO ALL THE THINGS WE DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF STORMWATER RATES, ET CETERA.

IDEALLY IT WOULD BE EVEN GREATER IF WE COULD GET ALL OF THE TAXING ENTITIES ON BOARD BECAUSE WE'RE JUST ONE SMALL PORTION OF A PROPERTY OWNER'S TAX BILL.

IF WE COULD GET EVERYBODY ON BOARD SO THEY COULD SEE THE IMPACT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S FEASIBLE BUT MAYBE IF WE LEAD THE WAY AND START IT AND SEE IF WE COULD ASK FOLKS TO GET ON. AND THEN LASTLY, WITH THE TIRZ CONVERSATION, I AGREE IN THAT WE NEED TO BE STRATEGIC IN HOW WE'RE USING THOSE DOLLARS. BUT I THINK -- AND I KNOW LIKE COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ USES INNER CITY TIRZ RIGHT NOW FOR HOUSING AND IT'S BEEN BENEFICIAL. COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO HAS BEEN USING SOME OF HERS FOR THE WORK AROUND THE INNER WEST SIDE WITH PROJECT D.C. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE US HAVE A MORE STRUCTURED PROCESS FOR HOW WE ARE USING OUR TIRZ.

WE ARE HAVING A CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW FOR SMALL-SCALE REHAB FOR THE MIDTOWN TIRZ AND HOW WE COULD USE SOME DOLLARS FOR THAT TO INCENTIVIZE A LOT OLDER BUILDINGS TO STAY NATURALLY AFFORDABLE FOR HOUSING. BUT WE DON'T HAVE AN OFFICIAL PROCESS ON HOW WE USE THE TIRZ. IT'S KIND OF UP TO US AND CITY STAFF. IT MIGHT BE GOOD FOR US TO FORMALIZE THAT IN A SPECIFIC WAY. THANK Y'ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION.

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

>> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, FREDDIE AND JUSTINA FOR THE PRESENTATION. FIRST, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF COUNCILMAN MARC WHYTE'S ENSURING THE PUBLIC HAS ACCESS TO INFORMATION IS SOMETHING I'LL ALWAYS BE SUPPORTIVE OF. YESTERDAY AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING I GAVE AN UPDATE ON THE SAWS' POTENTIAL RATE ADJUSTMENT AS WELL AS THE VIA TELECOM TAX. IT WAS REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK BUT THEY WERE ASKING WHAT OTHER RATE ADJUSTMENTS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE.

I THINK THIS INITIATIVE WILL HELP ENSURE THAT AS THERE ARE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT INCREASING FEES, THAT THE PUBLIC'S WELL AWARE OF THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT COUNCIL MAY BE MAKING. IN TERMS OF THE TABLETOP EXERCISE, I THINK IT REVEALED WHAT WE'VE KNOWN IS THAT MANY OF OUR IMPORTANT FRONT-FACING DEPARTMNTS LIKE MENTAL HEALTH, NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN AUDIO] AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT A COUPLE OF MY COLLEAGUES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS HAVE HIGHLIGHTED IS THE NEED TO SHIFT FROM RELYING PRIMARILY

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BECAUSE OF CHANGING ADMINISTRATIONS, WE KNOW THAT MANY OF THESE INITIATIVES ARE AT RISK. SO, AGAIN, IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE ZIP CODE THAT WE ALREADY KNOW AND WE SEE ON EVERY STUDY THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED THE MOST.

WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF NEED AND A NEED FOR INVESTMENT.

I JUST OF COURSE WILL ALWAYS HIGHLIGHT THE NEED TO SHIFT WHERE WE REALLOCATE OUR GENERAL FUND DOLLARS TO SUSTAIN THE INITIATIVES OF THESE DEPARTMENTS.

THEY PRIMARILY SUPPORT CHILDREN AND SENIORS AND SO MANY OTHERS.

JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT KEY COMPONENT. IN TERMS OF TIRZ FUNDING, I THINK COUNCILMAN MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ HIT IT. LIKE THE WESTSIDE TIRZ, FOR EXAMPLE, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH FUNDING AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK EARLY ON ON THE HISTORY OF THE WESTSIDE TIRZ, IT WAS USED TO INITIATE MARKET-RATE DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER, WE HAVE SHIFTED WHAT WE PRIORITIZED BASED OFF THE BOARD DIRECTION IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE INVESTING IN.

SO I THINK IN TERMS OF CITY-INITIATED TIRZ WHERE THERE'S NO COUNCIL REPRESENTATION, I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HAVING POLICY DISCUSSION THERE.

AGAIN, BUT THESE ARE PRIMARILY THE TIRZ THAT WE SEE HELP FACILITATE DOWNTOWN PROJECTS. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE ONE COUNCIL REPRESENTATION AND/OR LARGER CONVERSATION. I DO BELIEVE THE TIRZ THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPER INITIATED OR HAVE COUNCIL REPRESENTATION HAVE ROBUST BOARDS TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION ON WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE WITHIN THAT DESIGNATED AREA.

TO THE MAYOR'S POINT, I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF US IDENTIFYING THE WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN SUPPORT AND FILL THE GAP WITH THE MEDICAID WAIVERS, IF WE DO SEE THAT FUNDING -- IF WE DO MAKE UP FOR THAT FUNDING, RATHER.

I DID HAVE A QUESTION IN TERMS OF THE HOT TAX. IF IT'S NOT PRODUCING AS MUCH AS ANTICIPATED AND WITH SOME OF THE DOWNTOWN PROJECTS, LIKE PROJECT MARVEL AND THE SPORTS DISTRICT ARE RELYING ON THE HOT TAX, CAN YOU HELP US UNDERSTAND IN TERMS -- HELP ME UNDERSTAND IN TERMS OF DO WE PLAN TO POTENTIALLY TAP INTO THE GENERAL FUND OR ADDITIONAL TIRZ TO HELP SUPPLEMENT FOR THAT FUNDING

STRUCTURE? >> WALSH: NO. >> CASTILLO: OKAY.

I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION. IN TERMS OF A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS WITH THINGS THAT ARE MOVING ALONG. I WANTED TO COMMEND DEBBIE.

PLEASED TO SEE OVER 200 FOLKS HAVE GONE TO THE ARCHIVES MUSEUM.

OVER 93 FAMILIES HAVE RECEIVED ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE MINOR REHAB PROGRAM.

AS ALREADY MENTIONED WITH THE VACANT CONCERNS THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH STRUCTURES, PLEASED TO SEE THAT CODE OFFICER HAS MADE OVER 71 INSPECTIONS.

GRATEFUL THAT WITH PARKS THAT THE JIMMY FLORES PARK IS GOING TO BE RECEIVING A SHADE STRUCTURE. IN TERMS OF PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, JUST GRATEFUL FOR JAMES HALL KEEPING MY TEAM UPDATED. I AM SUPPORTIVE IN TERMS OF INFRASTRUCTURE ALL THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, LOOKING AT 410.

I SHARE THE BORDER WITH DISTRICT 4 SO OFTENTIMES I GET INVITED TO THINGS IN D4 AND THERE IS A LOT OF NEED FOR SUPPORT IN TERMS OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND MUCH MORE, ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF CITY FACILITIES. I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE ON HOW WE COULD RECALIBRATE TO ENSURE THOSE PARTS OF THE CITY THAT HAVE A LACK OF ACCESS THE SAME GOES WITH THE WEST END COMMUNITY THAT I SHARE WITH DISTRICT 1.

GONE OUT TO NEIGHBORS' HOUSES OVER THERE AND THERE'S A LOT OF NEED IN TERMS OF STREETS AND SIDEWALKS. I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE ON HOW WE COULD CONTINUE TO HAVE A REAL EQUITY LENS IN TERMS OF INFRASTRUCTURE.

LASTLY, AGAIN WITH THE LOW-BARRIER SHELTER, I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION BEING ANSWERED IN TERMS OF WHY THERE'S VACANCIES. MARK, IF YOU CAN SHARE.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. DIRECTOR OF THE HOMELESS SERVICES AND STRATEGIC DEPARTMENT. ACTUALLY, WE NEED TO UPDATE THE COUNCIL ON THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ENROLLED OR SERVED THROUGH THE LOW-BARRIER SHELTER.

ERIK MENTIONED THAT STRAC HAS A CONTACT WITH SAM. THE NUMBER IS NOT 110, IT'S 183. STRAC IS IDENTIFYING PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS AND MENTALLY ILL SHOWING UP IN HOSPITAL SYSTEMS, NOW ARE GOING OVER TO THE SHELTER ITSELF, WHICH FREES UP THOSE BEDS IN THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM. IT'S NOT IMPACTING OUR OUTREACH WORKERS' ABILITY TO SERVE PEOPLE. COUNCILWOMAN, WE WANT TO DRILL DOWN INTO, BUT JUST A REMINDER THAT THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS TAKES A WHILE BUT WE'RE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, FROM ENGAGEMENT THROUGH CLINICAL INTERVENTION TO MOVEMENT OUT OF SHELTER WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE. THAT'S WHY WE NEED ACCESS TO THE DATA, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE WORKING WITH CLOSE TO HOME ON.

COUNCILWOMAN, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU,

MARK. >> WALSH: I WAS GOING TO ADD THERE ARE A LOT OF CONNECTIONS TO LAST WEEK'S B SESSION REGARDING THE LOW-BARRIER SHELTER.

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SO IT'S ALL REALLY CONNECTED TOGETHER, INCLUDING THE DIVERSION CENTER.

THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT BEFORE WE HAD THE LOW-BARRIER SHELTER, WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE. WE DID A SMALL HOTEL ON THE EAST SIDE OF DOWNTOWN.

IT WAS OUR FIRST EVER. AND WE CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR IT.

AND THE COMMUNITY -- HOW DO WE FUND IT. >> CASTILLO: IN TERMS OF A PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY, I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THE CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES HAS PROPOSED . I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH COMMISSIONER MOODY, WHO HIGHLIGHTED THAT NEED. HAVING MET WITH NURSES FROM THE COUNTY JAIL, THEY SHARED THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DEMENTIA GOING INTO THE BEXAR COUNTY JAIL AND WHEN THEY GET RELEASED, THERE'S NO SERVICES NECESSARY THAT THEY ARE BEING TRIAGED TO.

THERE'S AN INCREASED NEED FOR PSYCHIATRIC HELP SO I'M HOPEFUL WITHIN THE AD HOC COMMITTEE WE CAN DISCUSS WHAT ADDITIONAL PHASES LOOK LIKE BEYOND JAIL DIVERSION

TO ALSO INCLUDE A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL. >> WALSH: SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE MAY BE ENDING UP AT THE LOW-BARRIER SHELTER, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT.

>> CASTILLO: I THINK TO THAT POINT, TO COUNCILMAN MUNGIA'S POINT, IS THERE'S JUST SUCH A DIVERSE NEED WITH INDIVIDUALS GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT WE CAN'T NECESSARILY PUT A TIMELINE IN OUR EXPECTATION THAT THEY GRADUATE INTO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OR LONG-TERM HOUSING. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO NAVIGATE BY A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> WALSH: ONE OTHER THING, I JUST WANTED TO RESPOND TO COUNCILWOMAN. THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ON CITY-INITIATED TIRZ BOARD, THAT WAS AN ISSUE THAT CAME UP WHEN WE HAD THAT LARGER TIRZ CONVERSATION.

I THINK TWO WEEKS LATER -- >> MAYOR JONES: IT'S ALREADY ADDRESSED.

>> WALSH: ALL THE CITY-INITIATED TIRZ NOW HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THE

BOARD. >> MAYOR JONES: THAT'S RIGHT.

COUNCILWOMAN SPEARS. >> SPEARS: THANKS, MAYOR. THANK YOU JUSTINA AND TROY AND FREDDIE FOR THE PRESENTATION AND EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE TABLETOP EXERCISE. A COUPLE OF GENERAL COMMENTS.

WITH RESPECT TO CPS AND SAWS, I THINK WE NEED TO PROCEED WITH THE AUDITS, THE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES, AND LOOKING AT THE INTERNAL COST CONTROLS.

I THINK WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT THAT BEFORE WE START TALKING ABOUT THE RATE INCREASES. BECAUSE UTILITY COSTS ARE GOING UP.

AND IN ADDITION, YOU KNOW, WITH THE FEDERAL FUNDING, WE DO NEED TO BE AS TRANSPARENT WITH OUR RESIDENTS AS WE CAN. ESPECIALLY IF ANY OF OUR POLICY DECISIONS ARE GOING TO PUT THESE DOLLARS AT RISK.

WE NEED TO BE FULLY TRANSPARENT ABOUT WHAT'S AT STAKE AND WHICH SERVICES ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED. I AM FOCUSING A LOT ON HOW WE CAN RIGHT-SIZE DEPARTMENTS, ALIGNING OUR BUDGETS WITH THE ACTUAL SPENDING, AND REDUCING ANY VACANCY INEFFICIENCIES AND STILL MAINTAINING OUR SERVICE LEVELS.

ANYTHING THAT'S BEEN VACANT FOR A WHILE, WE CAN SEE THAT IT'S STILL FUNCTIONING, WE NEED TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN MAYBE ELIMINATE THOSE POSITIONS.

I REALLY WANT TO SEE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DOLLARS TRANSLATED INTO IMPROVED RESPONSE TIMES AND MEASURABLE CRIME REDUCTION. AND WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH THE MAYOR ABOUT SEEKING THE HIGH-PAYING JOBS AND REALLY LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN GET A REAL RETURN ON INVESTMENT AND CHANGE THE LANDSCAPE OF WHAT OUR COMMUNITY MEDIAN INCOME, HOW WE CAN RAISE THAT MEDIAN INCOME. I THINK ALONGSIDE THAT WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES WITH AI INSIDE OUR OPERATIONS. AND THEN OUTSIDE IN OUR PRIVATE SECTOR AS WELL. THOSE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF GENERAL THINGS.

WITH REGARD TO THE TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT, I AM FULLY SUPPORTIVE.

I WANT TO SEE IT BE AS COMPREHENSIVE AS POSSIBLE. I AGREE WE SHOULD TRY TO GET EVERYONE OUT THERE SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THIS REALLY WILL IMPACT YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL.

SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD, COUNCILMAN WHYTE.

CPS AND SAWS, WHEN WOULD WE BE ABLE TO GET THIS UP AND RUNNING?

DO YOU KNOW? >> THIS WOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO OUR 2027 BUDGET. AND WE COULD POST THIS ONLINE AS WELL.

>> SPEARS: OKAY. I KNOW MY RESIDENTS WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THAT.

SO SLIDE 21, THIS CONTINUES ON THAT. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON -- LOOKING AT THE EFFICIENCIES AND DUPLICATION OF SERVICES.

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THAT'S ON 22. >> WE COULD PROVIDE SOME OF THOSE IN MAY, ALONG WITH THE CORE VERSUS NON-CORE ANALYSIS WE'RE GOING TO DO. BUT THE FINAL ONES WILL BE PART OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET THAT WE DO IN AUGUST. AS WE DID THIS PAST YEAR, YOU WOULD SEE THOSE IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SECTION IN THE BUDGET DOCUMENT THAT DESCRIBES THOSE CBR EFFICIENCIES IDENTIFIED DURING THE PROCESS, SO WE COULD CERTAINLY PROVIDE ALL THAT.

>> SPEARS: THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THE SOONER THE BETTER.

I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN MUNGIA. I NEED AS MUCH LEAD TIME AS POSSIBLE ON THE TOWN HALLS AND THE WORK SESSIONS SO THAT THEIR INPUT FEELS VALIDATED AND IS VALIDATED AND REFLECTED IN OUR BUDGET. I AGREE WITH THAT.

AS MUCH LEAD TIME AS POSSIBLE IS THE GOAL FOR ME. BECAUSE I DO LIKE TO GET INTO THE BUDGET. THIS IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY ON COUNCIL.

I AM GLAD TO SEE IN SLIDE 17 --. SLIDE 19. THE SQUAD'S GOING ONLINE IN JULY. VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT AS WELL AS THE RISK ASSESSMENT FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS. THAT'S WONDERFUL. I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT THE MAYOR SAID ABOUT US GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT WHAT WE WANT TO DO AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL IN OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. I THINK THAT'S SPOT ON AND I THINK A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY IS THERE AND THE SOONER WE CAN GET OUR HEAD AROUND IT, BE FIRST AT THE TABLE IS WHAT WE REALLY NEED TO BE FOCUSING ON.

WITH REGARD TO SLIDE 17, I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO IS SAYING. I TALKED TO COMMISSIONER MOODY AS WELL.

THERE IS A REAL DESIRE BY THE COUNTY TO COLLABORATE AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF INFLUENCE HERE THAT WE NEED TO WORK ALONGSIDE THEM. SO I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE TRACKING ON THAT AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO REALLY BE THINKING ABOUT IMPACTING THAT LOW-BARRIER SHELTER. WHILE IT'S A SOLUTION RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT A REAL TENABLE, LONG-TERM SOLUTION. AND HOW DO WE REALLY IMPACT THAT VULNERABLE POPULATION IN THE MOST MEANINGFUL WAY WE CAN? I DO -- I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE CORE SERVICES COMPARISON.

HAVE WE IDENTIFIED -- I KNOW YOU MENTIONED IN THE TABLETOP WE WERE LOOKING AT SPECIFIC AREAS. BUT HAVE WE LOOKED AT ANY IMPACTS ON THE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR OUR CORE SERVICES, WHICH ARE THE POLICE AND FIRE, PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS AND LIBRARY. HAVE WE IDENTIFIED ANY OF THAT OR IS THERE NO IMPACT?

>> IN TERMS OF THE -- SO THE TABLETOP FOCUSED ON OUR SOCIAL SERVICES, HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES. WE HAVE NOT DONE THAT SAME. >> SPEARS: AND THERE'S NO

PLAN TO DO THAT? >> WALSH: NOT IMMEDIATELY, COUNCILWOMAN.

BUT THERE ARE TWO KNOWN POTENTIAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES OR AWARDS THAT ARE IMPACTED. ONE IS THE COPS GRANT THAT THE MAYOR ASKED ABOUT EARLIER THAT WE'RE STILL IN DISCUSSION WITH DOJ. AND THE SECOND IS A HOMELAND

SECURITY GRANT THAT WE'RE AWAITING FURTHER DETAILS ON. >> SPEARS: OKAY.

SO MANY PAPERS. ALL RIGHT. ON THE IMP, I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT THE EQUITY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT WE CONSIDER AS A MEASURE OR METRIC, USAGE AND THE IMPACT ON COMMUNITY.

LIKE HOW MUCH A ROAD IS TRAVELED MATTERS ON HOW MUCH IT IMPACTS THE COMMUNITY.

IS THAT WHAT YOU MEANT BY THE GOAL AND THE OUTCOME WHEN YOU SAID THAT?

ERIK, SORRY. >> WALSH: I THINK IT DEPENDS ON HOW THE OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE WE ASKED FOR TO FRAME IT. WE SPENT $120 MILLION ROUGHLY A YEAR ON STREET MAINTENANCE. WE HAVE -- THE LAST TIME WE SURVEYED, WE HAVE A HIGHER PCI THAN OTHER COMPARABLE CITIES.

PAVEMENT CONDITION INDEX. AND WE HAVE A HIGHER GOAL. BUT I THINK IT'S RESETTING THAT GOAL TO SOMETHING THAT IS ALLOCATED IN A WAY THAT ADDRESSES THE NEED IN THE COMMUNITY. AND I THINK THE TRICK IS GOING TO BE IN WHAT COUNCILWOMAN KAUR MENTIONED IS WHATEVER WE COME UP WITH, HOW WE TRANSITION TO IT.

THAT'S GOING TO BE THE TRICK, I THINK. >> SPEARS: THIS IS IN THE

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IT SAID IT WAS AN UNFAVORABLE BALANCE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION.

DO WE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON WHEN THAT WILL BE A NON-ISSUE OR WE'LL BOUNCE

BACK FROM THAT? >> THAT'S PRIMARILY AT THE CONVENTION CENTER GARAGE.

THE TOWER OF AMERICAS PARKING LOT. ALL THE CONSTRUCTION GOING AROUND WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE INSTITUTE. THAT'S DONE NOW AND I THINK

WE'LL SEE THAT RECOVER. >> WALSH: ONE OTHER IMPACT IS THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE AT THE TOWER OF AMERICAS, BECAUSE THAT PARTICULAR GARAGE IS UTILIZED FOR THAT AS WELL. AND SO AS WORK IS BEING DONE ON THE ELEVATORS AND UP AT THE TOP, WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME IMPACTS ON THE PARKING REVENUE, OBVIOUSLY.

>> SPEARS: GOOD. OKAY. >> COUNCILWOMAN, I WANTED TO MENTION THAT FUND DOES HAVE A $6.3 MILLION FUND BALANCE. THE NEGATIVE OR THE -- WE'RE NOT MEETING OUR REVENUE PROJECTIONS BUT THE FUND BALANCE, WE HAVE A FUND

BALANCE IN THAT PARKING FUND. >> SPEARS: ON THE PARKING? OKAY. I DO WANT TO REITERATE -- THIS IS JUMPING OVER TO THE TABLETOP, SORRY. SLIDE 32. I LIKED THE RESULTS SAYING THAT CROSS-SECTOR COORDINATION. AND I MEANT TO BRING THAT UP WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE COUNTY. I THINK SHARING THAT DATA AND WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND THEN ALSO THE OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, IT'S CLEAR THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO HEAD AT THIS POINT.

BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SHARE RESOURCES. SO I WANT TO REITERATE MY SUPPORT FOR THAT. I'M JUMPING ALL OVER THE PLACE.

THE LAST THING I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT WAS THE ALAMODOME, WHEREVER IT IS.

SO IT SAID PAUL MCCARTNEY REVERENCE WERE LESS THAN EXPECTED AND WE HAVE BRUNO MARS COMING. HOW DO WE SOLICIT THESE CONCERTS AND HOW DO WE IMPROVE -- DO WE NEED TO WRITE LETTERS TO THE PEOPLE WE WANT TO SEE COMING?

I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT. >> WALSH: WE HAVE ZACH TAYLOR COMING IN APRIL.

ZACH TAYLOR AND AC/DC. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, PATRICIA MUZQUIZ CANTOR.

WE HAVE A STRONG 2026 COMING UP. IT WASN'T JUST P PAUL MCCARTNEY. YES, OTHER EVENTS UNDERPERFORMED BUT WE HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH SOME OF THE MAJOR PROMOTERS AND WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, OTHER THAN THE FOUR CONCERTS IN SEPTEMBER, WE ALREADY HAVE ZACH IN MARCH, AC/DC IN JULY

AND OTHERS. >> SPEARS: I'LL WRITE LETTERS, IF YOU NEED IT.

I THINK RICK WILL TOO. I'M SORRY. COUNCILMAN GALVAN .

ANYWAY, THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: ON THAT POINT, ACTUALLY, WHEN I WAS IN -- SORRY, MA'AM, IF YOU WOULD COME BACK UP.

IT WOULD BE HELPFUL. I THINK ALL OF US GET THESE SAME QUESTIONS.

WHY DOESN'T SO AND SO COME HERE? SOME OF THESE ARTISTS ONLY GO TO DOMED FACILITIES. SO US UNDERSTANDING WHO WE'RE NEVER GOING TO COMPETE FOR IS HELPFUL WHEN WE TALK TO OUR CONSTITUENTS. WHAT IT DOES THEN IS ALSO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHO EXACTLY IS -- WHO'S THE SWEET SPOT.

IF ALL THESE THINGS OPERATE AT A LOSS, THE CONVENTION CENTER AND THE ALAMODOME, WHAT IS MANAGEABLE AND REALISTIC IN TERMS OF WHO WE SHOOT FOR?

I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL. >> WE CAN PROVIDE THAT.

>> WALSH: YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT. SOMETIMES WE HAVE 64,000 SEATS IN THE BUILDING BUT SOMETIMES THE PROMOTER WANTS A SMALLER BUILDING.

AND REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE REVENUE DEAL IS THAT WE CAN OFFER, SOMETIMES THEY WANT THE FROST BANK ARENA BECAUSE IT'S 17,000 OR 18,000. WE'LL PUT THAT TOGETHER.

I GET THOSE SAME QUESTIONS SO I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR YOU AS WELL.

>> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER MEZA GONZALEZ. >> GONZALEZ: THANK YOU.

THANK YOU TO JUSTINA AND HER TEAM FOR PROVIDING THIS PRESENTATION.

JUST QUICKLY ON THE FEEDBACK. I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE TIMELINE THAT WAS PRESENTED BUT ALSO HEAR FEEDBACK FROM OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS.

OUR RESIDENTS ALL HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS OF RETRIEVING INFORMATION AND SO WHAT WORKS FOR YOUR DISTRICT, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF MAKING SURE THAT JUST WE MAKE THOSE CHANGES IN GENERAL TO THAT PROCESS. AS FAR AS THE FEEDBACK FOR

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I HAD A QUESTION ON -- WHILE THE LAST BUDGET SESSION WE MADE THE NECESSARY REVENUE AND EXPENSE CHANGES TO SMOOTH OUT OUR FISCAL CONDITION AT THAT TIME, I'M ASSUMING THAT APPROACH WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE DONE AGAIN AS WE ENTER THE 2027 BUDGET AND '28 PLAN PROCESS THIS SUMMER. IS THAT CORRECT?

>> WALSH: YES, MA'AM. LIKELY. YEAH.

LIKELY. PART OF THE FORECAST PRESENTATION IN MAY IS AT THAT POINT WE'LL HAVE THAT PRELIMINARY INFORMATION FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND WE'LL BE SIX MONTHS INTO THE FISCAL YEAR. A LITTLE BIT MORE

INFORMATION TO PROJECT OUT FOR THAT '28 PLAN. >> GONZALEZ: AS FAR AS THE RENTAL AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF ALL THE BUDGETED INITIATIVE HIGHLIGHTS. APPRECIATE THE BREAKDOWN OF THAT.

JUST A REMINDER. THE RENTAL AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE, THAT'S RELATED TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS? WHEN ARE THOSE FUNDS USED? I CAN'T REMEMBER.

>> YES. THEY ARE FOR ANYONE FACING A FINANCIAL BURDEN AND BEHIND ON RENT. WE PRIORITIZE THOSE THAT ARE IN THE EVICTION PROCESS.

AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE

SO YOU MAY NEED TO ROW TO RELOCE FULLY TO A NEW PLACE. >> GONZALEZ: HOW LONG IS

THAT SUPPORT FOR? >> YOU CAN GET UP TO THREE MONTHS OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE.

>> GONZALEZ: THANK YOU. ON THE TABLETOP EXERCISE, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU TO JUSTINA AND HER DEPARTMENT FOR GETTING THAT TABLETOP EXERCISE DONE.

ALSO WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO DR. HALLPERN. WE DON'T ALWAYS GET TO HEAR FROM HEALTH ECONOMISTS SO I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. I UNDERSTAND THE SCENARIOS AND APPRECIATE THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME FROM THIS.

IT REMINDED ME KIND OF TRIGGERED A MEMORY FOR ME DURING COVID WHEN WE PUT A PAUSE ON ALL THE COMMITTEES AND FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON HOMELESSNESS AND FOOD INSECURITY. THAT WAS DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE WERE GETTING CARES DOLLARS IN AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ALLOCATE THOSE DOLLARS.

THAT BEING SAID, I THINK THE TEAM IS READY TO MANAGE THAT THROUGH THAT, THROUGH THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. BUT I DID THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE DID RECEIVE A MEMO FROM GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT GIVING US AN UPDATE ON WHERE THOSE FEDERAL DOLLARS WERE. THE RESIDENTS OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T GET THAT MEMO BUT IF THERE'S SOMEBODY HERE, SALLY, TO JUST PROVIDE THAT SUMMARY OF WHAT YOU PROVIDED US SO THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN HEAR THAT.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. SALLY BASURTO, DIRECTOR FOR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS.

YOU'RE CORRECT. ON FEBRUARY 3 THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS TEAM SHARED A FEDERAL BUDGET UPDATE WITH THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL NOTIFYING YOU THAT THE PRESIDENT HAD JUST, ON THAT DAY, SIGNED INTO LAW FIVE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT APPROPRIATIONS BILLS FOR THE CITY AND FOR THIS COMMUNITY THAT INCLUDED DOT, DOD, LABOR, HHS, AND OF COURSE HUD. ONCE AGAIN WE WERE VERY HAPPY TO REPORT VIA THAT MEMO THAT CONGRESS AGAIN REJECTED THOSE REDUCTIONS THAT NORMALLY GET RECOMMENDED THROUGH THE KICKOFF OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS THROUGH THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED BUDGET. GREAT TO BE ABLE TO REPORT AS WELL THAT THE MAJORITY OF, IF NOT ALL I BELIEVE OF THE TOP TEN CITY'S BUDGET FUNDING STREAMS THAT COME THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THAT INCLUDE THE HOT PROGRAM, THE CDBG, HOME, HOPWA, AND OTHERS RECEIVED FUNDING.

WHILE OTHERS SAW SLIGHT INCREASES SUCH AS THE WIC AS WELL AS EARLY HEAD START AND THE HEAD START PROGRAM . ONE YEAR AT A TIME, COUNCILWOMAN, THAT PROCESS WILL START ALL OVER AGAIN. BUT PRIMARILY GOOD NEWS ALL THE WAY AROUND.

I DO HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK AND THE LEADERSHIP OF THE EXTENSION OF THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS TEAM IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THROUGH OUR FEDERAL CONSULTANTS.

A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR ENTIRE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, THE SENATORS AND OUR HOUSE MEMBERS. WE HAVE TWO STRONG GONZALES WHO HAVE BEEN HELPFUL IN HELPING US ADVOCATE FOR THE CITY'S

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PRIORITIES DURING THE ENTIRE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS. >> GONZALEZ: THANK YOU FOR THAT, SALLY. JUST ON THE PARTICIPANTS, I KNOW THAT IT'S IMPORTANT -- OBVIOUSLY THE NONPROFITS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE IMPACTED BY THIS.

BUT BASED ON THE GOALS, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT WAS NONPROFITS EXPRESSING A DESIRE FOR MORE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. WHO ARE THE FOLKS THAT DO THAT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND HOW DO WE BRING THEM INTO THE DISCUSSION SOONER THAN LATER SO THEY'RE HEARING ABOUT WHAT THE NEEDS ARE OF THESE NONPROFITS AS WELL? SO WHETHER IT'S LIKE A LISC FUND? BUT THOSE LARGER NONPROFITS THAT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO MANAGE THE RECOMMENDED NEXT STEPS. LIKE FORMALIZING THIS CROSS-SECTOR WORKING GROUP.

WOULD THAT BE YOU RUNNING THAT OR IS THERE A CONSULTANT THAT COMES IN TO

HELP YOU WITH THAT ? >> NO, WE WOULD BE RUNNING IT.

WE REACHED OUT TO THE PARTNERS TO START LOOKING WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN BECOMING, AS PART OF THAT CROSS-SECTIONAL TEAM. AND CONTINUING THE WORK THAT

WE STARTED WITH THE FEDERAL TABLETOP. >> GONZALEZ: YEAH.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND OR ASK IF THERE'S ANY WAY TO BRING IN THOSE LARGER NONPROFITS THAT DO THIS TYPE OF FACILITATION TO REALLY HELP YOU, HONESTLY, WITH THAT PROCESS. IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN CONSIDER?

>> YES. WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT. >> GONZALEZ: THANK YOU.

I THINK I WANTED TO SECOND COUNCILMAN MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ'S POINT.

BESIDES ANY LEGAL COMMITMENTS, I HAVE HEARD GENERAL FUND DOLLARS OR TIRZ DOLLARS BEING USED TO FILL IN THOSE CUTS THAT WE'RE GETTING ON THE FEDERAL SIDE.

WHAT HAPPENS INTERNALLY WITH DEPARTMENTS WHEN YOU HEAR ABOUT THOSE CUTS COMING? THE PROGRAMS THE GRANTS FUND, ARE THEY KIND OF, AT THAT POINT, COMPLETELY CUT OR IS IT JUST FILTERING THEM BACK DOWN TO THE CORE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT?

>> WALSH: HISTORICALLY, IT DEPENDS. THERE ARE THE EBB AND FLOW OF GRANT FUNDING IS CONSTANT AND SO THERE HAVE BEEN PERIODS OF TIME WHERE A STATE OR A FEDERAL GRANT GOES AWAY OR IS REDUCED FOR WHATEVER REASON.

AS WE DETERMINE, AS PART OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET PROCESS, IS THAT SOMETHING WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO? IF IT IS, HOW DO WE FUND IT THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO LESSEN OUR FOOTPRINT ON AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON WHAT THAT TARGET POPULATION WAS INITIALLY WITH THE GRANT.

IT DEPENDS. I THINK THAT'S WHY THERE WAS A LOT OF VALUE TO THE TABLETOP BECAUSE IT TOOK THAT PROCESS THAT'S KIND OF AN INTERNAL, NORMAL PROCESS THAT HAPPENS ANYWAY AND PUT IT ON STEROIDS AND SAID 50% OF THE MONEY IS NOT COMING, WHAT DO WE DO? HOW DO WE COMMUNICATE AND HOW DO WE ADVOCATE? BUT MARIA WAS THE BUDGET DIRECTOR. JUSTINA AND FREDDIE ARE THE BUDGET DIRECTORS. I WORKED IN BUDGET. DR. JACOBS KNOWS THAT AND MELODY. THERE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE FUNDING DECISIONS AND IT COMES BACK DOWN TO WHERE WE STARTED THE CONVERSATION, WHAT ARE THE PRIORITIES OF

THE COUNCIL ON OUR GOALS AND OUR OUTCOMES. >> GONZALEZ: THANK YOU FOR THAT. THE POINT THAT COUNCILMAN MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ SAID RELATED TO THE TIRZ AND JUST THE EFFORTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO BRING THOSE GOALS BACK TO CENTER, JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T LOSE SITE OF THAT GOAL AS WE CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMAN GALVAN. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR THE PRESENTATION TODAY AND ALL THE WORK. AND OF COURSE THIS IS DIFFICULT FINANCIAL TIMES SO I APPRECIATE THE THOROUGH RESEARCH WE ARE DOING TO HELP PREPARE US.

MAYBE GOING A LITTLE BIT BACKWARDS, BUT ON THE BUDGET TIMELINE, I WAS TALKING TO MY TEAM EARLIER TODAY AND I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD HAVE TOO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT IT BUT I THINK THE COMMUNITY INPUT PORTION, I'M INTERESTED IN SEEING ARE THERE OTHER WAYS WE COULD DO PRELIMINARY TOWN HALLS TO GIVE RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIVE INTO WHAT THE BUDGET IS, VERSUS IT BEING ALL AT ONCE. AND MAYBE OFFER SOME KIND OF

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AND IT'S MOVING ON. I THINK THAT'S WHAT I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING, IF WE COULD. MAYBE THAT'S COUNCIL DISTRICT DEPENDENT BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO GIVE RESIDENTS MORE AUTHORITY IN THE SITUATION EARLIER. ON THE TAX STATEMENT, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH IT.

I THINK TRANSPARENCY IS KEY THERE. I'M SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT COUNCILMEMBER KAUR AND MUNGIA MENTIONED ABOUT DETAILING ABOUT IT.

JUST BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US RESIDENTS AUDIO]ERSTAND ■WHATWE'RE&-ÚTALK■ WE ONLY HAVE CAPACITY FOR THIS MUCH. THAT'S WHERE THE PUBLIC ENTITIES DO COME IN. SO JUST I'LL LEAVE THAT WHERE IT IS AT THE MOMENT.

BUT ONE OF THE BIG QUESTIONS I JUST WANTED TO ASK WAS ON RESERVES -- I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT SLIDE IT WAS. IT WAS A COUPLE OF SLIDES LEADING TO THE USE OF OUR RESERVES. WHAT ARE THE PARAMETERS FOR UTILIZING THAT TO FILL ANY BUDGET GAPS? YEAH, LEAVE THE QUESTION THERE ON A BROAD STATEMENT.

>> WE HAVE A 15% BUDGETED RESERVE THAT WE ADHERE TO AND WE DON'T DIP INTO THAT 15%. WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN IN TWO-YEAR BALANCED BUDGETS, THAT ADDITIONAL RESERVE -- ANYTHING OVER THE 15% WILL HELP US TO BALANCE 2027.

>> GALVAN: OKAY. I SEE. >> WALSH: COUNCILMAN, AND JUST SOME ADDITIONAL CONTEXT. WHEN COVID OCCURRED AND WE NEEDED TO CUT, REDUCE OUR BUDGET BECAUSE OF THE FREEFALL THAT WAS OCCURRING IN THE SPRING, WE ELIMINATED $180 MILLION OF EXPENSE OUT OF THE BUDGET AND DIDN'T TOUCH THE RESERVE. THE RESERVE IS THERE NOT TO FILL BUDGET GAPS.

IT'S THERE TO PROVIDE THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THE ORGANIZATION.

IT IS ALSO A ONE-TIME DOLLAR. IF YOU TOOK A DOLLAR OUT OF THAT AND PLUGGED A BUDGET GAP, YOU'RE SPENDING THAT DOLLAR AND IT'S GONE.

AND THEN THIRDLY, SHORT OF SOMETHING BIGGER THAN COVID, CITIES ARE VERY CAREFUL

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EIGHT, TEN YEARS. >> GALVAN: I APPRECIATE THAT.

I OFTEN THINK ABOUT THE PROGRAMS WITHIN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND THE WAY WE CAN KEEP STAFF ON BOARD. THAT'S A REOCCURRING COST.

MAYBE THE RESERVES ISN'T THE BEST PLACE BUT I WAS INTERESTED IN SEEING WHAT THE PARAMETERS ARE. DO WE HAVE ANY ANTICIPATION ABOUT THE TREND LINES THAT WE'RE SEEING ALREADY WITH ANY SALES TAX DECREASES, HOT DECREASES, ABOUT ANY CHANGES TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET THAT WE REVIEWED LAST SUMMER BASED ON WHAT WE THINK WILL

HAPPEN OR IS IT STILL CONSISTENT? >> AS FAR AS SALES TAX AND HOT TAXES, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THOSE IN WE CAN DO TO MITIGATE AND CUT ON THE EXPENSE SIDE IF WE NEED TO DO THAT.

WE ALSO HAVE THE BUDGET ADJUSTMENT THAT WILL HAPPEN IN MID-MAY AND IF WE NEED TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE BUDGET, WE CAN USE THAT AS A MECHANISM TO DO THAT.

>> WALSH: YEAH, IN SHORT THE SALES TAX, WE WERE REALLY CONSERVATIVE -- I

THINK IT WAS 2% GROWTH. >> YEAH. WHERE WE ENDED UP IN '25 IS

2.4% GROWTH. >> WALSH: WE HAVE CONTINUED TO SEE, THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER, CHALLENGES WITH SALES TAX. CPS IS A LITTLE BIT ABOVE AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE ABOUT EVEN IN THE GENERAL FUND. I'VE ASKED THE BUDGET OFFICE AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT TTO GO BACK AND LOOK THROUGH THE SECTORS OF SALES TAX.

WHAT'S DRIVING THE CHANGES? IS IT RETAIL, INDUSTRIAL, CONSTRUCTION TO SEE WHERE THOSE TREND LINES ARE AT. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR WHEN WE COME BACK IN THE MID-YEAR AND SET THE MID-YEAR BUDGET.

>> GALVAN: I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN WHAT THE POTENTIAL OPTIONS ARE FOR CHANGING FUNDING SOURCES, REVENUE SOURCES, WHETHER IT'S FEES OR DIFFERENT KINDS OF REVENUES WE HAVE HERE. SEEING NOT ONLY CAN WE GET TO A LEVEL TO KEEP SOME OF THE GRANT-FUNDED PROGRAMS AVAILABLE BUT ALSO HOW WE CAN SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IN A BIGGER WAY. WHEN I THINK ABOUT STAND UP SA, IF WE GET SOME OPTIONS THAT WE TALK ABOUT IN THE BOND PROGRAM THAT SHOWS DIFFERENT CASES.

THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED BACK TO WHERE IT'S AT NOW WITH THE GRANT BUT HOW IT CAN REACH ALL EDGES OF 410. I'M EXCITED TO SEE ALL THE SUPPORT.

THEY'RE LIMITED BECAUSE OF STAFF AND FUNDING CAPACITY. JUST KIND OF UNDERSTANDING THAT TO GIVE US OUR OWN OPTIONS AS WELL ABOUT NOT ONLY CUTS BUT WHAT PLACES CAN WE FIND THINGS. I HEAR SOME RESIDENTS -- AND IT'S TYPICALLY RESIDENTS WHO ARE A BIT MORE TUNED IN. THEY'LL SAY HOW MUCH DOES IT REALLY COST A RESIDENT, IF YOU WERE TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM TO MAX CAPACITY, WHERE EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD HAS A COMMUNITY CENTER. THAT'S SOMETHING I'M INTERESTED IN SEEING.

VERSUS SAYING WELL THE [INDISCERNIBLE]. IT STILL MAKES ME UNCOMFORTABLE TO THINK ABOUT IT FULLY BUT IT HELPS GAUGE THE REALITY.

AND ALSO WHAT WE CAN DELIVER IN TERMS OF SERVICES. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THAT'S ALL MY COMMENTS FOR NOW. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN, CONFIRMING YOU'RE NOT WANTING TO COME IN ON THE

FIRST ROUND? COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE. >> WHYTE: YEAH, BRIEFLY.

FIRST, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY MY NUMBERS ON THE LOW-BARRIER SHELTER.

IT'S $10,909 A PERSONNEN IS WHAT WE'RE ON TRACK FOR IF WE ONLY HAVE A 10% SUCCESS RATIO THEN IT'S $109,000 A PERSON. THEN $54,500.

I THINK COUNCILMAN MUNGIA MAKES A GREAT POINT . WHAT SORT OF METRICS DO WE NEED TO LOOK AT HERE TO DETERMINE IF WE ARE HAVING SUCCESS THROUGH THE LOW-BARRIER PROGRAM. AND WHAT IS SUCCESS? I'M NOT SURE.

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THAT? >> WALSH: COUNCILMAN, I WAS THINKING THAT THE MID-YEAR BUDGET ORDINANCE IS ON MAY 14. WE WOULD DO IT ON MAY 14, SEPARATE ITEM. BUT THAT WAY ALL THE BUDGET STUFF IS TOGETHER.

IT WILL BE RIGHT AFTER THE PROPERTY TAX STATEMENTS ARE OUT SO THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL

FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW AS WELL. >> WHYTE: THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. FINALLY, I'LL JUST SAY ON THE ISSUE OF THE FEDERAL CUTS, NUMBER ONE, I THINK MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILWOMAN SPEARS MAKES A GREAT POINT.

WHY DIDN'T WE LOOK AT THE EFFECTS OF THE CUTS ON PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS, ET CETERA. SO I DO THINK THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT.

BUT I WILL SAY, AS A GENERAL FEELING ON THIS, I THINK IT WOULD BE A REAL MISTAKE IF WE SAY, HEY, ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'RE NOT GETTING MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

WE NEED TO TAKE FROM OUR GENERAL FUND TO COVER THESE AREAS.

I MEAN, WE HAVE SO MANY CORE NEEDS THAT WE'RE ALREADY FULFILLING WITH OUR GENERAL FUND DOLLARS. WE CANNOT SAY WE'RE GOING TO THROW SOME OF THOSE TO THE SIDE BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS NO LONGER GIVING US MONEY IN CERTAIN AREAS. I THINK IT WOULD BE A BIG MISTAKE TO DO SO.

>> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS. >> SPEARS: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WOULD AGREE THAT WE DO NEED TO JUST START LOOKING AT OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND OUR CREATIVE WAYS WE CAN APPROACH ANY GAPS HERE FOR THESE DIFFERENT SERVICES THAT WOULD MAYBE NOT BE CONSIDERED THE CORE SERVICES. I MEAN, I WOULD HATE TO SEE THEM FALL AWAY BUT IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME TO JUSTIFY USING THE GENERAL FUND FOR ALL OF IT.

I THINK WE HAVE REAL OPPORTUNITY AT THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND OTHER CREATIVE MEASURES IN OUR PRIVATE SECTOR TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES.

I FORGOT TO SHOUT OUT THAT THE AIRPORT IS ON BUDGET. GOOD JOB, JESUS AND JEFF.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL.

>> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER GALVAN. >> GALVAN: I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE EQUITY AS WELL. I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT AND MAKING SURE WE ARE SERVING THE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN NEGLECTED OR NOT HAD THE SERVICES THEY NEEDED, PARTICULARLY WITH FOOD TRUCKS.

ONE THING I DID WANT TO NOTE AND THIS IS JUST A DETAIL WE CAN HASH OUT AS WE CREATE THIS NEW PROCESS, HOW WE DELIVER INFRASTRUCTURE . WAS I KNOW OF COURSE IN 410 I FULLY SUPPORT MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE THERE, PARTICULARLY THE BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HASN'T BEEN THERE FULL STOP. I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO STILL DO THE WORK WITH PEDESTRIAN SAFETY OUTSIDE 410, GIVEN A LOT OF THE STREETS AND ROADS OUT THERE. A LOT OF THEM ARE STILL 40, 45 MILES PER HOUR AND WE STILL SEE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF HIGH-INJURY NETWORK BEING ALONG THOSE LINES, PARTICULARLY IN DISTRICT 6.

OUR MAJOR ARTERIALS, CULEBRA, GRISSOM, WISEMAN, EVEN MILITARY OUT FURTHER, MARBACH, POTRANCO, ALL OF THOSE PLACES HAVE HIGH PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ISSUES .

I JUST WANTED TO KEEP THOSE IN MIND. BUT THAT CAN BE A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION. JUST WANTED TO LAY IT OUT THERE.

THANKS. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER KAUR.

>> KAUR: THANKS, MAYOR. I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF ADDITIONS THAT I WANTED TO ADD. I THINK IT WAS COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS THAT CALLED OUT THE PARKING FUND BALANCE. I'M EXCITED TO HEAR THAT. ONE THING THAT I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK AT IS CHANGING DOWNTOWN TUESDAYS TO DOWNTOWN THURSDAYS.

I HAVE REQUESTED WHAT THE COST WOULD BE FOR THAT. I KNOW THEY'RE WORKING ON TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH THAT WOULD IMPACT OUR BUDGET.

I'M GLAD TO SEE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF FUND BALANCE THERE.

IF I COULD GET THAT NUMBER SO WE COULD EXPLORE WITH OUR PARTNERS, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. AND THEN ALSO ONE OTHER COST THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, IF SOMEONE FROM -- I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS PROBABLY SOLID WASTE.

BUT IS STREET SWEEPING. IF WE COULD GET A COST FOR HOW MUCH STREET SWEEPING WOULD BE IF WE DID IT ON A REGULAR CADENCE, THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT.

IS THAT PUBLIC WORKS? YOU COULD GET IT TO ME AFTER.

I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OTHER THING FROM THE BUDGET THAT I FOUND OUT THIS WEEK.

I HAD IT AT PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT WE HAVE AN OFFICE LED BY MARIA VARGAS AND WE INCREASED ONE POSITION IN HER OFFICE THIS YEAR. I HAD NO IDEA HOW ROBUST OF

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BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY BOOKED HEAVILY IN OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER WAS MEDICAL CONFERENCES. NORMALLY THEY USE 85% OF THEIR ROOM BLOCKS BUT BECAUSE OF TRAVEL CHANGES, BECAUSE OF TARIFFS, BECAUSE OF A LOT OF HEAD WINDS THAT THEY WERE FACING, THEY ONLY GOT 58% OF ATTENDEES TO ATTEND.

AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT AFFECT -- WE TALKED ABOUT THIS AT THE GREATER:SATX PRESENTATION LAST WEEK ABOUT HOW THINGS HAPPEN ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, THEY AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO GET INTERNATIONAL TRAVELS. THEY ALSO SAW A DECLINE IF

FOLKS BOOKING A GOVERNMENT >> KAUR: SO ALL OF THAT TO SAY THERE'S RIPPLE EFFECTS, WHEN YOU DECIDE ONE DAY TO INCREASE TARIFFS ACROSS THE WORLD. SO IMPORTANT ELECTION THAT'S STARTING.

JUST WANTED TO MAKE A PLUG FOR EARLY VOTING BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY BEGUN, AND JUST IF YOU'RE LISTENING, PLEASE GO OUT AND VOTE SINCE IT'S

ALREADY STARTED. THANKS, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: HAS EVERYONE SPOKEN WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC? OKAY. GREAT. THERE WAS IN THE BIG BOOK OF THE ADOPTED BUDGET A COUPLE OF SHEETS THAT I WANT TO ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO LOOK AT. ONE OF THEM IS THE SUMMARY OF ALL TAX SUPPORTED FUNDS, SO WHAT IT DOES, AS YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY, IT'S NOT JUST WHAT WE CUT BUT UNDERSTANDING WHAT WE'RE FOREGOING THERE,'S A REALLY HELPFUL LIST -- PROPERTY TAX THAT WE FOREGO, WHAT THAT IS COMPRISED OF.

ERIK SAID HE WOULD PROVIDE THAT BROKEN OUT KIND OF REQUIRED BY STATE. BUT THAT HELPS US UNDERSTAND WHERE WE HAVE SOME LEEWAY, RIGHT, IF WE WANTED TO PLAY WITH SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS, HOW WE COULD ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY -- DON'T HAVE EASY ACCESS TO IT, WILL HAVE THAT SHEET THAT LISTS THOSE THINGS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IDENTIFIED TO CLOSE THE $142 MILLION GAP, YOU'LL SEE WHAT THOSE ARE.

AND THEN YOU'LL SEE FRANKLY HOW DEEP YOU HAVE TO CUT IF YOU ACTUALLY WANTED TO ADD ANOTHER 8 MILLION TO COVER THE MEDICAID 1115 WAIVERS.

THE TABLETOP EXERCISE, AND, AGAIN, THANK YOU, JUSTINA, TO THAT GROUP, AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT THAT BRAIN TRUST IS GOING TO CONTINUE AND HELP US THINK THROUGH SOME OF THESE THINGS, BECAUSE AS SALLY RIGHTLY MENTIONED, MOST OF THE DEPARTMENTS ARE FULLY FUNDED; HOWEVER, AS WE LOOK AT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL, THE WAY IN WHICH OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACTUALLY ACCESS THOSE PROBLEMS IS GOING TO BE MUCH DIFFERENT, WHETHER YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MEDICAID, WHETHER YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE WORK REQUIREMENTS, SNAP, ET CETERA, SO WE WILL SEE CHANGES IN NEED AS A RESULT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT BILL WHICH WILL BEGIN IN EARNEST AS WE GO DOWN THIS -- GO INTO THIS YEAR. AND SO AS COUNCILMAN GALVAN MENTIONED, IT EXACTLY WAS THE POINT OF, YOU KNOW, IS THERE SOMEBODY ELSE? AND OFTENTIMES THE ANSWER IS NO, RIGHT? OFTENTIMES THE ANSWER IS NO. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN HERE, THEY LAY OUT, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE LOST HALF OF THIS, WHAT IS THE IMPACT, AND WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION.

I KNOW SOME FOLKS ARE VERY HESITANT TO SAY, WELL, WE WOULDN'T USE GENERAL FUND MONEY IN THAT. ACTUALLY, THAT IS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT OUR PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIAL SAYS THAT WE NEED TO DO. FOR EXAMPLE, THE GENERAL -- FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE LOST MONEY ON TESTING, ON TB, WE WOULD FOCUS ALL OF THAT ON SYPHILIS AND THINGS LIKE GONORRHEA, CHLAMYDIA, LATENT SYPHILIS, THOSE THINGS, 18,000 FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY WE WOULD NOT TEST, SO THEY ACTUALLY MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, THE GENERAL FUND WOULD BE PRIORITIZE TO CONTINUE TB SERVICES AT THE CURRENT LEVELS AND REDUCE LOW IMPACT SERVICES TO INCLUDE ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT. I SAY ALL THAT BECAUSE THE POINT OF THE EXERCISE WAS REALLY TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT ASSUMPTIONS WE WERE MAKING AND WHERE, IN FACT, OUR PROFESSIONALS RECOGNIZE IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY THAT SOME OF THESE HAVE TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND BECAUSE OF, ONE, THE LACK OF REDUNDANCY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH IF WE DON'T ADDRESS IT. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, PLEASE LOOK AT THIS.

THERE'S ALSO SOME OTHER THINGS THAT I THINK ARE WORTH SOME OF US UNDERSTANDING, BECAUSE THE IMPACTS OF THEM GO BEYOND THE BUDGET YEAR, RIGHT, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT POTENTIAL CUTS TO THE HEALTHY START

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WHEN WE THINK -- SO I KNOW SOMETIMES WE TRY TO DRAW REALLY DARK AND CLEAR LINE BETWEEN OUR PUBLIC HEALTH AND OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT SOME OF THESE THINGS BECOME PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES, RIGHT, THE LONGER THEY'RE NOT ADDRESSED ON TOP OF THE ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY AND INSTABILITY THAT CONTRIBUTES AS WE KNOW TO PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE, TAKE A DEEPER DIVE INTO THAT, BECAUSE THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WOULD IMPACT OUR GENERAL FUND AND THINGS WE MAY NEED TO CONSIDER AS SOME OF THESE OTHER SOCIAL PROGRAMS WILL NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

OKAY. ONE PART, JUSTINA, YOU HIT IT ON THE HEAD, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS, IT'S NOT JUST THE COMMUNITIES THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED, BUT MAKING SURE IT'S ALSO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WOULD HELP US FUND SOME OF THESE THINGS, SO WHAT I'D LIKE US DO IS MAKE SURE WE BRING TOGETHER THE AREA FOUNDATION AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG I CAN GROUP AND SOME OF THE OTHERS TO HELP THEM KIND OF WRAP THEIR HEADS AROUND WHAT WE'RE SEEING, OUR UNDERSTANDING OF RISKS AND HOW WE MAY BE ABLE TO -- HOW WE MAY NEED THEIR HELP.

ERIK, I'M GOING TO -- I'LL FOLLOW-UP SEPARATELY REGARDING SOME OF THE THINGS. I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OF BIG-TICKET ITEMS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE ARE VERSUS WHERE WE WANT TO BE, WHETHER THAT'S SIDEWALKS, PAVEMENTS, STREETS, SOME OF THOSE THINGS WE CAN BE LOOKING AT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS OR SO SO THAT WE'RE READY FOR THAT MAY ENGAGEMENT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

OKAY. OKAY. BARRING ANY FINAL COMMENTS AROUND THE TABLE. GREAT.

WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOLKS, SO -- BUT THE TIME IS NOW 3:31 AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

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