Mar 05, 2026 Sesión A del Consejo de la Ciudad

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>> MAYOR JONES: GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.

THE TIME IS 9:13 A.M. ON MARCH 5TH, 2026, AND THE MEETING OF THE SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL.

QUORUM. >> PASTOR RONNIE HERNANDEZ WAS BORN AND RAISED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO. THE YOUNGEST OF FOUR SONS IN A FAMILY DEEPLY DEVOTED TO CHRISTIAN MINUTE TREE.

MINISTRY. HE WAS NURTURED AND GREW UP WITNESSING THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF FAITH AND COMMUNITY. WHILE HE SENDS THE CALL TO MINISTRY IN HIS YOUTH LIKE MANY COME TO AGE IN INNER CITY LIFE, HIS JOURNEY INCLUDING HARDSHIP AND DIFFICULT CHOICES THAT LED HIM AWAY FROM HIS FAITH AND THE PATH HE ONCE ENVISIONLED.

MARRIED AT 17, HE ENTERED ADULTHOOD WITH SIGNIFICANT RESPONSIBLE. IN HIS MID 20S DURING INCARCERATION IN THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, HE FOUND SPIROCHETE TOOL RENEWAL THROUGH PRAYER, REPENTANCE, AND STUDY, HE RECOMMITTED HIS LIFE TO SERVICE, PREACHING, TEACHING, AND ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO EMBRACE FAITH AND A NEW BEGINNING. WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE END OF HIS STORY INSTEAD BECAME THE TURNING POINT THAT REFINED HIS CALLING. FOLLOWING HIS RELEASE IN 2009, PASTOR HERNANDEZ RETURNED HOME WITH A RENEWED PURPOSE TO EXTEND HOPE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND OPPORTUNITY TO OTHERS SEEKING A SECOND CHANCE. HE HAS SINCE DEVOTED HIMSELF TO MENTORSHIP AND OUTREACH WALKING ALONGSIDE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES DETERMINED TO BREAK CYCLES OF ADDICTION, VIOLENCE, AND RECIDIVISM.

IN 2011, PASTOR RONNIE AND HIS WIFE ACCEPTED THE CALL TO LEAD, ANCHORED BY HOPE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES IN THE PALM HEIGHTS COMMUNITY, A CHURCH FOUNDED THROUGH THE LABOR OF HIS PARENTS WHO I WAS ABLE TO MEET. THE MINISTRY SERVES AS A PLACE OF FAITH, RESTORATION, AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

PASTOR RONNIE HERNANDEZ HAS ALSO WORKED TO CREATE PRACTICAL PATHWAYS OF TRANSFORMATION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

HE HELPED ESTABLISH THE HOPE DISCIPLE SHIP HOME SERVING MEN SEEKING STABILITY AFTER INCARCERATION OR HOMELESSNESS.

HE FOUNDED MOST HIGH BARBER COLLEGE ON THE SOUTH SIDE, EQUIPPING STUDENTS WITH THE TRAINING NEEDED TO BECOME LICENSED BASH BARBERS IN TEXAS WHICH IS SIMILAR TO WHAT SAUL DID, BECOME A TENT MAKER AND SHARE THE WORD OF GOD. PASTOR HERNANDEZ AND BELINDA HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 30 YEARS AND ARE THE PROUD PARENTS OF FOUR DAUGHTERS. TOGETHER THEY CONTINUE THEIR WORK OF RESTORING LIVES, STRENGTHENING FAMILIES, AND EXTENDING THE OLIVE BRANCH OF HOPE PROVING THAT WITH FAITH, PERSEVERANCE AND COMMUNITY, A SECOND CHANCE BE WITH A FORCE FOR GOOD. PASTER HERNANDEZ.

>> GOOD MORNING. WE THANK YOU MS. GINA ORTIZ JONES.

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HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU, GIVE YOU THE PRAISE, THE GLORY, AND HONOR. 'S WITH GATHER HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, WE THANK YOU FOR THE LIFE YOU BESTOWED UPON US YOU ALLOWING US TO BE STEWARDS. EVERY RESPECTIVE OF OUR CITY, I ASK FATHER GOD THAT YOU COMMAND GUARDIAN ANGELS UPON THIS MEETING THIS, MONTH, THAT YOU GIVE OUR COUNCIL MEN AND WOMEN, OUR MAYOR AND REPRESENTATIVES WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE, AND UNDERSTANDING, FATHER GOD, THAT CAN ONLY BE GIVEN FROM HEAVEN, HEAVENLY FATHER.

WE ASK THAT ALL THIS BE DONE IN PEACE AND LOVE AND THAT WE ALL BE ABLE TO COME INTO AGREEMENT FOR THE BLESSING OF OUR CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY AS WE GIVE THIS MEETING OVER TO YOU, WE HONOR YOU AND WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU ARE DOING TODAY IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY GHOST, AMEN.

AMEN. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU, PASTOR RONNIE. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING. JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

>> MAYOR JONES: ITEM NEW NUMBER THREE IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 11TH, 12TH, 18TH, 19TH, 2026. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? HEARING NONE, IS THERE A

MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES? >> MAKE A MOTION TO

APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR JONES: PLEASE VOTE. GREAT. THE MOTION CARRIES.

WE'VE GOT SEVERAL WONDERFUL THINGS TO RECOGNIZE TODAY.

TODAY IS ALSO THE FIRST SESSION, THE FIRST DAY SESSION DURING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. I'M VERY HONORED TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION AND THEN WE HAVE IN OUR MINUTES,MENT FIRST LATINA, MARINA ANTOINETTE, AND I WILL RECOGNIZE HER AFTER I READ THIS PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND THE MAYOR'S COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMAN ARE PROUD TO HONOR THIS DAY IN RECOGNITION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS BY WOMEN TO HISTORY, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY THAT HAVE PAVED THE WAY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN EVERYWHERE. DESPITE MANY CHALLENGING OBSTACLES, THERE IS A RICH HISTORY OF WOMEN WHO DEFIED THE ODDS AND SHATTERED BARRIERS.

ADVANCING EQUITY, POLITICS, HEALTHCARE, LILA FAIRS, AND EDUCATION. AND WHEREAS IN SECURING THEIR OWN RIGHTS OF FREED MANY 0, JUSTICE, AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, THEY HAVE STRENGTHENED OUR NATION AND COMMUNITIES IN THE COMMON QUEST TO END SYSTEMIC AND INSTITUTIONAL INJUSTICES.

AND WHEREAS, TODAY WE PAY TRIBUTE TO THE WOMEN LEADERS OF SAN ANTONIO WHO CHALLENGED THE STATUS QUO, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT MUCH PROGRESS REMAINS TO BE MADE. THESE LEADERS DISPLAY TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP, MAKE LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS, AND EXEMPLIFY THE CORE VALUES THAT INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS.

TODAY'S WOMEN LEADERS ARE FORGING A BETTER WORLD WHERE EVERY WOMAN AND GIRL KNOWS HER POSSIBILITIES ARE LIMITLESS, BOTH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY. NOW, THEREFORE, I GINA ORTIZ CROHN'S, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, IN RECOGNITION DO HERE BY PROCLAIM MARCH 8TH, 2026 AND MARCH 2026 RESPECTIVELY TO BE WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AS WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE PERSPECTIVES AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM WOMEN FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE INCLUDING THOSE FROM MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. AND NOW, AS MENTIONED, WE ARE VERY HONORED, HUMBLED BY HER PRESENCE.

THE HONORABLE MARIA ANTOINE AT, IF YOU STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED AND I'M GOING TO READ A LITTLE ABOUT YOU. IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO BE REMINDED. OF COURSE, OFFER YOU A FEW MINUTES TO SPEAK.

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>> MAYOR JONES: THE HONORABLE MARIA ANTOINETTE ZAVAL STAND ON YOUR SHOULDERS AND WE ARE THANKFUL FO YOUR CONTINUED EXAMPLE.

WE CAN SIT HERE AND HAVE OUR VOICES BE HEARD AS WE ADVOCATE FOR WHAT IS BEST IN OUR COMMUNITY. AS MENTIONED, SHE WAS THE FIRST LATINA TO BE ELECTED TO THE SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL NEARLY 45 YEARS AGO OTHER, ELECTED IN 1981. SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD SUCH A POST IN ANY MAJOR TEXAS CITY. SHE SERVED FOR TEN YEARS.

BEYOND THIS HISTORIC MOMENT, MARIA HAS SERVED AS A BOARD MEMBER AND PAST PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES WHO WAS ALSO APPOINTED TO THE INTERAMERICAN COMMISSION OF WOMEN ON THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES, PARTICIPATED IN THE UN'S LANDMARK FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN IN 1995 AND FOUNDED THE ORGANIZATION. SHE NO LONGER HOLDS OFFICE, MARIA CONTINUES TO WORK TO AMPLIFY LATINA VOICES AND -- L LOTS OF VOICES FOR VOTING, HUMAN RIGHTS, LABOR, AND HOUSING. HER ADVOCACY BRINGS MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE TO THE FOREFRONT OF POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS, AND SHE HAS BECOME A SYMBOL OF THE CHICANA EXPERIENCE LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND GLOBALLY. AS WE CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY AND WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH TODAY, I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THE WOMEN WHO FOUGHT NOT ONLY FOR EACH OTHER BUT FOR FUTURE WOMEN AND OPPRESSED COMMUNITIES' RIGHTS.

WE KNOW THERE IS STILL WORK TO BE DONE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO UPLOCALEDDING THE LEGACY OF THE WOMEN BEFORE US AS WE RISE TO MEET OUR CITY'S AND COUNTRY'S CHALLENGES AS MARIA DID FOR SO MANY YEARS AND CONTINUES TO DO TODAY. MA'AM, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.

ONE OF THE GIFTS OF GETTING TO THIS AGE IS THAT YOU GET TO SEE HOW THINGS TURN OUT. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE YOUNG, WE DO THINGS.

WE PARTICIPATE IN THINGS. BUT WE REALLY DON'T KNOW -- YOU HOPE FOR SOME SUCCESS OR YOU HOPE FOR SOME OUTCOME, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW. BUT WHEN YOU GET TO BE OLDER PERSON, YOU GET TO SEE. ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THIS CITY COUNCIL WITH A LOT OF RESPECT IS THAT ONE OF THE GIFTS OF BEING A PUBLIC OFFICIAL IS THAT YOU'RE A LINT -- KNOW THE LINT CLEANER THAT PICKS UP LINT? THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE.

OVER THE YEARS, YOU'LL PICK UP A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT YOU, WHO VOTE FOR YOU, WHO AGREE WITH YOUR STANCE. SOME MAY NOT, BUT THEY STILL RESPECT YOU. CAN YOU IMAGINE BY THE TIME THAT YOU'RE IN YOUR 80S HOW MUCH YOU COLLECT? IT'S GOOD.

I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU LOOK AT YOUR WORK. I SAI SAT FOR 10 YEARS LIKE YOU. I REMEMBER YOUR DADDY. I WORKED WITH HIM FOR 8 YEARS. YOUR MOM AND DAD. I DON'T KNOW YOU, BUT I WATCH YOU AND RESPECT THE WAY YOU REPRESENT YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

TERI, YOU REPRESENT A DISTRICT THAT I REPRESENTED WHEN I FIRST GOT ELECTED BECAUSE DISTRICT 1 WAS WAY OVER THERE.

GUADALUPE. ALL THE REST OF YOU, GREAT RESPECT.

MY COUNCILMEMBER OF DISTRICT 1, DR. KAUR. AS YOU RECOGNIZE ME, YOU DON'T JUST RECOGNIZE ME. YOU RECOGNIZE ALL THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME THAT I HAVE WORKED WITH ON SO MANY ISSUES.

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I HAVE A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT MAYBE THEY CAN STAND TO BE WITH ME THIS MORNING. MY LITTLE BROTHER, MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ.

MY GREAT NEPHEW WHO REPRESENTS THE OTHER GENERATION IN MY FAMILY WHO ARE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, AND HE IS A VETERAN, WENT TO AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ AND NOW HE'S A COLLEGE STUDENT MARSHAL. I'M HONORED THAT THEY'RE WITH ME.

THEN MY FRIENDS WHO CAME JUST TO BE WITH ME, MY BUDDIES, AS WOMEN WE KNOW THAT WE NEED FRIENDS. WHAT SUSTAINS US IS OUR FRIENDS, HAPPY OR SAD, OUR FRIENDS ARE WITH US.

WHEN YOU CAN SAY I HAVE THIS FRIEND THAT I MET IN THE SEVENTH GRADE, WHAT A GIFT. SO I WISH FOR ALL THE WOMEN HERE A LONG LIFE, THAT YOU GET TO BE IN YOUR 80S AND 90S AND THAT YOU LOOK BACK AT THESE DAYS, WIN OR LOSE, AND SAY THEY WERE GOOD YEARS BECAUSE I WAS CONNECTED WITH MY COMMUNITY. WHAT OUR WORK IS, IT'S ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY. THAT'S WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY AND MONTH TO EACH OF YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO -- ACTUALLY, MARIA, I WAS GOING SAY F YOU PLEASE STAY THERE, I KNOW SOME OF US WOULD LIKE TO JOIN YOU FOR A GROUP PHOTO, IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND. THEN I'LL IDENTIFY MY -- SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOU.

OKAY. >> JODI: I KNOW WE .

>> MAYOR JONES: SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AS WELL.

>> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR. WHEN I FIRST MET FORMER COUNCILMEMBER, I WAS BLOCK WALKING FOR MY FIRST CAMPAIGN RACE.

SHE WAS TAKING CARE OF HER PARTNER AND INVITING ME TO COME IN AND HAVE SOME TEA WITH HER AND HAVE GOOD CONVERSATION. I ALWAYS HAVE RESPECTED THAT SHE PUSHES ME TO THINK ABOUT THINGS, TO PUSH FOR OUR COMMUNITY WITH WHAT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY. IT REQUIRES FOR US TO HAVE TOUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR RESIDENTS. THE ONE THING IN THIS LAST RACE WHEN I WAS BLOCK WALKING THAT SHE SAT WITH ME AND REALLY PUSHED ME ON WAS OUR STRATEGY TO SUPPORT OUR UNHOUSED.

SHE SAW A MAILER AND ASKED ME WHY WAS ENCAMPMENT CLEAN UP THE ROUTE WE WERE CHOOSING? SHE PUSHED ME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT'S NOT EASY FOR EVERYONE TO ACCEPT BUT WHAT'S RIGHT FOR ALL OF US AS HUMANS AND HOW TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TREATING ALL HUMANS WITH THE RESPECT THAT THEY DESERVE. SO I THANK YOU, MARIA, FOR PUSHING ME, FOR MAKING ME A STRONGER LEADER AND HONORED TO BE ABLE TO BE IN YOUR DISTRICT AND R AND RESPECT YOU. THANK YOU.

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COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU ON THE PHONE A NUMBER OF TIMES, AND I ALWAYS LEAVE THE PHONE INSPIRED.

WE WILL SIT AND TALK FOR HOURS ABOUT YOUR ADVICE AND YOUR FEEDBACK AND YOUR GUIDANCE AND THE WAY IN WHICH YOU'VE CHOSEN AND CONTINUE TO CHOOSE TO LEAD AND OFTEN WHEN WE'RE FACING A DIFFICULT DECISION, ON MY NUMBER OF ISSUES, THE MATTER MOST TO OUR CONSTITUENTS, WE THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD SAY TO US. SOMETIMES IT'S AS EASY AS GETTING YOU ON THE PHONE AND SAYING, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS? SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THAT. THANK YOU FOR BEING A FIGURE THAT ALL OF US CAN LOOK TO AND ASPIRE TO. I HOPE THAT FOR MANY COUNCILS TO COME, THAT PEOPLE THINK BACK, YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD MARIA DO? SO THANK YOU. COUNCI

COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN. >> VIAGRAN: I THINK IT WAS JUST A MONTH AGO WE WERE AT THE DOS MARIA EVENT WHERE YOU AND ROSIE WERE SITTING AND TALKING ABOUT YOUR PATHWAY TO GET HERE AND UNDERSTANDING THAT MYSELF AND MY SISTER WOULDN'T BE HERE IF YOU HADN'T WORKED.

I THINK ABOUT CHUCKLE AND I THINK ABOUT THE WOMEN -- I'M ALWAYS -- CLARISSA'S MOM THAT WORKED -- YOU STEPPED OUT THERE AND SAID I'LL RUN WHEN WE WERE AT LARGE DISTRICTS. THAT WAS HARD.

YOU SHARING THAT STORY AND THEN A FEW YEARS AGO, BEING ABLE TO APPOINT ROSIE TO THAT SEAT AND I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER THERE WAS ONE VOTE, WE HAD NO OTHER SUPPORT OTHER THAN ROSIE'S BECAUSE SHE KNEW IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. WE HAVE COME SO FAR, AND I WANT TO THANK THE WOMEN THAT ARE HERE THE AND YOUNG GIRLS AND THE WOMEN'S MONTH. WE HAVE COME SO FAR, BUT IT TOOK SOMEBODY SAYING YES, I'LL DO IT. YOU SAW WHAT ROSIE WENT THROUGH WHEN THEY TRIED TO RUN AS A GROUP. THEN YOU WENT AND DECIDED TO SAY YOU WOULD DO IT ON YOUR OWN. WE ARE HERE TODAY AS A WOMAN MAJORITY COUNCIL BECAUSE YOU DID. AS LATINAS AND -- I MEAN, THERE'S WOMEN OF COLOR, BUT AS LATINAS, WE KNOW WHAT WE FACE WHEN WE TAKE THESE CHOICES AND WE MAKE IT. SO THANK YOU. I'M SO GLAD WE COULD HONOR YOU WHILE YOU'RE HERE AND SHARING. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR BRINGING THIS AND HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. HAPPY WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. REGRET THAT WE HAVE SPRING BREAK, BUT I'M GLAD WE GOT TO CELEBRATE YOU TODAY. THANK YOU.

COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA. >> MUNGIA: WHO BETTER TO CELEBRATE THAN THE FORMER COUNCILMEMBER FOR TODAY'S EVENT. I REMEMBER MANY YEARS AGO, IT WAS A SPECIAL TREAT WHEN YOU WORK FOR COUNCILMEMBER SALDANA, HE TOOING ME TO YOUR HOME AND TO SIT WITH YOU.

I SAID, WOW, HERE I AM IN THE HOME OF A LEGEND.

I'VE READ YOUR BOOK A COUPLE TIMES. WHAT A COINCIDENCE, I REREAD THAT BOOK. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING IS HOW YOU STARTED YOUR COUNCIL RACE WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE. YOU TALKED ABOUT YOUR SISTER TYPING UP THINGS ON PAPER AND EVERYTHING WAS HANDMADE.

THE ODDS WERE AGAINST YOU, BUT YOU HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE BEHIND YOU.

I READ THE PASSAGE WHEN YOUR LAST DAY WAS HERE, BITTERSWEET, AND YOU LEFT CITY HALL WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE BEHIND YOU.

THAT'S JUST YOUR STORY. THE COMMUNITY TOUCH THAT YOU HAVE AND THE CONNECTIONS. IT'S VASTLY IMPORTANT. YOU'RE NOT AFRAID TO TELL US WHEN YOU'RE DISAPPOINTED IN A DECISION OR WE NEED TO DO BETTER AND YOU CAN TELL US WHEN WE'VE DONE SOMETHING RIGHT.

YOU HAVE THAT LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT. YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND HAVE A LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENTS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

SO WE ARE ALL THE BETTER BECAUSE YOU STEPPED UP AND DID SOMETHING.

I KNOW THAT'S A LARGE PART OF YOUR FAMILY HISTORY AND YOUR GREAT PARENTS THAT YOU WROTE ABOUT AND YOUR SIBLINGS.

I THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR DIALOGUE AND CONNECTION. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO.

>> CASTILLO: ALSO HONORED TO BE IN YOUR PRESENCE.

I'M GRATEFUL THAT THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE TENURE ON COUNCIL, I HAVE SERVED ON A MAJORITY WOMEN CITY COUNCIL AND THAT IS PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE WORK OF YOU AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS THAT HAVE ADVOCATED FOR SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS AND REPRESENTATION ON COUNCIL. I VALUED OUR CONVERSATIONS BRAINSTORMING ON HOW TO BUILD A BETTER SAN ANTONIO THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE, AND I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE YOUTH HERE IN PARTICULARLY AN A AND TRINITY AND ALL THE OTHER WOMEN ON THE YOUTH COMMISSION, ALL YOUTH WITHIN THE COMMISSION, GRATEFUL AND IMPRESSED WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP AND EVERY TIME I SIT IN YOUR MEETINGS, I'M IMPRESSED AND HOPEFUL FOR THE FUTURE. IT'S A FUTURE THAT WAS PAVED ABOUT I MARIA AND ORGANIZERS IN THE PAST. GRATEFUL, HOPEFUL, AND JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS GOING TO MOVE

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IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE GROUNDED IN COMMUNITY AND CORE VALUES THAT, AGAIN, MARIA YOU'VE HELPED SHAPE AND PAVE THE WAY FOR.

EXTREMELY GRATEFUL AND SIMILAR TO COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA, WHEN I FIRST GOT ELECTED, I WAS GIFTED YOUR BOOK. SO JUST GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND ALL YOU CONTINUE TO DO. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO. >> IT'S TRUE.

WE OWE GRATITUDE TO YOU. I HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE OF KNOWING YOU SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL. GOING THROUGH THE PREP PROGRAM THAT YOUR HUSBAND SPEARHEADED. SO I'M GRATEFUL THAT I GREW UP IN A FAMILY CLOSE TO YOURS AND THAT I COULD OBSERVE YOU CONSTANTLY PUSHING THE ENVELOPE. YOU KNOW, I DO APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHT. IT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT THAN MINE, BUT SOMETIMES I APPRECIATE THE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.

AS WAS MENTIONED, I KNOW THAT YOURS IS GROUNDED IN COMMUNITY.

WWE WILL ARRIVE TO THE BEST THING TO MOVE OUR CITY FORWARD.

THAT DEBATE IS HEALTHY. WE NEED TO SEE EACH OTHER'S PERSPECTIVE IN A RESPECTFUL FASHION. I ALSO APPRECIATED WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT FEMALE FRIENDSHIPS AND ALL YOUR FRIENDS THAT ARE HERE TODAY.

I MEAN, I THINK THAT IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A GOOD HEALTHY FEMALE FRIENDSHIPS HERE AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO -- THAT WE NURTURE THOSE, THAT WE RESPECT THOSE FRIENDSHIPS BECAUSE THROUGH THE HIGHS AND THE LOWS AND THE JOURNEYS OF MOTHERHOOD AND BEING WORKING MOMS AND ALSO PUSHING THE ENVELOPE, WE NEED EACH OTHER. WE ABSOLUTELY NEED EACH OTHER.

THANK YOU INFORM ALL YOUR FRIENDS FOR BEING HERE WITH YOU TODAY AND YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS, TOO. YOU KNOW, I AM JUST -- I FEEL FORTUNATE TODAY TO BE ABLE TO HONOR YOU TODAY IN THIS WAY.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER MEZA GONZALEZ.

>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. YOU KNEW ME BEFORE I WAS BORN. SO I'VE KNOWN YOU A LONG TIME.

EVERYTHING YOU SAID UP HERE ON THE PODIUM, I'VE HEARD YOU SAY TO ME ONE-ON-ONE, OVER THE PHONE, AND ALWAYS REMINDING ME THAT IT STARTS AND ENDS WITH COMMUNITY. SO I REPRESENT DISTRICT 8. NOT IN DISTRICT 1, BUT IT WAS FUNNY BECAUSE WHEN I WAS CAMPAIGNING, I KNOCKED ON A DOOR AND IT WAS YOUR SISTER.

IT ALWAYS COMES BACK TO YOU, TOO. I JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO BE SO OPEN AND TRANSPARENT WITH YOUR LIFE. SO GIVING YOURSELF TO THIS COMMUNITY IS HARD.

IT'S NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. IT'S A FULL CONTACT SPORT. BUT LIKE YOU TOLD ME WHEN I FIRST CAME TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, YOU GAVE ME A PAIR OF GOLD EARRINGS THAT I STILL HAVE AND YOU REMINDED ME TO WEAR THOSE GOLD EARRINGS AND NOT BE AFRAID TO WEAR THOSE. I KNEW WHAT THAT MEANT. THAT WAS SIGNIFICANT IN A LOT OF WAYS TO YOU. SO I JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR HONESTY. I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY AND VOTING IN A WAY THAT WE THINK WE'RE LISTENING TO OUR COMMUNITY AND TO OUR DISTRICT AND SO I JUST CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR WORDS AND YOUR FRIENDSHIP OVER THE MANY, MANY YEARS THAT WE'VE KNOWN YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS.

>> SPEARS: THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCILMEMBER, WE DON'T KNOW EACH OTHER, BUT I FULLY APPRECIATE -- CONGRATULATIONS, 84 YEARS IS VERY SIGNIFICANT. IT MEANS YOU HAVE A LOT OF PURPOSE STILL TO CONTINUE. I APPRECIATE THE WISDOM YOU SHARED TODAY. I WILL CARRY THAT LINT ROLLER EXAMPLE.

THAT'S VERY TANGIBLE FOR ME AND HELPFUL. I THINK THAT'S GOOD.

YOU'RE RIGHT. IT IS ABOUT BONDING TOGETHER FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I'M BLESSED TO HAVE A LOT OF CHILDHOOD BEST FRIENDS IN MY LIFE AS WELL. YOUR REMINDER TO JUST KEEP THEM CLOSE AND REMEMBER THOSE FRIENDSHIPS IS MEANINGFUL TO ME. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

MOST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BREAKING THE CEILINGS.

YOU JUST BUSTED THROUGH THEM. WE ALL APPRECIATE THAT.

SO THANK YOU.

>> IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU TODAY. WE DON'T KNOW EACH OTHER, OF COURSE, BUT WHAT YOU SAID TODAY REALLY, REALLY DOES RESONATE WITH ME ABOUT HOW WE'RE STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF THOSE

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BEING HERE. >> MAYOR JONES: MARIA, I'VE BEEN ALSO THANKFUL TO READ YOUR BOOK. THERE'S A LOT IN THERE. THERE'S A LOT IN THERE, BUT THERE'S A NUGGET IN THERE THAT CONTINUES TO GUIDE ME EVERY DAY.

IT'S WHAT YOUR FATHER TOLD YOU, WHICH IS YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER WHERE YOU STARTED. THAT'S A VIEW THAT REALLY IS ANCHORED IN COMPASSION, IN MERCY, AND IN JUSTICE. CERTAINLY WE SEE THAT IN YOUR LEADERSHIP, HOW YOU HAVE HE SPENT YOUR TIME IN THE COMMUNITIES AND THE RESULTS YOU'VE ADVOCATED FOR. SO THAT IS A LINE THAT CONTINUES TO MOTIVATE ME. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY. THANK YOU TO YOUR CREW FOR COMING OUT TODAY AND CELEBRATING HER AND THANK YOU, AGAIN, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR EXAMPLE.

VILLAGOMEZ IS RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK. I KNOW WE HAVE THE STATUS OF WOMEN COMMISSION HERE AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THIS RESOLUTION TODAY THAT'S HONORING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY DAY AND WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. THIS MONTH PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS BY WOMEN THROUGHOUT OUR CITY.

AS AN EMPLOYER ALMOST 14,000 CITY EMPLOYEES, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ALL THE WOMEN IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO THAT ARE PROVIDING SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY ON A DAILY BASIS TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER.

THERE'S A GROUP OF INCREDIBLE WOMEN WITH US TODAY.

I'M GOING TO ASK THEM TO STAND UP TO BE RECOGNIZED.

THIS GROUP OF WOMEN IS FROM MANY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AND THEY HAVE PUT TOGETHER A PROGRAM TO CELEBRATE WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. WE HAVE SEVERAL EVENTS THAT ARE SCHEDULED THROUGHOUT THE MONTH THAT WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ATTEND. SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE ALL THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WOMEN HAVE MADE NOT ONLY IN OUR COMMUNITY BUT ALSO HERE WITHIN OUR CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS AS WELL TO OUR COMMUNITY.

>> THIS BELONGS TO EVERY WOMAN IN SAN ANTONIO WHO REMINDS US OF WHY THIS WORK MATTERS.

WE HAVE WORKED DIRECTLY WITH THE GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL, EMPOWERING YOUNG GIRLS TO CONTINUE TO USE THEIR VOICES FOR ADVOCACY. WE HAVE CELEBRATED WITH THE, CELEBRATED UNLOCKING $80,000 IN DORMANT SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS IN THE HANDS OF WOMEN WHO NEED THEM, AS SINGLE PARENTS IN THE DISTRICT. WE RECOGNIZE THE PROCLAMATION DOESN'T CHANGE THE NUMBERS. THE COMMISSION IS WORKING TO OBTAIN AN UPDATED 2026 STATUS OF WOMEN AND FIRS ROUTE FOR SAN ANTONIO. WHEN THE REPORT IS IN OUR HAND, IT WILL SHOW US WITH OUR NAPS ARE IN OUR WAGES, HEALTH, SAFETY, AND OPPORTUNITY. IT WILL SHOW OUR GAPS. I'M ASKING OUR COUNCIL AND MAYOR TO STAND ALONGSIDE COMMISSIONERS TO TURN DATA INTO CONCRETE, ANNUAL COMMITMENT TO THE WOMEN AND GIRLS OF SAN ANTONIO. WE ARE CITY WITH A MAJORITY FEMALE COUNCIL AND FEMALE MAYOR. THIS IS AN HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MOVE FROM ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE DATA NEEDS TO CHANGE AND TO MAKING IT AN ISSUE THAT HAS CONCRETE ACTION. THANK YOU TODAY.

FOR NATURAL NUTRITION MONTH AS REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER 3. THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO

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>> THANK YOU. IF I CAN GET YOU AND THE TEAM MEMBERS WORKING ON THIS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHAT'S WORKING ON OUR PLATES NOT JUST WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ACCESS, EDUCATION, CREATING HEALTHIER COMMU COMMUNITIES, AND PARTICULAR I WILL TALK ABOUT THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST SIDE. THIS IS THE TEAM THAT MAKES ALL OF THIS HAPPEN. SAN ANTONIO SOUTH SIDE EXPERIENCED THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF FOOD DESERT IN OUR CITY AND CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

AS A RESULT OF THAT, THE PREVIOUS COUNCILWOMAN IN 2019 ADVOCATED FOR $50,000 TO START THE VIVA ESE HEALTHY STORES CORNER INITIATIVE. WE WERE ASKING PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT THOSE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. THINK ABOUT HEALTHY CHISELS AND DOESN'T ALL HAVE TO BE FRIED FOOD. WE HAVE SEEN MORE GROWTH AND PEOPLE TAKE AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THEIR HEALTH, WHAT THEY'RE DOING, WHAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON THEIR PLATE AND HOW THEY'RE GETTING ACCESS TO THAT. I WANT TO THANK MISSION MARQUEE PLAZA BECAUSE WE WERE ONE OF THE CITY-RUN FARMERS MARKETS THERE SO I HAVE CHANNELS FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE ARE SO EXCITED THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE PRO PROGRESS. AS MANY OF Y'ALL KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT ME FROM WHEN I STARTED COUNCIL TO NOW, THE HEALTHY CHOICES AND CHOICES TO MAKE BETTER CHOICES ON WHAT YOU'RE PUTTING IN YOUR BODY AND HOW YOU'RE DOING THAT.

SOME OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE BEEFED UP A LITTLE ALSO AND GOTTEN MORE MUSCLE.

I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT WE, AS A COUNCIL, GET TO KIND OF BE THAT EXAMPLE AND SO WITH THAT, WE WILL HAVE -- I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE THE POWER OF THE PANTRY. IT'S A LONG-LONG COMMUNITY FOOD DRIVE WE WILL WORK ON, A MONTH LONG. WE WILL COLLECT MONEY AND THE SAN ANTONIO, WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE METRO HEALTH DISTRICT, SO WE CAN GET THIS TO OUR RESOURCE CENTER AT VIA CORENADO WHERE RESIDENTS RELY ON SUPPORT FROM A PANTRY TO MAKE SURE. SO MY CHALLENGE FOR MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES IS TO JOIN US IN THIS POWER OF THE PANTRY FOOD DRIVE AND TO IDENTIFY THE LOCAL PANTRIES THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH THAT, WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT MAKING BETTER CHOICES, DISCOVERING THE POWER OF NUTRITION, IS GOING TO LEAD TO A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE AND IS GOING TO HELP CONTRIBUTE TO OUR MENTAL HEALTH, AND IS REALLY GOING TO SEE THAT. SO MY OTHER CHALLENGE IS IF YOU HAVE A FARMER'S MARK IN YOUR DISTRICT THAT YOU KNOW IS RUNNING, PLEASE SEND THAT LIST OVER TO US BECAUSE Y'ALL KNOW MIME ABOUT SURVEYS. I WANT TO SEE THAT IN THE CITY SO WE CAN GET THAT IDEA OF WHERE YOU CAN PICK HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS.

AS Y'ALL KNOW, ON THE SOUTH DECIDE WE ONLY HAVE TWO REALLY LARGE ATB GROCERY STORES AND, AND THE REST ARE WALMART SUPERSTORES OR RUNNING INTO FAMILY DOLLAR. WE WANT THEM TO KNOW THERE'S OPTIONS TO GRAB AN APPLE, BANANA, SOME VEGETABLES TO MAKE SOME FOOD.

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>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR DEDICATED METRO HEALTH STAFF AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO MAKE THIS WORK POSSIBLE. I AM JOINED TODAY BY OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT INCLUDE THE SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK, REBECCA SMITH, STANLEY SORRELL; TEXAS ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIATETICS, JOE HAY MARQUEZ, AND JAMIE GONZALES, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PRODUCE LADY. AND COSA DEPARTMENTS, WORLD HEALTH OFFICE, COMMUNITY NUTRITION PROGRAM AND HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS AND OTHER PROGRAMS. JUST KNOW ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTHY FOOD IS NOT JUST A PERSONAL CHOICE ISSUE BUT A PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITY.

POOR NUTRITION IS A LEADING RISK FACTOR FOR CHRONIC DISEASES LIKE DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, OBESITY, AFFECTING FAMILIES ACROSS OUR CITY. IT'S AN EQUITY ISSUE. RESIDENTS IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS FACE BARRIERS TO OBTAINING FRESH, NUTRITIOUS FOOD. SO BY SUPPORTING POLICIES THAT EXPAND HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS WHETHER THROUGH LOCAL FOOD RETAIL INCENTIVES LIKE HEALTHY CORNER STORES, FARMER'S MARKETS, OR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP, WE CAN REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES AND STRENGTHEN OUTCOMES FOR ALL RESIDENTS.

SO JUST KNOW AS WE OBSERVE NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH, I AM ENCOURAGED BY THE CONTINUED AND SUSTAINED COLLABORATIONS. IT DOES TAKE A VILLAGE TO DO THIS WORK, AND JUST KNOW THIS HELPS TO ENSURE THE HEALTHY CHOICE IS THE EASY CHOICE FOR EVERY MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN AS WE DISCOVER THE POWER OF NUTRITION AND SHOW HOW HEALTHY EATING CAN HELP PREVENT DISEASE AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE AND SUPPORT OUR OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND BRINGING AWARENESS THIS MONTH. MAYOR?

>> THANK YOU. WOULD COLLEAGUES LIKE TO SPEAK? NO. COUNCILMEMBER KAUR.

>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND TO YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO. NOT ONLY DOES IT AFFECT, NOT ONLY DOES FOOD INEQUITY AND DIABETES AFFECTS THE SOUTH SIDE BUT OUR MOST UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE THE FOOD WE GROW UP WITH IN A LOT OF TRADITIONAL FOOD, EVEN IN INDIAN CULTURE, IS NOT ALWAYS THE HEALTHIEST. WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO TRAIN AT THE VERY YOUNGEST AGE AND JUST WANTED TO REITERATE COUNCILMEMBER, THEN-COUNCILMEMBER VERNALL AS A STATE REP PASSED A FOOD BILL BILL SO WE COULD HAVE PANTRIES TO REUSE SOME OF THE FOOD KIDS WEREN'T GETTING TO EAT BECAUSE FOOD INEQUITY AT THE CHILDREN'S AGE IS THE HARDEST AND THE ONE I THINK WE NEED TO SPEND SO MUCH MORE TIME TACKLING. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO, AND THANK YOU FOR PUSHING US FORWARD. I WILL DEFINITELY TAKE ON YOUR CHALLENGE.

>> ANY OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS? COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND TEAM AND PARTNERS. JUST GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK Y'ALL CONTINUE TO DO BUT WANTED TO BE SURE TO HIGHLIGHT EACH OF THE PARTNERS DO MORE THAN JUST NUTRITIONAL ACCESS AND EDUCATION. FOLKS ARE WORKING ON PROJECTS IN TERMS OF CONNECTIVITY. I'M THINKING OF JAY KNEE'S WORK WITH THE LONE STAR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND WEST SIDE ON HOW WE COULD CONNECT AND BRIDGE THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDE OF DISTRICT 55 TOG5 TOGETHER TO REMOVE THAT BARRIER BUT ALSO TO CONNECT TO RESOURCE, HEALTHY ACTIVITIES, FOOD, AND SO MUCH MORE. JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE AND WEAR MANY HATS. IT'S ALL FOR THE GOOD OF IMPROVING THE OVERALL HEALTH OF COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTS OF SAN ANTONIO. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> COUNCILMEMBER? >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THERE FORWARD. I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, AND THANK YOU, DR. CLAUDE, AND ALL THE PARTNERS UP HERE, WHO ARE IN THIS FIGHT WITH US EVERY DAY. I THINK IT'S SO INTERESTING BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR JEFFERSON COMMUNITY GARDEN AND ALSO HAVE OUR WILDFIRE GARDEN THAT WE JUST APPROVED. WHILE ACCESS IS EXTREMELY AN IMPORTANT ISSUE, IT'S ALSO ABOUT EDUCATION, RIGHT? NO LITTLE KID WILL WANT TO EAT A RAW CARROT. SO ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD, WOULD TRICK MY DAUGHTERS -- I CALL IT BREAKFAST ICE CREAM. I MAKE A SHAKE BUT THROW IN THE SPINACH AND CARROTS SO THEY CAN GET ALL THE GOODNESS. AS WAS MENTIONED, I MEAN, IT'S ABOUT THEM LEARNING ABOUT THIS STUFF AT SUCH AN EARLY AGE. THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF DYNAMICS THAT WE ALL HAVE TO COMBAT TOGETHER, ACCESS BEING EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. WHEN I MOVED BACK FROM CHICAGO, I LIVED ON THE BORDER OF DISTRICT 8 AND 9 AND LOVED IT; BUT IT WASN'T HOME FOR ME. SO WHEN I DID MOVE BACK TO THE WEST SIDE, I SAW THAT DISPARITY. I WAS LIKE, WHAT THE? THE ONLY OPTION ARE MCDONALD'S AND TACOS. THAT IS A VERY, VERY REAL ISSUE FOR SO MANY OF US.

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THIS TOGETHER. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILWOMAN SPEARS? >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. WE DO HAVE SOME FARMER'S MARKETS IN DISTRICT 9.

I WANT TO THANK YOU, DR. CLAUDE, JACOB, METRO HEALTH FOR BRINGING PREVENTION TO THE FOREFRONT HERE . WE HAVE A FAST-PACED LIFESTYLE NOW, AND IT'S A LOT ABOUT CONVENIENCE AND WHAT WE CAN GRAB AND GO AND DO FOR OUR FAMILIES. THE TRUTH IS WHOLE FOOD IS THE ONLY WAY FORWARD AND GETTING BACK TO THAT -- EVERYBODY LOVES A GOOD BAG OF CHEETOS BUT CAN'T HAVE THAT EVERY DAY. WE HAVE TO EAT HEALTHY ON THE WHOLE EVERY DAY. IT'S CHANGING HOW YOU LOOK AT FOOD. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT PREVENTION BECAUSE ONCE YOU GET DOWN THE ROAD WHERE IT'S AFFECTING YOUR HEALTH,S A LITTLE LATE TO TURN BACK. I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO PUSHING THIS OUT TO RUSH RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT 9. THANK YOU.

>> THANKS, CLAUDE. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO THINK OF OTHER THINGS HAPPENING THAT ARE ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO THE LACK OF NUTRITIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, IF YOU WILL, IN OUR COMMUNITY. THAT STARTS SOMEBODY'S ABILITY TO AFFORD THE FOOD, RIGHT? AND SO WE KNOW -- I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TEAM'S SUPPORT OF THE TABLE TOP THAT WE DID LAST YEAR THAT REALLY LOOKED AT, IF YOU LOST SIGNIFICANT FUNDING FOR NOT ONLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING SPACE BUT ALSO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SPACE ON TOP OF THE $186 BILLION THAT IS GOING TO BE CUT FROM S.N.A.P. BENEFITS AS A RESULT OF THE ONE, BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL. WE KNOW THERE ARE SOME RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE GOING TO PLACE NOW THAT ARE GOING TO RESTRICT THE TYPES OF FOODS THOSE BENEFITS CAN BE SPENT ON, BUT THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THE HEALTHIER FOOD IS CHEAPER. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY DOES REQUIRE KIND OF A FULL-COURT PRESS AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THAT. THERE ARE LOT OF MOVING PIECE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS AFFECTING OUR MOST VULNERABLE, WHICH IS WHY I'M HONOR TO SERVE ON THE MAYOR'S ALLIANCE TO END CHILDHOOD HUNGER. I THINK THERE'S A LOT WE CAN DO TOGETHER, CERTAINLY, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT. THANK

YOU, CLAUDE, AND TEAM FOR YOUR WORK EACH AND EVERY DAY. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, AND

AGAIN, HAPPY NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH. >> ALL RIGHT! SOCIAL WORK WEEK. WHEREAS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO RECOGNIZES THAT THE SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL OBSERVE NATIONAL SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK WEEK TO HONOR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION, COMMITMENT, AND SERVICE TO MORE THAN 42,000 STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES; AND WHEREAS THIS WEEK HIGHLIGHTS THE VITAL ROLE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS PLAY IN SUPPORTING STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS; AND WE PROUDLY ACKNOWLEDGE MORE THAN 29,000 DEDICATED SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS SERVING SAISD; AND WHEREAS SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS PROMOTE PERSONAL SUCCESS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT BY PROVIDING FAMILY SUPPORT, STUDENT AND AROUND ADVOCACY, INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING, CRISIS INTERVENTION; AND WHEREAS SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS ARE COMPASSIONATE PROFESSIONALS DEVOTED TO IMPROVING STUDENTS' WELL-BEING, STRENGTHENING THE FABRIC OF SOCIETY AND CONTRIBUTING TO MEANINGFUL SOCIAL PROGRESS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL LEVELS; NOW THEREFORE I, THE MAYOR OF SAN ANTONIO, IN RECOGNITION THEREOF, PROCLAIM MARCH 1-7, 2026, TO BE NATIONAL SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK WEEK IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. OKAY. AND I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE MEMBERS FROM SAISD HERE AS WELL?

YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK IF YOU'D LIKE TO. >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS MEANINGFUL RECOGNITION. I'M A SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER AND DIRECTOR OF FAMILY STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES.

IT IS TRULY AN HONOR TO STAND BEFORE YOU ON BEHALF OF THE DEDICATED SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS SERVING THE STUDENTS AND FAMILY WILL OF SAN ANTONIO ISD. THIS YEAR'S THEME, AS RECOGNIZED

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COLLEAGUES LIKE TO SPEAK? COUNCILMEMBER KAUR? >> I WILL JUST SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK AS EDUCATOR IN THE CLASSROOM. WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT YOU ARE, ESPECIALLY NOW AS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING BECOMES MORE OF A THREAT IN SCHOOL AND, WE NEED WAYS FOR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND I KNOW EDUCATORS IN THE CLASSROOM COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT YOU ALL.

>> COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA. >> THANK YOU. YOU'RE AMAZING AND LOOK AS A TEAM FULL OF WOMEN DOING THE IMPORTANT WORK, RIGHT? FOR MY OWN DISTRICTS AND D J 4 AND SOUTHWEST AND NORTH SIDE, THOSE FOLKS REACH OUT TO US AND SAY WE HAVE FAMILIES IN NEED; DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO HELP? I HEAR YOU'RE HANDING OUT TURKEYS BEEN WE NEED SOME HERE. YOU'RE LOOKING FOR FAMILIES.

BEING POWERED TO CALL AND TELL US WHAT FAMILIES ARE GOING THROUGH SO WE KNOW, YOU'RE THE DIRECT LINE TO FAMILIES, AND WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. THANK Y'ALL FOR YOUR WORK. I

KNOW IT'S THANKLESS BUT SO IMPORTANT. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER

CASTILLO? >> THANK YOU FOR ENSURING KIDS AND FAMILY HAVE THE TOOLING TO BE SUCCESSFUL. AT THE TIME, I SPOKE TO A RHODES SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER TO TALK ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE. SHE FOUND A SAFE HOUSE ON THE EAST SIDE HAD BEEN DOING GREAT WORK TO CONNECT FAMILIES AND DISRUPTING VIOLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY. HOW COME DISTRICT 5 DOESN'T HAVE A SIMILAR PROGRAM? BECAUSE OF HER OFFICE DURING THE VISIT, BIG MAMA'S SAFE HOUSE WAS EXPLORING A SECOND COMMUNITY HUB AND GRATEFUL WE'RE ABLE TO ADVOCATE SUPPORT BIG MAMA SAFE HOUSE TO COME TO DISTRICT 5 BECAUSE OF A SOCIAL WORKER THAT CAME TO OUR OFFICE TO SAY, "THERE'S A NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. I FOUND A POTENTIAL SOLUTION. HOW CAN WE INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY TO BRING THAT SOLUTION TO THE WEST SIDE?" GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK YOU DO AND ADVOCACY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BRINGING APPROPRIATE RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU,

MAYOR. >> COUNCILMEMBER? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK YOU DO IN OUR SCHOOLS AND ARE OFFICIALLY THE OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED, EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING. I WAS RAISED BY A SOCIAL WORKER AND VALUE THEM SO MUCH. I KNOW YOU'RE NEEDED IN THE CLASSROOMS BUT MAKE GOOD CONSTITUENT SERVICES IN OUR JOB. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO AND LIKE COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA IS SAYING, IF YOU'RE HEARING SOMETHING, WE

WANT TO BE HELPFUL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

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LGBTQ YOUTH REPORTED DEPRESSIVE STRAITS THAN STRAIGHT AND HETEROSEXUAL YOUTH, THERE WAS A DECREASE. WE KNOW ANONYMOUS DATA IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES YOUTH FACE. THANK YOU TO OUR YOUTH LEADERS WHO SERVE ON SAYC AND PROJECT WORTH TEEN AMBASSADORS FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO LISTENING AND UNDERSTANDING THEIR PEERS. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TEEN AMBASSADOR SALCEDO REPRESENTING DISTRICT 6 AND COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE LOGAN APPOINTED BY DISTRICT 8.

>> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR JONES, AND COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I'M NATALIE SALCEDO, TEEN AM BILLIONS DOOR IN DISTRICT 6 AND HAVE BEEN INVOLVED THE PROGRAM SINCE 2021 ON MARCH 2, WE LAUNCHED A SURVEY THAT WILL BE OPEN UNTIL APRIL 30. IT'S MORE THAN A QUESTIONNAIRE BUT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS SAN ANTONIO TO FINALLY BE HEARD IN AN HONEST, MEASURABLE WAY. IN MY COMMUNITY AND AMONG MY PEERS, I SEE STUDENTS CARRYING STRESS, ANXIETY, AND PRESSURE THAT OFTEN GO UNNOTICED. MANY OF US ARE BALANCING ACADEMICS, FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES, JOBS, SOCIAL PRESSURES, AND CONSTANT INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA. SOME YOUNG PEOPLE QUIETLY STRUGGLE WITH THOUGHTS OF HARMING THEMSELVES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, OR FEELING COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED. MANY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN OR RECEIVE HELP.

GENDER-DIVERSE YOUTH CAN FACE CHALLENGES IN ISOLATION TO MAKE THESE STRUGGLES HARDER. MENTAL HEALTH IS NOT A DISTANT ISSUE BUT PRESENT IN OUR CLASSROOMS, HOMES, AND FRIENDSHIPS EVERY DAY. THAT'S WHY THE SURVEY MATTERS. WHEN YOUTH TAKE IT, THEY TURN THEIR EXPERIENCES INTO DATA THAT LEADERS CAN ACT ON. WHEN ADULTS ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION, THEY SEND A POWERFUL MESSAGE THAT OUR VOICES ARE VALUED AND IF WE WANT TO SUPPORT PEOPLE, WE MUST UNDERSTAND THE WELL-BEING OF YOUNG PEOPLE. THE SURVEY IS A STEP FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING, AND WE ASK FOR YOU TO PRIORITIZE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF SAN ANTONIO'S YOUTH.

] >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR JONES AND COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM THE DISTRICT 8 COMMISSIONER FOR THE SAN ANTONIO YOUTH COMMISSION AND HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE COMMISSION SINCE 2023. EVERY YEAR WE RELEASE THE SURVEY. THE RESPONSES GROW, AND MORE TEENS BECOME INVOLVE TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND VOICES. IN 2024, WE COLLECTED ABOUT 1400 RESPONSES FROM YOUTH AGES 12 TO 19 IN SAN ANTONIO. FROM 2022 TO 2024, WE HAVE SEEN REPORTS OF SELF-HARM DECREASE BY 15%, SUICIDE CAL IDEATION DROP AROUND 15%, AND SUBSTANCE USE DECRIES BY 14% AMONG YOUTH. DESPITE POSITIVE CHANGE CASKS LGBT PLUS AND GENDER-DIVERSE YOUTH EXPERIENCE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGESSED DISTRY PORTION NATALIE HIGHER RATES. IN CHALLENGE TO THE 2022 RESULTS, WE USE DATA TO ALLOCATE $70,000 IN AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING TO SUPPORT SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES AND MOST A TEEN MENTAL AID FIRST AID TRAINING. WE IDENTIFY DISPARITIES, FUND PROGRESS, AND ENSURE IT'S IN THE LIVED SPEARS OF SAN ANTONIO YOUTH. THIS IS WHY TODAY WE ASKED THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE YOUTH OF OUR CITY PROMOING THE TEEN MENTAL HEALTH SURVEY AND CONTINUING TO UPLIFT TEEN VOICES. THE SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE CITY'S PUBLIC INPUT WEBSITE AND WILL BE OPEN UNTIL APRIL 30. THANK YOU.

COLLEAGUES WANT TO SPEAK? COUNCILMEMBER KAUR? >> THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO

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IN DISTRICT 1. >> THANK YOU FOR HARD WORK. THERE'S SO MANY THINGS YOU COULD BE DOING THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CHOOSE TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE IS A WORTHWHILE CAUSE. I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR THAT. Y'ALL SOUND LIKE SOME OF OUR DEPARTMENT LEADERS SO PLEASE KEEP -- Y'ALL HAVE THE NUMBERS ON FILE, BE READY FOR SOME JOBS ONCE Y'ALL ARE OF AGE. AGAIN, THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH. I LOOK FORWARD TO PROMOTE THE SURVEY.

THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR THE WORK YOU DO. >> COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA.

>> SHOUT-OUT TO ELIJAH FROM DISTRICT 4. I TOOK A PICTURE AND SENT TO YOUR MOM SO SEE WILL SEE. THIS WORK IS IMPORTANT. I HAVE A SISTER IN HIGH SCHOOL AND THINK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH. I THINK YAW'S GENERATION IS SO MUCH MORE ACCEPTING THAN PAST GENERATION OF YOUR PEERS SO THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK. WE WILL PUSH THIS TO SCHOOL AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOW THEY HAVE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM. THANK YOU Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK. APPRECIATE

IT. >> COUNCILMEMBER? >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR DOING THIS AND MOVING THE INITIATIVE FORWARD. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND MORE PEOPLE BEGIN TO SHARE AND CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH ENCOURAGERS AND HAVING THE YOUTH. PEERS IS SO IMPORTANT AND THEN FINDING THAT TRUSTED ADULT. THANK YOU, AND CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK.

>> COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANT TO COMMEND EVERYONE FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP IN THE YOUTH COMMISSION. PREFER TIME I ATTEND MEETING, I'M SO IMPRESSED BY Y'ALL'S KNOWLEDGE OF ROBERT'S RULINGS OF FACILITATION, THE AGENDA ITEM CONTENT. I'M IMPRESSED AND EAGER FOR WHAT THE FUTURE HOLD FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ALL. GRATEFUL FOR Y'ALL'S WORK IN TERMS OF TEEN MENTAL HEALTH. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE SEEING TREND WHETHER IT'S THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE OR OTHER COMMITTEES THE YOUTH COMPONENT. HOW CAN WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR YOUTH? WITH THAT, I'M EAGER OUR TEAM WILL CREDIBILITY $2,000 OF CARRY-FORWARD DOLLARS TO SUPPORT A PILOT THEY WILL DRAFT AND CREATE. I ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN ME IN MATCHING FUND TO ALLOW THEM TO CREATE A PILOT TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SAN ANTONIO YOUTH. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. WE WILL MATCH THOSE FUNDS FOR SURE. WE WILL ALSO TAKE Y'ALL UP ON THE SU SURVEY. ACTUALLY, Y'ALL CAN COME UP HERE AND TAKE OUR JOBS NOW. Y'ALL ARE EXTREME RE, EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE AND THE THE IDEA IS TO MAKE IT INTO ACTION. A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN HAVE IDEAS BUT Y'ALL MADE IT INTO ACTION AND WILL HELP SO MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY SO WE WILL DO THE SURVEY. LET US

KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO NEXT. THANKS. >> COUNCILMEMBER?

>> THANK YOU. A SHOUT-OUT TO OUR DISTRICT 8 APPOINTEE. WE'RE SO PROUD YOU'RE REPRESENTING US IN DISTRICT 8. AND AS IF THIS IS NOT A LOT ALREADY, YOU'RE A SPELLING BEE CHAMPION AND FOUNDER OF THE ASIAN-AMERICAN STUDENT UNION AS WELL AS WORKING WITH SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY TO HOLD MEDIA LITERACY WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE TIME THAT YOU GIVE TO THIS COMMUNITY. YOU HAVE BEEN SERVING ON THE BOARD THREE YEAR AND ARE PROFESSIONAL, SERVING LONGER THAN MOST OF US ON THIS DIAZ RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK YOU DO, AND YES, MATCHING THOSE FUNDS, ABSOLUTELY. WE ARE HOSTING A MENTAL HEALTH TOWN HALL IN LATE APRIL IN DISTRICT 8 SO WE WILL MAKE SURE WE HAVE QR CODES UP AND HAVE FOLKS FROM THE

COMMISSION THERE TO SPEAK ABOUT ISSUES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO KNOW THIS SONG CALLED "I'VE GOT FIVE ON IT." I'M GOOD FOR 5K, OKAY? THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AND WANT DOING MAKE SURE THE SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS WHY WE'RE SEEING THINGS. WHEN I READ THIS LINE HERE, WHILE A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF LGBT PLUS YOUTH REPORTEDLESS DEPRESSION -- (READING QUICKLY ). THE QUESTION PEGS BEGS WHY? WHAT ARE FOLKS HEARING? HOW ARE THEY INTERNALIZING WHAT IS HAPPENING? DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH THE FACT THEY CAN'T READ BOOKS ABOUT THEMSELVES? IF YOU LIVED IN A MIX-STATUS FAMILY,

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>> ACTUALLY, THE NEXT PERSON IS QUITE FITTING THAT WE FOLLOW THAT, ACTUALLY. SO AS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE GUTIERREZ WHO, UNTIL YESTERDAY, SERVED AS THE STATE DIRECTOR FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN, THE NATION'S LARGEST -- PLEASE -- CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION WORKING TO ACHIEVE LGBTQ PLUS EQUALITY. I'M RECOGNIZING HER FOR YEARS OF NONPARTISAN WORK VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S C-3 TO ADVANCE QUALITY FOR THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY IN TEXAS. THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO ADVANCE THE QUALITY IN OUR STATE. IF YOU'D

LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORD, YOU'RE WELCOME TO. >> YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR JONES; AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL. I JUST WANT TO STAY IN MY ROLE AS I SPOKE ACROSS THE STATE OFTEN -- AND I SPEAK IN D.C. TO MY COLLEAGUES ABOUT HOW TEXAS, THE EYES OF TEXAS, ARE ALWAYS UPON US. TEXAS LEADS THE NATION, JUST AS TEXAS LEADS THE NATION. SAN ANTONIO AND YOU AMAZING LEADERS LEAD THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND Y'ALL ARE AN EXAMPLE FROM WHAT CITIES CAN DO NATIONWIDE AND STATEWIDE. I AM INCREDIBLEULOUS AND PROUD EVERY TIME I SEE Y'ALL ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING THAT IS N NEW, INNOVATIVE, CREATIVE; AND ONE WORD THAT COMES OUT OF YOUR MOUTHS EVERY TIME I VISIT IS "COMMUNITY" AND "SERVICE." AND YOUR CONSTITUENCIES. I'M SO PROUD TO HAVE WORKED IN THIS CITY TO ADVANCE EQUALITY WITH MANY OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND LEADERS AND SO PROUD OF WHAT YOU HAVE DONE, MAYOR JONES. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT Y'ALL CAN ACCOMPLISH TOGETHER. THANK YOU.

OKAY, THE NEXT POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE IS THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MR. GILL CORNADO PADRINNO.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HONOR THE LATE COLONEL FILL CORONATO FOR LIFE OF SERVICE TO HIS COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY. IF HIS FAMILY COULD PLEASE STAND. COLONEL CORONADO WAS BORN IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, RAISED ON THE WEST SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO WHERE HE ATTENDED LINEAR HIGH SCHOOL AND OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY. HE DROPPED OUT AT AGE 15 TO JOIN THE AIR FORCE, WHERE HE WAS HONOR ALLY DISCHARGED AFTER 30 YEARS OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE INCLUDE, TOURS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA DURING THE VIETNAM WAR; PANAMA; GERMANY; AND SPAIN. HE EARNED COME MENNATION INCLUDING THE BRONZE STAR AND LEFION OF MERIT. THE COLONEL MADE CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOTH THE MILITARY AND HISPANIC COMMUNITY. HE LED THE THE EFFORT ON THE NATIONAL STAGE TO EXPAND HISPANIC HERITAGE WEEK TO A MONTH-LONG CELEBRATION. DURING THE WHITE HOUSE ROSE GARDEN CEREMONY, PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN PRAISED HIM AS A STOUT DEFENDER OF HISPANIC HERITAGE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TODAY, WE RECOGNIZE HIM AS A PADRION OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH DUE TO EFFORTS. THE COLONEL APPLES MADE HISTORY AS THE FIRST HISPANIC DIRECTOR OF THE SELECTIVE SERVICE UNDER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON. WHETHER SURROUNDED BY PRESIDENTS, KINGS, GENERALS, OR MEMBERS OF CON CONGRESS, HE TOOK PRIDE IN SHARING THAT HIS JOURNEY FAN ON THE WEST SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO. COLONEL CORONADO LEAVES HIS W WIFE, CHILDREN, HIS SISTERS, A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, GRANDCHILDREN, GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND HOST OF FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS IN DISTRICT 8 WHERE HE RESIDED OVER 20 YEARS. THE COLONEL'S LIFE WAS A TESTAMENT TO CONSTITUTE, HONOR, AND UNWAVERING LOVE FOR HIS COMMUNITY. MAY WE HONOR HIS LEGACY NOT ONLY IN REMEMBRANCE BUT IN OUR COMMUNITIED COMMITMENT TO SERVE OTHERS WITH THE SAME INTEGRITY AND COLONEL HE EMBODIED EVERY DAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. >> BEFORE I JUMP INTO COMMENTS, I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR'S STATUS OF WOMEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND WORK ON THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

EVERYONE WHO BREAKED BREAD TO LEARN ABOUT EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE FOR CREATION OF A

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DR. TESTA, U.T. HEALTH, PROFESSOR FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, UNIVERSITY HEALTH, MEMBERS OF THE FIA DIRECTOR, MEMBERS OF CENTRAL AND MEMBERS OF THE BEAR COUNTY HARM REDUCTION COYA LEG. COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF DISTRICT 5. THANKFUL TO BREAK BREAD TO LEARN MORE INFORMATION. THANK YOU, MAYOR. NEXT IS THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, WE'RE MOVING THIS UP, BASED ON MORE FREQUENT UPDATES THAT WE ARE GOING TO GET WHEN IT COMES TO THE STATUS OF OUR ACTIVITIES AROUND THE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION

ACTIVITIES. OVER TO YOU, MARIA. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND COUNCIL. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TODAY IN THIS PRESENTATION IS TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF THE ACTIONS THAT WE HAVE EVALUATED, ACTION, WE HAVE TAKEN RELATED TO THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS APPROVED BY THIS BODY ON FEBRUARY 12. THE PRESENTATION IS ORGANIZED AND WILL REVIEW THOSE ACTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, ACTIONS IN PROGRESS, ACTION, WE ARE EVALUATING, AND THE TIMELINE TO COMPLETE THAT EVALUATION; AS WELL AS SOME ACTIONS THAT WE ARE SEEKING CLARIFICATION FROM YOU TODAY. SO GOING TO SLIDE 3, I WILL GO THROUGH THOSE ACTIONS.

BEGINNING WITH THOSE ACTION THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, RELATED TO LEGAL PATHWAYS REFERRAL FOR THOSE WITH LEGAL STATUS. THE OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE, OPPORTUNITY, AND ACCESS, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR OFFICES, CONTINUES REFERRALS FOR THOSE WITH LEGAL STATUS.

ACTION NUMBER 2: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAINING BY THIRD PAR PARTIES. THE CITY HOLDS A CONTRACT WITH AMERICAN GATEWAYS, AND THAT WORK TON CONTINUES TO KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAINING FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT REQUEST THEM. ITEM NUMBER 3 IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ECONOMIC REPORT ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND IMPACT OF MIGRANTS IN SAN ANTONIO AND THE COUNTY. THIS REPORT WAS COMPLETED. THIS WORK WAS LED BY THE OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE, OPPORTUNITY, AND ACCESS. YOU CAN SEE ON THE PRESENTATION THIS REPORT IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, AND WE WILL BE PRESENTING THE REPORT IN DETAIL TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMITTEE EITHER IN THE MONTH OF MARCH OR APRIL. CONTINUING WITH ACTIONS COMPLETED, THE USE OF CITY RESOURCES AND SERVICES, THE REQUEST WAS TO IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE CITY SERVICES AND DISCESSION THEIR APPROVING MAY BE LIMITED TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED BY LAW AND ACCOMPLISH CLEAR, INTERNAL GUIDANCE TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY AND TRANSPARENCY. THIS IS ALREADY OUR APPROACH. WE ONLY PROVIDE WHAT IS REQUIRED BY LAW. NUMBER FIVE. IN TERMS OF COORDINATION AND LEGAL SAFEGUARDS, THIS PARTICULAR ACTION REQUESTED THE GUIDANCE FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON HOW THIS STRATEGY CAN BE STRUCTURED TO AVOID UNLAWFUL DISCRI DISCRIMINATION, RETALIATION, OR PREEMPTION CONCERNS WHILE PRESERVING THE CITY'S POLICY AUTONOMY.

THIS WORK CONTINUES. ITEM NUMBER 6 IS REPORTING I.C.E. REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE FROM SAPD AND COSTS THAT WERE SPENT IN THIS REQUEST. SO WE ARE TRACKING THOSE COSTS AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE FROM I.C.E. SINCE WE BRIEFED YOU ON FEBRUARY 12, SO WHAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING IS WE WILL REPORT MONTHLY AT THE END OF THE MONTH WITH THE FIRST REPORT BEING MARCH 31. WE ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT GIVEN GRANT ASSURANCES AND POTENTIAL FUTURE GRANTS, THIS REPORTING COULD BE IMPACTED BY THOSE FUTURE GRANT ASSURANCES.

WE DON'T HAVE THAT TODAY, AND OF COURSE WE WILL NOTIFY THE COUNCIL IF THERE ARE ANY CHA

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SO THOSE SESSIONS ARE ONGOING. RELATED TO DATA ON ICE ACTIVITY. WE ARE WORKING ON LINKING THE ICE DASHBOARD THAT WILL BE ADDED TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE UNDER THE OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE, OPPORTUNITY, AND ACCESS. THE DATA THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE LINKING IS DATA REPORTED BY ICE , SO WE WANT YOU TO BE AWARE THAT WE ARE NOT THE KEEPERS OF THAT DATA, THAT WE ARE RELYING ON THE INFORMATION THAT IS PROVIDED BY ICE.

ANOTHER AREA OF CONSIDERATION IS THAT THAT INFORMATION IS NOT SPECIFIC TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO OR TO BEXAR COUNTY BUT RATHER IS THE SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL OFFICE. SO MORE COUNTIES THAT JUST BEXAR COUNTY.

WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT THAT DATA IS UPDATED BY ICE, SO IT MAY NOT BE UP TO DATE, DEPENDING ON HOW FREQUENT THEY UPDATE THE DATA.

WE EXPECT THAT THAT LINK WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE BY TOMORROW.

THE NEXT ITEM REQUESTED IN THE RESOLUTION IS COMMUNITY REPORTING.

TO HAVE A REPORTING MECHANISM FOR COMMUNITY TO REPORT OR LOG ALLEGED RIGHTS VIOLATIONS RELATED TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. OUR OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE, OPPORTUNITY, AND ACCESS IS EVALUATING IF A THIRD PARTY CAN OFFER THIS SERVICE, RATHER THAN THE CITY. ONE THING FOR CONSIDERATION IS THAT THE CITY CANNOT ACT ON THOSE REPORTED ALLEGED VIOLATIONS. AS WE ARE EXPLORING HAVING A THIRD PARTY BEING THE KEEPER OF THAT DATA OR BEING THE INTAKE FOR THAT DATA, WE ANTICIPATE TO HAVE THAT COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.

MOVING ON TO ACTIONS THAT WE NEED TO EVALUATE. SO WE GROUP ACTIONS 10 TO 13 AS PROCUREMENT ACTIONS AND THOSE ARE RELATING THE CITY'S CONTRACT AND PROCUREMENT PRACTICES. WHAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO THIS BODY TODAY IS THAT WE FORWARD THOSE TO OUR ECONOMIC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE FOR DISCUSSION AND EVALUATION FOR POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTATION OPTIONS.

THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE CONCLUDED A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THESE ACTIONS.

SO YOU'LL SEE ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDE SPECIFICALLY WHAT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE REVIEW WAS EVALUATION OF CITY COUNCIL POLICY NOT TO DO BUSINESS WITH ENTITIES PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ICE, INCLUDING VENDOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE, NON-CONTRACTING POLICIES AND PROCUREMENT STANDARDS AND VALUES-BASED CRITERIA. BASED ON THIS PRELIMINARY REVIEW BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTS WHERE WE MAY BE ABLE TO INCLUDE VENDOR ACCOUNTABILITY, OTHERWISE STATE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW IT. AND THAT INCLUDES PROFESSIONAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES NOT GOVERNED BY STATUTE. LEASES OF CITY-OWNED REAL PROPERTY, CONCESSION AGREEMENTS, OR THE REVENUE-GENERATING CONTRACTS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENTS. MOVING ON TO OTHER AREAS THAT WE NEED TO EVALUATE, AND THIS IS RELATED TO DETENTION FACILITIES.

SO FOR NO. 14, A COUNCIL POLICY TO DEFER FUTURE PRIVATE FOR-PROPHET DETENTION FACILITIES. WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS A CODE CHANGE INSTEAD OF A MORATORIUM. SO WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA TODAY A RESOLUTION TO INITIATE A PROCESS TO BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE CITY CODE, SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS ACTION. SO AFTER THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT, THAT'S AN ITEM THAT WE WILL BE PRESENTING TO YOU FOR YOUR INPUT. ITEM 15 IS AN ASSESSMENT AND DETERMINATION OF WHETHER FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAWS, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL LAW. THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS IN DISCUSSION WITH A NATIONAL FIRM WITH THESE EXPERTISE.

SO WE CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THAT. NO. 16 IS INCLUSION OF FEDERAL LEGISLATION AND ACTION TO PREVENT AND/OR END THE USE OF ANY FACILITY IN SAN ANTONIO IN OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. AND THAT'S UNDER EVALUATION.

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WE ESTIMATE TO HAVE THIS COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS MONTH, OUR EVALUATION.

THE NEXT ITEM WAS A JUSTICE FUND TO SUPPORT NONPROFITS FOR THOSE VICTIMS OF ICE ACTIVITY WITH LEGAL STATUS. SO THE LEGAL CRITERIA IS BEING EVALUATED THAT WOULD MITIGATE RISK. WE ANTICIPATE TO HAVE THAT COMPLETED BY APRIL 15.

THIS MAY RESULT IN A BUDGETARY IMPACT THAT WOULD BE DISCUSSED AS PART OF THE FISCAL YEAR '27 BUDGET PROCESS. ITEM 19 IS ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC SIGNAGE, INFORMING RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS OF THEIR RIGHTS.

WE ARE CURRENTLY DETERMINING WHETHER A THIRD PARTY MAY PROVIDE SIGNAGE TO BUSINESS AND WE ANTICIPATE TO HAVE THAT COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.

AND FINALLY, AS PART OF THIS UPDATE, THERE'S TWO ACTIONS THAT WE ARE SEEKING CLARIFICATION FROM THIS BODY THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE RESOLUTION.

NO. 20, INSURANCE, LIABILITY, AND EXPOSURE. EVALUATING HOW VENDOR PARTICIPATION IN DETENTION OPERATIONS AFFECTS LIABILITY EXPOSURE, INSURANCE COSTS, AND REPUTATION OF RISK FOR BOTH THE CITY AND ITS CONTRACTORS AND WHETHER ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS OR EXCLUSIONS ARE WARRANTED. AND FINALLY, WE ARE ALSO SEEKING CLARIFICATION ON DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING FOR CITY STAFF ON RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO THE PREVENTION OF HARM CAUSED BY IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. AS WE MENTIONED, WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONGOING TRAINING FOR OUR CITY EMPLOYEES WHEN IT COMES TO HOW TO ADDRESS IF ICE COMES TO OUR CITY FACILITIES. AND, MAYOR, THAT CONCLUDES THE UPDATE.

>> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU, MARIA. AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK TO BALANCE PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY, WE KNOW THOSE ROUTINE UPDATES TO THE PUBLIC ARE THE LEAST THAT WE CAN DO, AS WE'RE TRYING TO NAVIGATE THIS.

I DO APPRECIATE THE INCLUSION OF THE DATES BY WHICH SOME OF THIS WORK WE CAN EXPECT COMPLETION OR AT LEAST A SIGNIFICANT UPDATE. THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THAT. AS A REMINDER, TO THIS DAY, MY OFFICE, NEITHER THE CITY STAFF'S OFFICE HAS RECEIVED ANY WORD FROM ICE REGARDING THAT FACILITY ON THE EASTSIDE. I MEAN, THAT JUST GIVES YOU A SENSE OF, UNFORTUNATELY, THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AROUND SOME OF THESE ACTIVITIES.

BUT THE GOOD WORK THAT OUR STAFF IS CONTINUING TO DO TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR OPTIONS MAY BE. SO, MARIA, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I WILL ASK MY COLLEAGUES SPECIFICALLY TO SPEAK TO THE POINTS OF CLARIFICATION THAT SHE REQUESTED. I WOULD ACTUALLY -- I WOULD TURN IT OVER TO SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT DRAFTED THE MEMO ON WHICH THAT WAS INCLUDED. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THOSE TWO POINTS. COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ, YOU'RE

RECOGNIZED. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: I'LL FIRST NOTE THAT TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE CONSIDERING A RESOLUTION FOR -- STARTING THE ZONING POLICY PROCESS.

AND THAT MOOTS THE NEED FOR A MORATORIUM. I DISAGREE WITH THAT NOTION.

I THINK IT'S TWO SEPARATE AND DISTINCT THINGS AND THAT SHOULD WE HAVE A ZONING PROCESS, ALL THAT DOES IS CREATE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR DEVELOPERS AND PRIVATE DETENTION FACILITIES TO APPLY FOR THIS PERMITTED USE.

A MORATORIUM WOULD PREVENT ANY OF THOSE APPLICATIONS, IN MY PERSPECTIVE.

SECOND TO THAT, I THINK FOR ITEM 20 OR THE ACTION 20 WHERE IT RELATES TO INSURANCE, LIABILITY, AND RISK EXPOSURE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO SORT OF SUPPLEMENT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH VENDORS.

IF ANY OF OUR VENDORS ARE ENGAGED IN ANY RISKY BEHAVIOR RELATED TO A DETENTION FACILITY, HOW DOES THAT IMPACT THE CITY AND OUR LIABILITY? I THINK RELATED TO SOME OF THE TRAININGS THAT ARE ALREADY HAPPENING WITH CITY STAFF WHERE THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROTOCOLS ARE, I THINK BEING A LITTLE BIT MORE INTENTIONAL ABOUT WHAT IS YOUR ROLE AS CITY STAFF IN PROTECTING THE CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE USING THESE FACILITIES. SO A LITTLE BIT BEYOND WHAT I THINK IS BASIC AND WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR JONES: ARE THERE OTHERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON THAT PIECE? OKAY. COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO.

>> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANTED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE COUNCILMAN'S POINT IN THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPLORE A MORATORIUM.

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>> MAYOR JONES: ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK CLARIFYING THOSE TWO POINTS?

GO AHEAD. >> GAVITO: ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE PRESENTATION AS A

WHOLE? >> MAYOR JONES: I SPECIFICALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MARIA GETS WHAT SHE WAS LOOKING FOR ON THE CLARIFICATION, IN PARTICULAR. IF THERE ARE OTHER THINGS YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS AS

PART OF THAT, YOU ARE FREE TO. >> GAVITO: THANK YOU FOR THIS, MARIA. ON SLIDE 5, ITEM NO. 9, I APPRECIATE Y'ALL FOLLOWING UP WITH THE REQUEST TO TRACK CALLS WHEN PEOPLE FEEL THEIR RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED.

CAN YOU GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE INVOLVING A TH THIRD PARTY AND

WHY WOULDN'T WE GO THROUGH SAPD? >> VILLAGOMEZ: A COUPLE OF ITEMS OF CONSIDERATION, COUNCILWOMAN. IF WE WANT TO GO TO A THIRD PARTY, POTENTIAL BENEFIT IS PERHAPS OUR COMMUNITY WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE GOING TO A THIRD PARTY. OF COURSE, WE WOULD ASK THAT THIRD PARTY TO REPORT BACK TO US IN TERMS OF THAT INFORMATION THAT IS BEING RECEIVED BY THE COMMUNITY THAT WE CAN REPORT TO THIS BODY. AGAIN, ONE OF THE CONSTRAINTS THAT WE WOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE IS THAT WE CANNOT ACT ON THOSE REPORTED ALLEGATIONS. IF WE WERE TO DO IT THROUGH ONE OF OUR RESOURCES, EITHER LET'S SAY SAPD OR OUR OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE AND RESOLUTION , WE WOULD JUST BE TAKING THOSE CALLS AND THEN REPORTING THEM TO THIS BODY. SO WE ARE WEIGHING THOSE OPTIONS TO SEE IF A THIRD PARTY COULD DO IT PERHAPS MORE EFFECTIVELY THAN WE

CAN. >> GAVITO: YEAH. THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION. FOR US, IT WAS SO THAT WE COULD HAVE A TRACKING MECHANISM AND WE COULD KNOW OUR RESIDENTS FEELING THAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE BEING VIOLATED TWO TIMES OR 2,000 TIMES.

THE INTENTION WAS NEVER TO NECESSARILY ACT ON THOSE CALLS.

I DO THINK WE SHOULD KEEP IN MIND, IF WE WERE TO GO THROUGH A THIRD PARTY, THE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN OF LETTING PEOPLE KNOW OF YET ANOTHER NUMBER.

THAT'S WHY THE THOUGHT WAS IN THE INITIAL REQUEST WAS TO GO THROUGH SAPD.

I DO UNDERSTAND PEOPLE'S RESERVATION -- WELL, PEOPLE MAY HAVE RESERVATION ABOUT GOING THROUGH SAPD. BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF DYNAMICS TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION. BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE TALKED TO RESIDENTS ABOUT THIS AND WE'RE LETTING THEM KNOW TO CALL SAPD IF THEY FEEL THEIR RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED, THAT'S BEEN VERY WELL RECEIVED. AND WE CAN TALK MORE OFFLINE

ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. >> VILLAGOMEZ: SURE.

IF I MAY, MAYOR. WHEN WE COME BACK, COUNCILWOMAN, WE'LL PROVIDE TWO OPTIONS. ANOTHER BENEFIT THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING IF WE GO TO A THIRD PARTY, THEY MAY HAVE SYSTEMS TO REFER THOSE INDIVIDUALS, PERHAPS TO OTHER SERVICES THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NOT FAMILIAR

WITH THOSE RESOURCES OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY. >> MAYOR JONES:

COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN. >> VIAGRAN: MARIA, IN THE SLIDE 10 FOR ACTIONS WE NEED TO EVALUATE, 20. MY CONCERN IS THE USE OF THE PHRASE "DETENTION OPERATIONS." I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT, ANDY AND LEGAL TEAM, HOW THEY'RE OPERATING CURRENTLY IN TEXAS AND HOW THEY'RE OPERATING NATIONALLY, STATEWIDE. BECAUSE WE NEED TO DEFINE WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAYS ARE DETENTION CENTERS AND WHAT OUR BELIEF IS A DETENTION CENTER.

AND THE OTHER THING IS WHAT IS THE -- THERE ARE SOME FACILITIES THAT ARE NOT BUILT TO HOLD SOMEONE FOR MORE THAN -- TO DETAIN SOMEONE FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS OR 25 DAYS. AND SO I REALLY THINK AS WE LOOK AT CODE, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, IS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

BECAUSE, AGAIN, SETTING UP EMERGENCY SHELTERS, SETTING UP SHELTER, WE HAVE DONE THAT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. AND IF THAT IS THEIR MEANS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOING IT THAT WAY, THERE ARE SPECIFIC HEALTH AND RISK CONCERNS HERE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND THE LOCATIONS THEY CHOOSE, IF THEY INSIST ON COMING INTO AN INNER CITY POPULATION. SO IF WE COULD GET THAT. BECAUSE I DON'T THINK -- I THINK THEY'RE USING THAT TERM VERY LOOSELY AND WE NEED A HARD DEFINITION OF

WHAT THAT MEANS. THANK YOU. >> SEGOVIA: IF I MAY, MAYOR, CAN I RESPOND TO THAT? YES, COUNCILWOMAN, WE'LL BE

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GOING TO RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL. >> VIAGRAN: AND IF WE COULD THINK SPECIFICALLY IN TERMS OF CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, WHAT WE DID DURING KATRINA AND HOW WE HOUSED THERE. AND THAT WE UNDERSTOOD THAT WE HAD A SPECIFIC TIME WHEN YOU'RE DOING THAT WITHIN THE INNER CITY WITHIN FACILITIES THAT WERE NOT BUILT FOR THIS. THEY CAN CALL IT DETENTION CENTERS. THIS FEELS LIKE A PRISON BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT BEING ABLE TO GO AND LEAVE THE FACILITY. SO, YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD THE TERM "CONCENTRATION CAMPS, INTERNMENT CAMPS," WE REALLY NEED BETTER INFORMATION FROM

THEM AS WE MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMAN

MUNGIA. >> W.>> MUNGIA: I DO SUPPORT LOOKING AT THE PHRASE "MORATORIUM." I THINK 21, IT'S ABOUT LETTING FOLKS KNOW WHO WORK AT SIMILAR COMMUNITY CENTERS WHAT'S THE PROTOCOL AND WHAT IS LEGAL FOR THESE THINGS.

AS PEOPLE ARE WORKING IN OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS AND LIBRARIES, YOU HAVE PUBLIC SPACES WHERE THESE INCIDENTS MIGHT HAPPEN. THE EMPLOYEES THERE SHOULD KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING. AND ALSO TO ADVISE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE.

WHEN THESE THINGS HAPPEN, YOU DON'T INTERVENE IN THIS BUT YOU ARE ALLOWED TO RECORD. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO ASK QUESTIONS.

YOU ARE ALLOWED TO FOLLOW UP. BECAUSE THE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE THERE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO HELP CALM THE ISSUE DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

OBVIOUSLY, IT'S GOING TO BE TENSE THIS IS HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NOT CHAOS WITH PEOPLE THERE.

SO THESE FOLKS ARE ABLE TO SAY, HEY, EVERYBODY, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO DO XYZ.

OBVIOUSLY THEY SHOULDN'T BE GIVING LEGAL ADVICE OF MY KIND BUT WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENS, THEY SHOULD KNOW THE RIGHTS, THE DOS AND DON'TS.

>> MAYOR JONES: POINT OF CLARIFICATION, I THINK WHAT YOU MAY HAVE BEEN REFERRING TO WAS ITEM 7, THE TRAINING. ITEM NO. 21 -- I'M GOING TO GO TO LEGAL AND THE STAFF TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE CLARIFICATION THAT YOU NEED. BECAUSE THIS ONE IS SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING FOR CITY STAFF ON RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO THE PREVENTION OF HARM CAUSED BY IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. IF YOU WANT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL -- OR ANDY, LIZ, MARIA, DO YOU HAVE THE CLARIFICATION THAT YOU NEED ON THESE TWO POINTS?

>> SEGOVIA: I APPRECIATE THAT. FROM THE COMMENTS, I'M STARTING TO UNDERSTAND THAT PERHAPS 7 IS VERY MUCH RELATED TO 21 AND REALLY 21 IS REALLY JUST AUGMENTING WHAT 7 WAS CALLING FOR. WE'LL LOOK AT OUR TRAINING

TO MAKE SURE WE CAPTURE THAT AS WELL. >> MAYOR JONES: OKAY.

DO YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED FOR ITEM 20? YOU DO?

OKAY. >> SEGOVIA: YES, MAYOR. >> VILLAGOMEZ: YES, MAYOR.

>> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILWOMAN SPEARS AND COUNCILMAN WHYTE.

>> SPEARS: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WOULD REITERATE TO WHAT MY COLLEAGUES SAID ABOUT ITEM 20. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE DISCRIMINATORY ASPECTS OF THAT ITEM. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IT.

COULD WE ALSO, MARIA, CREATE A -- IN A SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY -- A LINE BY LINE EVALUATION OF THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF THESE ITEMS TO ENACT THESE MEASURES AND THE SOURCE OF THE FUNDS FOR EACH OF THEM AS WE MOVE THROUGH? I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMAN WHYTE. >> WHYTE: MARIA, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, IF WE COULD, HOW MANY STAFF HOURS HAVE WE SPENT ON LOOKING INTO ANY OF

THESE THINGS? >> VILLAGOMEZ: COUNCILMAN, I DON'T HAVE THAT OFF TOP OF MY HEAD. I KNOW THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WORKING WITH THE RESPECTIVE CITY DEPARTMENTS, HAVE BEEN DOING MOST OF THE WORK AT THIS POINT.

BUT THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN TRACK MOVING FORWARD. >> WHYTE: THANK YOU.

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

I JUST WANT TO CAUTION US TO START TRACKING STAFF HOURS FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE REQUEST BECAUSE THEN WE COULD GET INTO A PLACE WHERE PUBLIC WORKS IS GOING TO BE TRACKING A LOT OF HOURS FOR WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING FOR DISTRICT 1.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CAUTIONARY OF MAKING THAT AS OUR BASIS FOR HOW WE REQUEST

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IS IT GOING TO BE A WEBSITE? >> VILLAGOMEZ: SO ITEM 6 WILL BE A MEMO THAT COMES FROM THE CITY MANAGER TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AND WE'LL POST THAT ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL. WE'LL DO BOTH. WHAT WE'LL DO WHEN WE SEND THE MEMO TO YOU ALL, WE'LL INCLUDE THE LINK WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE POSTED ON THE

CITY'S WEBSITE. >> KAUR: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

AND THEN WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR ITEM 15, FOR THE EPA, THE ENVIRONMENTAL

LAW CONVERSATION? >> SEGOVIA: WE CAN GIVE YOU, COUNCILWOMAN, AT OUR NEXT MEETINGS' EXEC MORE DETAIL. FOR EXAMPLE THE FIRM WE'RE USING, THE TIMELINE, MORE INSIGHT INTO THE MARYLAND LAWSUIT .

ESSENTIALLY WE'RE LOOKING AT THE SAME MODEL. IN OUR NEXT MEETING EXEC

WE'LL HAVE A MORE REFINED UPDATE AND TIMELINE. >> KAUR: ALL RIGHT.

THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. AND THE LAST THING THAT I JUST WANTED TO MENTION WAS FOR ITEMS 20 AND 21. I SUPPORT WHAT COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ SAID.

I THINK FOR 21 WHY THERE'S STILL SOME AMBIGUITY IS WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S POSSIBLE. WE WANT TO SEE FOR ITEM 21 WHAT IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE BOUNDS FOR CITY STAFF. LASTLY, JUST A QUICK SHOUT OUT.

WE'RE DOING A KNOW YOUR RIGHTS VIRTUAL TOWN HALL THIS EVENING, SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO JOIN, IT'S ONLINE. SO YOU CAN JOIN US AT 6:00 P.M.

THANKS. THANKS, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILWOMAN KAUR, JUST BECAUSE I THINK THAT CLARIFICATION WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ME, DO YOU MEAN WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR THE STAFF TO DO? OKAY. SO THAT SPEAKS ALMOST TO KIND OF YOUR LEFT AND RIGHT LIMITS. NOT JUST, HEY, WHEN YOU'RE SHARING SOMEBODY'S -- WHAT SOMEBODY'S RIGHTS MAY BE. BUT ALSO A LIST OF WHAT YOU CANNOT DO, WHICH PROBABLY WOULD BE AS IMPORTANT. THAT IS INCLUDED. I DO WANT TO CONFIRM WITH THE STAFF AND LEGAL. THAT IS INCLUDED IN ITEM 7, THINGS THAT THOSE FOLKS SHOULD NOT -- OUR CITY STAFF SHOULD NOT DO WHEN ICE ENTERS A FACILITY.

IS THAT CORRECT? >> SEGOVIA: WE ADDRESS THAT, USUALLY IN THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS THAT FOLLOW, MAYOR. BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE'LL MAKE THAT PART OF THE PRESENTATION AND THE ACTUAL TRAINING.

>> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT STAFF, WITH GOOD INTENTIONS, DON'T INADVERTENTLY DON'T GET THEMSELVES INTO SOME LEGAL TROUBLE BASED ON A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING?

COUNCILWOMAN MEZA GONZALEZ. >> GONZALEZ: THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A NOTE ON ITEM 20. JUST SOME -- FLAGGING SOME CONCERNS.

COULD IT PENALIZE SMALL BUSINESSES OR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES AND ULTIMATELY WE END UP WITH A LOT OF OUT OF TOWN VENDORS THAT DON'T SHARE THE VALUES THAT WE HAVE AS A CITY. MAKING SURE HOW DO WE BALANCE THAT.

I UNDERSTAND THE POINTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE BUT JUST RECOGNIZING, AGAIN -- AND THOSE CONTRACTS VARY FROM HOUSEKEEPING TO CONSTRUCTION TO FOOD.

HOW ARE WE BALANCING THAT? >> SEGOVIA: COUNCILWOMAN, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THAT'S THE PRIMARY REASON WE'RE RECOMMENDING IT GO TO A COMMITTEE THAT IS USED TO DEALING WITH PROCUREMENT ISSUES. AND FRANKLY, IS VERY ADEPT AT IDENTIFYING UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES AND MAKING SURE THAT, FROM A POLICY STANDPOINT WHAT THE COUNCIL IS TRYING TO DO TAKES INTO ACCOUNT, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND OTHER NECESSARY GOODS AND SERVICES THAT THE CITY MAY REQUIRE.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE RECOMMENDING IT GO TO A COMMITTEE.

>> GONZALEZ: THANK YOU, ANDY. APPRECIATE IT.

>> MAYOR JONES: ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE -- THIS IS AN AREA, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE FOLKS IN THE PUBLIC AND WE HEAR ABOUT THIS AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT THE PUBLIC IS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH US. THAT WE ARE MANAGING EXPECTATIONS ABOUT WHAT SOME OF THESE ACTIONS ARE DESIGNED TO DO.

AND SO THERE IS, I THINK, A DIFFERENCE IN WE WANT YOU TO REPORT IT AND THEN WE'VE GOT

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OKAY. THANK YOU, MARIA FOR THAT. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE

TO ADD? >> VILLAGOMEZ: NO, MAYOR. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR JONES: COLLEAGUES, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO TAKING THE CONSENT AGENDA BEFORE THE INDIVIDUAL ITEM SO THAT WE MAY CLEAR THE BUSINESS FOR THE DAY? OKAY. HEARING NONE, ITEMS 6 THROUGH 46 ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THIS MEANS THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED AS A GROUP AND THERE WILL NOT BE A STAFF PRESENTATION UNLESS PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY? THESE ARE NOT HIGHLIGHTS, THESE ARE THINGS YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. I'LL BE PULLING ITEM 33 AND ITEM 34.

WE HAVE SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

I WILL CALL THE INDIVIDUALS UP IN THE ORDER THAT THEY HAVE SIGNED UP.

THE FIRST PERSON IS ANTONIO DIAZ FOLLOWED BY JACK FINGER.

ALL INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AND THE GROUPS OF THREE OR MORE WILL HAVE A TOTAL OF NINE MINUTES. ANTONIO DIAZ FOLLOWED BY JACK FINGER. PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE FRONT.

>> AS YOU CAN SEE, WHAT I HAVE PLACED ON THE MONITOR IS WE REJECT THESE CONCENTRATION CAMPS. I BROUGHT UP AT SEVERAL TIMES THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A WAY TO HAVE SOME OVERSIGHT IF NOTHING ELSE CAN BE DONE TO STOP THESE CONCENTRATION CAMPS FROM BEING HOUSED OR BUILT IN OUR CITY. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.

>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: QUICK QUESTION. WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO ITEM 5 JUST YET. THE CONSENT IS 14 THROUGH 20.

>> MAYOR JONES: HE'S SIGNED UP FOR 14 -- >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: YES.

HE'S SPEAKING ON ITEM 5. >> VIAGRAN: YEAH. POINT OF ORDER.

>> MAYOR JONES: SIR, DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS ON ITEM 14?

>> YES. WOULD THAT BE THE ONE THAT IS -- THE GRANT FROM GOVERNOR ABBOTT AND THE TAG -- WELL, ON THAT, TO ME IT'S VIRTUALLY THE SAME THING. I WOULD ASK OUR CITY COUNCIL TO REJECT THAT FUNDING FOR THOSE SIX AGENTS. IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE ICE AGENTS POLICING OUR STREETS AND WHY SHOULD WE ACCEPT MORE MONEY? I KNOW THAT OUR POLICE WOULD WANT MORE MONIES BUT TO ME, AGAIN, IT'S JUST 287G AND SB 4 ARE TURNING OUR POLICE

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VERY RIDICULOUS. HOPEFULLY OUR CITY COUNCIL AND OUR CITY MANAGER AND ATTORNEY CAN ADVISE ON REJECTING THESE FUNDS FROM THE GOVERNOR BECAUSE THEY DON'T SERVICE OUR COMMUNITY TO ANY GOOD AT ALL. OUR COMMUNITY IS ALREADY IN FEAR OVER THE POLICE. THAT THEY ARE ACTING AS ICE AGENTS, WHICH IS WHY YOU MAY SEE LESS AND LESS CALLS FROM OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THIS.

THANK YOU FOR ANY POSITIVE ACTION IN REJECTING THIS FUNDING FROM GOVERNOR ABBOTT, AS WE KNOW IT IS THE SAME AS TALKING TO DONALD TRUMP.

[APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR JONES: JACK FINGER FOLLOWED BY HERSCHEL

BOYD AND DON BEMOANED. >> MADAME MAYOR, OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER.

AT LEAST ONE ITEM I WISH TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION ON TODAY'S AGENDA -- MR. AUDIO-VISUAL MAN, WOULD YOU SHOW THE UNDERLINED AREA THERE? TODAY'S AGENDA. WHAT DOES IT SAY? APPROVING THE APPOINTMENT OF HECTOR BARRERA, DISTRICT 9, TO THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, LGBTQ ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE REMAINDER OF OFFICE EXPIRING MAY 31 .

MS. SPEARS, YOU'RE RECOMMENDING THIS PERSON. I DID LOOK AT MR. BARRERA'S COMMUNICATIONS WITH FACEBOOK RIGHT HERE. YES, HE IS A BONA FIDE MEMBER OF THE HOMOSEXUAL COMMUNITY. MR. AUDIO-VISUAL MAN, LET'S

TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT THE LGBTQ -- >> MAYOR JONES: MR. FINGER, YOU ARE PERSONALLY ATTACKING THIS APPOINTEE.

I NEED YOU TO MODIFY YOUR COMMENTS, PLEASE. >> YOU'LL BE HAPPY TO KNOW, MADAME MAYOR, I'LL DO JUST THAT. THE LGBT ADVISORY BOARD -- THIS IS FROM THE CITY DOCUMENTS -- A BALANCED MEMBERSHIP REFLECTING THE CHALLENGES AND CONCERNS OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY AND SHOULD REPRESENT DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, GENDER IDENTITY AND SEXUAL OWNERS, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, ET CETERA . OKAY. RETURN THE CAMERA, IF YOU WOULD. THERE'S THE PROBLEM, MS. SPEARS.

I WENT TO ONE OF THOSE MEETINGS AND I DIDN'T SEE ANYONE REPRESENTING THE -- WELL, CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINTS AT THAT MEETING THERE.

I DON'T SEE ANY APPOINTEES EVER REPRESENTING THAT SECTION OF OUR POPULATION.

AND SO THIS IS WHY WE HAVE SOME PROBLEMS WITH THAT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE A CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVE. WHAT DOES THE CHRISTIAN TEACHINGS SAY ABOUT THESE THINGS. THE CATECHISM MENTIONED ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY.

SCROLLING DOWN IT SAYS BASING ITSELF ON SACRED SCRIPTURE, TRADITION HAS DECLARED THAT HOMOSEXUAL ACTS ARE INTENSICLY DISORDERED.

THEY ARE CONTRARY TO NATURAL LAW. THEY DO NOT PERCEIVE FROM A [INDISCERNIBLE] UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES CAN THEY BE APPROVED .

YEAH. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE -- AND YOU, MS. SPEARS, YOU CLAIM TO BE A MEMBER OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. PUT THAT UP THERE TO SHOW YOU WHAT YOU AS A MEMBER OF THE REPUBLICANS SAY ABOUT THESE THINGS HERE.

HOMOSEXUALITY IS ABNORMAL LIFESTYLE CHOICE. WE OPPOSE ALL EFFORTS TO VALIDATE TRANSGENDER IDENTITY. DO YOU SEE WHERE WE'RE

COMING FROM? >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP.

HERSCHEL BOYD FOLLOWED BY DON BEMOANED, FOLLOWED BY THE FINAL SPEAKER, MONOGOM

MONTGOMERY HOWARD. >> VIAGRAN: POINT OF ORDER.

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THE LAST TWO ARE FOR 33, WHICH HAVE BEEN PULLED. >> SORRY.

I HAVE HAD SOME PRINTER ISSUES. GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS HERSCHEL BOYD. YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN ME AT MANY MEETINGS BEFORE AND YOU WILL CONTINUE TO SEE ME. I'M HERE TO LEARN AND TO BE A GOOD INFLUENCE ON YOU BEFORE YOU MOVE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. IF THE ANSWER TO THE FOLLOW QUESTION ABOUT VIA'S POWER IS QUESTION. I HAVE DONE ALL THE RESEARCH ON MY OWN BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY A LAWYER $300 TO $400 AN HOUR.

IF I HAVE READ THE INFORMATION RIGHT AND INDEED ALL REAL ESTATE DECISIONS ARE DISCUSSED ONLY WITH THAT LACK OF TRANSPARENCY, THEN I AND ANY OTHER UNSUSPECTING LANDOWNER MIGHT BE COMPLETELY BLIND SIDED IN THE TAKING OF THEIR PROPERTY THROUGH EMINENT DOMAIN. I HAD A STATEMENT THAT IF I SPOKE VERY FAST WOULD TAKE

SIX MINUTES TO MAKE. >> MAYOR JONES: SIR, THE ITEM THAT YOU'RE SPEAKING ON

HAS TO DO WITH SCHEDULING MEETINGS. >> THAT'S COMING UP.

>> MAYOR JONES: WE NEED TO GET TO THAT PORTION OF YOUR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. >> OKAY. SO I DECIDED TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW TODAY AND COME BACK AND COMPLETE THIS TALK UNTIL I HAVE SAID ALL I NEED TO SAY. THE APPROPRIATE TIME IS ONLY ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS.

AGAIN, OF COURSE, IF I READ THE RULES RIGHT. BUT WEDNESDAY HAPPENS TO BE THE ONLY NIGHT OF THE WEEK THAT I HAVE A NIGHT COURSE. I THOUGHT ABOUT DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL BUT I DIDN'T WANT VIA OR THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ANYTHING ELSE AWAY FROM ME. IN THE PROCESS OF STEALING MY LIVELIHOOD AND MY TENANTS, THIS HAS ALREADY COST ME $4500 SINCE JANUARY AND MY HEALTH IS SUFFERING.

ALSO, IF I UNDERSTOOD CORRECTLY, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS BUT PERHAPS SOMEONE COULD CONFIRM OR DENY THAT THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN WAS GIVEN TO VIA TO ACQUIRE MY PROPERTY. I'M ABOUT TO SIT DOWN TO NEGOTIATE WITH THEM AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I KNOW ALL THE FACTS BEFORE I'M FORCED TO DO SO. OF ALL OF MY OPEN RECORD REQUESTS THE ONLY RESPONSE SO FAR IS WE HAVE NO RECORDS RESPONSIVE TO YOUR REQUEST. I KNOW YOU DON'T MAKE THESE LAWS BUT I THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THEIR USAGE. ONE OF THE REASONS YOU WILL SEE ME HERE IS THAT IT IS MY GOAL TO CHANGE THIS LAW OR AT LEAST THE UNFAIR VERBIAGE OF THIS MISNOMER ENTITLED A BILL OF RIGHTS. I JUST WANT TO SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE CONSEQUENCE OF VOTING TO IMPLEMENT SUCH LIMITLESS POWER WITHOUT A BONA FIDE INVESTIGATION INTO AN ENTITY'S TRUE PURPOSE. FOR EXAMPLE, IN MY LIMITED INVESTIGATION, I FOUND SOME VIA'S BEHAVIORS TO BE REPREHENSIBLE AND IT SEEMED TO ME THEY WERE PLANNING THIS FOR YEARS AND I GOT ONLY TWO MONTHS.

THIS COMPANY CAN DECIDE ON THEIR OWN -- >> MAYOR JONES: SIR, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL COMMENTS REGARDING THE SCHEDULING OF

MEETINGS? >> WELL, MAYBE YOU SHOULD BE ROTATING SO IF SOMEBODY HAS A WEDNESDAY NIGHT CLASS AND THAT'S THE ONLY TIME WE CAN MAKE THESE COMMENTS, THAT MAYBE WE COULD GO ON A TUESDAY OR ON A SEPARATE WEEK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

>> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU, SIR. YOU CAN SUBMIT THE REST OF YOUR COMMENTS, FOR THE RECORD. THANK YOU.

>> SLOW DOWN THE PROCESS TO DO AN ACTUAL INVESTIGATION. >> MAYOR JONES: YOU CAN

SUBMIT THE REST OF YOUR COMMENTS FOR THE RECORD. >> THANKS.

>> MAYOR JONES: THAT IS ALL THE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, MINUS ITEMS 33 AND 34?

>> VIAGRAN: I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MAYOR JONES: IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, MINUS ITEMS 33 AND 34.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, I KNOW WE HAVE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS, QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AGENDA SO I'LL START FROM MY RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ.

>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, MAYOR. MR. DIAZ, I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ITEM 14. TODAY I'M EXCITED TO HIGHLIGHT TWO ITEMS STARTING WITH ITEM 14, WHICH IS APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT FOR A PROJECT AIMING TO IMPROVE NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS ACROSS I-37. I WANT TO THANK CAT AND SHANNON. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT IS A LAND BRIDGE OR SOME OTHER PROJECT, I KNOW YOU WILL ENSURE THAT WE ARE ENGAGING WITH THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND THE NUMBER ONE GOAL WILL BE TO INCREASE ACCESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EASTSIDE RESIDENTS BY RECONNECTING THE EASTSIDE TO THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY OF DOWNTOWN AND RECONNECTING DOWNTOWN TO

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THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INNER CITY TIRZ BOARD. Y'ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE SENIOR CENTER AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT I'M WORKING ON THE EASTSIDE RIGHT NEXT TO COPERNICUS COMMUNITY CENTER. BUT I CONSIDER THIS PROJECT TO BE A SISTER PROJECT TO THAT ONE. MY COLLEAGUES KNOW I HAVE BEEN IN MY LAND ACQUISITION BAG AND OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, DRIVING ALONG THIS CORRIDOR, MORE AND MORE VACANT LAND HAS BEEN DEVELOPED INTO WAREHOUSES AND INDUSTRIAL SPACES, WHICH WE ARE NOW LEARNING THAT WE HAVE WAY TOO MANY OF.

I TOOK A PHOTO OF THE FOR SALE SIGNAGE FOR ONE OF THE LAST PARCELS OF LAND ALONG EISENHOWER AND IMMEDIATELY REACHED OUT TO PETE WITH THE HOUSING TRUST AND SAID LET'S PURCHASE THIS LAND AND BUILD A COMMUNITY CENTER, PARK, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE DOING ON LORDE ROAD. WE WRAPPED UP A PROCESS FACILITATED BY THE HOUSING TRUST AND BORDERLESS STUDIOS, WHICH RESULTED IN A BEAUTIFUL SCHEMATIC CONCEPT. SO BY THE END OF THIS PHASE, WE'LL HAVE A SHOVEL-READY PROJECT. I AM SO EXCITED AND I THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR

SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES:

COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO. >> GAVITO: THANK YOU.

I HAVE TWO ITEMS I WANTED TO QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT. ITEM NO. 12.

THANK YOU TO THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND CITY STAFF FOR ADVOCATING FOR THIS RAISED PLANNING GRANT. IMPROVEMENTS ON CULEBRA ROAD WILL SAVE LIVES. WE KNOW THAT CULEBRA ROAD IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS ROADS FOR CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS IN OUR CITY SO THIS WORK CANNOT START SOON ENOUGH. THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING, EVEN BEFORE MY TIME. I'M ANXIOUS FOR THE PROCESS TO BEGIN AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE RESULTS OF THIS EFFORT. I SEE MIKE SHANNON -- HE'S SOMEWHERE HERE. I SEE HIM HERE TODAY AND I KNOW THAT HIS TEAM WILL DELIVER MEANINGFUL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS.

SO, THANK YOU. I ALSO WANTED TO QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT ITEM NO. 30.

THE REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARDS OF THE HOUSING TRUST. QUICKLY, I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO DR. GARCIA, WHO IS A PAST COLLEAGUE AND LONGTIME FRIEND.

WE SERVED ON COUNCIL TOGETHER. WE'RE ALSO IN THE TEXAS [INDISCERNIBLE] TOGETHER. SHE IS ALSO PREPARED TO SERVE HER COMMUNITY SO THANK YOU FOR SERVICE ON THE HOUSING TRUST. MARIANELLA, YOUR PASSION FOR UPLIFTING PEOPLE IN OUR CITY AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY AND ENSURING WORKERS ARE REPRESENTED IS COMMENDABLE. YOUR WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND YOUR UNIQUE EXPERTISE MAKE YOU A HUGE ASSET TO THE HOUSING TRUST SO I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT YOUR REAPPOINTMENT. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, JORDAN.

YOU HAVE DONE SUCH AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH STRAC OVER THE YEARS AND IMPROVING DISASTER AND EMERGENCY EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN SAN ANTONIO.

BUT YOU ALSO GIVE BACK IN SO MANY OTHER WAYS. YOU HAVE BEEN A HUGE ADVOCATE FOR HOUSING AND HAVE IMPACTED A NUMBER OF HOUSING PROJECTS THROUGHOUT YOUR TERM ON THE HOUSING TRUST. I'M SO HAPPY TO GET TO SEE COUNCIL REAPPOINT YOU TODAY. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THREE OF YOU AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MORE CONTINUED SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.

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

I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT MY APPOINTMENT FOR THE VETERANS ADVISORY COMMISSION.

HE HAD TO LEAVE BUT THIS IS ITEM 22. MIKE VASQUEZ WAS A UNITED STATES ARMY HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, COMBAT ENGINEER. HE'S A FIREFIGHTER.

HE'S A REAL ESTATE BROKER, ALSO A PARAMEDIC, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INSTRUCTOR. HIS CREDENTIALS ARE LONG AND HE'S GOING TO BE AN AMAZING MEMBER TO THAT COMMISSION. HE ALSO STARTED A NONPROFIT, GUITARS FOR VETS CHAPTER HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. GRATEFUL FOR HIM AND HIS WORK THERE.

LASTLY, WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM 41. WE HAVE LEADERSHIP FROM GOODWILL HERE, CARLOS AND HIS LEADERSHIP TEAM. WE ARE HELPING TO SUPPORT THEIR OPERATIONS CENTER LOCATED IN DISTRICT 1. GOODWILL DOES SO MUCH AMAZING WORK. THEY'RE A GREAT READY TO WORK PARTNER AND THIS NEW BUILDING IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO OFFER A LOT OF NONPROFITS SPACE FOR PARTNER SUPPORT AS WELL. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR WORK, THEIR PARTNERSHIP, AND WE'RE ALSO GRATEFUL THAT WE'RE OUT OF YOUR WAY ON SANTA ROSA, FINALLY.

THANK YOU FOR PUTTING UP WITH US THROUGHOUT THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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

ON THE CONSENT. COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR. A HANDFUL OF ITEMS WE'RE EXCITED TO HIGHLIGHT TODAY, BEGINNING WITH 46. I WANT TO THANK FRANCESCA WITH THE YWCA.

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I WOULD LIKE TO THANK CONGRESSMAN CASTRO'S OFFICE THE TWO PUBLIC INPUT MEETINGS WENT WELL AND THE NEXT STEP IS TO PRESENT TO THE PUBLIC IN THE SPRING WITH THEIR FINDINGS. EAGER TO CONTINUE TO SEE THIS MOVE ALONG. ITEM 23 IS THE APPOINTMENT OF CHEYENNE RENDON.

SHE IS BELOVED AND RESPECTED AND A NATIVE DAUGHTER AND MOTHER.

SHE HAS GRADUATED FROM SOUTH SAN HIGH SCHOOL, THEN GRADUATED FROM UNT WITH HONORS AND RECOGNITION, MAKING HER THE FIRST IN HER FAMILY TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE. SHE ALSO BECAME AN OFFICER CANDIDATE IN THE MARINES.

AFTER RELEASED FROM ORDERS IN 2020, SHE GAVE BIRTH TO HER SON AND CONTINUED TO ADVANCE HER EDUCATION, GRADUATING FROM OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY WITH A MASTER'S IN INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S LAW. SHE PRACTICES WITH THE SOCIETY OF NATIVE NATIONS AND INTERTRIBAL INDIAN NO. AS A SENIOR POLICY OFFICER . SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY MEMBER OF HER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.

LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM 43 AND THANK THE METRO HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND JESSIE HIGGINS FOR SPEARHEADING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A ROBUST RESPONSE MEASURE TO THE OPIOID CRISIS INFORMED BY LOCAL NEEDS AND BEST PRACTICES. ON JUNE 23, 2023, MY TEAM AND I INITIATED A COUNCIL CONSIDERATION REQUEST, MAKING OVERDOSE A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS, REQUESTING THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: ESTABLISHING A BUDGET PLAN WITH HARM REDUCTION STRATEGIES FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS RELATED TO THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT PAYMENT. EXPLORE NARCAN FOR COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFITS.

DEVELOP AND FUND A PROGRAM FOR PREGNANT PEOPLE AND NEW MOTHERS EXPERIENCING OPIOID ADDICTION. IT BRINGS ME GREAT PLEASURE AND JOY TO SEE THAT THE SETTLEMENT MONEY TO THOSE PROVIDING VALUABLE WORK FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

JESSIE HIGGINS BRIEFED US AND THE OVERDOSE DEATHS HAVE LOWERED BUT THEY ARE HIGHER THAN THE TEXAS AVERAGE. WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO TO GET OUR PEOPLE HEALTH AND THIS IS A BIG STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I LOOK FORWARD TO HOW WE CONTINUE NOT JUST TREAT OPIOID ADDICTION AND SEE HOW IT INTERSECTS WITH THE DIVERSION PROGRAM. IT'S ALL ABOUT CREATING A NETWORK OF CARE AND GRATEFUL FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF JESSIE AND THIS INITIATIVE. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

>> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS. >> SPEARS: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM 20 AND THAT IS WHERE WE ARE APPLYING FOR THE GRANT AND ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS UPON AWARD OF THE TEXAS ANTI-GANG UNIT PROGRAM. I WENT ON A RIDE ALONG WITH COMMISSIONER MOODY AND I LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN OUR CITY.

IT'S ALL OVER. IT MOVES. IT IS NOT WHERE YOU THINK IT IS. AND SO I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR THIS ORGANIZATION.

IT'S CRITICAL FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND IT HELPS STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION BETWEEN SAPD, DPS, AND OUR BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

WIT IS THE WAY TO DISRUPT CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.

I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE THIS HERE. AND PUBLIC SAFETY REMAINS OUR NUMBER ONE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CITY GOVERNMENT AND I THINK LEVERAGING STATE GRANT FUNDING HELPS REDUCE THE STRAIN ON OUR LOCAL TAXPAYERS. I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF RENEWING THIS GRANT AND THE CONTINUING COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AND I LOOK FORWARD GOING AGAIN OUT WITH THE UNIT AGAIN. AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM 27.

I'M PROUD TO APPOINT MY FRIEND, DANIEL MEZZA TO THE SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMISSION. HE IS THE FOUNDER OF A BUSINESS HE HAS BUILT OVER THE PAST SEVEN YEARS. IT IS HIS PASSION AND CRAFT. HE'S ALSO SERVED IN PUBLIC SERVICE ROLES INCLUDING DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR FORMER CONGRESSMAN WILL HURD.

BEYOND THAT HE IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN OUR COMMUNITY ON MULTIPLE BOARDS, INCLUDING THE SAN ANTONIO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE TEXAS A&M SAN ANTONIO FOUNDATION.

I AM EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HE DOES AND HOW HE STRENGTHENS SAN ANTONIO'S SMALL BUSINESS

ECOSYSTEM. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMAN WHYTE.

>> WHYTE: ITEM 28, REALLY EXCITED TO APPOINT ADRIAN TO THE SAN ANTONIO DIEZ Y SEIS

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THANKS, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ONE ITEM, ITEM 43. MARIA, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THIS.

JUST FOR EVERYONE'S EDIFICATION, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE FUNDING, THE FEDERAL FUNDING THAT WE LOST AND THE GRANTS FOR HIV TESTING, WOULD YOU CLARIFY HOW THE FUNDING IN ITEM 43 POTENTIALLY BACKFILLS THAT LOSS CAPACITY, IF IT DOES OR

DOES NOT. THANKS. >> VILLAGOMEZ: THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO THE SETTLEMENT FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVED FOR THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT IS THAT ELIGIBLE TO BE ABLE TO BE UTILIZED FOR THOSE GRANTS THAT WERE REDUCED BY HIV. THIS IS SPECIFIC FOR OPIOID-RELATED TYPE OF OPERATIONS THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO USE THE FUNDING FOR.

>> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. THERE BEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS ITEMS 33 AND 34. COUNCILWOMAN ALDERETE GAVITO, WE'LL NEED A VOICE

VOTE FROM YOU. >> GAVITO: AYE. >> MAYOR JONES: THE MOTION CARRIES. MADAME CLERK, PLEASE READ THE CAPTION FOR ITEM 5.

>> CLERK: ITEM NO. 5 IS A RESOLUTION DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO BRING FORTH FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION PROPOSED CODE OR POLICY CHANGES RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OR OPERATION OF DETENTION FACILITIES WITHIN CITY LIMITS.

>> MAYOR JONES: GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS AMIN TOHMAZ AND I'M HERE TODAY TO BRIEF YOU OR TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE RESOLUTION DIRECTING STAFF TO EVALUATE STANDARDS FOR DETENTON CENTERS. BEFORE I START, I JUST WANT TO SAY, MY PRESENTATION WILL BE MAINLY TALKING ABOUT THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS.

AND I'M GOING TO PRESENT TWO DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR THE PROCESS.

ONE IS THE STANDARD PROCESS AND ONE IS EXPEDITED PROCESS.

SO, AGAIN, WE ARE SEEKING DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL TO DIRECT STAFF TO EVALUATE AND PROPOSE CODE AND POLICY AMENDMENTS FOR DETENTION FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. IT IS BASED ON CITY AUTHORITY TO REGULATE LAND USE AND BUILDING OPERATIONS TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE.

THOSE AMENDMENTS WOULD BE IN REGARDS TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE CHAPTER 35 OF THE CITY CODE. HERE IS A COUPLE OF OPTIONS, POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS THAT WE HAVE ON THE TABLE. ONE OF THEM IS TO CREATE A SEPARATE, DISTINCT ZONING DISTRICT FOR DETENTION CENTERS SPECIFICALLY. IF WE DO THAT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH A DEFINITION AS WELL, TO MAKE SURE IT'S VERY CLEAR.

THE OTHER POTENTIAL AMENDMENT IS FOR DETENTION FACILITIES TO BE AUTHORIZED BY UTILIZING AN S-SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION BY COUNCIL.

THE THIRD OPTION COULD BE FOR CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER MINIMUM SPACING, CREATING BUFFER REQUIREMENTS. AN EXAMPLE 1,000 FEET FROM RESIDENTIAL, PARKS, OR ANY USE YOU BELIEVE IS APPROPRIATE. THIS SLIDE TALKS ABOUT SLIDE BY SIDE, TWO DIFFERENT PROCESSES FOR, AGAIN, OUT OF CYCLE UDC TIMELINE.

ONE IS THE STANDARD PROCESS. IT TAKES ABOUT FIVE MONTHS, AVERAGE.

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AND THEN IF WE GET THAT, WE PROCEED WITH CREATING A TASK FORCE.

IT TAKES US ABOUT TWO WEEKS TO CREATE A TASK FORCE. THEN WE ESTABLISH MEETINGS TO DISCUSS THE ITEM WITH THE TASK FORCE. NORMALLY, IT'S ABOUT THREE MONTHS. THEN AFTER THAT, IF WE REACH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS, WE DO HAVE TO ADVERTISE FOR THE ZONING COMMISSION IN THE NEWSPAPER.

AND WITH THAT IN PLACE, LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, FUTURE DATES, THE ZONING COMMISSION WILL BE HELD ON JULY 7. AND THEN WE WOULD BRIEF PCDC.

AND FOLLOWING THAT WITH ADVERTISING IN THE NEWSPAPER FOR CITY COUNCIL HEARING, WHICH WILL PUT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON AUGUST 20TH.

THAT'S OVERALL THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE STANDARD PROCESS FOR OUT OF CYCLE UDC AMENDMENT. THE OTHER ONE IS EXPEDITED PROCESS.

SO WHAT WE CAN DO IS AS SOON AS WE GET THE RESOLUTION FROM COUNCIL, WE EXPEDITE THE ZONING AMENDMENT. WITHIN A MONTH WE TRY TO DISCUSS IT AND BRING IT BACK. WHAT WE NEED TO DO AT THAT POINT IS PUBLISH IN THE NEWSPAPER FOR BOTH THE ZONING COMMISSION AND COUNCIL AT THE SAME TIME TO SAVE SOME TIME WITH THAT. AND THEN THE ZONING COMMISSION WILL BE ON APRIL 7 AND COUNCIL WILL BE ON APRIL 16. WHICH, AGAIN, IT'S ABOUT 45 DAYS. SO THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO OPTIONS.

SO, AGAIN, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. TODAY WE DON'T HAVE ANY IMMEDIATE CODE CHANGES. WE ARE NOT PROPOSING ANYTHING TODAY.

WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS AGAIN, EITHER THE EXPEDITED OR STANDARD PROCESS. WE CAN COORDINATE THOSE MEETINGS AND WE CAN COORDINATE WITH THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS PRIOR TO COMING BACK TO COUNCIL WITH FINAL RECOMMENDATION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M

AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, IN CASE IT INFORMS ANY OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT WE MAY HEAR, WOULD A MORATORIUM ON NON-MUNICIPAL DETENTION FACILITIES BE INCLUDED IN YOUR POLICY AMENDMENTS THAT

YOU UNDERTAKE A REVIEW OF? >> SO THAT'S MORE OF A CITY ATTORNEY'S QUESTION.

I'LL ANSWER IT TO MY UNDERSTANDING AND LET THEM CONTINUE WITH THAT.

IF WE UTILIZE THAT OPTION, THAT IS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION.

AS SOON AS IT'S IN PLACE, IT'S MAXIMUM FOR 180 DAYS. AND THEN AFTER THAT YOU CANNOT START THAT PROCESS AGAIN FOR TWO MORE YEARS VERSUS THIS WOULD BE A CODE THAT IS IN THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE. BUT, AGAIN, ANDY, CAN YOU

ELABORATE ON THAT? >> SEGOVIA: AND I APOLOGIZE.

I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE PART OF THE PRESENTATION, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THE REASON STAFF IS NOT RECOMMENDING A MORATORIUM IS A MORATORIUM, AT MOST, WILL GET YOU SIX MONTHS OF NOT HAVING A FACILITY THERE. AND IT WOULD REQUIRE, FRANKLY -- AND IT'S COUNTERINTUITIVE -- A MUCH LONGER PROCESS THAT WOULD TAKE 6 TO 9 MONTHS THAT WOULD REQUIRE TWO HEARINGS, 30 DAYS' NOTICE, FINDINGS -- WRITTEN FINDINGS SAYING HOW THE FACILITY WOULD HARM THE COMMUNITY, PUBLIC HEALTH, ET CETERA. SO THE REASON WE'RE NOT RECOMMENDING A MORATORIUM IS, AGAIN, IT WILL ONLY GET YOU 6 MONTHS OF A MORATORIUM AND THE PROCESS IS MUCH

LONGER AND DRAWN OUT. >> MAYOR JONES: SIMILARLY, IN CASE IT INFORMS OTHER PEOPLE'S COMMENTS, WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY MADE THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN MUNICIPAL DETENTION FACILITIES, RIGHT, AND NON-MUNICIPAL.

THE PRESENTATION NOR DOES THE RESOLUTION SPECIFICALLY SPEAK TO THAT.

BECAUSE I THINK WHEN WE LOOK AT SOME OF THESE AMENDMENTS, WE'RE ALSO FULLY COGNIZANT THAT NONE OF THOSE, THESE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, ANY OF THAT, WOULD ACTUALLY -- COULD BE TOTALLY WAIVED BY THE FEDERAL ENTITIES, CORRECT, ANDY?

>> SEGOVIA: THAT'S CORRECT, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: SO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE THEN WOULD JUST BE FOR MUNICIPAL DETENTION FACILITIES OR PRIVATELY-RUN DETENTION FACILITIES. IS THAT CORRECT, ANDY?

>> SEGOVIA: THAT'S CORRECT, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU.

JUST WANT TO MANAGE PEOPLE'S EXPECTATIONS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO DO AND DOING HERE. OKAY. WE HAVE SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

OLIVAREZ. HILDA SANTIAGO. AND FOLLOWED BY PEDRO RUIZ.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, MA'AM. >> I WANT TO SHARE SOMETHING. MY NAME IS HILDA. I AM A MOTHER, A WIFE, A

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I AM HERE TO URGE YOU TO PASS THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU AND TO DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER -- UNDERSTANDING THE LIMITATIONS -- TO PREVENT THE OPERATION OF AN ICE DETENTION FACILITY IN SAN ANTONIO. IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, MY HUSBAND WAS DETAINED BY ICE ON HIS WAY TO WORK. SHORTLY AFTER DROPPING OFF OUR DAUGHTER WITH FAMILY. HE WAS ON WEST AVENUE AND NORTH MILITARY HIGHWAY.

THE TROOPER SAID MY HUSBAND'S REGISTRATION STICKER WAS TOO HIGH.

SHORTLY AFTER, ICE ARRIVED . LIKE ALMOST HALF OF THE PEOPLE DETAINED BY ICE, MY HUSBAND HAS NO CRIMINAL RECORD BUT HE DOES HAVE A TRUCK.

HE WORKS IN CONSTRUCTION. AND THAT DAY HE HAD TOOLS FOR A PAINT JOB VISIBLE IN THE BACK OF THAT TRUCK. HE ALSO LOOKS HISPANIC. SO WHEN I FOUND OUT MY HUSBAND HAD BEEN DETAINED, I DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND CRIED.

IT'S WHAT WE FEARED WOULD HAPPEN, DESPITE OUR ONGOING WORK TO SECURE HIS STATUS SINCE WE MARRIED IN 2018. MY HUSBAND WAS DETAINED ON A WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THE FIRST TIME I HEARD FROM HIM WAS AT 3:00 A.M. ON THURSDAY AND THEN AGAIN ON FRIDAY EVENING AT THE DETENTION FACILITY IN PEARSALL.

WHEN MY DAUGHTER HEARD NOISES, SHE WOULD CALL OUT, PAPI.

NO. PAPI WANTS TO BE WITH US, BUT HE CAN'T.

THE FIRST TIME I VISITED HIM, I CRIED. HE HAD A BLUE UNIFORM AND PLASTIC I.D. BRACELET. HE HADN'T SLEPT WELL AND HIS BACK HURT.

THE ROOM WAS FULL OF PEOPLE WHO LOOKED LIKE ME AND THE PEOPLE IN SAN ANTONIO.

WHEN I TOOK MY DAUGHTER TO VISIT, SHE DIDN'T LOOK AT MY HUSBAND.

SHE STRUGGLED TO UNDERSTAND THAT SHE NEEDED TO TALK THROUGH THE PHONE.

BUT SHE WOULD LISTEN TO HER DAD SING NURSERY RHYMES TO HER IN SPANISH.

AND BEYOND, $10,000 IN LEGAL FEES ON TOP OF THE LEGAL FEES WE'VE ALREADY PAID OVER THE YEARS, MORE THAN $500 IN COMMISSARY AND COMMUNICATION FEES, MY HUSBAND WAS RELEASED. I SAY ALL THIS TO ILLUSTRATE THE HARM IMMIGRATION DETENTION IS ALREADY CAUSING SAN ANTONIO RESIDENTS. HARM THAT WOULD BE MULTIPLIED. THE NUMBER OF BEDS PROPOSED FOR THE FACILITY.

THIS HARM WOULD BE DONE TO MOTHERS, CHILDREN, NEIGHBORS, ALL OF SAN ANTONIO. AGAIN, AS LEADERS WHOSE PRIORITY IT IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE WELFARE OF ITS RESIDENTS, I URGE YOU TO PASS THE RESOLUTION AND TO DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO PREVENT THE OPERATION OF THE ICE FACILITY.

THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: PEDRO RUIZ FOLLOWED BY RICARDO JIMENEZ.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. OH, STILL GOOD MORNING. MY BAD.

IT'S BEEN KIND OF CRAZY THIS MORNING GOING THREE TIMES BACK AND FORTH TO CHECK MY VEHICLE, CHECK FOR PARKING, PUT SOME MORE MONEY IN THE METER.

THERE WAS NO PARKING THIS MORNING FOR THE PARKING GARAGE.

I CAME HERE YESTERDAY AROUND 5:00 AND WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE PARKING GARAGE ACROSS THE STREET AND, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO VALIDATE YOUR TICKET, THERE WAS ABOUT 20 NAILS AND SCREWS RIGHT BEHIND MY VEHICLE AND I WAS LIKE, WOW.

WHO IS THAT EVIL TO DO THAT HERE? IS THERE ANY RIGHT WINGERS HERE THAT HATE ME? SO [BLEEP] YOU IF YOU DID IT YESTERDAY.

I REALLY DON'T APPRECIATE THAT. WE'RE TAKING OUR TIME OUT OF OUR DAYS TO COME OVER HERE AND PEOPLE PUT SHIT LIKE THAT.

IT'S GOING TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM COMING TO CITY COUNCIL. ESPECIALLY THE IMPORTANT ISSUE OF DETENTION FACILITIES BEING BUILT HERE JUST IMAGINE HAVING CHILDREN BEING IN THERE. IT COULD BECOME A BUTTERFLY ZONE FOR YOUNG WOMEN AS YOUNG AS 13 WHO ARE BEING RAPED BY DETENTION CENTER GUARDS AND BROUGHT HERE TO SAN ANTONIO. WHO KNOWS? THAT'S WHAT IT COULD BE.

BUT WE DON'T KNOW YET. THIS IS ALL UP IN THE AIR. IF THE FACILITY ACTUALLY GOES THROUGH, WHAT ACCOMMODATIONS ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE FOR THE CHILDREN BEING DETAINED HERE IN SAN ANTONIO? YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING. A DAYCARE OR WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE? OR WHAT ABOUT THE WAR ZONE THAT IT'S GOING TO CREATE? YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE RIOT

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WE'RE GOING TO BE FIGHTING. WE MIGHT BE WEARING PROTECTIVE GEAR.

JUST BACK AND FORTH, YOU KNOW? WE'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE UP.

IF IT DOES HAPPEN, I'LL JUST GIVE YOU A FRIENDLY REMINDER WHAT HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS AGO IN DILLEY. PEOPLE FROM SAN ANTONIO WENT OUT THERE TO PROTEST.

THEY WERE MET BY DPS TROOPERS. THOSE ARE GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT'S NAZIS. THEY WERE ALL IN RIOT BEER AND THEY THREW TEAR GAS, PEPPER SPRAY BALLS AT THESE ACTIVISTS THAT WERE THERE. JUST IMAGINE THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TO SAY I AM AGAINST THE DETENTION CENTERS BEING BUILT IN SAN ANTONIO AND THE EASTSIDE. I LIVE IN THE SOUTHEAST SIDE SO WE'VE ALREADY ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL DPS TROOPERS ON SOUTH PRESA. I HEARD SOME ON W.W.

WHITECAP ROAD. W.W. WHITE ROAD.

AND DOES SAPD ALSO WORK WITH ICE? LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO BE SHARING INFORMATION SO I'M VERY SURE THEY USED THEIR

VIDEO CAMERAS FOR SURVEILLANCE ON US CITIZENS. >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR.

GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS RICARDO JIMENEZ REYES AND I SERVE ON THE STAFF OF THE ANGELICAN CHURCH.

I AM ALSO A CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST AND HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF SAN ANTONIO FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS. I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY AS A FAITH LEADER BUT ALSO AS SOMEONE WHO HAS WITNESSED THE HUMAN CAUSE OF IMMIGRATION UP CLOSE.

IN MY WORK AS A PASTOR, I HAVE SAT WITH FAMILIES WHOSE LIVES WERE SHATTERED OVERNIGHT BY DETENTION. I HAVE LISTENED TO MOTHERS TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO THEIR CHILDREN WHY A PARENT IS SUDDENLY GONE. I HAVE SAT WITH PEOPLE WHO CAME TO THIS COUNTRY SEEKING SAFETY, WORK, AND DIGNITY, ONLY TO FIND THEMSELVES TREATED AS IF THEIR HUMANITY WERE DISPOSABLE. WHAT I HAVE SEEN IS NOT SIMPLY POLICY. I HAVE SEEN TRAUMA, GRIEF, THE QUIET BREAKING OF FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. DETENTION CENTERS DO NOT JUST HOLD INDIVIDUALS, THEY SPREAD FEAR THROUGH THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY DEEPEN WOUNDS IN FAMILIES ALREADY LIVING WITH UNCERTAINTY AND THEY ASK US, AS A SOCIETY, TO ACCEPT THE SUFFERING OF OUR NEIGHBORS AS NORMAL. AS A PASTOR, I BELIEVE EVERY HUMAN BEING CARRIES THE IMAGE OF GOD. AS A PSYCHOLOGIST, I KNOW THAT THE TRAUMA OF DETENTION AND FAMILY SEPARATION CAN ECHO FOR YEARS IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. AS A RESIDENT OF SAN ANTONIO, I BELIEVE THIS CITY IS CAPABLE OF CHOOSING A MORE HUMANE PATH. SAN ANTONIO HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CITY SHAPED BY IMMIGRANTS, BY PEOPLE WHO CROSS BORDERS, BUILD FAMILIES, OPEN BUSINESSES, PLANTED CHURCHES, AND HELPED CREATE THE VIBRANT COMMUNITY WE SHARE TODAY. TODAY YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO AFFIRM THAT LEGACY. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION AND REJECT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DETENTION CENTER IN OUR CITY. BECAUSE THE MEASURE OF A CITY IS NOT HOW WE TREAT THE POWERFUL BUT HOW WE TREAT THE VULNERABLE.

LET SAN ANTONIO BE KNOWN

DIGNITY. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: ANTONIO

DIAZ FOLLOWED BY DIANA FLORES AND DIANA LOPEZ. >> FOR THOSE WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND ME AND.

I AM GRATEFUL FOR ANYTHING THAT YOU ALL CAN DO TO STOP THIS WAREHOUSE FROM BEING CONVERTED INTO AN ICE CONCENTRATION CAMP, WHICH IS BASICALLY ALL IT IS JUST

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SO THAT'S WHY I'VE BEEN ASKING, EITHER FOR THE UDC OR FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL SERVICE CONTRACT AGREEMENT. WHICH KIND OF WE'RE ALREADY IN BY 287G.

ALL WE WOULD BE ASKING FOR IS AN OVERSIGHT INTO THIS FACILITY USING THEIR OWN LEGISLATION THAT THIS RACIST REPUBLICANS HAVE CREATED, WHICH IS 287G AS BEFORE.

SO IF OUR POLICE OFFICERS ARE ALREADY GOING TO BE FORCED TO BE ICE AGENTS FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THEN WE CAN AT LEAST GO IN THERE AND MAKE SURE THAT THOSE STANDARDS THAT THEY ARE EMPLOYING MEET AT LEAST OUR OWN MUNICIPAL STANDARDS OF JAILING PEOPLE. THAT IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT INTERGOVERNMENTAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS SINCE WE ARE ALREADY FORCED INTO 287G.

SO HOPEFULLY, ANDY, YOU CAN LOOK INTO THIS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.

A MORATORIUM, AS YOU'RE SAYING, MAYBE, IN COMBINATION WITH THE UDC, WHICH YOU COULD EMPLOY FIRST TO TRY TO DELAY THEM FROM MOVING INTO THAT FACILITY.

MAYBE THOSE TALKS YOU COULD HAVE AND CONTINUE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO STOP IT.

MAYBE NOT STOP IT BUT DELAY IT LONG ENOUGH OR MAYBE THE DEMOCRATS CAN TAKE OVER AT LEAST THE CONGRESS AND START TO PREVENT SOME OF WHAT IS ALREADY BEING ENACTED.

AND THAT GANG UNIT, IT'S NICE THAT YOU DID A RIDE ALONG BUT IF WE'RE ALL LOOKED AT AS GANG MEMBERS, THAT'S ANOTHER PRETEXT FOR BEING ABLE TO ARREST BROWN PEOPLE, LIKE THEY DO IN VENEZUELA ARE GANG MEMBERS. I WOULD REJECT THOSE FUNDS FROM GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT BECAUSE HE'S ANOTHER WHITE SUPREMACIST RACIST.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MAYOR JONES: DIANA FLORES URIAGAS.

>> HERE I AM, A DESCENDANT FROM MY ANCESTORS HERE THAT WERE KEPT IN SAN JOSE MISSION. THESE ARE VERY OLD PICTURES THAT CAME FROM MY MOM, YOU KNOW, AND HER MOM AND HER MOM AND HER MOM. BACK THEN THEY USED TO HAVE A LOT OF KIDS. AND HERE, THOSE PICTURES REPRESENT WHEN THEY TOOK THOSE KIDS AWAY FROM THEM AND LEFT THEM WITH TWO. A BOY AND A GIRL.

AND WITH THAT, WE ALL HAD WHATEVER WE COULD. GOD GAVE US ALL THESE KIDS THAT WE HAD. WE ALL ARE -- WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? ALL MIXED. WE'RE ALL INDIGENOUS. WE GOT INDIGENOUS BLOOD IN US. ALL OF US. YOU MIGHT BE WHITE, BLACK, BROWN, YELLOW, WHATEVER, BUT YOU ARE MIXED. THERE'S NOT ONE THAT IS 10 100%. SO WHEN ICE, YOU KNOW, COMES AROUND AND TRIES TO ASK YOU FOR YOUR PAPERS AND YOU DON'T HAVE THEM, THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE YOU IN.

AND THAT'S NOT RIGHT. WE SAID THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND, YES, I SAID IT OUT LOUD BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO HAVE IT IN YOUR HEAD AND NOT FORGET IT.

BECAUSE APPARENTLY Y'ALL DO FORGET IT. AND Y'ALL DON'T FOLLOW IT.

Y'ALL BREAK ALL THE RULES AND Y'ALL ARE JUST DEPENDING ON YOURSELVES AND NOT EVERYBODY HERE. YOU HAVE TO BREAK THAT WALL IN YOUR HEART.

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NOT FOR THE WHITES ONLY. WE WERE HERE FIRST AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE MARCHING.

HERE COMES THE WOMEN'S MARCH AND WE'RE GOING TO MARCH IN THAT MARCH TOO BECAUSE WE HAVE TO FIGHT FOR JUSTICE. BECAUSE Y'ALL DON'T WANT TO DO JUSTICE FOR US.

NONE OF Y'ALL. Y'ALL TAKE MONEY UNDER THE TABLE TO, YOU KNOW, COVER YOURSELVES AND FOLLOW THE CORPORATIONS. AND IT'S NOT RIGHT.

YOU'RE NOT DOING RIGHT. YOU'RE SITTING ON THESE CHAIRS THAT WE SAT YOU IN.

WE VOTED YOU IN AND YOU DON'T DO JUSTICE FOR US, FOR NONE OF US.

YOU JUST DO JUSTICE FOR YOURSELVES. ICE OUT.

>> MAYOR JONES: DIANA LOPEZ FOLLOWED BY THOMAS ROBINSON.

DIANA LOPEZ? THOMAS ROBINSON. OKAY.

AT THIS POINT, WE'LL TAKE A TEN-MINUTE RECESS. AS FOLKS ARE SIGNING IN, ANDY, FOR CLARIFICATION, YOU MENTIONED THE TIME ASPECTS OF A POTENTIAL MORATORIUM, RIGHT? WHILE THAT PROCESS PLAYS OUT, IS THE EFFECT OF THE

MORATORIUM IN PLACE UNTIL THAT PROCESS IS RESOLVED? >> NO, MAYOR.

UNDER THE MORATORIUM PROCESS, IT'S NOT IN EFFECT UNTIL THE COUNCIL VOTES AT

THE END OF THE PROCESS. >> WELL, TO BE CLEAR, THE COUNCIL HAS TO VOTE ON A

MORATORIUM TO PUT THAT INTO EFFECT VIA ORDINANCE? >> CORRECT, AT THE END OF

THE PROCESS I DESCRIBED, MAYOR. >> OKAY, THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR JONES: AS A REMINDER, THE RESOLUTION BEFORE US WOULD ONLY APPLY TO -- TO NON-MUNICIPAL -- EXCUSE ME, TO MUNICIPAL AS WELL AS PRIVATE DETENTION FACILITIES. IN THE INSTANCES OF FEDERAL -- LIKE THE INSTANCE THAT WE HAVE ON THE EASTSIDE POTENTIALLY, IT MAY NOT BE WAIVED BY THE FEDERAL AUTHORITIES WHO HAVE DISCRETION THERE. OKAY.

COUNCILMAN MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ FIRST. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT, MARIA. AS IT RELATES TO THIS ITEM, I WOULD REQUEST THAT WE ESTABLISH THE STRICTEST GUIDELINES WE CAN AND EVEN THINK OF MORE THAN SCHOOLS, RECOMMENDATION AND RESIDENTIAL USES THAT THOSE COULD BE AROUND WITHIN 1,000 FE.

AND I WOULD PERSONALLY THEY DON'T BELONG WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF ANY USE.

SO DO WITH THAT WHAT YOU WILL. I WOULD ALSO APPRECIATE THE EXPEDITED APPROACH. THAT'S THE DIRECTION I THINK I'D GIVE.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN ONE MORE TIME CLEARLY AND PLAINLY WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES WITH

THE MORATORIUM? >> CHALLENGES WITH THE MORATORIUM ARE TWOFOLD, THE TIMING. ONE, IF COUNCIL WOULD DIRECT A MORATORIUM, WE WOULD NEED TO PUBLISH A NOTICE. THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 30 DAYS FROM THAT FIRST NOTICE BEFORE THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING. WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 30 DAYS FOR A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING. AND THEN WITHIN 12 DAYS FROM THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A READING OF THE FINDINGS AND THE MORATORIUM AND WAIT THEN AN ADDITIONAL 28 DAYS. SO THAT'S A LENGTHTY TIME FRAME. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CAN PROBABLY GET HERE FASTER WITH CODE CHANGES THAN WE COULD ADOPT A MORATORIUM. THE MORATORIUM IS ONLY GOOD FOR 90 DAYS, BUT IF YOU FOLLOW THE STATE PROCESS, IT COULD BE EXTENDED 90 MORE

MAXIMUM. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: SO 180 DAYS TOTAL FOR ANY

MORATORIUM ON ANYTHING? >> YES. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WOW.

WOW. THEN YES, I GUESS IT IS WHAT IT IS.

THAT'S ROUGH NEWS. I'LL CONSIDER AND THINK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT AS IT RELATES TO THE ZONING. THE ZONING -- THAT IS AN UPDATE TO THE UDC, CORRECT?

>> YES, IT WOULD BE. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: SO THE ZONING, WE WOULD BE CREATING

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I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS ORGANIZING WORK AND THE RESULTS THAT WE'RE GETTING ARE VERY MARGINAL. I KNOW Y'ALL ARE DOING EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO PUT PRESSURE ON US AND DEMAND US TO DO XYZ THING AND WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER. AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU'VE PLACED A LOT OF EMPHASIS ON US AS A CITY AND AS A CITY COUNCIL, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME RECOGNIZING OUR LIMITS. TODAY IS A CLEAR EXAMPLE WHERE I WAS READY TODAY TO SAY LET'S GO ON AND LET'S GO FOR THIS MORATORIUM.

IF IT'S GOING TO BE 180 DAYS THAT ACCOMPLISHES NOTHING FOR US.

HOWEVER, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO HOLD POSITIONS OF TANGIBLE INFLUENCE IN OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT YOU CAN CONTACT AND GIVE THESE SAME DEMANDS BECAUSE THEY'RE CAUSING THIS HARM AND GETTING OFF SCOTFREE BECAUSE THEY'RE TELLING PEOPLE OH, TELL YOUR CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING, KNOWING THAT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP THEM. TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM NEW YORK, DON DAVIS OF NORTH CAROLINA, MARIE PEREZ OF WASHINGTON.

THIRD GOLDEN OF MAINE. AND OF COURSE OUR VERY OWN VINCENT GONZÁLEZ.

MONICA DELLA CRUZ IS ANOTHER. TONY GONZÁLEZ WHO WILL NOT BE HERE MUCH LONGER, GOOD RIDDANCE. GET ON YOUR CONGRESS MEMBERS. THEY ARE FUNDING THIS BEHAVIOR, FUNDING ICE ACTIVELY. THEY ARE ACTIVELY PROMOTING AND ACCEPTING THE CREATION OF THESE FACILITIES AND PUSHING THE BLAME ON TO US, REFLECTING Y'ALL TO US KNOWING WE CAN'T STOP THEM. AND IT'S PREVENTING THEM FROM FEELING ANY OF THIS PRESSURE. SO YOU HAVE GOT TO GET ON EVERY SINGLE LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO STOP TALKING TO US, DON'T HAVE TO STOP COMING HERE. I LOVE IT. BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO EXTEND THAT SAME ENERGY AND THAT SAME POWER AND ORGANIZING CAPACITY TO THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THEY ARE INFLICTING TREMENDOUS HARM ON OUR COMMUNITY. AND AGAIN, GETTING NONE OF THE EFFECTS OF Y'ALL'S ORGANIZING. SO PLEASE CONTINUE PUSHING FORWARD.

I'LL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CALLS CAN TO ACTION, BUT I KNOW Y'ALL HAVE MUCH GREATER CAPACITY FOR CHANGE THAN WHAT WE CAN DO HERE. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN. >> VIAGRAN: YEAH.

THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION AND THE INFORMATION.

I THINK RIGHT NOW IN AN AGREEMENT WITH COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ IS WE ARE -- WE CAN ASK FOR THE DETAILS IN TERMS OF WHAT ARE WE CALLING THESE FACILITIES AND THESE DETENTION CENTERS AND THESE PLACES THAT ARE HOUSING CHILDREN THAT SHOULD NOT BE HOUSING CHILDREN HERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I THINK TODAY'S CALL TO ACTION FOR ME WITH YOU IS THAT WE, BECAUSE I AM A NEIGHBOR TO WHERE THEY WANT TO PUT THIS, AND MY RESIDENTS ARE UNHAPPY ABOUT THIS, IS WE WILL BE ORGANIZING AND TALKING WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND WORKING WITH COUNCILMAN MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ AND HIS OFFICE IN TERMS OF WHAT ARE OUR OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE, WHAT DOES THE PRIVATE SECTOR HAVE TO DO, WHAT DO OUR ADVOCACY GROUPS, WHAT CAN THEY DO? AND HOW WE AS A CITY CAN HELP.

IN OUR ROLES AS CITY COUNCILMEMBERS AND AS OUR ROLES AS JUST CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES. THE ONE THING I WILL BE LOOKING TOWARDS AND I HOPE YOU SAID IS TAKING COUNCILMAN MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ'S ACTION IN TERMS OF CONTACTING OUR REPRESENTATIVES THAT ARE HERE THAT ARE NOT LOOKING IN THE BEST INTEREST OF TEXAS. AND THERE'S QUITE A FEW RIGHT NOW AND QUITE A FEW ARE IN RUNOFFS AND QUITE A FEW ARE SEEKING REELECTION IN NOVEMBER.

SO THAT IS GOING TO BE OUR THING IS THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE WANT.

WE HAVE MADE IT CLEAR, AND I THINK THE NEXT STEP IS TO WORK AS TEAM SAN ANTONIO AND WORK SPECIFICALLY WITHIN OUR DISTRICTS TO ORGANIZE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND THANK Y'ALL FOR REACHING OUT, THAT ARE SAYING WE DON'T WANT THIS, THIS DOES NOT BELONG HERE. AND I THINK FOR US RIGHT NOW, MARIA IS MAKING SURE THAT WE GET THE RIGHT VERBIAGE THAT WE'RE USING AND WE'RE SEEING WHAT THE

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SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING OUT AND SHARING AND KNOWING THAT WHAT WE'RE HAVING TO DO RIGHT NOW REALLY IS -- WHAT I'M DOING RIGHT NOW IS TAKING THIS BACK TO THE DISTRICT, AND I KNOW THAT COUNCILMAN KAUR MENTION HEARD KNOW YOUR RIGHTS SEMINAR. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS BACK TO THE DISTRICTS, SEE WHAT WE CAN DO AND HOPEFULLY COME AND GET MORE COUNCIL COLLEAGUES INVOLVED.

THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMAN MUNGIA.

>> MUNGIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I DO CONCUR WITH MY COLLEAGUES ON THEIR STATEMENTS AND I THINK IT'S WORTHWHILE TO LOOK AT NOT ONLY DOING THIS RESOLUTION AND OF COURSE PROCESS IS CAN WE DO THIS ALONGSIDE THE CONVERSATION MORATORIUM BECAUSE -- I'M ASSUME THAT'S A STATE-MANDATED PROCESS, BUT WE KNOW IT WILL BE A COUPLE OF YEARS OF THE SAME ADMINISTRATION, AND WHO KNOWS WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT, SO THERE COULD BE EVEN FURTHER ESCALATIONS MORE THAN JUST THE CENTERS.

SO WHILE THIS MAY WANT BE ABLE TO HELP US IN THE IMMEDIATE, WE NEED TO CONSIDER THAT THERE MAY BE OTHER THINGS COMING TO THE CITY.

SO LOOK AT BOTH THINGS AND SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO DO --S ON THOSE JUST TO HAVE IT IN OUR BACK POCKET. AND YEAH, TO EVERYBODY WHO IS WATCHING AND CAME OUT TO SPEAK, THESE CONGRESS RACES ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. WE HAVE ONE OPEN SEAT RIGHT NOW IN DISTRICT 35, WHICH IS MY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, AND I'M ACTUALLY NOW THINKING MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE A FORUM FOR BOTH PARTIES CANDIDATES IN THE RUNOFFS TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS IN GENERAL.

AND THE PRESSURE TO COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ POINT IS WORKING, THERE'S A COUNCILMEMBER SOUTH OF US WHO CHANGED HIS MIND.

SAID ON FACEBOOK, I HEARD Y'ALL, I HEARD THE CRITICISM, I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THIS RIGHT NOW. SO THAT PRESSURE IS WORKING ON THE POLITICAL SIDE AS WELL. I DO APPRECIATE THE TEAM LOOKING INTO THIS HERE RECENTLY AND I KNOW THERE ARE SOME STATE-MANDATED TIMELINES WE HAVE TO FOLLOW,

BUT LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO QUICK. >> MAYOR, IF I MAY, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, COUNCILMAN, WE CAN FOLLOW BOTH PATHS IN PARALLEL.

THE REASON WE WERE LOOKING AT THE CODE CHANGE IS IT'S MORE PERMANENT, BUT WE CAN

DO BOTH IN PARALLEL. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMAN WHYTE.

>> WHYTE: THANKS, MAYOR. WELL, I GUESS I'M HAPPY TO HEAR MY COLLEAGUES TODAY TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT FOLKS THAT ARE WANTING ACTION HERE NEED TO GO AND SPEAK TO CONGRESS, SPEAK TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, BECAUSE AS THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES CLEARLY LAYS OUT, IMMIGRATION LAW IS EXCLUSIVELY THE PROVINCE OF OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AND IF WE'RE REALLY HONEST ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE TODAY IS THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO USE THE EDC -- THE UDC AS A VEHICLE TO MAKE IMMIGRATION POLICY. AND THAT'S WRONG AND THAT SETS A VERY DANGEROUS PRECEDENT FOR THINGS THAT COULD HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. AND IT'S DISAPPOINTING THAT WE ARE SPENDING SO MUCH TIME AND TAXPAYER MONEY ON THIS TODAY.

ANDY, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU. NUMBER ONE, ANYTHING IN THIS RESOLUTION HERE, ANYTHING THAT WOULD COME FROM IT WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING TO STOP WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAY BE DOING WITH THAT FACILITY ON THE

EASTSIDE RIGHT NOW, IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT IS CORRECT.

UNDER CURRENT LAW IT WOULD NOT IMPACTED THAT. >> WHYTE: AND LET'S SAY A PRIVATE COMPANY IN THE FUTURE OWNED A FACILITY AND THEN LEASED IT TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO CONDUCT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES, THIS

WOULDN'T STOP THAT EITHER, IS THAT RIGHT? >> IF IT'S -- TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, IF IT'S A GOVERNMENT FACILITY, NO. IF IT'S A PRIVATE FACILITY WE'D HAVE TO LOOK AT THE FACTS. BUT IF IT'S A FEDERAL -- IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EITHER LOANS IT OR LEASES IT, THE ANSWER IS NO.

>> WHYTE: OKAY. YEAH. SO AGAIN, A LOT OF TIME, A LOT OF STAFF TIME, COUNCIL TIME, COUNCIL STAFF TIME, TAXPAYER MONEY SPENT ON THIS. JUST I GUESS TO MAKE SOME SORT OF STATEMENT.

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I WON'T BE SUPPORTING IT. THANKS, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES:

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

I WANTED TO EXPRESS THE SAME DESIRE THAT WE MOVE TO EXPEDITE THIS PROCESS.

I WANTED TO ALSO ECHO THE SENTIMENT IN WHICH -- LET ME BACK UP A LITTLE BIT, RIGHT? AGAIN, WHEN WE LOOK AT HOW CITY COUNCIL AND LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES THROUGHOUT THE NATION ARE RESTRICTED ON HOW WE CAN REGULATE AND/OR PREVENT THESE FACILITIES FROM OPENING UP IN OUR COMMUNITY, IT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS TEXTBOOK FASCISM. OFTEN TIMES FASCISM, AUTHORITYIANISM IS CARRIED OUT IN THE UNDER THE RULE OF LAW. AND WHEN THE RULE OF LAW DOESN'T ALLOW US TO ARREST AND INCARCERATE MORE INDIVIDUALS, WE CREATE MORE LAWS AND WAYS TO INCARCERATE THOSE INDIVIDUALS INDIVIDUALS.

I AM GOING TO ECHO THE CALL THAT WE DO HAVE CONGRESSIONAL RACES WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY AND ON THE LINE, BUT BEYOND ELECTORALLISM, WE NEED TO HOLD OUR ELECTORS TO THE FIRE BEYOND ELECTION SEASON. I'M GRATEFUL THAT COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS HAVE LED THE CALL FOR ICE OUT OF SAN ANTONIO.

AND BECAUSE OF COMMUNITY TAKING IT OUT TO THE STREETS, MANY ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO WEREN'T EXPRESSING THEIR SENTIMENT TOWARDS ICE ARE NOW SAYING ICE OUT OF SAN ANTONIO. WE WILL NOT FUND ICE. BUT THAT WASN'T THE SENTIMENT TWO YEARS AGO. TWO YEARS AGO WE WERE SEEING CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES FUNDING ICE, AND NOW BECAUSE OF COMMUNITY WE'RE SEEING A SHIFT IN SENTIMENT, BUT THAT'S PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF SAN ANTONIO RESIDENTS CONTINUING TO TAKE IT TO THE STREET TO SAY WE EXPECT BETTER AND WE EXPECT YOU NOT TO FUND THIS ORGANIZATION. THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS AND I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS

RESOLUTION. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES:

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

I THINK MY BIGGEST CONCERNS -- I JUST WANT TO STRESS THAT THIS IS ABOUT MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY, ZONING AND LAN USE. IT IS NOT ABOUT SETTING FEDERAL IMMIGRATION POLICY. ANDY, CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MANY CURRENT FEDERAL

DETENTION FACILITIES WE HAVE IN THE CITY? >> COUNCILMAN, I'M NOT AWARE

OF ANY RIGHT NOW IN THE CITY. >> SPEARS: SORRY, ANDY.

>>

>> SPEARS: NO ONE IS TEED UP FOR ANYTHING? >> NO, MA'AM.

>> SPEARS: THANK YOU. SO MAYBE -- I DON'T KNOW WHO THESE QUESTIONS ARE MAYBE BEST FOR. I WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS RESTRICTION VIOLATES ANY ZONING BY RIGHT USES, IF WE PROCEED WITH THIS, CHANGES TO THE ZONING?

>> NO. BECAUSE THERE ARE NO EXISTING FACILITIES, WE WON'T BE LOOKING AT ANY PROPERTY BEING MADE NON-CONFORMING BY ADOPTING

THE RULES FOR THEM. >> SPEARS: OKAY. AND THEN COULD THIS BE CONSIDERED SINGLING OUT OR REVERSE OR DISCRIMINATORY ZONING?

THAT MAY BE ANDY. >> I CAN ANSWER THAT, COUNCILMAN.

IT'S ESSENTIALLY THE SAME. WE WILL WORK OUR PROCESS AS WE LOOK -- AS WE GO THROUGH IT TO ENSURE THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY IT WON'T BE CHARACTERIZED AS THAT.

WE'RE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT ENSURING THAT WHATEVER ZONING WE DO IS NOT

DISCRIMINATORY. >> SPEARS: OKAY. I THINK THOSE ARE MY BIGGEST CONCERNS BECAUSE ANY CHANGES TO THE ZONING HAS TO BE LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE, REMAIN IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH SB 4 AND BE WITHIN OUR SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES HERE THAT WE JUST -- YOU WOULDN'T FORESEE THAT, RIGHT? SO IF ANY POTENTIAL CHANGES ARE COMING, WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE IMPACT ACROSS THE CITY ON ANY FACILITY THAT COULD COME FORWARD SINCE WE DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHT NOW.

BEYOND THAT I'M JUST NOT SUPPORTIVE OF THIS RESOLUTION.

I FEEL IT'S TOO VAGUE AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE VERY EFFECTIVE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCIL MEMBER MEZA GONZÁLEZ.

>> GONZÁLEZ: THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SUPPORT REALLY THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SAID BY SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES IN DISTRICT 2, 3, 4 RAND 5.

ALSO SUPPORTIVE OF THE EXPEDITED PROCESS. THAT'S ALL, THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR JONES: HAS EVERYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE SPOKEN?

COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. >> MUNGIA: I'LL BE BRIEF.

I THINK IT'S A COINCIDENCE THAT TODAY WE'LL ALSO BE DISCUSSING GREATER STEAK AND THE LAST TIME WE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH YOU ALL WAS THE SAME DAY WE WERE

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SO THIS ISSUE THAT WE'RE TACKLING IS BAD FOR BUSINESS AND THEY'VE SAID IT AND DOCUMENTED IT. SO I THINK WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF THAT.

THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER KAUR.

>> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANTED TO REITERATE MUCH OF WHAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ALREADY SAID. I ALSO HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MORATORIUM AND I THINK IT'S UNFORTUNATE FOR SOME OF THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND WITH WHY NOW YOU ALL MADE THIS RECOMMENDATION.

SO WITH THAT, I AM SUPPORTIVE OF ADDITIONAL SCRUTINY ON THIS, AND A SPECIFIC USE CASE. AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT FOR YOU GUYS TO DO THIS IMMEDIATELY AND QUICKLY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT OUR RESIDENTS WANT TO SEE.

AND I WANTED TO ECHO EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES SAID.

THANKS, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: HAS EVERYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE SPOKEN? SORRY, WE'RE HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES HERE, SO YOU WILL HAVE TO RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.

OKAY, COUNCILMAN MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ ON THE SECOND ROUND.

>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ:, I AM INTERESTED IN EXPLORING THE MORATORIUM AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WASN'T AN AMENDMENT REQUIRED, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS.

SO I MOVE TO CHANGE THE RESOLUTION TO PROHIBIT DETENTION FACILITIES WITHIN

THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. >> MAYOR JONES: SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AMENDMENT.

I THINK ANDY, TO CLARIFY, WAS THAT -- THAT COULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED, CORRECT? IT COULD HAVE BEEN.

>> POSSIBLY, MAYOR. WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAN THAT, YES, THAT'S

SOMETHING WE'RE ALSO GOING TO CONSIDER. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. SO NOW THERE'S A MOTION, AN AMENDED BASED ON WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN DESCRIBED. ANY OTHER COMMENTS HERE ON THE SECOND ROUND? OKAY. CAN YOU RESTATE THE AMENDMENT? THANK YOU. CLERK. OKAY.

COUNCILMAN MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ, JUST FOR EVERYONE'S EDIFICATION, CAN YOU PLEASE

RESTATE THAT? >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: MOVE TO AMEND THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM TO INCLUDE INITIATING THE PROCESS OF A MORATORIUM FOR DETENTION

FACILITIES IN SAN ANTONIO. >> MAYOR JONES: SO IN EFFECT IT WOULD APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AND THEN DO THE MORE FOREIUM PROCESS IN PARALLEL. THAT'S WHAT IT DOES. OKAY. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS? OKAY. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA, I WAS GOING TO RAISE THAT SAME POINT, WHICH IS NOT JUST IMMIGRATION WHEN IT COMES TO THE COST OF LABOR AND HOW THAT'S DRIVEN UP COST FOR OUR ECONOMY WITH COST OF LABOR AND INFLATION. I AM SUPPORTIVE OF EXPEDITING THE POLICY AMENDMENTS REVIEW, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT SUFFICIENTLY ACCOUNTS FOR TWO AREAS THAT WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT, WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES, ANYTHING THAT'S RELATED TO THAT I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE WHEN YOU PRESENT THAT TO US WE HAVE THE FULL ACCOUNTING OF WHAT IS THE RANGE, THE FULL RANGE, RIGHT, OF OUR -- OF ANY LEVERAGE OR ANY OPPORTUNITIES WE MAY HAVE THERE. SIMILARLY, WOULD LIKE, FRANKLY, GREATER SATX TO BE PART OF THAT PROCESS BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST DRIVING UP THE LABOR COSTS, IT'S NO KIDDING, I'M GUESSING WHEN GREATER SATX HOSTS DIFFERENT DELEGATIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WE'RE ABLE TO BRING THEM TO SHOVEL-READY SITES, WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN 410 AND SOMEBODY ASKS WHAT'S THAT AND YOU HAVE TO SAY OH, IT'S A DETENTION FACILITY, I'M THINKING THAT IS NOT THE BEST SELLING POINT.

BUT THAT'S NOT EVEN FIVE MILES FROM OUR DOWNTOWN. AND ON A PART OF TOWN THAT IS ALREADY SO ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED. SO I'D REALLY WELCOME SOME OUTSIDE INCORPORATION OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE LOCATION OF WHERE THESE MAY BE AS PART OF OUR ZONING PROCESS. I SEE [INDISCERNIBLE] IS HERE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON WHAT I JUST SAID YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO PROVIDE A FEW COMMENTS IF YOU WOULD LIKE.

>> I APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION. OKAY.

SO THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED.

PLEASE VOTE. >> IF YOU CAN VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT FIRST AND THEN ON THE -- THEN AS AMENDED.

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AMENDED. >> MAYOR JONES: SO THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE AMENDMENT. AS STATED. PLEASE VOTE.

WE NEED A VOICE VOTE FROM COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO.

>> GAVITO: THIS IS QUICK ASIDE. THIS IS FOR THE -- IS THIS

THE ONE AS AMENDED, THE ONE THAT WAS MENTIONED? >> MAYOR JONES: THIS IS

JUST FOR THE MORATORIUM PIECE. >> GAVITO: AYE.

>> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES. OKAY.

AND NOW ON THE MOTION AS AMENDED, THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND ON THE MOTION AS AMENDED. PLEASE VOTE. COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE

GAVITO. >> GAVITO: AYE. >> MAYOR JONES: GREAT.

OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES. OKAY.

I PULLED ITEM NUMBER 33 FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ THE

CAPTION. >> ITEM NUMBER 33 IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE

STRATEGIC PLAN OF CODE ENFORCEMENT -- >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU SO MUCH. I MEAN, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION.

IS THERE A MOTION AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL SO WE MAY BEGIN DISCUSSION? THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 33. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATED THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT.

I KNEW YOU WENT BACK AND FORTH ON THAT. AND REALLY JUST BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I ALSO GET A LOT OF EMAILS ABOUT, AND I KNOW MY COLLEAGUES DO AS WELL. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE TIME TO DO A STRATEGIC PLAN, I THINK EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY -- WE ALL WANT TO SELL IT HARD, RIGHT, AND WE THINK WE DO THAT AND CAN HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND ULTIMATELY WHERE WE ARE GOING, WHICH REALLY SPEAKS TO, AGAIN, THE METRIC, THE PERFORMANCE.

BECAUSE WHEN WE UNDERSTAND THOSE THINGS THEN IT'S ACTUALLY MUCH EASIER FOR US TO BUDGET THOSE THINGS. SO DO YOU KNOW WHAT? WHEN YOU SAY WE'RE DOING X BECAUSE WE WANT TO GET TO A 50% REDUCTION IN ACTIVITY AYE OR THESE TYPES OF VIOLATIONS, AND YOU SAY THIS IS A PLAN THAT GETS US THERE, THEN WE BUDGET FOR THAT. MY ONLY CONCERN AND WHAT I HAVE SEEN IS IT'S STILL QUITE VAGUE IN THAT WAY. SO I APPRECIATED YOUR EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THAT, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL CAN EXPECT ANOTHER LEVEL OF DUE DILIGENCE THAT REALLY SPEAKS TO, AGAIN, WHAT THIS PLAN THAT WE WANT TO SUPPORT, THAT WE WANT TO BUDGET, IS TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. SO THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- I'LL JUST GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES, RIGHT? SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CONNECTING STAFF AND COMMUNITY, DEVELOP STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS BY INCREASING PARTNERSHIP MEETINGS BY 20%. TO ACHIEVE WHAT? AMPLIFY SOCIAL MEDIA COM STRATEGIES BY INCREASING THE STRATEGY OF EDUCATIONAL CODE ENFORCEMENT, SOCIAL MEDIA CONTACT FROM 40 TO 80 POSTS ANNUALLY. TO ACHIEVE WHAT? RIGHT? THERE'S -- SOME OF THESE ALSO REQUIRE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RESOURCES, AND AS WE GO INTO BUDGET SEASON, WE JUST CUT A BUNCH OF POSITIONS GOING INTO '26. WE MAY NEED TO DO THAT AGAIN TO CLOSE THE GAP THAT WE HAVE. AND SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LAUNCHING A PILOT PROGRAM FOCUSED ON DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY ENFORCEMENT THAT REQUIRES PEOPLE KNOCKING ON PEOPLE'S DOORS, THAT'S VERY MANUALLY INTENSIVE, AND IT'S NOT QUITE CLEAR, YOU KNOW, HOW THAT IS GOING TO HELP US --Y UNDERSTANDING IT, BUT AGAIN, WHAT ARE WE ACTUALLY TRYING TO ACHIEVE, A DECREASE IN WHAT? HOW DO WE KNOW THAT IN FACT IS GOING TO LEAD TO THE CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR THAT WE'RE AFTER? SO THOSE ARE SOME OF MY CHALLENGES WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN AS PRESENTED, IN THAT IT'S REALLY HARD FOR US TO I THINK UNDERSTAND WHERE IT'S GOING AND THEN HOW WE BEST ALLOCATE RESOURCES FOR THAT WHEN WE COMPARE IT TO OTHER THINGS IN THIS VERY CHALLENGING FISCAL ENVIRONMENT. SO I WILL STOP THERE, SEE IF ANY OF MY OTHER COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS STRATEGIC PLAN.

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>> MUNGIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, AMIN FOR YOUR WORK AND ALL THAT. I KNOW WHEN WE HAD OUR INPUT MEETING AT JOHNSON LIBRARY IT WAS WELL ATTENDED. MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE MOST ATTENDED OF THE CITY, BUT FOR DISTRICT 4 IT WAS ACTUALLY A HUGE TURNOUT BECAUSE PEOPLE REALLY CARE ABOUT IT. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT MY PREDECESSOR LET ME WORK ON THIS WITH HER WHEN I WAS A COUNCIL AIDE. IT REALLY GOES BACK TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS SUCH A HIGH NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND AT THAT TIME IT WAS A PRETTY HIGH DISSATISFACTION. AND WE KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT, RIGHT, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO POLICE IT BECAUSE ONE PERSON IS REPORTING THE ISSUE AND ONE PERSON HAS THE ISSUE AND ONE OF THOSE TWO PEOPLE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE UNHAPPY AT THE END OF DAY NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS IN THAT SITUATION. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT.

I'VE WORKED WITH THE CODE OFFICERS IN D4 FOR 10 YEARS NOW.

I KNOW THEM TO BE GREAT PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY'RE NOT THERE TO CRITERIA PEOPLE, BUT TO GET TO A SOLUTION THERE. I THINK IT'S A GREAT START AND THERE'S A LOT OF COMMUNITY INPUT ON THERE AND WHAT THEY WANTED TO SEE.

SOMETIMES YOUR UPPER MANAGEMENT GOALS ARE NOT NECESSARILY WHAT THE COMMUNITY GOALS ARE. I THINK THIS IS TRYING TO MESH THAT TOGETHER.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IS PROACTIVE VERSUS REACTIVE.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'LL CALL IN 311, THAT THOSE CASES ARE GETTING ADDRESSED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE PROACTIVE ONES, THAT'S A LITTLE LESS IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE WHAT THEY'RE CALLING IN IS GETTING ADDRESSED VERSUS HAVING TO GO AND SEE PROACTIVE CASES.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT START TO THIS AND I APPRECIATE THE MAYOR'S COMMENTS ABOUT WANTING TO BE DIRECT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HELP GET YOU TO WHERE YOU NEED TO BE, FINANCIALLY, AND IF THERE'S MORE SUPPORT THAT'S NEEDED.

AND I THINK EVEN COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO SAYS SHE WANTS MORE CODE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THAT, WHICH IS A BIG DIFFERENCE FROM YEARS AGO.

IT'S A LOT OF WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS INTERESTED IN. WE HAVE A LOT OF VACANT LOTS IN D4 THAT HAVE DUMPING: I GOT A CALL THAT THERE WAS LOTS OF TRASH IN DIFFERENT STREETS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND CODE IS ALWAYS THERE. SO WE WILL OF COURSE CHECK IN WITH YOU ON THIS PLAN AT PCDC. WE WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM GETTING YOU THERE EVERY FEW MONTHS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MEETING OUR GOALS THERE AND CONTINUING ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY. BUT AS I'VE BEEN REACHING OUT TO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS AND TALKING TO RESIDENTS ABOUT THIS PLAN, AND IT HASN'T BEEN DONE IN OVER 10 YEARS, 15 YEARS, THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED, RIGHT, BECAUSE SOME OF THE BROCHURES YOU HAVE ARE PEOPLE THAT NO LONGER WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND IT'S KIND OF OLDER. I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO DO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE OUT THERE.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT. I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THIS PASSED TODAY AND CONTINUING THE MOMENTUM WITH Y'ALL. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR AND AMIN AND THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TEAM FOR THIS INITIATIVE AND YOUR WORK ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN, PARTICULARLY WITH THE DISTRICT 5 CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS WHO HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB AT CONNECTING RESIDENTS WITH CITY SERVICES AND RESOURCES. OFTEN TIMES BEYOND WHAT THE CITY OFFERS.

AND I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND ANA WHO HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO TRAIN CODE OFFICERS.

PLEASED TO HEAR IT THAT SHE WILL BE TAKING THE CHARGE AND TRAINING CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS ON BEST PRACTICES, AND OF COURSE TO DANNY FOR YOUR NEW ROLE AS WELL, JUST GRATEFUL FOR Y'ALL'S LEADERSHIP AND YOUR TEAMWORK WITHIN THE CODE COMPLIANCE TEAM IN PARTICULAR. AND THEN OF COURSE TO THE DISTRICT 4 TEAM, COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA FOR THEM WORKING FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN REQUEST.

WITH THE DISTRICT 5 MEETING THERE WAS ROBUST PARTICIPATION.

AS FOLKS HAVE HIGHLIGHTED, THERE'S A SPECTRUM IN WHICH FOLKS FEEL THAT CODE IS TOO HARSH AND CODE IS NOT HARSH ENOUGH. SO THERE'S A BALANCE THAT YOUR CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS HAVE TO MANAGE IN TERMS OF HOW ARE WE ENSURING THAT HOMES ARE WITHIN COMPLIANCE, BUT ALSO CONNECTING TO RESOURCES.

SO PLEASED TO SEE THE INITIATIVE AND WORK THAT Y'ALL'S TEAM HAVE BEEN PUTTING IN, AND JUST A LOT OF GREAT INPUT, A LOT OF GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

AND AS THE COUNCILMEMBER MENTIONED, I WAS EAGER TO SUPPORT A NEW CODE OFFICER FOR THE DEPARTMENT INSPECTIONS TEAM IN PARTICULAR.

AND JUST EAGER TO SEE THE POLICY AND INVESTMENT THAT COMES TO HELP SUPPORT THIS PLAN COMING TO FRUITION. SO THANK YOU, AMIN AND TO THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT

SERVICES TEAM. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN. VY INVITED A POINT OF ORDER. I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WANTED TO SPEAK IF THEY'RE STILL HERE.

>> MAYOR JONES: WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROVIDE YOUR COMMENTS AND THEN WE CAN GO

TO THEM? >> VIAGRAN: I WOULD RATHER HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY

FIRST BEFORE I -- >> MAYOR JONES: UNDERSTOOD, THANK YOU.

>> VIAGRAN: BEFORE I GIVE MY COMMENT, THANK YOU. >> DAWN.

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FOLLOWED BY MONTH BY MONTGOMERY HOWARD. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS DAWN AND I LIVE IN D1, THE NORTHSIDE OF D1, ACROSS THE STREET FROM D9. AND I HAVE TO COME TO TELL YOU TODAY THAT THIS LAST YEAR I WAS PRESIDENT OF THE GREATER HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND SPENT A LOT OF TIME WORKING WITH OUR COUNCILWOMAN SUKH KAUR TO MITIGATE A LOT OF CODE INVESTMENT ISSUES. THE CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM THAT CAME OUT DAILY, THEY WERE AMAZING. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HOW THEY WORKED WITH US TO MITIGATE THESE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE IN THE NORTH PART OF SAN ANTONIO. I JUST WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO ALSO MAYBE ANSWER A COUPLE OF THOSE QUESTIONS. WHEN WE HAVE OUR MEETINGS, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETINGS, WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT, LIKE FOR INSTANCE, ALYSSA VALDEZ COMES EVERY SINGLE TIME. AND THROUGHOUT THIS LAST YEAR AND MOVING INTO THIS YEAR, MORE AND MORE OF OUR NEIGHBORS BECAME AND FELT EMBOLDENED TO CALL 311 ON THEIR OWN AND HELP WITH MAKING THE COMMUNITY FEEL SAFER AND ALSO MORE IN COMPLIANCE. THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT THEY HAD WAS DURING THE DAY. IF THEY CALLED AND 311 WOULD COME OUT, CODE ENFORCEMENT WOULD COME OUT THE NEXT DAY. I MEAN, IT WAS AMAZING WHAT WE WERE MITIGATING.

BUT THE ONLY ISSUE WE HAD WAS SOME OF THE HOMES THAT WERE NOT IN COMPLIANT, THOSE ISSUES WERE HAPPENING AFTER 5:00 OR ON THE WEEKENDS. SO MAYBE WITH THIS NEW -- BUDGETS, WE'RE TRAINING CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO GO OUT AFTER 5:00.

AND ON THE WEEKENDS WHERE SOME OF THESE CODE INFRACTIONS ARE HAPPENING.

AND THEN OF COURSE, THEY DON'T HAPPEN DURING THE WEEK BECAUSE SOME OF THE TIMES IT'S A TRUCK THAT'S SITTING ON SOMEBODY'S LAWN AND THEY HAVE TO USE IT FOR WORK.

AND THEN THEY WORK WITH THAT PARTICULAR HOMEOWNER AND NEIGHBOR, AND THEY COME TO A GOOD SOLUTION. SO I'M STANDING HERE TODAY, OUTGOING PRESIDENT, BUT STILL VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT MY COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD.

COMPLETELY CARRYING ON ALL THE TIME ABOUT THE GREAT WORK THAT WE'RE DOING, NOT ONLY WITH D1, BUT ALSO WITH D9 RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. AND WE STAND AND I STAND HERE TO HOPEFULLY THAT YOU WILL PASS THIS ORDINANCE. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR JONES: MONTGOMERY HOWARD. >> MY NAME IS MONTGOMERY HOWARD. I'M THE 2026 PRESIDENT OF GREATER HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND MY GREETINGS TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR LETTING US SPEAK TODAY. I AM ALSO HERE AUDIO]. WE'RE HERE IN SUPPORT OF YOUR CODE ENFORCEMENT GROUP AND THIS MASTER PLAN. AND I THINK WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS SPEAK A LITTLE BIT INTO THE METRICS THAT WERE TALKED ABOUT AND SOME OF THE QUESTIONS.

WE ARE A GREAT CONDUIT, PARTICULARLY WORKING WITH COUNCIL OFFICE STAFF.

AND I HAVE TO GIVE AN AWFUL LOT OF CREDIT TO COUNCIL FOR --R HELPING US.

SHE'S BEEN A TRAFFIC CONDUIT AND ASSISTANCE TO HELP GATHER UP THE CITY SERVICES AND GET THINGS WORKING FOR OUR CITIZENS. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE REALLY THE CORE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CITY COUNCIL TO DELIVER SERVICES.

AND AGAIN I COMPLIMENT THE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE AND THE IT'S A FABULOUS CONDUIT FOR GETTING THIS KIND OF THING ORGANIZED.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO RAMP UP YOUR COUNCIL STAFFS TO CREATE LIAISON POSITIONS WITH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS SO THAT YOU CAN TAKE ON SOME OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP THEM IN WHAT THEY NEED TO DO AND HELP US HELP ALL OF Y'ALL DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE CITY GOVERNMENT BETTER AND TO DO THESE KIND OF SERVICES, DELIVER THESE KIND OF SERVICES EFFECTIVELY FOR OUR CITIZENS AND OUR NEIGHBORS AND OUR MEMBERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING TO US, AND I ENCOURAGE BETTER BUDGET SUPPORT FOR THIS GROUP.

THEY DESERVE IT. VERY MUCH HIGHER PRIORITY ON THE BUDGET LEVEL BECAUSE THEY ARE AN IMPORTANT DELIVERY OF CORE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CITY

GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU.

THAT WAS MY OVERSIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED

TO SPEAK. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU. I DIDN'T TEE UP DAWN AND

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SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AND WHAT IS IMPACTING DRUM AT THIS POINT IN TIME MAY NOT BE IMPACTING DISTRICTS 4 AND 5. BUT HOW DO WE DO THIS AND HAVE A PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD. AND THE ONE THING THEY BROUGHT UP THAT I THINK IS KEY IS MORE OFFICERS OR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THAT CAN WORK THAT WEEKEND AND LATE NIGHT SHIFT. AND HOW DO WE INCENTIVIZE THAT.

AND THAT'S WHAT I REALLY WANT TO LOOK FOR AT THE BUDGET.

I KNOW WE CAN'T TALK TOO MUCH BUDGET, BUT I THINK I HAVE PEOPLE THAT AGREE WITH ME THERE AND IT'S GOOD TO HEAR FROM THE RESIDENTS BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO SEE MOVING FORWARD. SO I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY.

I'M GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO PULL IT SO WE COULD BRAG ON WHAT CODE IS DOING.

AND YES, MY TEAM LIAISONS WITH MY CODE OFFICERS ALL THE TIME AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD I THINK WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE IS MANPOWER AND EMPOWERING OUR RESIDENTS TO CALL 311. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

>> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMAN KAUR. PLEASE SIGN IN IF YOU WOULD

LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM. >> KAUR: I THOUGHT THE SYSTEM WASN'T WORKING.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, THANK YOU DAWN AND MONTGOMERY FOR COMING OUT.

I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU IN THE AUDIENCE AND I THOUGHT WOW, YOU WAITED ALL THIS TA TIME TO TALK ABOUT HOW AMAZING OUR STAFF IS. IT REALLY SHOWS YOU THAT THE WORK YOU GUYS DO MAKES AN IMPACT ON THE DAILY LIVES OF OUR RESIDENTS.

THANK YOU FOR SITTING THIS ENTIRE MORNING AND SPEAKING. NO, COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE, I DID NOT PAY THEM TO COME UP AND SPEAK TODAY AND SAY ALL THOSE THINGS.

[LAUGHTER]. BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS.

AND YOU KNOW, AMIN DOESN'T HEAR ENOUGH FROM OUR OFFICE CLEARLY, BUT OUR OFFICE IS VERY MUCH, BOTH OF YOU GUYS KNOW HOW ENGAGED WE ARE WITH OUR CODE OFFICERS AND IT IS JUST AS COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO MENTIONED A VERY FINE BALANCE.

THE SECOND SOMEONE COMPLAINS, THE OTHER PERSON IS LIKE WHY ARE YOU COMPLAINING? I FEEL LIKE WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF NEIGHBORLY DISPUTES ALL THE TIME. AND THE WORK THAT YOU DO IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND I WANT TO REITERATE HOW MUCH THIS STRATEGIC PLAN WAS IMPORTANT, SO THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA FOR PUSHING THIS ON. BUT AT THE SAME TIME I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU GUYS ARE WORKING THROUGH THIS CHALLENGES AND CHANGES.

KEEP PUSHING ON THESE METRICS, SEE WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE SURVEY WHEN YOU GUYS BRIEFED ME ON THAT.

WE'RE CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT THE BASELINE IS AND WHERE WE CAN GO FROM THERE.

A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WANTED TO REINFORCE IS PROACTIVE ENFORCEMENT, MAKING SURE WE'RE USING THE 311 CALLS TO REALLY TARGET SPECIFIC AREAS TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE GETTING WHAT THEY NEED. THE ONLINE -- INFORMING OUR CUSTOMERS ONLINE AND RESIDENTS ONLINE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AND THE PROGRESS THAT WE'RE MAKING. AND LASTLY, AS YOU SEE, THE CODE OFFICERS AT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETINGS REALLY DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AT LEAST FOR THE FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO THE ASSOCIATION MEETINGS. AND I TOLD THEM, I WAS LIKE HERE'S OUR LIST OF MEETINGS, HERE'S OUR LIAISON, SO WE SHARED ALL THAT INFORMATION SO WE COULD GET THAT KIND OF LEVEL OF SUPPORT FOR AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. THANKS, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES:

COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS. >> SPEARS: THANKS, MAYOR. I AGREE, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I HEAR ABOUT ALMOST DAILY. WE JUST HAD-- WE HAVE A QUARTERLY HOA PRESIDENT LUNCHEON IN OUR DISTRICT WHERE WE BRING THE PRESIDENTS TOGETHER. AND THIS IS ROUTINELY WHAT COMES UP.

THIS LAST ONE WE HAD ON MONDAY OR TUESDAY THIS WEEK, WE HAD THE INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SAFETY OFFICE COME AND ASSESS WHAT EACH HOA IS EXPERIENCING AS THEIR TOP PRIORITIES. OVERWHELMINGLY IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT.

TO THE SPEAKER OOZE COMMENTS ABOUT WE NEED THIS IN THE EVENING AND WEEKEND, THAT'S SOMETHING WE HEAR AS WELL. I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE EFFORTS TO COME OUT TO COMMUNITIES AND TALK ABOUT 311. WE PRESS THAT AT EVERY MEETING THAT WE ATTEND AND OUR HOA LUNCHEONS TOO. GET THE APP, USE THE APP, AND IT'S EXTREMELY HELPFUL FOR THE INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SAFETY IF THE TO TRACK DATA, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO AND HELP US TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT BUDGET EVERY YEAR. SO THANKS FOR COMING OUT. AND I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THE SUPPORT FOR THE CODE ENFORCEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE. >> WHYTE: FOR THE RECORD, I REALLY DIDN'T THINK THAT THE COUNCILWOMAN PAID YOU TO COME OUT HERE BECAUSE COUNCILMEMBER KAUR DOES AMAZING WORK FOR HER RESIDENTS.

IT IS NO SURPRISE TO ME, IT IS NO SURPRISE TO ME THAT PEOPLE ARE HERE SINGING HER PRAISES. I JUST WANT TO THANK AMIN FOR HIS WORK.

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SO I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE PLAN AND APPRECIATE THE WORK.

THANKS. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER MEZA GONZÁLEZ.

>> GONZÁLEZ: JUST A QUICK HIGHLIGHT. SO THANK YOU TO ALL THE WORK THAT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IS DOING. CURRENTLY, OBVIOUSLY, CODE ENFORCEMENT MAKES ALL OF OUR EARS PERK UP WHEN WE HEAR IT, BUT I'M ALSO WHEN I LOOK TO THE RIGHT AND I SEE DISTRICTS 1 THROUGH 6 OR 1 THROUGH 5 ALL NOD AT THE SAME TIME, I KNOW THAT THEY'RE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PLAN.

AND OUR NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS, BUT OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS, INNER CITY NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS AND OBVIOUSLY OTHER DISTRICTS.

SO I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE IN THEIR COMMITTEES AND WITH THEIR RESIDENTS, AND GRATEFUL TO SUPPORT THIS. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR JONES: HAS EVERYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE SPOKEN?

>> MAYOR, MAY I? RIGHT HERE. >> MAYOR JONES: MARIA,

PLEASE. >> I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE COMMENTS. SO THIS STRATEGIC PLAN IS TRYING TO BALANCE EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF WHAT CODE COMPLIANCE IS, CONNECTING TO RESOURCES AND ALSO ACHIEVING COMPLIANCE. SO WE KNOW THE METRICS IS IMPORTANT. SO I'VE SPOKEN TO JOHN PETEREK AND WE'RE GOING TO USE 2025 AS OUR BASELINE FOR METRICS AND THEN COME TO PCDC AND REPORT PERHAPS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE ACS STRATEGIC PLAN GOING TO PUBLIC SAFETY SO THAT WAY WE CAN MEASURE THE PROGRESS THAT WE'RE MAKING AND BE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS ON THOSE GOALS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

>> MAYOR JONES: MARIA, THANK YOU FOR THAT. APPRECIATE IT.

UNDERSTANDING THE PROGRESS THAT'S BEING MADE. I THINK WHAT I WOULD ALSO -- AGAIN, I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS. I THINK YOU HEAR FROM HERE THE APPRECIATION FOR YOUR HARD WORK. SO REPORTING ON THE PROGRESS IS GOOD. UNDERSTANDING ULTIMATELY WHERE WE'RE GOING, THOUGH, IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. SO FOR EXAMPLE, FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO SAY WHEN I DO MY MONTHLY TOWN HALLS, HEY, THE REASON WE'RE GOING TO DO THE PILOT ON THAT EDUCATION PROGRAM, I'LL JUST SAY FOR SHORTHAND, IS BECAUSE WE WANT TO SEE A 50% REDUCTION IN THESE KINDS OF VIOLATIONS. SOMETHING VERY SIMPLE LIKE THAT SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO ACHIEVE.

SO I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE REPORTING AND THE FREQUENCY OF THAT, MARIA.

AND IF WE CAN, EVEN JUST TO THE VERY HELPFUL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THAT YOU SHARED WITH ME, IF YOU COULD PROVIDE A FOLLOW-ON DOCUMENT, I THINK MY COLLEAGUES WOULD ALL APPRECIATE IT AS WELL, WHICH IS WHAT IS THE GOAL OF EACH OF THOSE THINGS? WHAT ARE WE ACTUALLY TRYING TO ACHIEVE? THANK YOU.

SO WITH THAT THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 33.

COUNCILWOMAN ALDERETE GAVITO GAVITO. >> GAVITO: AYE.

>> MAYOR JONES: THE MOTION PASSES. OKAY.

THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 34 THAT I PULLED. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ THE

CAPTION. >> ITEM NUMBER 34 IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE GREATER SATX REGIONAL ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP 2026 SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR ONE YEAR TERM WITH TWO ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR AN ANNUAL AMOUNT OF UP TO $759,250,000. FUNDING FOR THE FOR THE FIRST YEAR IN THE AMOUNT OF 759 TWO $50,000 IS AVAILABLE FOR THE FY2026 GENERAL FUND ADOPTED BUDGET.

FUNDING FOR REMODULE PERIODS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THROUGH THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS AND CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONAL

PLANS. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

I'M GOING TO TAKE US INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> POINT OF ORDER.

AT THIS TIME PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THIS ITEM.

I UNDERSTAND THAT CONSULTATIONS WITH ATTORNEY IS ACCEPTABLE.

BUT IF IT'S SOLELY THE MERITS OF THE AGREEMENT, WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD BE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE DISCUSSED IN OPEN SESSION, NOT EXECUTIVE SESSION BEHIND CLOSED DOORS BECAUSE OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. SO I WOULD LIKE AN EXPLANATION OF WHY WE'RE

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GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> MAYOR JONES: SURE.

THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATION AS PART OF THE CONTRACT.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I SUFFICIENTLY HEAR FROM FOLKS HERE, ASPECTS THAT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE OR LEGAL IN OPEN SESSION. AND I'M SURE ANDY, AS HE DOES, IF IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR OPEN SESSION, HE WILL TELL US IF THAT'S THE CASE.

>> ANDY, CAN WE BEGIN THE CONVERSATION WITH A MOTION AND A SECOND? AND THEN CAN YOU CALL US INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IF OUR COUNCIL COLLEAGUES HAVE

QUESTIONS THAT REQUIRE THAT? >> CERTAINLY PROCEDURALLY, YES.

I MEAN, WE CAN GO INTO EXEC AT ANY TIME. AND AGAIN, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, COUNCILWOMAN, WE CAN GO TO EXEC TO TALK ABOUT LEGAL INTERPRETATION OF THE PROVISIONS, LEGAL REMEDIES, OBLIGATIONS OF THE CITY. AND I CAN DO THAT EITHER PUBLICLY OR IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE CAN CERTAINLY SET THE

PARAMETERS AS THE DISCUSSION MOVES FORWARD. >> VIAGRAN: AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 34. AND THEN THAT WAY WE CAN SEE

IF THE CONVERSATION MERITS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION? >> WHYTE: SECOND.

>> MAYOR JONES: ANDY, YOU SAID I CAN TAKE US INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION?

CURRENTLY, RIGHT NOW? >> YES, MAYOR. AND WHAT WE CAN -- WE CAN

TALK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN OR CAN'T TALK ABOUT IN EXEC. >> MAYOR JONES: OKAY.

THE TIME IS NOW 12:49 P.M. ON MARCH 5TH, 2026. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WILL NOW MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.087. THE PURCHASE, EX-CHIANG, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO 551.072. AND LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO LITIGATION INVOLVING THE CITY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

ALL PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071. >> MAYOR JONES: OKAY.

WE ARE BACK. WE DEPUTY HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THERE ARE SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MYSELF THAT HAD QUESTIONS AND WE HAD THOSE ANSWERED. THANK YOU. OKAY.

SO IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 34.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF POINTS THAT I WILL HIGHLIGHT. WE HAVE NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. ACTUALLY, STAFF, ALEX, JUST TO CONFIRM FOR EVERYBODY'S PUBLIC AWARENESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WE KNOW GREATER SATX IS AN IMPORTANT PARTNER IN THAT, WHICH IS WHY I HAVE MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH THEM AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE TEAM'S EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THOSE AS WELL AS THE BUSINESS RETENTION AND GROWTH MEETINGS THAT I HAVE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, WHICH HELPS ME SHAPE THE AGENDA BOTH FOR THINGS LIKE SA TO DC AS WELL AS FRANKLY THE UPCOMING TRIP THAT I HAVE TO TAIWAN. I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS CONTRACT, WHICH IS 700,000 PLUS, THAT WE'RE ALL CLEAR AND THE PUBLIC IS CLEAR ABOUT WHAT WE -- WHAT IT DOES AND DOES NOT DO, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT IS A NEW APPROACH TO CONTRACTING. SO THIS IS FOR YOU OR THIS IS FOR ANYONE FROM GREATER THAT WANTS TO EXPLAIN WHY THE DIFFERENCE IN APPROACH. WE CAN DO AN ABBREVIATED VERSION OF THIS. I KNOW WE HAD A LONGER DISCUSSION ON IT.

BUT I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS AND WE ARE SAYING AT THE VERY LEAST THIS CONTRACT, WE WILL SPEND AT THE VERY LEAST $600,000 UP TO, RIGHT, 7 -- OVER 700. SPENDING THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY.

AND IT MAY NOT, IT MAY NOT YIELD ONE ADDITIONAL COMPANY COMING HERE OR IT MAY NOT YIELD ONE ADDITIONAL GROWTH AND RETENTION TO THE EXISTING COMPANIES THAT WE HAVE HERE. SO AT BASE WE'RE SPENDING 600 JUST AS A MINIMUM FOR

THIS CONTRACT. CORRECT? >> SIMILAR TO MOST OF OUR CONTRACTS, THIS CONTRACT IS ALSO STRUCTURED IN A WAY THAT THERE IS A BASE AMOUNT THAT WILL BE PAID BASED ON DELIVERABLES THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS GOING TO BE PRODUCING AND PROVIDING. IT INCLUDES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK, DAY-TO-DAY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORK, AND YES, THE PAYMENTS ARE TIED WITH THE REPORTING OF

THAT WORK THAT THEY'RE COMPLETING. >> MAYOR JONES: BUT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, JUST TO BE VERY CLEAR -- AND I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A STABILITY IN FUNDING THAT IS VERY HELPFUL FOR AN ORGANIZATION AS THEY ARE

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IF YOU WANT TO LAY FLAT ONCE MORE FOR THE GROUP AND FOR THE PUBLIC LISTENING HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE. AND THEN THE ATTESTATION PROCESS, WHICH I THINK IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF THIS. THANK YOU.

>> YES, MA'AM. SO I BELIEVE THERE IS 150 -- A LITTLE OVER $150,000 OF THIS CONTRACT THAT IS SPECIFICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH JOBS THAT A COMPANY, A PROSPECT OR A LOCAL COMPANY, THAT GREATER SATX WORKS WITH, THAT WILL ATTEST TO THE FACT BECAUSE OF THE ASSISTANCE THAT THEY RECEIVE FROM GREATER SATX, THEY ARE CREATING -- COMMITTING TO CREATE A JOB THAT WILL PAY OVER $100,000.

FOR EVERY ONE OF THOSE, THAT PERFORMANCE PAY IN THIS CONTRACT THAT GREATER WILL RECEIVE $500. THAT'S THE TOTAL OF A LITTLE OVER 150 THAT'S ALSO

INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT. >> MAYOR JONES: I SEE THAT'S CAPPED AT 306 JOBS.

>> YES. >> MAYOR JONES: WHAT HAPPENS IF WE REACH THAT, IF THERE'S WILD SUCCESS, AND HOPEFULLY THERE IS, WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT AMOUNT OF OUR ABILITY TO BE FLEXIBLE WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, IF NEEDED?

>> WE HAVE NOT ALLOCATED ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR PERFORMANCE-BASED --

ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE-BASED FUNDING. >> MAYOR JONES: BUT WE'D

BE ABLE TO IF WE NEEDED TO? >> IF THE COUNCIL DECIDED TO ADD FUNDING TO IT AND IT'S

IDENTIFIED. >> MAYOR JONES: SO YES. OKAY.

SINCE -- IT WILL BE YOUR OFFICE THAT HANDLES THE ATTESTATION PROCESS, CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THAT? I THINK, FRANKLY, FROM -- TO BE FRANK, FROM STAFF I'VE HEARD ABOUT SOME CONCERNS ABOUT AN INFLATION, AN ATTRIBUTION OF WHO HAS DONE THE WORK BRINGING BUSINESSES AND WHO HASN'T, RIGHT? SO CAN YOU SPEAK TO YOUR

ATTESTATION PROCESS AND HOW IT WILL ADDRESS THAT? >> YES, I'M GOING TO ASK BRENDA, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, THAT'S BEEN

WORKING ON WHAT THAT DOCUMENT WILL INCLUDE. >> THANK YOU, ALEX.

BRENDA HICKS-SORENSON, AS SHE MENTIONED, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.

SO HISTORICALLY WE HAVE VALIDATED ALL OF THE PROJECTS.

WE LITERALLY HAVE A STAFF MEMBER GO OVER, LOOK AT ANY PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS, ANY DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED, EMAILS, ANYTHING FROM THE COMPANY. THIS ATTESTATION FOR THIS CONTRACT TAKES IT ONE STEP FURTHER WHERE THE COMPANY THEMSELVES WILL BE ASKING TO FILL OUT THAT FORM INDICATING HOW MANY JOBS, AT WHAT WAGES, ET CETERA.

AND AGAIN, THAT IT WAS BUT-FOR, BASICALLY, THE WORK THAT GREATER SATX HAS DONE THAT WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THAT DOCUMENT AND WILL BE SIGNED AND SO FORTH.

WE ARE STILL GOING TO BE LOOKING -- AGAIN, WE LOOK AT PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS, THERE'S A VARIETY OF OTHER THINGS, BUT WE'RE TAKING IT ONE STEP FORTH WITH THAT

ATTESTATION. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT, FRANKLY, THE CHALLENGE WITH THAT PROCESS AND THE NEED TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL LEVEL OF ATTESTATION SPEAKS TO, FRANKLY, HOW DIFFICULT THAT HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN OVER TIME. OKAY. WOULD ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? I HAVE FOLKS SIGNED UP. JUST VIAGRAN.

OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND BEING SO PATIENT, SARAH, RANDY, I SEE YOU THERE. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PROCESS.

I WAS HOPING TO LEAVE IT ON CONSENT AND LET MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMAN WHYTE, SPEAK ON IT. BECAUSE WHEN WE WENT THROUGH AUDIT AND ON OTHER COMMITTEES, HE HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST ADVOCATE TO ASK Y'ALL QUESTIONS.

AND THE BIGGEST ONE TO ASK ABOUT OUR FOREIGN INVESTMENTS AND WHERE WE'RE BRINGING THAT IN. SO I THINK WE GOT TO A SPOT HERE WHERE WE -- YOU UNDERSTOOD OUR GOALS AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD, AND WE WONDER AS A TEAM.

AND BRENDA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TEAM. AND REALLY TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH UNDERSTANDING OUR LIMITS OF WHAT OUR EDD CAN DO BECAUSE EWED, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ASKS YOU TO DO SO MUCH, FROM ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, SMALL BUSINESS. WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO THE GAMUT AND YOUR TEAM IS WORKING AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERS AT GREATER

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AND SO I THINK ABOUT HOW YOU BRING THOSE LEADERS IN THE ROOM AND HOW YOU'VE MADE SPACE FOR THE NEW COMPANIES THAT HAVE COME IN, LIKE -- THEY'RE NOT VERY NEW, BUT TOYOTA AND JCB. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING THIS FORWARD TODAY, LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING UPDATES. WE HAD A B SESSION ON THIS. AND WHILE I WOULD LIKE TO MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, I KNOW BRENDA LOOKS FORWARD TO B SESSIONS.

SO THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS TODAY.

I LOOK FORWARD TO MY COUNCIL MEMBERS' SUPPORT. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. >> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT JUST YESTERDAY HOW MANY OF THE UNIVERSITIES? ALL EIGHT OF THE UNIVERSITIES' PARTNERS CAME TOGETHER AND SAID THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DOUBLE DOWN AND GO AFTER THAT 45% EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT GOAL THAT WE TALKED ABOUT SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. AND Y'ALL KNOW THAT I THINK IS GOING TO BE A GAME CHANGER FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN THE LONG-TERM.

SO I WANTED TO COMMEND YOU ON GETTING EIGHT UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS TO AGREE TO THAT.

SO GOOD JOB, ROMANITA. YOU HAVE A GREAT ONE. >> MAYOR JONES: WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? OKAY.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER KAUR WAS TALKING ABOUT ONE OF THE METRICS, THAT IN THETRON REPORT, ONE OF THE METRICS I'VE SHARED NUMEROUS TIMES IS ABOUT THE WAGE GROWTH NUMBER OR RANKING US RELATIVE TO OUR PEERS AND HOW UNFORTUNATELY IT'S GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. SO I'VE ASKED AND I'VE APPRECIATED THE ANSWERS. OBVIOUSLY THAT'S NOT ALL ON GREATER SATX.

BASICALLY THAT'S ALSO ON THIS BODY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GOING OUR PART TO HELP IN THAT VEIN, BUT UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS FOR THAT TO BE A FOCUS AREA, WAGE GROWTH IN OUR COMMUNITY. OKAY.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO.

>> GAVITO: THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO ALSO MAKE MENTION THAT GREATER SATX HAS BEEN GREAT PARTNERS. THANK Y'ALL FOR THAT SPECIAL SESSION WE HAD, WHAT, TWO WEEKS AGO, WHEN WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE THROUGH THE CONTRACT AND TALK ABOUT THE STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES AND HOW WE LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING IN THE UPCOMING YEAR. COUNCIL MEMBER MEZA GONZÁLEZ AND I WERE AT THE ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY. Y'ALL ARE CONTINUING TO DO GREAT WORK AND WE'RE

SUPPORTIVE. THANKS. >> MAYOR JONES: DID YOU

HAVE SOMETHING? COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE? >> WHYTE: I'LL BRIEFLY THANK GREATER SATX FOR ALL THEIR WORK. THIS IS AN AREA WE TALK ABOUT ALL THE TIME. WE NEED INCREASED FOCUS ON BRINGING COMPANIES TO SAN ANTONIO, CREATING JOBS FOR OUR CITIZENS, GOOD-PAYING JOBS.

WE DEFINITELY NEED TO MAKE SURE AS WITH ANY OTHER GROUP THAT WE GIVE DOLLARS TO THAT WE HAVE METRICS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE BANG FOR THE BUCK FOR OUR CITIZENS. BUT LET'S KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK, LET'S BRING MORE BUSINESSES HERE, LESS CREATE THOSE JOBS THAT OUR CITIZENS RELY ON.

THANKS, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. THERE BEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 34.

PLEASE VOTE. COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO?

>> GAVITO: AYE. >> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES.

ANDY, CONFIRMING DID YOU HAVE ANY ITEMS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION?

>> NO, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. I HAVE ONE SHORT ITEM FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO I'M GOING TO TAKE US INTO THAT. THE TIME IS NOW 1:17 P.M. ON MARCH 5, 2026. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WILL NOW MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND TO DELIBERATE OR DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING UMS: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO CHAPTER .087, THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 551.072, AND LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO LITIGATION INVOLVING THE CITY, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ALL PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 551.071. >> MAYOR JONES: THE TIME

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