* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:01:29] GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 31ST, 2019. HAPPY HALLOWEEN, COUNCIL MEMBER TINO HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN. HERE. CAN COUNCIL MEMBER VIE GRAND HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ IS ON HER WAY. COUNCIL MEMBER CAVEO HDA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER SON DEVAL. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER LIA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY AND MAYOR NURENBERG HERE. MAYOR, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. GOOD MORNING. WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR CITY COUNCIL, A SESSION AGENDA. THE TIME IS 9:15 AM TO BEGIN THIS MORNING, WE HAVE AN INVOCATION GUEST OF COUNCIL MEMBER KEO HDA. SORRY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST A MOMENT. OKAY. UH, PASTOR DARRYL CRANE, WOULD YOU COME UP? PASTOR CRANE IS THE PRESIDING PASTOR OF THE RESTORING. HE IS THE SON OF WJ IN IRMA CRANE. HE GREW UP IN DISTRICT SIX AND ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL IN DISTRICT SIX IN SAN ANTONIO AT A SMALL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL. PASTOR CRANE WAS A SCHOOL'S FIRST GRADUATE TO RECEIVE AN ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR BASKETBALL. AFTER ATTENDING COLLEGE IN LOUISIANA AND FINISHING AT CENTRAL MISSOURI, HE ENTERED THE MINISTRY AS A JANITOR. HE BECAME A YOUTH MINISTER, HISTORY TEACHER, YOUTH PASTOR, AND AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AT A SMALL UNIVERSITY. HE THEN LATER SERVED AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS CHRISTIAN ATHLETIC LEAGUE. UNDER PASTOR CRANE'S LEADERSHIP, THE TEXAS CHRISTIAN ATHLETIC LEAGUE, OR TCAL, AS IT'S GROWN TO KNOW, HAS GROWN TO OVER A HUNDRED SCHOOLS, REPRESENTING OVER 35,000 STUDENTS IN THEIR FAMILIES. PASTOR CRANE ALSO HAS INITIATED A COUNSELING SERVICE FOR TROUBLED YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN SAN ANTONIO, AS WELL AS MARRIAGE CONFERENCES AND RESTORATION WEEKENDS. PASTOR CRANE HAS BEEN MARRIED 26 YEARS TO HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE. CHRISTINA HAS SIX WONDERFUL CHILDREN AND THREE GRANDCHILDREN. PASTOR CRANE, CONSISTENTLY AND FAITHFULLY OFFERS HIS MINISTRY WITH A HEART OF SERVICE, HUMILITY, AND HE HAPPENS TO BE HILARIOUS. SO I REALLY LOVE, UH, GOING TO HIS SERVICES. I WELCOME PASTOR CRANE IN GIVING TODAY'S INVOCATION TODAY. FATHER, IN THE NAME OF YOUR SON JESUS CHRIST, I BLESS THIS GREAT BODY ESTABLISHED BY YOUR OWN HAND TO BE LED BY YOU, INFLUENCED BY YOU, AND LET THEM BE KNOWN BY YOU. I BLESS EACH ONE OF YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE DIVINE MANDATE THAT YOU ARE UNDER, AND THAT THERE IS NO AUTHORITY EXCEPT FROM GOD. AND THOSE THAT EXIST IN GOVERNMENT ARE INSTITUTED BY GOD. I BLESS YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT GOVERNMENT IS GOD'S SERVANT FOR YOUR GOOD. I BLESS THIS ESTEEMED CONGREGATION OF SERVANTS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN BY THE MIGHTY HAND OF CHRIST HIMSELF AND TO INVOKE HIS WILL UPON THE PEOPLE HE LOVES. I BLESS YOU WITH DIVINE REVELATION TODAY, THAT YOU INDEED ARE HIS MINISTERS. TODAY, I WANNA BLESS YOU TO HEAR GOD'S VOICE CLEARLY IN YOUR SPIRITUAL EARS THAT REAFFIRM, THAT REAFFIRMS YOU ARE MORE THAN JUST A MEMBER OF A PARTY, MORE THAN JUST A FRESHMAN OR AN INCUMBENT, SO MUCH MORE THAN A REPRESENTATIVE OF YOUR DISTRICT. YOU ARE A MINISTER OF ALMIGHTY GOD CALLED [00:05:01] FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS. I BLESS YOU TO DELIGHT YOURSELF IN THE LORD, THE LORD OF YOUR CALLING, AND WATCH HIM BRING ABOUT THE DESIRES OF YOUR HEART. AS A FELLOW MINISTER, I BLESS YOU TO NOT ONLY BE THE PEOPLE'S REPRESENTATIVE, A PARTY REPRESENTATIVE, OR A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE INNUMERABLE GROUPS VYING FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION, BUT TO BE GOD'S REPRESENTATIVE, TO INDEED BE HIS MAN, HIS WOMAN, HIS MINISTER. I BLESS YOU THAT YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS WILL SHINE AS BRIGHT AS THE NOONDAY SUN. I BLESS YOU TO SEE THIS CITY AS THE VERY INHERITANCE OF GOD AND TO WORK DILIGENTLY FOR ITS BETTERMENT. I BLESS YOU TODAY TO REEVA REEVALUATE YOUR CALLING TO GOVERNMENT AND YOUR PARTY LOYALTY. I BLESS YOU TO REMEMBER THAT GOD IS NOT A DEMOCRAT, NOR IS HE A REPUBLICAN, AND YOUR LOYALTY IS NOT TO SOMEONE ELSE'S AGENDA OR PARTY PLATFORM. YOUR LOYALTY IS TO YOUR CALLING, YOUR CONSTITUENCY AND YOUR MINISTRY. I BLESS YOU TODAY TO LIVE ABOVE COMPLAINTS, TO LIVE FREE FROM FEAR. I BLESS YOU TO KNOW BEYOND THE SHADOW OF A DOUBT THAT IF GOD IS FOR YOU, WHO CAN BE AGAINST YOU. I BELIEVE THIS IS OUR TIME, AND I DECREE AND DECLARE THAT WE ARE NOT POVERTY STRICKEN. WE ARE PROSPEROUS AND FILLED WITH GOD'S PURPOSE. I I DECREE AND DECLARE THAT WE ARE NOT A CITY OF VIOLENCE, BUT GOD'S VERY OWN PEACE FILL SAN ANTONIO. AND THAT HE WILL GIVE YOU COURAGE TO BRING JUSTICE AND SAFETY TO THIS CITY. I DECREE AND DECLARE THAT WE ALL ARE HIS CHAMPIONS TO BRING CHAMPIONS IN EDUCATION, MORALITY, MARRIAGE, CHARACTER, FINANCIAL GROWTH, AND RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP. AND I BLESS YOU WITH GOD'S HEART TO FIGHT FOR HIS CALLINGS. LORD, WE LIVE IN THE GREATEST NATION IN HISTORY AND IN THE GREATEST STATE AND IN THE GREATEST CITY. BLESS THESE MEN AND WOMEN TODAY WITH YOUR PRESENCE SO THAT THEY MAY LIVE TO THAT LOFTY REALITY. I BLESS THEM WITH YOU TODAY FOR IN YOU ARE ALL BLESSINGS FOUND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY, AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU PASTOR CRANE. OKAY, UH, FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA TODAY IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 3RD AND THE REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 4TH. SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 3RD AND FOURTH, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. UH, BEFORE WE, UH, START OUR OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGENDA TODAY, WE DO HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS IN THE AUDIENCE. UM, AND THE FIRST ONE I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE IS OUR VERY OWN MARIO BARRIOS. MARIO EL AZTECA BARRIOS IS A 24 YEAR OLD UNDEFEATED MEXICAN-AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL BOXER WHO WAS BORN IN RACINE, WISCONSIN. HE MOVED TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS WHEN HE WAS FIVE YEARS OLD, AND MARIO STARTED BOXING AT THE AGE OF SIX WHEN HIS MOM, WHO WAS A BIG BOXING FAN, TOOK HIM AND HIS SISTER SELENA, TO THE GYM. HIS MOM, ISABELLE ALWAYS WANTED TO BOX, BUT COULDN'T BECAUSE SHE HAD TO MAKE ENDS MEET. THEREFORE, THE TWO SIBLINGS WERE INTRODUCED TO THE SPORT OF BOXING AND STARTED FIGHTING TOGETHER AT A YOUNG AGE. THEY WERE BOTH FIRST COACHED BY AN OLD TRAINER NAMED COACH RAIO WHEN THEY STARTED BOXING. AND AS THEY GOT OLDER, THEIR DAD, MARTINE, TOOK OVER THE THE REIGNS AND TRAINED THEM AS ADULTS. SINCE MAKING HIS PROFESSIONAL DEBUT AT AGE 18, SAN ANTONIO'S OWN MARIO BARRIOS HAS KEPT AN UNDEFEATED RECORD OF 24 AND OH, WHICH 16 KNOCKOUTS BLASTING OPPONENTS ALL THE WAY TO BECOMING SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT, WORLD CHAMPION. WELCOME TO OUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS. MARIO, COME ON UP. I JUST WANNA SAY, UM, THANK YOU, YOU KNOW, TO EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, TO MY CITY, UM, TO THE, THE COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, FOR SUPPORTING ME, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE ABLE, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE BROUGHT THIS BACK TO, YOU KNOW, MY CITY. UM, I MEAN, [00:10:01] JUST, YOU KNOW, TO BRING POSITIVITY, YOU KNOW, TO SAN ANTONIO, YOU KNOW, IN A, IN A POSITIVE LIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MARIO. AND, AND DON'T GO ANYWHERE. UH, WE DO HAVE SOME COMMENTS. UM, I DID WANT TO READ A CITATION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND THE STATE OF TEXAS HEREBY PRESENTS A CITATION OF MARIO BARRIOS AND RECOGNITION OF WINNING THE W B A SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE. ON SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2019, THE WIN BROUGHT THE ALAMO CITY ITS FIRST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FROM A MAJOR SANCTIONING BODY SINCE 1994 AS A TRUE TESTAMENT OF YOUR EXTRAORDINARY DETERMINATION AND RAW TALENT. NOW, THEREFORE, IRAN NUREMBERG, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AND BE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, PROUDLY EXTEND OUR SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ON THIS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AND OFFER BEST WISHES FOR MANY MORE YEARS OF SUCCESS. CONGRATULATIONS MARIO. AND I'M GONNA ASK MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, ROCHA GARCIA TO COME TAKE THE CHAIR. WE DO HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE REST OF THE, THE DIOCESE AS WELL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MARIO. I'M ACTUALLY FIRST ON THE LIST TO CONGRATULATE YOU. I WANTED TO CLICK THE BUTTON FIRST, SO, UM, THANK YOU. I'M SO EXCITED THAT YOU'RE HERE AND I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU REPRESENT SAN ANTONIO SO WELL. I THINK ALSO YOUR FATHER, UH, MARTIN AND ISABELLE, UH, DESERVE GREAT RECOGNITION. AND I ALSO WANNA TAKE THE TIME TO THANK ANDREW BOREGO, WHO'S A, A FRIEND OF MINE, UM, AND WHO DOES GREAT THINGS FOR OUR YOUTH AND, UH, PARTICULARLY IN THE SPORT OF BOXING. UM, I ALSO WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT MARIO AND I ARE FELLOW DRAGONS. SO WE GRADUATED FROM SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL, SO ONCE A DRAGON, ALWAYS A DRAGON. UM, AND THROUGHOUT HIS HIGH SCHOOL CAREER, MARIA WAS ALWAYS DISCIPLINED AND TRAINED, AND HE WAS, UH, PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN, IN A COMMITMENT TO HIS COMPETITIONS. AND I THINK THAT'S WHY HIS PROFESSIONAL RECORD REMAINS AT 24 OH, WITH 16 KNOCKOUTS. AND THIS IS IN PART, UM, DUE TO THE GUIDANCE ALSO OF HIS TRAINER, VIRGIL HUNTER, AND THE ENTIRE TEAM WHO HELPED TRAIN HIM FOR COMPETITION. SO, THANK YOU MARIO, FOR PUTTING SAN ANTONIO BACK ON THE MAP OF PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND EARNING A WORLD BOXING TITLE. AND WE KNOW THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE, BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND SUPPORTERS AND COUNT IN, UH, COUNT A SUPPORTER IN US. SO, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, MARIO. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN TINO HAS SOME REMARKS. I'M HERE TO SAY THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, MANY PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT SPORTS THAT THERE ARE OUT THERE, AND, UH, BOXING IS THE TOUGHEST. IT IS, IS IT, IS THE, THE TOP OF THE ALL, ALL THE OTHER SPORTS THAT THERE ARE BECAUSE, UH, IT REALLY TAKES, UH, AN EXTRAORDINARY PERSON TO, TO BE IN THAT, IN THAT, UH, SPORT. IT TAKES AN EVEN MORE EXTRAORDINARY PERSON TO BE A CHAMPION. AND SO CONGRATULATIONS FOR, FOR THAT ACCOMPLISHMENT. UH, I KNOW THAT, UH, IT DIDN'T, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT JUST HAPPENED OVERNIGHT. IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A LIFETIME OF WORK. UH, I KNOW ANDREW KNOWS THAT ANDREW'S, UH, ALSO AN AVID BOXER HIMSELF. AND, UH, JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, CONGRATULATE YOU FOR ACCOMPLISHING SOMETHING, A FEAT THAT IS, IS TRULY AMAZING, I THINK THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS CITY'S TRULY PROUD OF, OF, OF ITS BOXING HERITAGE. AND, UH, YOU'VE BECOME PART OF THAT HISTORY. THANK YOU, MIKE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN VINEO. COUNCILWOMAN SANDA. I ALSO WANNA ECHO THE COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES AND, UH, CONGRATULATE YOU ON, ON YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUR WELL-DESERVED, UH, TITLES. UM, I ACTUALLY THINK IT'S VERY, UH, IMPORTANT THAT IN YOUR BIO, I DON'T KNOW WHO WROTE IT, BUT YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU'RE A MEXICAN AMERICAN, UH, BOXER, AND I'M ALSO A MEXICAN AMERICAN. I THINK IT'S JUST REALLY IMPORTANT TO, UH, MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW US FOR THE GOOD THINGS THAT WE DO. SO CONGRATULATIONS, AND YOU MAKE US ALL VERY PROUD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN SANDOVAL. COUNCILMAN ELIAS. UM, MARIO, I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH YOU. UM, I, I DON'T, I'M NOT A MEXICAN AMERICAN, BUT I KNOW VERY CLASSY ONES. AND YOU'RE STANDING NEXT TO ONE, UH, IN ALL, IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, UH, HAVING ANDREW BOREGO ON YOUR TEAM OH YEAH. IS ONE OF THE SMARTEST THINGS YOU'VE EVER DONE. UM, AND, UH, THE OTHER THING IS COUNCILMAN TREVINO'S, RIGHT? UH, BOXING IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT THINGS IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD. UH, I KNOW BECAUSE I'M TRYING IT OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, UH, I'VE BEEN TAKING, UH, BOXING CLASSES AND I AM TERRIBLE , AND YOU DO NOT WANT ME IN YOUR CORNER AT ALL. UH, BUT, UM, NOT EVEN THAT, UH, BUT I WILL TELL YOU, UM, THAT I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO SEE THAT BIG, BIG BELT AROUND YOUR SHOULDER, AND I'M SURE YOUR PARENTS ARE VERY PROUD AND THEY SHOULD BE. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN PE. AT THIS TIME WE WILL ASK, UH, OUR COUNCIL COLLEAGUES IF THEY'RE PULLING OR HIGHLIGHTING ANY ITEMS FROM THE AGENDA. OH, I'M SORRY. SORRY, MAYOR. [00:15:02] THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. COME ON. THANKS FOR TAKING TIME FOR THIS. COUNCILMAN PERRY HAS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE THAT WILL TAKE UP RIGHT AFTER THE PHOTO. DO HOLD IT UP. ALRIGHT. 1, 2, 3, 1, 2. THANKS. THANKS FOR COMING IN. WE'LL SEE YOU SOON. MY PLEASURE. TAKE A OF COURSE. MY NO PROBLEM. OFFICIAL. CONGRATULATIONS. MY PLEASURE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MARIO. UM, AT THIS TIME I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA FOR A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND SO, UM, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE AGAIN. UH, I WANTED TO TAKE SOME TIME TO THANK A VERY SPECIAL MEMBER FROM DISTRICT FOUR, AND THAT IS GEORGE LYNN BRITTON FOR HIS TIME REPRESENTING CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR ON THE CITY COUNTY JOINT COMMISSION ON ELDERLY AFFAIRS. MR. BRITTON, CAN YOU, UM, PLEASE JUST STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED AND EVERYBODY PLEASE HELP ME, UM, APPLAUD MR. BRITTON'S WORK, AND MR. BRITTON WAS APPOINTED TO THE COMMISSION IN APRIL, 2006 AND SERVED IN THE CAPACITY OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR EIGHT YEARS DURING HIS TIME ON THE COMMISSION. SO THAT'S A TOTAL OF ABOUT 14 YEARS OF SERVICE. AND DON'T WORRY, HE'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE. WE HAVE HIM ON A COUPLE OTHER COMMISSIONS AS WELL. A MAJOR FOCUS AND VISION OF WHAT MR. BRITTON AND THE COMMISSION WORKED ON IN THOSE EARLY YEARS WAS A CONCEPT OF HAVING A COMPREHENSIVE SENIOR CENTER THAT PROVIDED MORE THAN JUST NOONTIME MEALS FOR SENIORS TO STAY ACTIVE, ENGAGED, AND HEALTHY. THE COMMISSION'S VISION EQUATED TO A PROPOSAL TO HAVE A SENIOR CENTER CONSTRUCTED IN EACH OF THE FOUR QUADRANTS OF THE CITY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. BRITTON FOR THAT. IN 2007, THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE SENIOR CENTER WAS OPENED IN DISTRICT EIGHT, THE BOB ROSS SENIOR CENTER, AND TODAY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES OPERATES 10 COMPREHENSIVE SENIOR CENTERS THAT PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SERVICES FOCUSING ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS, CASE MANAGEMENT, NUTRITION, EXERCISE, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AND ALSO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL SENIORS. MR. BRIT AND THE COMMISSION ARE INSTRUMENTAL IN ADVOCATING FOR COMPREHENSIVE SENIOR CENTERS AND FOR NUTRITION SITES THROUGHOUT SAN ANTONIO THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO MORE THAN 23,000 SENIORS. THROUGHOUT HIS YEARS ON THE COMMISSION, SEVERAL RESOLUTIONS WERE PASSED, FOCUSED ON SENIOR HOUSING, SENIOR TRANSPORTATION, INSPECTION OF SENIOR RESIDENTIAL HOUSING FACILITIES, QUALITY OF LIFE, AGING IN PLACE. MR. BRITTEN, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SENIORS IN SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY THROUGH YOUR SUPPORT OF SENIOR SERVICES, RESOURCES, ADVOCACY, AND OUTREACH. THANKS AGAIN. ALL THANK YOU MR. BRITTON. AND THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. UM, NOW I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CLAYTON PERRY, APPOINTED PERSON PRIVILEGE. THANK YOU, SIR. AND IS EVERYBODY WAITING TO HEAR SOMETHING FROM ME? IS THAT WHAT IT IS? UM, RICHARD, COME ON UP. OH, GREAT. I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CELEBRATE AMERICA'S MILITARY, CELEBRATING AMERICA'S MILITARY, AND, UH, PLEASE, RICHARD, TELL US ABOUT THAT. YES, THANK YOU. SO, THE SAN ANTONIO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ALONG WITH MANY PARTNERS, BUSINESS PARTNERS IN PARTICULAR, U S A A, SILVER EAGLE DISTRIBUTORS AND WALMART, HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE CHAMBER FOR MANY YEARS TO CELEBRATE AMERICA'S MILITARY. IT IS THE OLDEST WHERE THIS YEAR WE'RE CELEBRATING 49 YEARS AS THE OLDEST LONGEST CELEBRATION, HONORING MEN AND WOMEN PAST AND PRESENT THAT HAVE WORN, UH, THE UNIFORM OF THIS NATION TO SAY THANK YOU. AND IT'S ALL KINDS OF CELEBRATIONS. THERE'S BREAKFASTS, THERE'S LUNCHES, THERE'S DINNERS, THERE'S CEREMONIES, AND IT'S ALL FOR ONE PURPOSE. AND THAT IS TO SAY THANK [00:20:01] YOU, AND YOU ALL HAVE BEEN A BIG PART OF THAT. UH, Y'ALL HAVE PARTICIPATED IN OUR EVENTS AND WE SAY THANK YOU TO YOU ALL FOR ASSISTING US IN MAKING THIS, UH, THE MOST IMPORTANT CELEBRATION IN THE COUNTRY. AND WE THANK ALL OF OUR MILITARY, OF COURSE, FOR WEARING THE UNIFORM. AND SO THANK YOU COUNCILMAN FOR BEING SO, UH, INTEGRAL IN HELPING US DO THAT. ABSOLUTELY. AND I, I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO PARTICIPATE IN, IN THESE ACTIVITIES. IT'S REALLY GREAT BECAUSE IT, IT'S, IT'S DRAWING THE MILITARY CLOSER TO US AS A COMMUNITY, AND IT'S A GREAT WAY TO RECOGNIZE THE MILITARY. AND, AND THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL ACTIVITIES ALREADY THAT, UH, I'VE ATTENDED AND YEAH, AND IT'S BEEN GREAT, UH, GREAT ATTENDANCE BY THE MILITARY, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTING THESE ACTIVITIES AS WELL. SO THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH FOR PULLING ALL THIS TOGETHER AND RECOGNIZING AND, UM, HELPING THE MILITARY, UH, THROUGHOUT THEM, ACCOMPLISHING THEIR MISSION. SO THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH ON WHAT Y'ALL DO FOR 'EM. THANK YOU. AND OF COURSE, UH, THIS HELPS US BUILD THE MOMENTUM BEHIND MILITARY CITY U S A AND ALL THE THINGS THAT MAKE THIS CITY SO UNIQUE. SO THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO HELP SAY SOMETHING, UH, MAKE US THE BEACON OF MILITARY, UH, IN THIS COUNTRY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO, UM, WHAT A GREAT, GREAT, UH, OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE OUR MILITARY. UM, I HAVE SOMETHING ELSE I WANT TO SAY, UM, TO THE, TO THE CROWD AND TO THE PRESS THAT I'VE BEEN, UM, LOOKING AT ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE NOT ONLY SAN ANTONIO, BUT THE COUNTY AS WELL, PRECINCT THREE. IT, IT'S NO, NO SECRET THAT I'VE BEEN ACTIVELY LOOKING AT THIS, LOOKING ACROSS THE, THE COMMUNITY, TALKING WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS, TALKING WITH BUSINESSES, GETTING AS MUCH FEEDBACK AS I CAN. AND I, I KNOW THAT I'D BE THE BEST QUALIFIED FOR THAT, FOR THAT POSITION, UM, FOR A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT REASONS. I CHECK A LOT OF BOXES FOR THAT, FOR THAT PRECINCT COMMISSIONER. BUT I GOTTA SAY THAT, UM, MY WORK IN DISTRICT 10 IS NOT FINISHED, AND THERE'S STILL A LOT TO DO. AND I HAVE LISTENED TO MY NEIGHBORS IN DISTRICT 10. I'VE LISTENED TO BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE REALLY, REALLY REACHED OUT AND ENCOURAGED ME TO STAY IN DISTRICT 10. NOT TO SAY THAT THEY WOULDN'T SUPPORT ME IN THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S JOB, BUT AGAIN, LISTENING TO THAT AND RECOGNIZING THEIR WANTS AND DESIRES, AND THAT'S WHAT THESE JOBS UP HERE ARE FOR. IT'S THE SERVICE, THE SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC, NOT YOUR INDIVIDUAL WANTS AND DESIRES. AND THERE'S ADVANTAGES AT BEING AT THE COUNTY LEVEL. THERE'S ADVANTAGES OF BEING AT THE CITY LEVEL. BUT AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON IN DISTRICT 10 THAT, NOT JUST ME, BUT MY TEAM HAS PUT IN MOTION THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE COMPLETED. I'D LIKE TO SEE RIBBON CUTTINGS. I'D LIKE TO SEE GROUNDBREAKINGS FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT I'VE HAD A PERSONAL HAND IN, IN GETTING, GETTING THEM GOING. SO, UM, UH, I'M HUMBLED AND GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT ENCOURAGEMENT THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ME ABOUT POSSIBLY MOVING ON TO THE PRECINCT, PRECINCT THREE. BUT, UM, I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SERVE THIS CITY, AND PARTICULARLY MY DISTRICT AND WHAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH. AND I KNOW I'M, AND YOU KNOW, THAT I'M, UH, KIND OF A LONE VOICE UP HERE ON COUNCIL ON A LOT OF ISSUES. THAT'S NOT DISCOURAGING TO ME BECAUSE THAT VOICE NEEDS TO BE HEARD. AND I HOPE THAT MY COLLEAGUES DO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN WE'RE TALKING AND DELIBERATING ABOUT SENSITIVE SUBJECTS, TOUGH SUBJECTS, AND, UH, TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION BEFORE THEY VOTE. SO I'M, [00:25:01] I'VE ALWAYS BEEN EXCITED ABOUT SERVING HERE AT THE CITY LEVEL, AND PARTICULARLY FOR DISTRICT 10, AND I'M GONNA CONTINUE TO BE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THAT'S WHERE MY HEART IS. I LOVE MY DISTRICT. I LOVE THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SUPPORTED ME, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THEM FOR THE REST OF THIS TERM, AND HOPEFULLY LONGER, IT'S UP TO THEM TO DECIDE. BUT THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH. I KNOW EVERYBODY HAS BEEN VERY ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THIS INFORMATION AND, UH, UM, WE'LL, WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE, BUT THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. OKAY, UH, WE HAVE A COUPLE OTHER POINTS OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE WE'D LIKE TO GET TO. OBVIOUSLY, UH, THIS WEEKEND, UH, IS A VERY IMPORTANT WEEKEND FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS. UH, WE SELL CELEBRATE DIA DE LOS MUTOS, UH, ALL ACROSS THIS COMMUNITY IN MANY DIFFERENT VENUES. UH, BUT I DID WANT TO CALL UP OUR PARTNERS WITH THE NEW FESTIVAL HERE, UH, IN RECOGNITION OF DIA DE LOS MUERTOS AND READ A PROCLAMATION, UH, ON OUR CITY'S BEHALF, AND I'LL READ IT NOW. WHEREAS THE DAY OF THE DEAD, SAN ANTONIO WILL HOST A DAY OF THE DEAD FESTIVAL, NOVEMBER 1ST THROUGH THIRD, 2019, TO HONOR LOVED ONES AND WHO HAVE PASSED ON AND CELEBRATE OUR CITY'S RICH HISTORY, CULTURAL TRADITIONS, AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE EVENT WILL INCLUDE THE INAUGURAL KATRINA'S ON THE RIVER PARADE, HOSTED BY THE RAY FAO CONSEJO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ON NOVEMBER 1ST, 2019, THAT WILL FEATURE THE CITY'S FAMOUS BARGES AND SHOWCASE THE COLORFUL HALLMARKS OF THE DAY OF THE DEAD ALONG THE RIVERWALK. AND WHEREAS THE PARADE WILL BEGIN AT THE ARTISAN THEATER AND FEATURING FEATURE ENTERTAINMENT SUCH AS LAA DE LOS MOJANG, MOGUS, GIANT DANCING SKELETONS, SKULLS, CANDLES, MARIGOLDS AND PANDO PANTO. AND WHEREAS THE FUN CONTINUES WITH FESTIVITIES HELD ACROSS, ACROSS FROM THE HISTORIC LOBBY TO NEIGHBORHOOD THAT INCLUDE ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN, PERFORMANCES, DRINKS, AND ASTRONOMICAL TREATS, ALTERS LIVE MUSIC, ARTISTIC CELEBRATIONS, EXCUSE ME, ARTISTIC EXHIBITIONS, AND OF COURSE, THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE DELA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATION. NOW, THEREFORE, I RON NURENBERG, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AND RECOGNITION THEREOF, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 1ST THROUGH THIRD TO BE DAY OF THE DEAD WEEKEND IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AND OFFER BEST WITCHES FOR A SUCCESSFUL EVENT. JOHNNY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAVEAT. YES, GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO, TO SAY A COUPLE QUICK WORDS AS, AS SOMEBODY, OBVIOUSLY FROM SAN ANTONIO WHO LOVES OUR CITY, BUT SOMEONE WHO'S ALSO FROM A FAMILY BORN AND RAISED, UH, IN MIC HUAN, MY GRANDFATHER WAS TARSCO IN MIC HUAN, WHICH IS WHERE THE BIRTHPLACE OF DAY OF THE DEAD IS. AND SHARING THAT, YOU KNOW, THROUGH MY CULTURE HERE IN OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY AS THAT BACKGROUND, UH, IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CITY TO EDUCATE REALLY LOCALS AND VISITORS ABOUT THIS UNESCO INTANGIBLE CELEBRATION OF HUMANITY. AND THAT'S WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS CELEBRATION. IT REPRESENTS WHO WE ARE IN SAN ANTONIO. SO EVERYONE, WE'RE INVITED TO LA VITA ON FIRST, SECOND, THIRD. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE PARADE, AND I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE JAVIER, WHO'S PRODUCING THE, UH, DAY OF THE DEAD, SAN ANTONIO. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. IT'S FOR ME, IT'S AN HONOR AS A MEXICAN TO BE LIVING HERE FOR 34 YEARS, TO BE NOW PART OF WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN SAN ANTONIO FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS ABOUT THE A LOS MUTOS. SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE CITY AND ALL THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED, AND, UH, WE HOPE THAT, UH, OUR RIVER PARADE WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WILL ADD TO THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JAVIER. WE HAVE, UH, COUNCIL COMING NOW, SO PLEASE, UH, PLEASE HANG WITH US. COUNCILMAN TREVINO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, JOHNNY JAVIER, UH, I'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS, UH, DEVELOP AND IT'S TRULY AMAZING THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS. AND, UH, CERTAINLY, UH, I, I, I KNOW HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH HEART AND PASSION YOU'VE PUT INTO THIS. SO THANK YOU TO THE BOTH OF YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE TO, TO HELP CREATE A, YOU KNOW, MORE EXPAND THE TRADITION HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. A MEXICAN TRADITION, A TRADITION THAT THAT IS VERY SAN ANTONIO. UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS INCREDIBLE FESTIVAL. UM, THERE'S BEEN, I'VE BEEN WATCHING SOME OF THE, THE PIECES GO UP ALL OVER [00:30:01] TOWN, AND PEOPLE ARE SO EXCITED. YOU'RE ADDING SOME SERIOUS, REAL VIBRANCY AND COLOR TO THE CITY, UH, SPECIFICALLY THE SELENA CATRINA. THAT'S, UH, EVERY TIME I PASS BY IT, THERE'S PEOPLE TAKING PICTURES, SELFIES WITH THAT. UH, IT'S MAKING AN INCREDIBLE POSITIVE IMPACT ON, ON WHO WE ARE AND WHY WE CELEBRATE THE WAY WE DO. UH, AT THE HEART OF THIS IS, IS EXPRESSING THAT, UH, CULTURE OUT TO THE REST OF THE WORLD. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, UH, AN INCREDIBLE THING FOR, FOR ALL OF US AND FOR OUR CITY. SO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, UH, FOR ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER TREVINO. COUNCIL MEMBER KEO. HDA. THANK YOU, JOHNNY. THANK YOU, JAVIER. I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THE PARADE, ABOUT THE WEEKEND. I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN CELEBRATING THE LOS MUTOS FOR A COUPLE WEEKS NOW. BUT, UH, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS CELEBRATION AND THIS PART OF THE MEXICAN CULTURE TO THE FOREFRONT, AND ALSO REMINDING OF US, US THAT IT IS A SACRED, UM, TIME. YOU KNOW, I HAVE MY OWN RENDA FOR MY, MY MOTHER, AND, UM, I LOVE CELEBRATING THIS OUT INTO THE, IN THE COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO THE FOREFRONT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS WEEKEND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KIO VARDA, COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ. THANK YOU. AND, UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR, UH, CONTINUING TO ELEVATE THE CELEBRATION HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. OVER THE WEEKEND, I DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND MUERTO FEST AT HEMISPHERE. UH, AND IT WAS ALSO FABULOUS. SO MANY VENDORS AND WONDERFUL ENERGY, AND, UM, THE KIDS HAD A BLAST. THERE WAS ALSO SOMETHING THERE FOR EVERYONE FROM THE YOUNG TO, YOU KNOW, GROWN PEOPLE. AND, UM, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE ALTARS ALL OVER THIS CITY, AND HAVING, IN FACT, THERE WERE SO MANY ACTIVITIES, UM, THAT ONE CAN'T DIS, UH, ONE HOPES THAT THEY CAN ATTEND THEM ALL BECAUSE THEY'RE SO UNIQUE AND SO FABULOUS, AND WE WANNA CELEBRATE, UH, THIS, THE MEXICAN HERITAGE OF OUR CITY. UH, AND IT, IT'S SUCH A SPECIAL THING. SO WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL TO SEE THIS NOW, BROADCAST ALL AROUND THE WORLD, THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AND OUR RICH MEXICAN HERITAGE. AND, UH, AND, YOU KNOW, STARTING WITH TODAY, HALLOWEEN, WE, UH, PART OF MY HASTE THIS MORNING WAS THAT WE, UM, MY CHILDREN IN THEIR COSTUMES AND GETTING THEM TO SCHOOL AND HAVING LITTLE CELEBRATIONS, UH, AT THEIR, ALL THEIR SCHOOL EVENTS TODAY, UM, BUT THEN FORGOT TO SEND THEM WITH JACKETS. SO I, I WAS IN AN ENTIRE MOM FAIL. I GOT THEM THEIR COSTUMES, JUST NO COATS. SO, UH, HOPEFULLY THE WEATHER COOPERATES WITH US, UH, OVER THE WEEKEND, SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO ENJOY THIS WONDERFUL CELEBRATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, CHEF. AND THANK, THANK YOU, JAVIER, FOR, UM, BRINGING A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, THE, THE CULTURAL TRADITION OF THE LOS MUTOS, UM, MORE INTO WHAT I WOULD CALL THE LIMELIGHT IN SAN ANTONIO. AND AS A LITTLE GIRL, UH, I LOVED CEMETERIES BECAUSE EVERY TIME THAT WE WOULD GO TO THE CEMETERY TO VISIT MY GRANDPARENTS, IT WOULD BE ON . AND IT WAS ALWAYS THE HAPPIEST TIME OF MY LIFE, AND THERE WAS JUST MARIGOLDS ALL OVER. AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. AND I REALLY WISH THAT I COULD HAVE, UM, BEEN ABLE TO SHARE SOME OF THAT WITH, WITH MY SON AS HE WAS GROWING UP. AND NOW I CAN. AND, UH, AND IT'S BECAUSE THINGS LIKE THIS, UM, IT, IT TAKES AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO BRING CULTURE, UH, TO A, A PART. I, I THINK, UH, OF THE UNITED STATES THAT RIGHTFULLY SHOULD BE THE ONE THAT IS ADVOCATING NOT ONLY FOR THE TRADITION OF THE A LOS MUTOS, BUT SPECIFICALLY FOR, UM, THE, THE RELIGIOUS ASPECT OF THE SPIRITUAL ASPECT OF IT. AND I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. AND I WANTED TO SAY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL BRINGING A LITTLE BIT OF THAT CULTURE TO SAN ANTONIO AND, UH, SHOW SHOWCASING IT REALLY TO THE WORLD. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA, COUNCIL MEMBER GRA THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING, UM, AS WELL TO CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT FROM STARTING WITH METROS FEST AS WE MOVE ON. BUT MOST, AND TO COUNCIL MEMBER KABE HTAS POINT, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONTINUE TO HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE US, OUR ANCESTORS, AND TO GIVE THEM HONOR. AND I THINK THAT IS WHAT I'M, I'M TAKING MOST THROUGH ALL OF THIS TO RECOGNIZE OUR CULTURE, BUT TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED ON. AND, UM, TO THAT NOTE, I ALSO APPRECIATE YOU ALL BRINGING THE EDUCATIONAL, THE CULTURAL ASPECT TO IT INTENTIONALLY, UM, WITH, UM, THE, UH, THE LECTURES, ET CETERA, TO TALK ABOUT THAT, TO BRING THAT INSIGHT. I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. UM, AND ALSO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT EVEN AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, WE'RE IN OUR DISTRICTS. WE ALL ARE HAVING DIFFERENT EVENTS ON NOVEMBER 2ND, UH, THE DI LOS MUTOS, UH, AT LAS IS HAPPENING. WE'LL HAVE A PROCESSION THAT STARTS AT SAN [00:35:01] JOSE AND GO ALL THE WAY TO MISSION MARK, UH, MARQUEE PLAZA, AND DO OUR CEREMONY THERE. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT, AND, UM, JUST TO SEE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER GRO, COUNCIL MEMBER ELAS, JOHNNY, AND, AND, UH, YOU'RE ONE OF MY HEROES, AND I ADMIRE VERY MUCH, AND I'M VERY IMPRESSED THAT YOU'RE INVOLVED WITH THIS, BUT NOT SURPRISED, UM, BECAUSE YOU'RE INVOLVED IN ALL THINGS THAT ARE, WELL, ALL THINGS THAT ARE IMPRESSIVE. UH, I, I DO WANNA POINT OUT THAT I, SOME OF US READ AN ARTICLE OR SOME OP-ED, YOU KNOW, OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS ONLINE DECRYING THE CELEBRATION, UH, BECAUSE IT DIDN'T BELONG TO OTHER GROUPS, OR, AND IT WAS REALLY SNOBBY IN AN ELITIST ARTICLE. UM, BASICALLY SAYING THAT YOU GUYS WERE, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE SPREADING THIS OUT TOO FAR. UH, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, AND REALLY FROWNING ON THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS ARE OPENING IT UP TO EVERYBODY AND ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE. UM, I, I THINK THAT'S REALLY CLOSE-MINDED, AND THAT'S NOT SAN ANTONIO. AND ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO ENGAGE MORE PEOPLE AND CELEBRATE MORE OFTEN, UH, I THINK YOU'LL FIND THIS COUNCIL, UM, IS WITH YOU, AS OPPOSED TO FIGURING OUT WAYS TO CLOSE OFF OPPORTUNITIES TO PEOPLE, UH, BEING EXPOSED TO CULTURE, OUR MUSIC AND CELEBRATION, AND DELICIOUS MARGARITAS. AND SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH, JOHNNY, FOR WHAT YOU DO. AND, AND THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT. APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PAL. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, JOHNNY, UM, SO MUCH FOR BRINGING AND EMBRACING THE CULTURES AND BRIDGING OUR CITY TOGETHER, AND THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO WITH SUCH A DIVERSE COMMUNITY. WE MUST EMBRACE EVERY ASPECT OF THAT. AS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN, WE TRULY UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE OUR ANCESTORS GO BEFORE US AND FORGE THE WAY AND LAY THE FOUNDATION. AND TO TRULY REPRESENT WHO YOU ARE, AND TO STAND FIRM ON THAT FOUNDATION IS WHAT THIS TRULY MEANS. IT'S NOT JUST A DAY OF CELEBRATION, BUT IT'S A DAY OF RECOGNIZING WHERE WE COME FROM AND WHERE WE'RE GOING. AND SO I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRIDGING THAT GAP HERE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. UM, MY DISTRICT IS VERY DIVERSE, AND SO TO HAVE EVERY ASPECT OF EVERY CULTURE REPRESENTED HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, WHETHER IT BE THROUGH FIESTA, WHETHER IT BE THROUGH THE MARTIN LUTHER KING MARCH, UM, IT TRULY DOES SAY A LOT ABOUT WHAT WE DO AS A CITY. AND SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ALL OF THE CELEBRATIONS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREWS SULLIVAN, COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. GENTLEMEN, I HAVE TO YOU AGREE WITH ALL OF THE COMMENTS MY FELLOW COUNCIL PEOPLE HAVE MADE. IT'S NO USE REPEATING THEM. I JUST WANT TO ADD MY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR EFFORTS TO ELEVATE THIS AND REALLY ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS CELEBRATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. UH, JOHNNY JAVIER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, UH, THE RESPONSIVE VISION OF THIS FESTIVAL. UM, THE, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A UNESCO INTANGIBLE, UH, ASSET IS, UH, NOT LOST ON ALL OF THIS. THE FACT THAT SAN ANTONIO IS A UNIQUE POINT IN THE WORLD WHERE WE CAN BRING, UH, THE IMPORTANCE OF A BINATIONAL CULTURE, UH, TO THE WORLD IN SUCH A WAY TO PROVIDES SUCH A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY, UH, FOR OUR PEOPLE, BUT PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD TO UNDERSTAND, UH, THE CULTURE THAT HAS BECOME NOW, UH, ON THE FOREFRONT, UH, OF GROWTH IN AMERICA. AND TO DO THAT IN AN AUTHENTIC, UH, WAY THAT, UH, RESPECTS THE TRADITIONS OF OUR COMMUNITY IS SUCH A FABULOUS THING TO SEE. SO, THANK YOU. UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING OUT THERE WITH THE COMMUNITIES, UH, ENJOYING, UH, UH, THE NEW SITES AND FLAVORS, UH, THAT ARE GONNA BE PART OF, UH, AN AGE OLD TRADITION. SO, UM, CONGRATULATIONS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO JOINING YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. YES. YES. OKAY. UM, WANNA RECOGNIZE FOR A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, COUNCIL MEMBER TREVINO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND, UH, YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE THAT I'M IN A LITTLE BIT OF A COSTUME HERE. UM, AND SO IT'S, IT'S YOU. YEAH. AND, AND SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT RECOGNIZE THAT BRAD PITT IS SITTING IN, IN, UH, MANNY ELIAS'S SEAT, BUT HE'S REALLY GONE ALL OUT ON THAT COSTUME. CONGRATULATIONS, MANNY. UH, BUT I JUST WANNA, THIS IS REALLY, UH, IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE SERIOUS WORKUP HERE, BUT WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO TAKE OURSELVES SO SERIOUS. AND, UH, IT'S A TIME TO, TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE CITY IS, IS OUT THERE CELEBRATING HALLOWEEN. PLEASE BE SAFE. THERE'S A LOT OF KIDS THAT ARE GONNA BE, UH, TRICK OR TREATING TONIGHT. UH, THE MESSAGE SHOULD BE THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF, OF ALL THE PEOPLE THAT CAN BE OUT IN NEIGHBORHOODS TRICK OR TREATING, HAVING FUN, ENJOYING, UH, HALLOWEEN. AND I WANNA THANK MY STAFF FOR DRESSING UP. BUT WE GOT RON SWANSON OR SLASH JAY PKI, UH, [00:40:01] AND, UM, THE BEER, THE, THE, THE BUREAU KARATE KID, UH, OR KARATE KID, UH, WHICH IS JUSTIN RENT IN, IN OUTSTANDING COSTUMES. AND OF COURSE, IN MY FIELD OFFICE, UH, WE'VE GOT SEVERAL FOLKS, A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THEM. UH, WE'VE GOT, UH, I KNOW WE HAD ADELITA AND, UH, OTHERS, PROBABLY IN SHARK COSTUME. AND THERE WE GO. GO, RIGHT? COUNCILMAN GONZALEZ, SHE'S GOT, SHE'S GOT HER COSTUME AS WELL. UH, YEAH, IT WORKS. UH, SO, UH, AGAIN, JUST WANNA SAY, YOU KNOW, PRACTICE, UH, UH, SAFE, SAFE HALLOWEEN. UH, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, THIS IS, AND OF COURSE, YEAH, LET'S TAKE CARE OF OUR PETS CAPTAIN, SHOUT OUT TO YOU. UH, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THANK YOU MAYOR, FOR ALLOWING ME THIS PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER TREVINO. HAPPY HALLOWEEN, EVERYONE. ALRIGHT, WE'LL NOW GET ONTO OUR BUSINESS AGENDA FOR TODAY. UM, THE ENTIRE AGENDA IS LISTED FOR CONSENT, SO I'LL ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS FROM WHICH THEY WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. UH, I DO HAVE, UH, I DO NOTE THERE ARE SOME ITEMS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ON CONSENT. IT'S NOT NECESSARY TO PULL 'EM OFF THE AGENDA IF THAT'S THE CASE. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO HEAR FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? NINE, NINE A AND B, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, COVEO, HDA. ANY OTHERS? UH, IF THERE ARE NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION TO APPROVE? YES. OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. THAT'S ALL ITEMS SAVED FOR NINE A AND B. WE DO HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. AND THEN I WOULD ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS THEY WISH TO SPEAK TO ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TO PLEASE QUEUE UP NOW, UH, JACK FINGER. WELL, MAYOR NURNBERG AND OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M FINGER, AND YES, I DO WISH TO OFFER MY, MY THANKS TO COUNCILMAN PERRY FOR, FOR STAYING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, WHEREVER HE MAY BE. UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO HIM FOR VOTING IN A FAIRLY CONSERVATIVE MANNER THROUGHOUT, THROUGHOUT THE YEARS WITH, WITH A COUPLE OF NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS. BUT, UH, YES, I'M GLAD HE'S STILL GONNA REMAIN. UM, MAYBE YOU, LIKE I HAVE LAMENTED THE FACT THAT CHRISTMAS COMMERCIALIZATION SEEMS TO BE COMING EARLIER AND EARLIER EVERY YEAR. THIS TIME IT'S BEFORE EVEN HALLOWEEN. YES. BUT I MUST TELL YOU THAT, UH, SANTA CLAUS HAS NOTHING ON YOU GUYS. I MEAN, GIVEAWAYS GALORE WE HAVE HERE ON TODAY'S AGENDA. YES. UH, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. UH, ITEM, ITEM 23 AND 24 ARE TAX ABATEMENTS. YES. TAX ABATEMENTS FOR THE, UH, OH, THE, THE, UH, THE, THE, THE FOOD, UH, BAKERY MANUFACTURER, WHAT'S THE NAME OF IT? F F G F BRANDS. THAT'S ITEM 23. AND ITEM 24 IS NAVISTAR HAS BEEN, UH, UH, INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER. NOW, I, UH, I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT THESE GUYS ARE COMING TO SAN ANTONIO, BUT THE IDEA THOUGH IS THAT YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL, SEEM TO BE HELPING ALONG, HELPING THEM ALONG JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN A LITTLE TAX 10 YEAR TAX ABATEMENTS. YES. 10 YEAR TAX ABATEMENTS FOR, FOR BOTH OF THESE FOLKS THERE, I ADDED UP ALL THE PERKS OF TAX ABATEMENT FOR, FOR IF THE F G F BRANDS WAS FOUR AND A FOUR AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS PLUS HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS, AND ANOTHER $450,000 IN SAWS AND OTHER FEE WAIVERS, NAVISTAR. AND FOR HOW MANY JOBS? THAT'S, UH, WELL, AM ME, WHAT WAS IT? FIVE, WHAT IS IT? 500 600 JOBS? YEAH, 600 JOBS. AND THAT ADD I TOTALED UP, I CALCULATED EVERYTHING. MR. MAYOR, THAT ONLY ADDS UP TO ABOUT, THAT ADDS UP TO ABOUT 9,000 PLUS DOLLARS PER JOB. $9,000 PER JOB. AND THAT'S JUST FOR THE, FOR THE FIRST ONE, F G F BRANDS. NAVISTAR DOING THE SAME ROUTINE, 13, ALMOST $14,000 PER JOB. IF YOU WANT, YOU GUYS WANT TO DO THIS FOR, FOR THESE, THESE, UH, CORPORATIONS. THAT'S ONE THING, BUT YOU DON'T DO IT FOR THE AVERAGE LITTLE GUY. I MEAN, YOU, THE, THE INDIVIDUAL, UH, SMALL BUSINESSMAN. IF YOU GET A, AN EMPLOYEE, A NEW EMPLOYEE, CAN YOU GET $13,000 FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO FOR THAT? [00:45:01] I DON'T THINK SO. THANK YOU, MR. FINGER. HMM. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. UM, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT ON THIS AGENDA, WE ARE ACCEPTING THREE GRANTS, UH, FOR HEALTH PROGRAMS. AND I'D LIKE TO FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATE STAFF ON SECURING, UH, THOSE GRANTS. UH, THEY'RE GOING TO BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL. UH, ONE OF THEM HAS TO DO WITH, UH, ITEM 12 HAS TO DO WITH A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR DIABETES PREVENTION AND SELF-MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION. I THINK THAT'S, UH, MUCH NEEDED IN WONDERFUL. NUMBER 11 HAS TO DO WITH EXPANDING ACCESS TO ASTHMA, SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS AND WORK SITES. AS YOU KNOW, WE, UH, APPROVED A PROGRAM A COUPLE OF, UH, YEARS AGO FOR, UH, SA KIDS BREATHE TO HELP KIDS MANAGE THEIR ASTHMA. AND THEN, UH, ONE THAT I THINK IS, UH, REALLY IMPORTANT AS WELL IS ITEM 10. UH, STR IS CONTRIBUTING OVER $400,000, NEARLY $500,000 FOR A, UH, MEDICAL ASSISTED, UH, TREATMENT TO BE USED BY THE MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTH UNIT OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND, UH, THE REASON I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT IS, UH, LET ME EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT WHAT THAT IS. UH, I'M SURE STAFF COULD DO IT BETTER THAN I CAN, BUT I DIDN'T PULL THE ITEM SO , SO IT'S UP TO ME, RIGHT? . UM, UH, SO BASICALLY IN 2017, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT ISSUED OR GAVE, UH, OVER 2000, UM, DOSES OF NARCAN. AND THAT'S WHEN SOMEONE OVERDOSES ON OPIOID. SO THAT'S OVER 2000 PEOPLE WHO WERE AT THE BRINK OF DEATH. UH, AND REALLY THEIR LIVES WERE SAVED AT THAT MOMENT BY OUR E M S, AND THAT'S WONDERFUL. UH, BUT IF THOSE PEOPLE DON'T GET CARE OR TREATMENT AFTERWARD, THEY'RE LIKELY TO FALL INTO THAT SITUATION AGAIN. SO WHILE THEY HAVE SAVED, UM, THEY CONTINUE LIVING, THEY DON'T NECESSARILY GET THEIR LIVES BACK AND ARE ABLE TO BE PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS, UM, AND REJOIN SOCIETY. UH, SO, SO WHAT THIS PROGRAM DOES IS, UH, HELPS, UH, HELPS US GET PEOPLE INTO TREATMENT BASICALLY BY PROVIDING, UM, SOME WITHDRAWAL MEDICATION. AND I, IT DOESN'T SOUND SO GREAT WHEN I SAY IT. IF YOU GUYS HAD GIVEN THE PRESENTATION, I'M SURE IT WOULD'VE SOUNDED BETTER NEXT TIME. I MAY JUST PULL THE ITEM SO THAT THAT HAPPENS. UM, BUT I SPENT JUST THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS IN WASHINGTON, DC ADVOCATING, UH, FOR FUNDING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BECAUSE WE REALLY, THIS IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. I MEAN, 2000 OVERDOSES IN 2017, AND THAT'S JUST FOR OPIOIDS. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT METH OR, UH, OR OTHER DRUGS. UM, SO A LOT OF OF FUNDING IS NEEDED. AND HOPEFULLY OUR WORK, UM, OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS, MEETING WITH, WITH SOME SENATORS AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS WILL, WILL HELP US BRING MORE MONEY TO SAN ANTONIO TO HELP, UH, WITH THIS, UH, TREMENDOUS PROBLEM. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, I JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT, UM, ITEM 15, AND IT'S A COUPLE OF THEM. SO IT'S D H I M O P. AND WHEN I FIRST WAS A, UH, ELECTED TO OFFICE, WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS ISSUE A CALL TO ACTION BECAUSE WE REALIZED THAT DISTRICT TWO DID NOT HAVE, UH, FULL REPRESENTATION ON THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. AND AS WE ISSUED THAT CALL TO ACTION, WE WERE ABLE TO START GETTING A LOT OF THE APPLICATIONS IN TO FILL OUR DISTRICT TWO SEATS FOR OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. AND AT THIS TIME, WE DO HAVE REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE PORT AUTHORITY. UH, MS. MARGARET HAS SERVED ON THE PORT AUTHORITY FOR MANY YEARS AS SHE DOES A TREMENDOUS JOB. AND I THANK HER FOR CONTINUING TO VOLUNTEER HER TIME AND HER WORK AND HER, UM, EFFORTS TO PUSHING DISTRICT TWO FORWARD AT THE PORT, UM, ALONG WITH, UH, DAVID CHRISTENSEN, WHO IS WITH THE BROOKS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. AND HE HAS BEEN VERY, UM, INFLUENTIAL IN MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A VOICE THAT IS HEARD, UM, THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AS WELL AS MR. ALLEN NEFF, UM, WITH THE ZONING BOARD. BUT SPECIFICALLY, MS. TIFFANY JENKINS IS A LADY THAT STEPPED UP AND DIDN'T ONLY ASK TO SERVE ON ONE BOARD. SHE'S ASKED TO SERVE ON THREE DIFFERENT BOARDS FROM SA 2020 TO, UM, ALSO PARKS AND RECREATION AND THE SAN ANTONIO ARTS COMMISSION. SO I WANT TO RECOGNIZE HER AS WELL. AND THEN TO RECOGNIZE OUR APPOINTEE FOR, UM, THE ARCHEOLOGY ARCHEOLOGICAL CATEGORY. AND SO WE'RE APPOINTING MR. UH, JANELLE MAURICE [00:50:01] GIBBS. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR DISTRICT TWO, UH, CONSTITUENTS WHO HAVE STEPPED UP TO SERVE. AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO PUT THE CALL INTO ACTION FOR OUR DISTRICT TWO REPRESENTATIVES TO TRULY FILL THESE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AS WE GO FORWARD. SO, THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN, COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND, UH, THE ITEM THAT I'D LIKE TO, HI, HIGHLIGHT IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. AND I DON'T KNOW IF NEFI IS STILL HERE, BUT I MEAN, MY QUESTION IS FOR NEFI. AND SO THIS PROJECT IS, UM, A PROJECT ON CEDARHURST DRIVE. AND SO IT'S HISTORICALLY EXPERIENCED SOME DRAINAGE ISSUES AND SOME FLOODING. IT'S A 2017 BOND DRAINAGE FUNDED PROJECT, UH, CEDARHURST AREA FROM DUMONT DRIVE TO EAGLE ROCK DRIVE. UM, AND IT'S, UH, ANTICIPATED DATE OF, UM, A START IS, UH, 20 19TH OF DECEMBER, AND TO BE COMPLETED BY JUNE, 2021. I HAVE A QUESTION, AND IT MIGHT JUST BE BECAUSE I'M, I'M, I'M A NEWBIE, SO HELP ME UNDERSTAND HERE. THE PROJECT WAS VOTER APPROVED AS PART OF THE 2017 BOND PROJECT, AND THAT WAS AUTHORIZED AT, UM, NINE POINT, UH, $1 MILLION. THAT WAS 9.2. UM, BUT THERE WAS A LOW BID THAT WAS RECEIVED AND, UH, IT WAS AT 5.15. SO THAT LEAVES A BALANCE OF ABOUT 3.215 MILLION. DO THOSE REMAINING FUNDS GET TO BE USED ON ANOTHER DISTRICT FOUR AREA DRAINAGE PROJECT COUNCILWOMAN? GENERALLY WE LEAVE THOSE FUNDS FOR THAT PROJECT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE ALTERNATE, UH, ADDITIVE ALTERNATES THAT WE'RE ALSO CONSIDERING. UM, BUT ONCE THE PROJECT IS DEFINED AND DESIGNED, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S AVAILABLE TO ENHANCE THE PROJECT ITSELF. GREAT. AND THEN SECOND, UM, I HAD A RESIDENT WHO EXPRESSED SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT POSSIBLY HAVING BEEN CHANGED. ANDY, EXCUSE ME. ANDY WANTS TO JUMP IN REAL QUICK, CLARIFY SOME ON THAT FIRST QUESTION. IF THERE'S MONEY LEFT OVER FROM ALL THE OTHER APPROVED PROJECTS, THEN IT'LL BE APPLIED TO THE ALTERNATIVE PROJECTS HE WAS TALKING ABOUT. GOT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. AND THEN NEFI, IF WE, WE COULD JUST CIRCLE BACK ON THAT, UM, ORIGINAL SCOPE OF WORK AND, AND COMPARING FOR WHAT, UH, WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED. I, I, WE'LL CIRCLE BACK IN MY OFFICE. WE CERTAINLY CAN. THANK YOU, NEFFIE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA, COUNCIL MEMBER GRO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'M VERY HAPPY TODAY THAT I'M ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM NUMBER 24, AND THAT IS APPROVING THE ITEMS RELATING TO NAVISTAR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF STATE LAW, WE HAD TO, UM, MAKE SOME CHANGES AND WAIT ANOTHER 30 DAYS, BUT I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE JACQUELINE GELB FROM VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNOR OF AFFAIRS OF NAVISTAR, UM, WHO'S HERE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE. UM, AND THAT OUR TEAM, UH, WITH ALEX LOPEZ AND OUR E D D OFFICE TO WORK TOGETHER TO GET THESE INITIATIVES MOVING FORWARD. I THINK YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH IT. UM, NAVISTAR IS CHOOSING SAN ANTONIO OVER OUR TOUGH COMPETITION IN ANOTHER STATE. I'M NOT GONNA NAME WHERE IT IS. UM, SO WE'RE VERY PROUD THAT WE'VE WON, UH, YOUR, YOUR WORK IN THAT YOU WORKED WITH US, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY TO SEE THESE 600 NEW JOBS THAT ARE GOING TO COME NOT JUST TO SAN ANTONIO, BUT TO THE SOUTHERN SECTOR OF SAN ANTONIO. AND, UM, AND THE POTENTIAL THAT WE HOPE TO SEE WITH THE GROWTH OF NAVISTAR AS WELL. THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO REALIZE THESE OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSETS THAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HAS TO OFFER. WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT THIS IS ALSO, UM, IN OUR TARGETED INDUSTRY OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING. AND WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO BUILD UPON THAT. AND I HOPE AS WE GROW, AS WE GROW, THAT WE IN SAN ANTONIO WILL BE A HUB FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING IN THE FUTURE, BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY HERE. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING WITH OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS HERE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO GROWING THAT NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND THAT THERE WILL BE CAREER BUILDING PROGRAMS WITHIN ALL OF THESE INCENTIVES. SO I DO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR APPROVING THE PAST ZONING CASES AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD, UM, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO, UH, ACCOMPLISH TOGETHER. SO, UH, THANK YOU MAYOR FOR ALLOWING ME TO HIGHLIGHT THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GRO AND, AND I'LL, AND I'LL PIGGYBACK ON THAT. WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO, UH, IMPORTANT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA TODAY. AND I DID WANT TO MENTION, UH, BOTH OF THEM. UH, CAP LINK IS ALSO ON OUR AGENDA, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANT 'CAUSE IT'S OUR FIRST UPSKILL PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS AN EQUITY MODEL OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SO THAT WE FOCUS ON IMPROVING THE WORKFORCE, UH, SKILLSET OF THE CITY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. THIS WILL HAVE A TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT. SO [00:55:01] WHEN WE'RE INVESTING OUR LIMITED PUBLIC RESOURCES AND MAKING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAPPEN, WE'RE DOING SO WITH AN EYE TO THE FUTURE SO THAT MORE AND MORE OF OUR COMMUNITY CAN BENEFIT. SO WANT TO, UH, THANK AND WELCOME, UH, KALINK, UH, F G F, UH, TO OUR CITY, AND THANK THEM FOR PARTICIPATING IN OUR UPSKILL PROGRAM IN THAT WAY. AND OF COURSE, AS COUNCIL MEMBER VIRON MENTIONED, UH, THIS IS ALSO THE AGENDA WHERE WE CAN SOLIDIFY, UH, THE WORK WITH NAVISTAR. AND ON THAT, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, I WANNA WELCOME NAVISTAR TO THE CITY AND THANK THEM, UH, FOR THEIR DECISION TO LOCATE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WITH NAVISTAR AND THE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS OF TOYOTA AND ITS SUPPLIER, EISEN, A, THE SAN ANTONIO METRO CAN EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL $1 BILLION IN CAPITAL INVESTMENT. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, NAVISTAR WILL BRING MORE THAN 600 WELL-PAYING JOBS AND WILL GENERATE AN ESTIMATED 5.6 BILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS. IN ADDITION, NAVISTAR WILL EVENTUALLY CREATE A NEW SUPPLIER NETWORK RIGHT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO THAT WILL HAVE EXPONENTIAL IMPACT, BRINGING MORE JOBS AND INVESTMENT IN THE COMING YEARS. AS PART OF ITS AGREEMENT, NAVISTAR HAS COMMITTED TO SPEND $1 MILLION ON EMPLOYEE WELLNESS AND SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES. SOME SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES INCLUDE NATIVE HABITAT RESTORATION AROUND LAKE MITCHELL, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MITCHELL LAKE AUDUBON CENTER. SO I WANT TO THANK OUR PARTNERS, THE, THE COUNTY C P SS ENERGY SAWS, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, AND THE STATE OF TEXAS. THIS MAJOR RECRUITMENT PROJECT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THEIR COMMITMENT TO TEAM SAN ANTONIO. THESE PAST FEW WEEKS HAVE EXEMPLIFIED THE EXCITING PROGRESS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WE'RE SEEING IN SAN ANTONIO, IN DEMONSTRATED HOW WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER, WE CAN BRING BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR RESIDENTS. WE HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE, WE HAVE THE STRONG AND TALENTED WORKFORCE, WHICH BUSINESSES NEED TO THRIVE. WE STAND READY TO PARTNER WITH COMPANIES THAT SHARE OUR COMMITMENT TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS. SO WELCOME TO SAN ANTONIO NAVISTAR, AND I DID WANT TO THANK, ESPECIALLY JACQUELINE GELB, UH, VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNOR AFFAIRS, AS WELL AS MEREDITH O'CONNOR, AN INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR HERE AND FROM KALINK. WE HAVE WITH US, UH, SANDRA OM SAMMU, UM, UH, THE C F O OF KALINK, AS WELL AS STEPHEN O'DONNELL, VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS. THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US IN CHAMBERS TODAY, AND WE, UH, ARE THRILLED ABOUT GETTING THESE DEALS FINALIZED. AND, UH, WITH THAT, UM, OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER KEO ERDEN. I JUMPED IN THERE. MAYOR, UH, I JUST WANNA PIGGYBACK ON, ON THAT, MAYOR. UM, AS A PERSON FOR DISTRICT SIX, I WANNA THANK YOU FG CATHOLIC, F G F, FOR COMING TO THE WEST SIDE, IN PARTICULAR DISTRICT SIX AND BRINGING 600 JOBS OVER TO THE AREA. UM, THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP, THE COMPANY IS FOCUSED ON INCLUSIVE HIRING PRACTICE, WHICH IS REALLY WHAT IS SO EXCITING ABOUT, ABOUT YOU GUYS COMING TO OUR AREA. AND IT, IT CONSISTS OF HIRING FROM PARTS OF TOWN WITH HIGH POVERTY CONCENTRATIONS AND INCLUDES RESIDENTS WHO RECEIVE SUPPORT THROUGH CITY DELEGATE AGENCIES AND THOSE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL SUPPORT BENEFITS. SO I JUST WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK YOU. UM, WE WELCOME YOU TO DISTRICT SIX, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT. GET, GET GOING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KIO HDA. ALL RIGHT. THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS SAVED FOR NINE A AND B, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES ITEM NINE, ITEM NUMBER NINE A IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE ACQUISITION THROUGH NEGOTIATION OR CONDEMNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 6.94 ACRES LOCATED NEAR THE 5800TH BLOCK OF THE WESTBOUND US 90 ACCESS ROAD N CCB 1 3 9 5 1 ALONG LEON CREEK IN COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER SIX FOR THE LINEAR CREEK WAY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. UP 2015 PROPOSITION TO SALES TAX INITIATIVE FUNDED PROJECT PROPERTY BEING IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, DECLARING THE LEON CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL PROJECT TO BE A PUBLIC PROJECT FOR PUBLIC USE, DECLARING PUBLIC NECESSITY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PRIVATELY OWNED REAL PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY AND OR DESIGNATED SPECIAL COUNSEL TO FILE IMMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS. THE ES ESTIMATED FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR THIS LAND ACQUISITION IS $88,900. ITEM NINE B IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE ACQUISITION THROUGH NEGOTIATION OR CONDEMNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 15.5 45 ACRES OF PROPERTY IN N CCB 1 5 0 9 1. LOCATED ALONG RA TRIBUTARY CREEK, EAST OF OSCAR BETIS PARK BETWEEN TIMBER, WIND AND MEADOW RISE IN COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX FOR THE LINEAR CREEKWAY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. A 2015 PROPOSITION TO SALES TAX INITIATIVE FUNDED PROJECT [01:00:01] PROPERTY BEING IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, DECLARING THE RA TRIBUTARY GREENWAY TRAIL PROJECT TO BE A PUBLIC, UH, PROJECT FOR PUBLIC USE, DECLARING PUBLIC NECESSITY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PRIVATELY OWNED RAIL PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY AND OR DESIGNATED SPECIAL COUNSEL TO FILE IMMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS. THE ESTIMATED FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR THE LAND ACQUISITION IS $155,450. ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER KEO HDE MAYOR, I MOVE THAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AUTHORIZED THE USE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE PRIVATELY OWNED REAL PROPERTY FOR A PUBLIC USE PROJECT FOR THE LINEAR CREEK WAVE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT BY ACQUIRING THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES DESCRIBED BY THE CITY CLERK AND INCORPORATED AS PART OF THIS MOTION. THE PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTIES FOR TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT INTEREST LOCATED IN SAN ANTONIO, BARRA COUNTY, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX AND ARE OUT OF THE FOLLOWING. ITEM A IS APPROXIMATELY 6.94 ACRES LOCATED NEAR THE 58TH HUNDRED BLOCK OF WESTBOUND US 90 ACCESS ROAD ALONG LEON CREEK NEW CITY BLOCK 1 3 9 5 1 AND ITEM B, APPROXIMATELY 15.5 45 ACRES LOCATED ALONG CULEBRA TRIBUTARY CREEK EAST OF OSCAR PETTIS PARK BETWEEN TIMBER, WIND AND MEADOW RISE. NEW CITY BLOCK 1 5 0 9 1. THESE PROPERTIES ARE DEPICTED IN THE OVERALL PROJECT DRAWING MAP IN EXHIBIT A, TWO OF EACH RESPECTIVE ORDINANCE ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS PART OF THIS MOTION. OKAY, UH, THERE WAS A MOTION, UH, BY COUNCIL MEMBER KEO HARVARD, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL, UH, FOR THE RECORD. UM, AND THAT WAS ON A AND B, IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY. ALRIGHT. THERE ARE NO CITIZENS SIGNING UP TO SPEAK. UH, SO THERE IS A MOTION. AND SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. UH, THAT'S ALL OF THE ITEMS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA. UH, IS THERE A CITY MANAGER'S REPORT? YES, SIR. UH, JUST QUICK, UH, THREE ITEMS. UM, THE FIRST IS I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE, UM, ROBERT ACOSTA, WHO'S SITTING THERE IN THE, IN THE SECOND ROW. UH, ROBERT HAS, UH, SPENT, UH, RETIRED. UH, ACTUALLY TODAY'S YOUR LAST DAY, RIGHT? UH, SPENT, UH, 48 YEARS WITH THE CITY, UM, STARTED IN 1971, UH, UNDER, UH, IN THE MODEL CITIES PROGRAM. AND MOST RECENTLY, UM, HE, UH, UH, RETIRED FROM D S D. UM, HE ALSO SPENT TIME IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UM, AND, UH, IS A DISTRICT FIVE RESIDENT. AND I WANTED TO, UM, TO RECOGNIZE ROBERT, UH, THERE ARE, THERE ARE PLENTY OF CITY EMPLOYEES THAT SPEND CAREERS, UH, WITH THE CITY, BUT THERE ARE NOT MANY THAT SPEND 48. AND SO I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AND, AND THANK HIM FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND WELL WISHES IN RETIREMENT. THE SECOND ITEM, MAYOR, IS, UH, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, UM, THE, UH, FIRE DEPARTMENT, UM, LAST MONTH, I'M SORRY, THIS MONTH, UH, RECEIVED THE 2019 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL, UM, UH, DEPARTMENTS, UH, AWARD FOR E M SS, UM, DIVISION OF THE YEAR. UM, AND IT WAS NAMED PRIMARILY FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S UTILIZATION OF WHOLE BLOOD ON THE E M S UNITS. UM, YOU'VE HEARD CHIEF HOOD TALK ABOUT IT A COUPLE OF TIMES. WE HAVE BEEN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, UM, FOR THE START OF THAT PROGRAM AND HAS HAD, UM, UM, IMPROVED SURVIVAL RATES, UM, FOR OUR LOCAL CITIZENS THAT HAVE BEEN TRANSPORTED OR FIND THEMSELVES IN THE UNFORTUNATE SITUATION WHERE THEY, UH, RELY UPON E M S. AND I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT, UM, UM, WE SAY WE ARE THE BEST IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS. UM, AND, AND I DO BELIEVE THAT. BUT, UH, WHEN YOU GET RECOGNIZED BY AN INDUSTRY, UM, FOR A NATIONAL AWARD, UM, I THINK IT, UM, CONTINUES TO EXEMPLIFY THE SPIRIT OF INNOVATION THAT MANY OF OUR DEPARTMENTS HAVE. AND I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. THE LAST ITEM, MAYOR. UM, WE, I TOOK A LITTLE HIATUS DURING BUDGET, BUT, UH, BUDGET'S WAY OVER AND, UM, IF YOU'LL RECALL, [01:05:01] UM, ONCE A MONTH, UH, WE, UH, HIGHLIGHTED IN AN EMPLOY WITH A QUICK VIDEO. UH, TODAY'S, UM, EMPLOYEE, UH, MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW IT'S AMY DE CONTRERAS FROM ANIMAL CARE SERVICES. UH, AMY WAS HIRED BY THE CITY IN 2007. THERE WAS A NICE PIECE IN THE PAPER ABOUT HER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. UM, SHE GOT HIRED AS A KENNEL ATTENDANT, UH, IN ANIMAL CARE SERVICES. UM, TODAY SHE IS OUR, UH, FIELD OPERATIONS MANAGER. SHE'S A CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR WITH THE, UH, STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES AND A NATIONALLY CERTIFIED ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATOR. AND TWO FUN FACTS THAT I'LL SHARE ABOUT AMY IS SHE HERE. SHE'D BE EMBARRASSED IF I TELL HER, BUT, UH, SHE ONCE LURED A HUGE POTBELLY PIG OUT OF A PARK, WHICH WITH, UH, POWDERED DONUTS, AND NOW THAT'S NOT IN THE VIDEO TODAY. AND THEN SHE'S SINGLE-HANDEDLY CAPTURED AN IMU THAT WAS TERRORIZING PATRONS AT A LOCAL TRUCK STOP. SO LET'S GO TO THE VIDEO. MY NAME IS AMY DE CONTRERAS. I WORK HERE AT ANIMAL CARE SERVICES FOR SAN ANTONIO, AND I AM THE FIELD OPERATIONS MANAGER. INTENTIONAL OFFICERS WANTED TO KNOW HOW MANY ANIMALS YOU CURRENTLY HAVE ON BOARD. I WANTED TO WORK AT ANIMAL CARE SERVICES BECAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY. I WANTED TO IMPROVE THE LIFE OF THE ANIMALS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WE SEE EVERY DAY. TRY TO EDUCATE CITIZENS ON, YOU KNOW, VACCINATE AND JUST SO THAT THE ANIMAL OVERALL HAS A BETTER LIFE. I KNOW THIS IS GONNA SOUND FUNNY, BUT MY, MY REAL SIMPLE GOALS OF TRY TO CALL EVERYBODY BACK, TRY TO SOLVE AS MANY PROBLEMS AS I CAN IN A DAY. UM, SO I DON'T GET CONTINUOUS CALLS BACK. TRY TO, UM, TAKE CARE OF AS MANY SITUATIONS AND IMPROVE SITUATIONS AS MUCH AS I CAN. MY PASSION IS JUST TO TRY TO MAKE A BETTER LIVING FOR THE ANIMALS THAT ARE HERE WITH OUR RESIDENTS AND, AND, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS TRYING TO IMPROVE THAT. THANK YOU, MAYOR AMY DOES A GREAT JOB FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND, UH, I'M, I'M GLAD TO BE ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT HER TODAY. THANKS. UM, THANKS ERIC. AND WE GOTTA TELL JANE MACON TO STOP LEAVING HER GATE OPEN. THOSE, UH, POTBELLY PIGS AND EMUS START RUNNING AROUND TERRORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ. THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR. I ALSO, UM, AMY HAS ACCOMPANIED US MANY TIMES IN OUR WALKS, UH, WHEN WE WERE DOING, UM, ANIMAL, UH, SWEEPS IN THE DISTRICT. AND, UH, ASIDE FROM BEING, UH, QUITE A PROFESSIONAL AND HAVING SOME SKILLS, UH, SHE'S ALSO AN INCREDIBLY KIND PERSON AND MAYBE YOU HAVE TO DO THAT TO BE IN ANIMAL CARE SERVICES. BUT, UM, SHE WAS ALWAYS VERY KIND TO MY CHILDREN WHEN WE DID THE WALKS AROUND THE COMMUNITY AND THE WAY THAT SHE INTERACTED WITH RESIDENTS, UH, I THOUGHT WAS, UH, REALLY SPECIAL. SO, CONGRATULATIONS, UM, AMY AND FOR YOUR HIGHLIGHT TODAY, AND OF COURSE TO MR. OKTA FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF SERVICE, UH, TO, UM, THE CITY, UH, OF SAN ANTONIO, AND HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE FOR YOUR DEDICATION. IT IS TRUE THAT PEOPLE DON'T, UH, SERVE IN THAT SAME OR ORGANIZATION OR INSTITUTION ANYMORE. UH, AND I THINK THAT YOUR MANY YEARS OF DEDICATION TO OUR CITY, UM, IS WORTHY OF COMMENDATION. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, UH, COMING TODAY, UH, SO THAT WE CAN HONOR YOU AND, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ. AND YES, BEFORE WE BREAK INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, MR. ACOSTA, 48 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF SAN ANTONIO, PLEASE COME FORWARD. I'D LOVE FOR YOU TO TAKE THE, TAKE THE FLOOR FOR A MOMENT AND, AND OFFER ANY WORDS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL, LEMME JUST SAY THAT IT'S BEEN A GREAT RIDE. I'VE ENJOYED THE WHOLE TIME THAT I'VE WORKED WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. I'VE BEEN BLESSED THAT AT THE VARIOUS, UH, DEPARTMENTS THAT I'VE WORKED IN. I WORKED WITH A GOOD NUMBER OF CITY EMPLOYEES THAT WERE DEDICATED TO SERVING CITIZENS OF SAN ANTONIO AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. SO IT MADE MY JOB VERY MOST ENJOYABLE. I ENJOYED COMING TO WORK AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, THE YEARS JUST KEEP ON GOING. AND FINALLY YOU REALIZE THAT, WOW, IT'S, IT'S TIME TO HANG THEM UP. BUT, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'VE ENJOYED MY WHOLE TIME. IT'S BEEN A GREAT RIDE. THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S A GREAT PLACE TO WORK AT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. ACOSTA. AND, AND, AND NOT TO, UH, CITY MANAGER ALREADY HIGHLIGHTED IT. UM, BUT I DID WANNA ALSO WANNA UNDERSCORE JUST WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT AND, AND ONE THAT ACTUALLY SAVES LIVES FOR THE CITIZENS OF SAN ANTONIO IN THE WHOLE, WHOLE BLOOD PROGRAM OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT'S NOW BEEN RECOGNIZED AS, AS BEST IN CLASS, BEST IN THE COUNTRY. UH, IT'S SOMETHING THAT NOT ONLY IS AN ACHIEVEMENT FROM A PROFESSIONAL [01:10:01] STANDPOINT, BUT AGAIN, SAVES COUNTLESS LIVES ON, ON A DAILY BASIS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. UH, THANK YOU TO OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND ALL THE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN MAKING THAT PROGRAM HAPPEN. ALRIGHT, AT THIS TIME, UH, IT IS 10:24 AM ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31ST, 2019. THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, WILL NOW RECONVENE ITS EXECUTIVE SESSION. STARTED YESTERDAY TO CONSULT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.071, CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY AND TO DELIBERATE OR DISCUSS ITEMS POSTED ON THE OCTOBER 30TH, 2019 B SESSION AGENDA, BUT NOT REACHED OR COMPLETED AT THAT TIME. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.