Aug 27, 2026 Community Health Committee

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>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. IT IS 10:01 A.M.

WE'LL OFFICIALLY BEGIN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMITTEE TODAY ON AUGUST 27, 2026.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

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>> CLERK: SIR, WE HAVE A QUORUM. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU SO MUCH. FIRST THINGS FIRST, APPROVAL FOR THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING FROM JUNE 25, 2026. ALL IN FAVOR APPROVING THE MINUTES? GREAT. MADAM, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENT? WE WILL JUMP RIGHT INTO IT.

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OF COURSE OUR OFFICERS AND DISI OBJECTS DOING A GREAT WORK AND SPECIAL GUEST AS WELL FROM VIA TO TALK ABOUT OTHER WORK THEY'RE DOING IN THIS SPACE AS WELL. WE'LL KICK IT OFF STRAIGHT INTO

THE UPDATE OF PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION. >> PATINO: MY NAME LAURA PATINO AND DIRECTOR OF RESILIENCE FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. SO TODAY WE HAVE THREE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. THEY'LL HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT IS UNDER WAY TO STRENGTHEN SAN ANTONIO'S RESILIENCE AND ADVANCE OUR CLIMATE ACTION ADAPTATION GOALS.

I'LL BEGIN WITH AN UPDATE ON THE SA CLIMATE READY, SAN ANTONIO'S CLIMATE AND ADAPTATION PLAN, BEFORE TURNING IT OVER TO GREG, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT.

YOU WILL ALSO HEAR FROM OUR DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATOR ON THE SECOND ITEM, WHICH IS MUNICIPAL ENERGY PROGRAMS. AND THEN YOU WILL HEAR FROM BOTH ROSI FROM VIA AS WELL AS LESS Y, OUR ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RESILIENCE SUSTAINABILITY ON PUBLIC TRANSIT AND CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE. YOU WILL SEE AS WELL THAT I PROVIDED YOU WITH OUR DEPARTMENT OF RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY'S ANNUAL REPORT. IT HIGHLIGHTS THE PROGRESS OF OUR TEAM AND PARTNERS THAT HAVE MADE TO DATE IN 2026. SO LET'S BEGIN WITH SA CLIMATE READY. IN 2019 CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED SA CLIMATE READY, OUR ROADMAP FOR SUSS STABILITY. THE PLAN PUTS EQUITY AT THE CENTER AND CONNECTS CLIMATE ACTION WITH THE THINGS THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT OUR COMMUNITY, CLEAN AIR, PUBLIC HEALTH, WATER SECURITY, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, MOBILITY, ENERGY, AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.

BUT SA CLIMATE READY WAS NEVER INTENDED TO BE A STATIC DOCUMENT.

OUR APPROACH HAS BEEN ITERATIVE OVER THE YEARS. AND SINCE 2015 OUR WORK HAS EVOLVED WITH NOW CLIMATE DATA, UPDATED RISK ASSESSMENTS, CARBON REDUCTION GOALS AND CHANGING NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THAT IS WHY THE PLAN CALLS FOR AN UPDATE EVERY THREE TO FIVE YEARS TO ASSESS AND WHAT IS FEASIBLE AND RELEVANT AND TO ENSURE OUR STRATEGIES REFLECT WHERE SAN ANTONIO IS TODAY AND WHERE WE NEED TO GO NEXT. SO BRIEFLY, SA CLIMATE READY INCLUDES MORE THAN 90 MITIGATION STRATEGIES TO REDUCE OR PREVENT EMISSIONS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION, AND 45 ADAPTATION STRATEGIES THAT HELP OUR COMMUNITY PREPARE FOR OR REDUCE CLIMATE IMPACTS. THESE STRATEGIES RELATED TO ACTION FROM REDUCING ENERGY USE AND EXPENDING RENEWABLE ENERGY, TO CLEANER TRANSPORTATION, GREEN DEVELOPMENT, AND STRONGER EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH. IMPORTANTLY, THIS IS NOT THE WORK OF JUST ONE DEPARTMENT. RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY ARE CITY-WIDE PRIORITIES AND OUR DEPARTMENT HELPS COORDINATE THIS WORK ACROSS CITY DEPARTMENTS AND WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS TO TURN THESE STRATEGIES INTO ACTION. SO HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF SA CLIMATE READY IN ACTION.

WE'RE ADDRESSING EXTREME HEAT TO THE HEAT RESILIENCE PLAYBOOK AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COOL PAVEMENT AND TREE PLANTING AND COOL ROOFS. WE'RE STRENGTHENING NUTTEDS THROUGH THE CLIMATE READY NETWORK. WE'RE EXPANDING MOBILITY OPTIONS THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE OUR E BIKE INITIATIVE, WHICH RECEIVED NEARLY 3,000 APPLICATIONS FOR PHASE TWO. AND WE'RE MAKING CITY INFRASTRUCTURE MORE RESILIENCE THROUGH MUNICIPAL SOLAR AND SUSTAINABILITY MEASURES THROUGH CAPITAL PROJECTS.

THAT'S HOW WE'RE TURNING SA CLIMATE READY FROM A PLAN INTO ACTION.

WE'RE SEEING MEASURABLE PROGRESS IN SAN ANTONIO. AND THAT IS WHY YOU HAVE THIS REPORT WITH YOU TODAY. THE IMAGE TONS SLIDE WITH JUST SNIPPETS OF WHAT IS INCLUDED MORE IN DETAIL IN THE ANNUAL REPORT THAT YOU HAVE. WE'VE ESTABLISHED 20 NEIGHBORHOOD RESILIENCE PODS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS.

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WE'RE ADVANCING FLEET ELECTRIFICATION AND WE ARE THE LARGEST MUNICIPAL ON-SITE SOLAR PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND THAT SOLAR PROGRAM IS EXPECTED TO OFFSET 11% OF MUNICIPAL ELECTRICITY USE. SINCE 2011 WE COMPLETED 439 ENERGY EFFICIENT PROJECTS NOW GENERATING ROUGHLY OVER $1 MILLION IN ANNUAL UTILITY SAVINGS.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS WORK IS SHAPED BY OUR COMMUNITY WITH MORE THAN 11,000 RESIDENTS ENGAGED THROUGH SURVEY, WORKSHOP, AND EVENTS. SO BEFORE I HAND IT OVER TO DOUG, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT WE CANNOT DO THIS WORK ALONE. VIA AND SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY ARE CRITICAL TO OUR SUCCESS, FROM CLEAN ENERGY AND WATER CONSERVATION TO MOBILITY AND PROTECTING OUR WATER WAYS. SO CLIMATE RESILIENCE IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY AND THESE PARTNERSHIPS ARE ESSENTIAL TO MOVING SAN ANTONIO AND SA CLIMATE READY GOALS FORWARD.

WITH THAT, I'LL HAND IT OVER TO DOUG MELNIK. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, LAURA. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY.

SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO PIVOT TO SOME DATA POINTS THAT WE USE FOR OUR CLIMATE WORK.

THE FIRST ONE WILL BE TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR EMISSIONS, THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

THOSE ARE SOME VERY IMPORTANT DATA THAT WE USE LOOKING AT LONG TERM GOALS SUCH AS MEANING CARBON NEUTRALITY BY 2050. THE OTHER WILL BE LOOKING AT OUR LATEST CLIMATE PROJECTIONS REPORT WHICH MAPS OUT WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS IN TERMS OF LOCALIZED WEATHER, LOOKING OUT TOWARDS THE END OF THE CENTURY. IN IN TERMS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ARE PRODUCED WHENEVER WE BURN FOSSIL FUELS, WHEN WE DISPOSE OF WASTES IN LANDFILLS, THEY DECOMPOSE AND METHANE. THAT'S WHAT'S DRIVING GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE. WHILE THIS IS A GLOBAL ISSUES, THE CAUSES AND IMPACTS ARE FELT LOCALLY. WE AS AN INTERNATIONAL PROTOCOL, THAT MAKES THE PROCESS BENCHMARK AND CITIES NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. WE BASICALLY GET DATA THAT LOOKS AT WHERE OUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION IS OCCURRING, LOOKS AT MOBILITY EMISSIONS, AND IT LOOKS AT SOLID WASTE EMISSIONS. WHAT THIS CHART SHOWS IS PER CAPITA EMISSIONS GOING BACK FROM 2013. THE BLUE LINE IS POPULATION, SO YOU CAN SEE OUR POPULATION HAS CONTINUED TO INCREASE WHILE OUR PER CAPITA EMISSIONS HAVE GONE DOWN.

THAT IS A GOOD OUTCOME, OUR POPULATION INCREASES BUT OUR EMISSIONS ARE CONTINUING TO REDUCE. HOWEVER, WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR LONG-TERM GOAL OUT BY 2050 IT'S BASED UPON GROSS EMISSIONS, NOT PER CAPITA. WHAT YOU CAN SEE IS WE HAVE HAD PEAK EMISSIONS BACK IN 2013 AT ABOUT 19 MILLION METRIC TONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENCE.

AND WE FLATTENED OUT SINCE THEN. AND SO THE IDEA PEAK EMISSIONS IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE AT LEAST OUR EMISSIONS AREN'T CONTINUING TO RISE. WE JUST COMPLETED OUR 2023 EMISSIONS INVENTORY. WE'RE STARTING WORK ON OUR 2025. WE'VE SEEN A DENT, 10% DECREASE SINCE 2013 AND 2023, WHICH IS GREAT. BETWEEN 2021 AND 2023 WE SAW A SMALL 2% INCREASE. I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THAT IS NOT UNUSUAL.

WHEN WE LOOK AT CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, NOBODY HAS A DIRECT PATH STRAIGHT DOWN TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE BUMPS ALONG THE ROAD.

A LOT OF IT IS ALSO WEATHER DRIVEN. BUT WHAT THIS SHOWS IS WE NEED TO CONTINUE ON TRACK TO MEET OUR LONG-TERM GOAL, A 68% REDUCTION BY 2035.

THAT'S A LOT. THE OTHER THING, BEFORE WE CAME TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY, WE LOOKED SOME OTHER PEER CITIES JUST TO SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING. IT'S A VERY SIMILAR PROFILE, WHERE I THINK A LOT OF CITIES HAVE SEEN STABILIZATION, BUT THEY'RE NOT SEEING THE DOWNWARD TREND. THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THAT IS CITIES THAT HAVE INCREASED DENSITY AND MORE MASS TRANSIT OPPORTUNITIES. THEY'RE MAKING A BIT OF A BETTER PROGRESS. BUT CITIES LIKE SAN ANTONIO ARE SORT OF CHALLENGED.

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WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT REALLY REDUCING EMISSIONS, IT'S TRANSFORMING OUR TRANSPORTATION AND OUR ENERGY SECTORS, WHICH IS A BIG CHALLENGE. AND LOCALLY THAT'S OCCURRING.

WE'RE SEEING CPS DECARBONIZE AND IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF THEIR ENERGY PRODUCTION AND WE'RE SEEING THE DEPLOYMENTS OF VAST MASS RAPID TRANSIT. SO I WANT TO PIVOT TO CLIMATE PROJECTIONS. IT JUST GIVES US A WINDOW INTO THE FUTURE.

AND WHEN WE FIRST STARTED DOING THIS CLIMATE WORK, IT WAS BACK IN 2015.

SO WE'VE UPDATED OUR CLIMATE PROJECTIONS IN 2018, 2021, AND NOW WE HAVE THIS CURRENT REPORT THAT WE'RE JUST FINALIZING NOW BUT WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU A GLIMPSE.

WE ALSO THINK THERE'S A LOT OF METHODOLOGY AND DATA BEHIND THIS THAT IF INTERESTED, THIS COULD BE SOMETHING WE COULD COME BACK AND BRING THE UT RESEARCHERS HERE TO DIVE IN A LITTLE MORE, IF INTERESTED. BUT BASICALLY, WHAT THIS SHOWS IS A CONSISTENT TREND THAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING FOR YEARS. THIS BASICALLY, THE DATA HERE IS BASED UPON -- THERE'S DIFFERENT EMISSION SCENARIO THAT THE RESEARCHERS USED DEPENDING UPON HOW QUICKLY WE GLOBALLY CAN REDUCE EMISSIONS. UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE TRACKING TOWARDS THE HIGHER EMISSIONS SCENARIO AND SO THAT'S WHAT THESE NUMBERS ARE BASED ON. BASICALLY WE'LL SEE MORE DAYS OVER 105. BASICALLY POTENTIALLY BY LATE CENTURY 16.

FOUR TIMES MORE HEAT WAVES. THE BIG THING THAT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO SEE IS IT'S NOT GOING TO COOL OFF AT NIGHT. AND I'M NOTICING THAT NOW. YOU KNOW, GOING OUT TO BRING MY RECYCLING OUT AT 10:00 AT NIGHT AND IT'S HOT. AND SO THAT'S A BIG ISSUE WITH PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO, AGAIN, IT AFFECTS UTILITY BILLS AND AT THE SAME TIME PUBLIC HEALTH AND BEING ABLE TO COOL DOWN HOMES. WE'RE ALSO EXPECTED TO SEE 4-7-DEGREE INCREASE IN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. AND THE NEW NORMAL COULD POTENTIALLY BE HITTING 108 DEGREES. AND THEN WE'LL SEE MORE -- THREE TIMES MORE DAYS OVER 100 DEGREES BY END OF CENTURY. ON THE PRECIPITATION SIDE, NOTHING REALLY SURPRISING HERE THAT SHOULD SURPRISE YOU. IT'S GOING GET DRYER, SO MORE DROUGHTS.

WHEN WE DO EXPERIENCE PRECIPITATION, IT'S GOING TO BE MORE SEVERE WHICH WILL LEAD TO MORE FLASH FLOODING. AND THEN OF COURSE THE WARMER IT GETS, WE'LL SEE FEWER HARD FREEZES OVERNIGHT. SO WE'RE CURRENTLY FINALIZING THIS REPORT.

WE'RE WORKING WITH THE RESEARCHERS TO BASICALLY WORK ON HOW WE BEST FRAME THIS MESSAGE FOR DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS, BECAUSE THIS DOES HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THEN HOW DO WE USE THIS DATA. THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE IT LOOKING FORWARD, THAT IF WE ARE DESIGNING STORMWATER PROJECT, HEALTH PLANNING OR UTILITY PLANNING, WHAT DOES THIS DATA MEAN FOR HOW WE'RE DESIGNING STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE OR OUR ROADS OR IN SHOWING THAT OUR UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE IS PREPARED OR THAT WE ARE DEVELOPING HEAT RELIEF SYSTEMS FOR FUTURE HEAT IMPACTS. SO I'M JUST GOING TO REALLY QUICKLY GO THROUGH WHERE WE ARE WITH THIS SA CLIMATE READY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT WE ARE WORKING ON. AS LAURA HAD MENTIONED, IT'S A BIG COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THERE'S 135 STRATEGIES. WE'RE IMPLEMENTING IT. BUT WE ARE TRYING TO DO RIGHT NOW IS REALLY TARGET AND PRIORITIZE. FROM THOSE 135 STRATEGIES, WHERE SHOULD WE REALLY BE FOCUSED ON. WHERE DO WE REALLY NEED TOBY BY 2035.

THIS IS STANDARD PRACTICE ACROSS THE CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. EVERYBODY HAS THESE BIG PLANS BUT WE REALLY NEED TO REFINE WHAT WE REALLY NEED TO DO. WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A PROCESS WHERE, AGAIN, WE'RE NOT GETTING RID OF THE 2019 PLAN.

THAT IS STILL OUR BASELINE PLAN, BUT WE'RE GOING THROUGH TO PRIORITIZE OF THOSE STRATEGIES IN THERE, WHAT ARE THOSE -- WHAT IS IMPORTANT. AT THE SAME TIME, REALLY REFINING THE METRICS BY WHICH WE ARE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THIS PLAN.

GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY IS GREAT, BUT AGAIN, AS DESCRIBED, THERE'S A LOT THAT WE CAN'T CONTROL WITH THAT, BUT WHAT ARE THE MORE REFINED TARGETS THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT, WHETHER IT'S AROUND MOBILITY OR PUBLIC HEALTH OR TREE CANNY. WE'LL BE WORKING WITH OUR SUBCOMMITTEE ON THAT. AND THEN REALLY SORT OF THE CORE TO THIS IS MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE PRODUCING A COST BENEFIT EVALUATION FOR YOU ALL AND THE COMMUNITY TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THERE'S COSTS WITH EVERYTHING, AND THEN WE CAN ALSO QUANTIFY WHAT THE BENEFITS AND THE I'MN'T IMPACTS ARE. WE HAVE A COUNCIL APPOINTED, ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

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THEY CREATED THREE SUBCOMMITTEES TO HELP WITH THIS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN DEVELOPMENT, ENERGY AND BUILDINGS, TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY, NATURAL SYSTEMS. I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU BRIEFLY THE REPRESENTATION OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE. IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAD THAT DIVERSE REPRESENTATION. WE HAVE GOT TECHNICAL EXPERTS, ENGINEERS.

WE HAVE OUR INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS AND WE HAVE COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES.

BECAUSE AGAIN, EVERY SECTOR NEEDS TO HAVE A VOICE IN THIS PLAN IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS IMPLEMENTED. SO ENGAGEMENT OF COURSE LIKE EVERYTHING THAT WE DO AT COSA IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HEARING WHAT OUR COMMUNITY BELIEVES AND THE DIRECTION THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO GO. SO OUR ENGAGEMENT IS REALLY BROKEN UP INTO THREE COMPONENTS. THE FIRST WAS REALLY TESTING AND CHECKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY JUST WHAT ARE THEIR VIEWS AROUND THIS ISSUE AND SOME OF THEIR INITIAL PRIORITIES.

THE NEXT STEP WILL BE ONCE WE HAVE OUR DRAFT LIST OF ACTIONS, THAT WE BELIEVE NEED TO BE PRIORITIZED, BRINGING THAT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK. AND THEN FINALLY, WHEN WE HAVE AN ACTUAL DRAFT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, WE'LL BRING THAT OUT. AND ON THE RIGHT YOU CAN SEE OUR MECHANISMS THAT WE'RE USING.

OF COURSE, OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES ARE REALLY WINDOWS INTO THE COMMUNITY AND REALLY EMPOWERING THEM TO TAKE THE MESSAGE OUT AS WELL AS BRING BACK WHAT THEY HEAR. WE HAVE AN INTERNAL CITIGROUP THAT IS MEETING TO NOT ONLY HELP WITH THE BROADER COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN, BUT WE'RE ALSO CREATING AN UPDATED MUNICIPAL PLAN, WHAT ARE WE DOING ORALLY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN BEFORE WE START GOING OUT AND REALLY LOOKING FOR OTHERS TO TAKE OVER. AND THEN FINALLY, THE BROAD COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S A COMBINATION OF REALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE HITTING EVERY CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT, WE'RE NOT JUST RELYING ON EMAILS AND SURVEYS BUT GETTING INTO THE COMMUNITY AND LISTENING. AND THEN ALSO WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND FAITH-BASED PARTNERS TO EMPOWER THEM TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS.

AND SO HERE'S JUST THE RESULTS OF ONE SURVEY THAT WE HAD THIS SUMMER.

WE HAD ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 2,000 RESPONSES. THE PRIORITIES THAT WE HEARD FROM THEM WERE THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT COOLER NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY'RE ALSO CONNECTING THE HEAT TO INCREASED UTILITY COSTS, WHICH WAS ALSO IDENTIFIED AS A CONCERN.

AND JUST OVERALL HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES IN TERMS OF FOOD ACCESS, MOBILITY OPTIONS, ALL THE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES THAT YOU ALL HEAR ON A REGULAR BASIS. AND THEN JUST SOME OF THE SURVEY RESPONSES, 81% ARE CONCERNED ABOUT CLIMATE. 86% BELIEVE THAT THE CITY SHOULD CONTINUE WORKING ON THIS AREA. 90% BELIEVE THAT THIS WORK CAN REALLY HELP PREPARE FOR FUTURE WEATHER AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. AND THEN 76% BELIEVE THAT THIS PLAN CAN HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT. AGAIN, THIS WASN'T A STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY BUT WE DID GET RESPONSES FROM EVERY CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT AND THEN WE ALSO TRACKED THE DEMOGRAPHICS AND IT'S A FAIRLY GOOD REPRESENTATION OF THE OVERALL CITY DEMOGRAPHICS.

AND THAN JUST REALLY HIGH-LEVEL NEXT STEPS. WE'RE RIGHT IN THE SPRING AND FALL SECTION WHERE WE'RE CONDUCTING COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.

AND WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH OUR SUBCOMMITTEES ONCOMING UP WITH THAT TOP LIST OF ACTIONS AND TARGETS. AND THEN BASICALLY IN THE FALL WE'LL BEGIN PUSHING THOSE FINDINGS OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS FOR FEEDBACK, WE'LL BE LAUNCHING OUR INTERNAL MUNICIPAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT. THE GOAL IS BY THE END OF THE YEAR TO HAVE PRELIMINARY DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER TO GRIEVE US FEEDBACK WITH THE GOAL OF HAVING AN UPDATED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN BY SPRING OF 2027.

AND WITH THAT, THE TEAM WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU SO MUCH, LAURA AND DOUG. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO START THE CONVERSATION TODAY?

GOING ONCE. NORMALLY START WITH COMMENTS. >> GONZALEZ: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.

YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE SMALL BUT MIGHTY TEAMS AT THE CITY. SO I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU GUYS DO. I AM REALLY GLAD TO HEAR THAT WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS ON OUR CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY GOALS.

I THINK THESE ARE GOALS THAT DON'T ONLY BENEFIT OUR RESIDENTS' QUALITY OF LIFE BUT THEY'RE SMART INVESTMENTS THAT WE'RE MAKING AS A CITY. TO BE ABLE TO DO BOTH OF THOSE I THINK IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES THAT WE'RE HAVING AS AN ORGANIZATION. SO JUST A FEW QUESTIONS. ON THE -- WHAT ARE THE -- FOR

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WOULD MOST IMPACT YOUR ABILITY TO DELIVER THESE OUTCOMES? >> PATINO: THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. WE ARE SEEING THREE STAFF REDUCTIONS IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. THAT IS OUR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION MANAGER, OUR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, AND OUR CLIMATE ADAPTATION MANAGER. IN ADDITION TO SOME PROGRAMMATIC REDUCTIONS. BASICALLY THE COMMUNICATIONS AND MANAGER WILL BE -- THEIR FUNCTIONS WILL BE INTERPRETED WITHIN THE BROADER CONSOLIDATIONS OF COMMUNICATION AND ADAPTATION EFFORTS. WE WILL BE SEEING AN IMPACT IN OUR MOBILITY AND TRANSPORTATION AREAS. OUR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION MANAGER IS CURRENTLY MANAGING ALL OF THE GRANT-FUNDED PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE E-BIKE PILOT PROGRAM.

WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE SECOND ROUND. WHICH WE'LL BE DISTRIBUTING 181 VOUCHERS TO RECIPIENTS. THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SAN ANTONIO EVSA PROGRAM WHICH IS ABOUT EDUCATIONAL AWARENESS AS WELL AS OUR EV CHARGING STATION PROGRAM THAT IS FUNDED THROUGH THAT SAME GRANT FROM THE DOE THAT FUNDS THE E-BIKE PILOT PROGRAM. AND THEN WE'LL ALSO SEE AN IMPACT IN TERMS OF OUR ABILITY TO COORDINATE WITH THE AVIATION DEPARTMENT ON THE AVIATION MASS -- ENERGY MASTER PLAN. AND THEN FOR THE CLIMATE ADAPTATION MANAGER REDUCTIONS, WE ARE CURRENTLY EVALUATING HOW THAT WORK IS GOING TO BE DISTRIBUTED.

WE WILL BE SEEING A REDUCTION IN OUR ABILITY TO COORDINATE AND ALIGN WITH DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS HOW WE CAN ACCELERATE THESE PROGRAMS. BUT WE DON'T FORESEE ANY OF THESE PROGRAMS COMPLETELY GOING AWAY FROM A HEAT MITIGATION. IT WILL JUST IMPACT OUR ABILITY AND REDUCE CAPACITY FOR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS.

>> GONZALEZ: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND FOR THE MUNICIPAL ENERGY PROGRAM, ARE THERE ANY FINANCIAL SAVINGS THAT THE CITY IS RECEIVING?

>> PATINO: YES. AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO COVER THAT IN THE SECOND ITEM, ITEM NUMBER

THREE. >> GONZALEZ: FOR THE MUNICIPAL E-FLEET I SAW THE INCREASE IN

'26. ARE THERE ANY EXPANSIONS IN '27? >> PATINO: YES.

DO YOU WANT -- I'LL BRING ALEX MARTINEZ TO ADDRESS THAT SPECIFIC QUESTION.

>> MARTINEZ: GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD MORNING. YES, FOR 2027 WE PROPOSE INCREASE ANOTHER 24-CENTS SO THAT WILL GIVE US 3 OF IT EVS. I CLARIFY WE ALSO HAVE A FLEET OF HYBRIDS. SO WHEN YOU COMBINE THAT, IT'S A LARGER NUMBER ON THE FLEET THAT

WE HAVE ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY. THANK YOU. >> GONZALEZ: FOR THE EMISSIONS AND CLIMATE PROJECTIONS, OBVIOUSLY IT'S A NEW INDUSTRY, BUT I'M CURIOUS ON THE -- IF

IT'S ABLE TO SHOW ANY AFFECTS ON THE DATA CENTER GROWTH. >> YES, SO THIS WAS BACK IN '23 SO WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY CAPTURE IT IN THAT INVENTORY BUT I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT THAT WE WILL WANT TO COORDINATE WITH CPS BECAUSE BASICALLY THE MAJORITY OF THE DATA THAT WE'RE GETTING IS FROM CPS. THAT WOULD BE A GOOD ONE TO SEE

IF WE CAN POSSIBLY TRACK. >> GONZALEZ: YEAH. ESPECIALLY WITH THEIR DIESEL GENERATOR, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S ON THE CONSTRUCTION SIDE, I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT AGAIN, JUST SO IT'S INCLUDED, I THINK WOULD BE HELPFUL. THANK YOU, DOUG.

AND I REALLY JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALSO THE MUNICIPAL PLAN.

I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE NOT JUST TELLING FOLKS WHAT TO DO, ARE ADVISING FOLKS, BUT EVEN LOOKING WITHIN OUR OWN ORGANIZATION. SO JUST GRATEFUL FOR THAT MUNICIPAL PLAN. I THINK THAT'S REALLY SO IMPORTANT.

AND I REMEMBER IN 2019 THAT WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER BECAUSE WE NEEDED TO SHOW THAT WE WERE DOING THE SAME THING THAT WE WERE ASKING OTHER INDUSTRIES TO DO.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR WORK. THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU. >> JUST BRIEFLY, THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. ANYTHING IN THIS PLAN THAT REDUCES COST FOR TAXPAYERS AND

RESIDENTS? >> DOUG: YES, SIR, BASICALLY AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG DRIVERS, WHETHER -- I THINK THE EV FLEET IS A BIG EXAMPLE, ELECTRIC VEHICLES REQUIRE LESS MAINTENANCE COST AND ALSO CONSIDERING FUEL INCREASES, THERE ARE SAVINGS WITH THAT CONVERSION TO THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE FLEET. OUR CONVERSION TO MORE DISTRIBUTED SOLAR IS VERY COST EFFECTIVE AND CAN SAVE MONEY. THE IDEA OF PROMOTING MORE MASS TRANSIT COULD POSSIBLY PROVIDE SOME SAVINGS FOR SOME INDIVIDUALS IN TERMS OF IT'S

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THE IMPLICATIONS OF THOSE. >> YES, DEFINITELY IN TODAY'S FISCAL ENVIRONMENT HERE IN THE CITY. JUST ADDING NEW PROGRAMS AND NEW MANDATES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT JUST, TO ME, AND I KNOW MANY OTHERS, JUST SOUNDS LIKE MORE MONEY OUT THE DOOR.

BUT IF WE COULD SHOW HOW WE'RE SAVING. >> DOUG: AND THE OTHER THING I WOULD ALSO MENTION, COUNCILMAN, AND FOR THE COMMITTEE, THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO LEVERAGE TODAY IS LESS WHAT IS THE CITY, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, BUT HOW DO WE BETTER PARTNER WITH EITHER OUR INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS OR WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

HOW DO WE OUTLINE WHERE THEY WANT TO BE AND HOW THEY CAN HELP, AS OPPOSED TO SAYING, OKAY, EVERYBODY, Y'ALL HAVE TO DO THIS. I THINK IT'S MORE OF A

PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION AS WE GO FORWARD. >> YEAH.

AND BRINGING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY INTO THE CONVERSATION I THINK IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, ANY OF THESE ADDITIONAL MANDATES OR REGULATIONS THAT NEGATIVELY

IMPACTS WHAT THEY'RE DOING, THAT'S NOT GOOD. >> DOUG: WE MET WITH ONE OF THE CHAMBERS RECENTLY. AND WHAT'S CHANGED BETWEEN NOW AND BACK IN 2019 IS I THINK THEY'RE SEEING THINGS ARE CHANGING AND IT'S AFFECTING THEIR BUSINESS.

AND I THINK THERE'S AN INTEREST IN COLLABORATING. IT'S JUST FIGURING --

COLLABORATING ON A MUTUAL TERMS WITH THEM. >> YEAH.

AND THERE'S THAT STEREOTYPE OUT THERE, WELL, THEY DON'T CARE. NO, I THINK EVERYBODY CARES ABOUT THE CLIMATE. BUT THE PROBLEM ARISES WHEN WE GO OVERBOARD AND WE DON'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE PRACTICAL REALITIES THAT THESE BUSINESSES FACE.

>> DOUG: THAT'S A OBJECTIVE, SIR. >> THE SECOND THING, THE UPDATED CLIMATE PROJECTIONS, ARE THEY GOING TO INFLUENCE HOW WE PRIORITIZE UPCOMING CAPITAL

PROJECTS OR BOND DOLLARS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? >> DOUG: I THINK THE OPPORTUNITY WITH THE PROJECTIONS, I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE AN INTERNAL CONVERSATION ABOUT IT. IT COULD HELP WITH HOW WE DESIGN THINGS.

YOU KNOW, I THINK WHAT WE'RE SEEING SOME CITIES PARTICULARLY FROM THE -- USING CLIMATE PROJECTIONS IN TERMS OF ARE WE SEEING AN X PERCENT INCREASE OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS AND POTENTIALLY DESIGNING TO THAT SO IT CAN HELP INSULATE US FROM FUTURE IMPACTS.

INSTEAD OF -- INVESTING A LITTLE MORE NOW AS OPPOSED TO REBUILDING LATER ON.

SO I THINK WE JUST NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION INTERNALLY AND WITH YOU ALL, WHAT ARE THE

IMPLICATIONS FOR THIS DATA. >> THANKS. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU.

>> GAVITO: THANK YOU. I KNOW WE JUST MET YESTERDAY, SO THIS IS ALL STILL FRESH AND THANKS FOR Y'ALL'S PRESENTATION TODAY. I LOVE TO SEE THE DIVERSE REPRESENTATION ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE. THAT'S AWESOME Y'ALL WERE ABLE TO PULL ALL THESE STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER TO DO THAT. SO THANKS FOR THAT.

I SAW THAT BEXAR COUNTY RECENTLY JOINED THE LIST OF COUNTIES REQUIRED TO CONDUCT VEHICLE EMISSIONS FOR AIR QUALITY. SO WHAT MORE CAN THE CITY DO TO IMPROVE OUR AIR QUALITY? AND ARE THERE WAYS THAT WE CAN COMMUNICATE THE CHANGE TO RESIDENTS?

SORRY. >> PATINO: YES, WE ARE. THERE WAS A REGION OF NONATTAINMENT FOR AIR QUALITY. OUR OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOOKING AT HOW TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY RANGE FROM WHAT IS INCLUDED WITHIN OUR SA CLIMATE READY, FOCUSING ON OUR NATURAL SPACES, GREEN ENVIRONMENT. THERE'S ALSO OPPORTUNITIES AND BEST PRACTICES QUESTION LOOK AT WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING IN TERMS OF HOW WE MONITOR AND HOW WE REPORT AS WELL AS HOW WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE SAN ANTONIO METRO HEALTH DISTRICT SPECIFICALLY IN TERMS OF HOW BUSINESSES CAN REGISTER TO BE ABLE TO OBTAIN THE PERMITS, THE OPERATING PERMITS FOR THEIR AIR QUALITY. IT IS A BROADER CONVERSATION. I THINK DIRECTLY FROM WHAT OUR SA CLIMATE READY PLAN AND THE ACTIVITIES THAT OUR DEPARTMENT CAN HELP TO ADDRESS OUR AIR QUALITY CHALLENGES REALLY REVOLVE IN TERMS OF OUR EDUCATION AWARENESS IN TERMS OF TRANSPORTATION AND REDUCING EMISSIONS, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE PUSHING THAT THROUGH OUR EVSA

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PROGRAM. >> DOUG: I WAS JUST THINKING, COUNCILWOMAN, I THINK THE OTHER PART OF THIS IS DATA. WE HAVE OUR REGULATORY MONITORS. WE'VE GOT THREE OF THEM THAT ARE PRETTY GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED. I THINK OVER THE PAST HANDFUL OF YEARS WE'VE BEEN PARTNERING WITH UTSA ON DEPLOYING SENSORS, PARTICULARLY OVER ON THE WEST SIDE.

THE PRIMARY REASON WAS TO CAPTURE TEMPERATURE, BUT THOSE SENSORS ARE ALSO CAPTURING AIR QUALITY DATA. SO I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO START GETTING A MORE REFINED UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT LOCALIZED AIR QUALITY LOOKS LIKE INSTEAD OF JUST RELYING ON THESE BIG REGULATORY MONITORS THAT DON'T NECESSARILY GIVE US THAT GRANULARITY.

>> GAVITO: AND I THINK FROM MY PERSPECTIVE WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT IS WHAT THE AVERAGE SAN ANTONIO RESIDENT CAN DO TO IMPACT AIR QUALITY. AND IF THAT IS TRANSPORTATION, HEY, DON'T TAKE YOUR CAR, TAKE A BIKE, I THINK THAT'S UNFAIR BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE PROTECTED BIKE LANES. WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A PROTECTED LIKE LANE AROUND WOODLAWN PARK.

SAD. WHAT ARE OTHER STEPS WE CAN DO? >> DOUG: TO LAURA'S POINT, I THINK IT'S TRYING TO INCENTIVIZE AND PROVIDE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS. YOU KNOW, I THINK -- ASKING SOMEBODY TO GIVE UP THEIR CAR, THEY NEED TO HAVE A USABLE SOLUTION, NOT JUST BECAUSE THEY WANT TO IMPROVE THE AIR QUALITY.

I THINK IT'S WE REALLY NEED TO CONTINUE WORKING ON OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

I THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH MAJOR EMPLOYERS TO FIND OPPORTUNITIES FOR -- IF THEY HAVE THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEES, HOW CAN WE PARTNER TO COME UP WITH OTHER OPTIONS WHERE THEY CAN INCENTIVIZE THEIR EMPLOYEES TO TAKE DIFFERENT TRANSPORTATION CHOICES.

I THINK CONTINUING TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF OUR BUILDINGS IS REALLY GOING TO HELP DRIVE -- BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY IT'S WHENEVER WE'RE USING ENERGY, IT'S RELEASING SOMETHING. SO THAT'S THE KEY, IS HOW DO WE DRIVE DOWN THOSE.

>> GAVITO: I THINK ALSO, TOO, THE PUSH DOESN'T NECESSARILY ONLY NEED TO BE ON BUSINESSES.

RIGHT? WE WANT BUSINESSES CARPOOLING AND THOSE BUSES AND STUFF THAT THEY HAVE. WE WANT TO PUSH PEOPLE TO VIA BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND THINK ABOUT HOLISTICALLY, I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO VIA LATER ON AND WE TALK ABOUT SHADE STRUCTURES AND WE GET THE COMPLAINTS ALL THE TIME.

MY BUS STOP DOESN'T HAVE A SHADE STRUCTURE BUT YET WE ALSO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT, WE'RE GETTING READY OF WORK MONEY, COULD HAVE GONE TO VIA, WE COULD HAVE INVESTED IN A BUS SYSTEM THAT HAS FREQUENT AND RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION BUT BECAUSE OF OUR DECISIONS WE DON'T.

RIGHT? AND SO WE DON'T HAVE A FREQUENT AND RELIABLE BUS SYSTEM QUITE YET. AND WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF BUS SHELTERS WITHOUT SHADE.

AND SO YOU KNOW, WHAT I WAS GETTING AT IS THAT, YES, WEIGH NEED TO GET THE BUSINESSES, TOO, BUT I THINK THERE'S ALSO PROBABLY AN INTERNAL PUSH. IT WOULD BE AWESOME IF THE TRANSPORTATION TEAM SAID, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF BIKE PLANS, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO IMPLEMENT THEM.

BECAUSE WE CAN'T ASK PEOPLE TO TAKE BIKES IF WE'RE NOT GIVING THEM A USABLE SOLUTION TO GET TO WORK. SO I THINK WHAT I'M SAYING IS THE PRESSURE NEEDS TO BE COLLECTIVE FROM ALL OF US, FROM ALL ANGLES. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING, BUT AGAIN, TO YOUR POINT, IF WE'RE NOT GIVING THEM A USABLE SOLUTION THEN WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING, WE'RE SPINNING IN

CIRCLES. >> DOUG: THAT REALLY IS OUR ROLE, BEHIND THE SCENES, WORKING ACROSS DEPARTMENTS AND WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS HOW DO WE ALL MAKE SURE WE'RE MOVING IN THE

RIGHT DIRECTION. THANK YOU. >> GAVITO: THANK YOU.

THANKS, CHAIR. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, LAURA AND DOUG FOR THE PRESENTATIONS. I WANT TO COMMEND YOU AND THE TEAM FOR THE COOL PAVEMENT INITIATIVES AND HEAVY LIFTING YOU'RE DOING IN COMMUNITY WITH I'VE GONE OUT A COUPLE TIMES AND THIS WEEKEND I WENT BACK OUT WITH CHEYENNE AND THE COMMUNITY TO GO TOUR WHERE THERE'S A CPS PLANT, THERE'S FUEL REFINERIES, SAND CRUSHERS, THERE'S AUTO AND METAL RECYCLERS.

SUCH A HIGH CONCENTRATION. IT'S ALSO HOME TO THE CITY'S, LIKE, LARGE AND I BELIEVE ONLY SUPERFUND SITE. ALL THAT TO SAY THERE'S A LOT OF HEALTH DISPARITIES, ENVIRONMENTAL DISPARITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. SO GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK OF YOUR TEAM. MY CONCERN IS WITH THE PROPOSED REDUCTIONS, FAMILIARLY WITH THE CLIMATE ADAPTATION MANAGER AND POTENTIALLY -- WELL, WHAT'S GOING TO SOUND LIKE WE ARE GOING TO LOSE THAT COORDINATION. WITH THE LOSS OF THAT ROLE, I KNOW YOU MENTION THEY OVERSEE THE GRANTS, WOULD THAT MEAN WE WOULDN'T HAVE SOMEONE ON STAFF TO GO AFTER FEDERAL GRANTS TO POTENTIALLY SUPPORT THESE INITIATIVES? OR WHAT WILL THAT LOOK LIKE? HOW WILL THAT IMPACT GOING AFTER FUTURE GRANTS? I KNOW WE'RE IN A CURRENT

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BUT THE TWO RELATED TO MANAGEMENT? >> PATINO: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER, FOR THAT QUESTION. WE'RE ACTIVELY MONITORING GRANTS AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL, AS WELL AS PRIVATE OPPORTUNITIES, PRIVATE GRANTS AND WITH PHILANTHROPY WITHIN OUR TEAM. BUT WE ALSO WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR GOVERNMENT THAT HAS A GRANTS MANAGER THAT IS ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL. THEY'VE BEEN SLIM FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, AND WE ARE GETTING READY AND PART OF THE SA CLIMATE READY UPDATE IS TO ENSURE THE ACTIONS THAT WE PRIORITIZE ARE READY TO BE ABLE TO SUBMIT FOR THOSE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WOULD COME IN THE FUTURE AS WE

WORK ADDITIONAL PARTNERS. >> COUNCILMAN, A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT.

THE GRANT'S POSITION SHE MENTIONED AND THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS TEAM WAS A POSITION THAT WAS ADDED, IF YOU RECALL, WHEN WE HAD THE REESE FUNDING. AND IT WAS INTENDED TO BE ABLE TO CHASE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT PRIMARILY, TO CHASE ALL FEDERAL GRANTS BUT THAT WAS A PIECE OF IT. THE THREE POSITIONS IN SUSTAINABILITY THAT ARE BEING REDUCED WERE ALSO POSITIONS CREATED WITH THAT REESE FUND AND, OF COURSE, THE REESE FUND ISN'T PRODUCING THE SAME NOW. IT'S FLOWING INTO THE GENERAL FUND. WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF AN EXPANSION DURING THAT TIME AND WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF A CONTRACTION. WE AGREE 100% ABOUT THE CATATA PROGRAM AND THE WORK BEING DONE THERE. THE TEAM TOOK ME ON A DRIVE AROUND THERE IN DECEMBER. AND IT'S OVERWHELMING, FRANKLY, THE NUMBER OF THINGS THAT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD CONTENDS WITH FROM A SORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STANDPOINT.

WE'RE COMMITTED TO WORKING -- AS WE TALKED GENERALLY ABOUT FINDING OTHER POSITIONS FOR FOLKS WHOSE POSITIONS ARE GOING AWAY. NUMBER ONE, WE'RE COMMITTED TO THAT, BUT NUMBER TWO, TO ENSURING THAT SOME OF THE MOST VALUABLE WORK OUT OF THAT EFFORT CAN CONTINUE AND BE SPREAD ACROSS THE TEAM. ULTIMATELY THE GOAL WAS TO HELP CONVENE GROUPS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, EMPOWER THEM AND HELP THEM STAND UP AND DO A LOT OF THAT RESILIENCE WORK ON THEIR OWN. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A COMBINATION OF BOTH, BUT WE KNOW THE VALUE OF THAT PROGRAM AND DON'T WANT TO SEE IT GO EITHER.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION. I HOPE WITH THE CLIMATE OPPORTUNITY AND ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR SOIL REMEDIATION CONTINUES TO BE A PRIORITY BECAUSE I KNOW THE COMMUNITY WOULD VERY MUCH VALUE THAT. I ALSO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE SUBCOMMITTEES, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE NATURAL SYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY. WHAT WAS REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION THIS PAST WEEKEND WAS -- OF COURSE THERE'S EVIDENT IN MASS SOIL CONTAMINATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY BUT WE TALKED ABOUT BIODIVERSITY AND WE UNDERSTAND WITH COMMUNITY GARDENS, THERE'S RESPONSIBILITY THAT COMES WITH THAT AND OFTENTIMES THE COMMUNITY LEADERS OFTEN GET BUSY AND THEN, AGAIN, HAVE AN OVERGROWN VACANT LOT. THOSE ARE REALLY ROBUST CONVERSATIONS IN TERMS OF CAT DYE AND MUSHROOM GARDENS, WHICH ARE VERY LOW MAINTENANCE AND CAN WORK TO REMEDIATE THE SOIL.

I'M HOPEFUL QUESTION CONTINUE TO EXPLORE HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO CONCENTRATE ON THE COMMUNITY TO HELP WITH SOIL REMEDIATION. AND AGAIN, WHAT I REALLY VALUED IS THESE WERE TO JEFF'S POINT, ORGANIC CONVERSATIONS, WHERE RESIDENTS WERE COMING UP WITH THE SOLUTIONS, ASKING QUESTIONS AND JUST BUILDING OFF ONE ANOTHER ON WHAT WE SHOULD BE HONING IN ON.

SO JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SEE THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONVENE AND PROPOSE RECOMMENDATIONS BUT ULTIMATELY MY CONCERN AND PRIORITY IS, AGAIN, WE OFTEN HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS AND POLICIES BUT IT TAKES FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT.

SO SEEING THE REDUCTION I BELIEVE IT'S 3 MILLION, IS THAT CORRECT, TO THE BUDGET? OR $2 MILLION THAT ARE PROPOSED TO BE -- MY CONCERNS, AGAIN, WITH THE REDUCTION OF $2.4 MILLION TO SUSTAINABILITY, THAT WILL CONTINUE TO LEAVE KATANA BEHIND BUT THAT IMPACTS THE ENTIRE CITY. PUBLIC -- THE WAYS IN WHICH THE WIND BLOWS.

SO THESE CONTAMINANTS DON'T JUST STAY IN THIS COMMUNITY. THEY FLOW ALL OF THE WAY TO THE WEST SIDE, NORTHWEST SIDE AND ULTIMATELY IMPACTS EVERYONE'S AIR QUALITY.

JUST CONCERNED TO SEE THAT REDUCTION OF $2.4 MILLION TO THE SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT.

AND JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, TOO, PART OF Y'ALL'S PLAN IS HOW CAN WE HELP POTENTIALLY REDUCE THE -- HIGHLIGHTING HOW WE ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE MORE EXTREME HEAT, MORE DAYS THAT ARE GOING TO BE HOTTER, BUT ALSO FOR OUR RESIDENTS, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP THE AC ON LONGER OR THE HEATER ON LONGER. IT'S GOING TO COST THEM IF WE DON'T INVEST IN THESE AREAS AS WELL. SO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE COMPONENTS AND JUST THANK

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IN OUR DISTRICT WE HAVE AREAS THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY FLOODING BUT THERE'S ISSUES OF PONDING AND WORKING WITH SUSTAINABILITY TO CREATE A BIO SWELL TO ADDRESS THAT, THAT PONDING ISSUE, BUT THAT CROSS COORDINATION WITH DEPARTMENTS IS JUST REALLY IMPORTANT TO BE INTENTIONAL AND STRATEGIC WITH OUR INFRASTRUCTURE DOLLARS. SO I'LL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR YOU ALL(B) BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE INVALUABLE TO DISTRICT 5 RESIDENTS.

THANK YOU, LAURA. THANK YOU, DOUG. >> CHAIR: ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. QUICK QUESTIONS FOR MYSELF.

APPRECIATE THE QUESTIONS AROUND THE I'M PACKS WITH THE UPCOMING BUDGET CYCLE.

I KNOW WE'RE STILL GETTING GRANT FUNDING FROM THE PART OF EMERGENCY RELATED TO THE E-BIKE PROGRAMS. ANY OTHER GRANTS WE'RE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE TO CONTINUE THAT FUNDING WORK OR IS IT CONTINUING TO DWINDLE BASED ON CURRENT LIFE.

>> PATINO: FOR THE E-BIKE PROGRAM? >> CHAIR: GENERAL PROGRAMS. LOOKING AWAY THE EXTERNAL WORK WE'RE DOING. ARE WE SEEING ANY OTHER GRANT

OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT GRANT WORK? >> PATINO: AT THIS H MOMENT

THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THESE PROJECTS. >> COUNCILMAN, THERE'S NOTHING FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS REALLY RIGHT NOW, BUT WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS THERE'S FUNDING AVAILABLE FROM FOUNDATIONS FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. AND SO WE CASELY TRY TO DIRECT

THOSE TO OUR PARTNERS SO THEY CAN GO AFTER THOSE. >> CHAIR: GREAT.

IF I CAN ASK A CLARIFYING ON THAT POINT. THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT WORK, SUSTAINABILITY, TO -- ASSISTANCE FOR THE FOLKS TO APPLY FOR THOSE GRANTS?

>> PATINO: YES. PART OF OUR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IS TO PROVIDE THAT COORDINATION AND STAYING PLUGGED IN WITH PRIVATE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME, AND EVEN IF THE CITY DOES NOT BECOME THE FISCAL ADMINISTRATOR OF THOSE FUNDS, WE CAN SERVE AS A CONVENER AND CONNECTOR TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS AND NONPROFITS AND BUSINESSES DOING THE WORK ON THE

GROUND THAT COULD ACCESS THOSE FUNDS. >> CHAIR: OKAY.

I APPRECIATE THAT. I GUESS WHEN WE LOOK AT, OF COURSE, I THINK COUNCIL NAN WHITE BROUGHT UP CAPITAL FUNDS RELATED TO THIS WORK. ALL OVER THE CITY BUT A LOT OF DISTRICTS SEE THESE MAJOR FLOODING AREAS IN OUR DISTRICT, REPEAT AREAS THAT WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT TO ADDRESS, GETTING WORSE BY THE CLIMATE, ALSO GETTING WORSE.

I'M WONDERING, WHAT'S THE COLLABORATION LIKE WITH THE DEPARTMENTS ALONG WITH SARAH, AUTHORITY FOR THE FLOODPLAIN REVIEWS THERE, WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE AND HOW WE LOOK AT IT

OURSELVES? >> PATINO: I'LL ANSWER THAT BRIEFLY AND THEN I'LL ANSWER OUT ALSO IN THE LAST PRESENTATION. THE FIRST PORTION IS REALLY INCORPORATED WITHIN THE SA CLIMATE READY PLANNING AND COORDINATION. THERE'S ALSO THE BEXAR COUNTY REGIONAL WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP IN WHICH THE DEPARTMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY AND PUBLIC WORKS AND CAPITAL DELIVERY IS INVOLVED IN. THAT INVOLVES A LARGE GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN THE REGION IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT FLOODING AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT.

AND WE FOLLOW THE CAPITAL DELIVERY AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN TERMS OF HOW WE CAN SUPPORT AND IDENTIFY THE INTEGRATION OF LOW-IMPACT DEVELOPMENT, GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE, BIO SWELLS AND RAIN GARDENS THAT CAN BE INTEGRATED WITHIN PROJECTS MOVING FORWARD. THREE YEARS AGO WE HAD AN ADDITION TO THE TEAM AS SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM MANAGER THAT HAS BEEN REVIEWING PREVIOUS BOND PROJECTS FROM 2022 ONWARDS AND IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES AND BEST PRACTICES THAT CAN BE INCORPORATED. THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED IN VARIOUS 2022 PROJECTS AND THE IDEA IS TO CONTINUE THAT WORK TO BE INCORPORATED IN FUTURE BOND AND

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AS WELL. >> CHAIR: THAT'S GREAT.

IS THAT INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM MANAGER IN YOUR DEPARTMENT OR PUBLIC WORKS?

>> PATINO: WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT. >> CHAIR: OKAY.

ARE THERE ANY REPORTS THAT YOU HAVE FROM THAT THAT WE CAN REVIEW AS WELL, ABOUT WHAT THE

IMPLEMENTATION IS LIKE? >> PATINO: YES. WE CAN CERTAINLY PROVIDE A LIST OF SUMMARY RECOMMENDATIONS AND WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED.

>> CHAIR: THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S A KEY PART ABOUT WHETHER IT'S BIKE OR ANYTHING ELSE, IMPLEMENTING THIS WORK, I KNOW (INAUDIBLE) THERE WAS AU A A BIF IMPLEMENTING THESE STRATEGIES.

IS THAT THE SAME KIND OF ENERGY -- SAME KIND OF ANALYSIS BEING DONE ACROSS THE BOARD OF OTHER

INITIATIVES, OTHER PRIORITIES THAT WE HAVE? >> PATINO: WE CAN PROVIDE A LIST OF PROJECTS THAT ARE INCORPORATING AND DO AN EVALUATION.

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FOR. >> CHAIR: I GUESS BECAUSE OVERALL WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE MOVING PAST THIS STAGNANT ISSUE ON EMISSIONS OR LOOKING AT INCREASING STORMS AND EMERGENCIES IN OUR COMMUNITY, UNDERSTANDING WHICH DEPARTMENTS ARE -- HOW DEPARTMENTS ARE IMPLEMENTING THIS OVER TIME IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND KEEP THAT ACCOUNTABILITY INTERNALLY AS WE ALSO LOOK FOR ACCOUNTABILITY EXTERNALLY, TOO, FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, ET CETERA, THAT'S GOING TO BE HELPFUL FOR US TO KEEP PUSHING THE NEEDLE, HOW MUCH DEBT DO WE NEED FOR OUR BOND PROJECT OR ANYTHING ELSE TO BE ABLE TO SAY WE ARE MOVING THE NEEDLE ON THESE ISSUES WITH OUR CAPITAL PROGRAMS. THAT'S MY THOUGHT WITH SOME OF IT. WE CAN TALK MORE IN DETAIL ABOUT THAT, UNDERSTANDING IT'S A GIGANTIC SPREADSHEET I'M PROBABLY ASKING FOR.

SO UNDERSTOOD THERE. THE LAST THING -- I WANTED TO ASK ON THIS ONE.

I KNOW SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES GOING AROUND DENSITY AND TRANSPORTATION.

WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM VIA LATER ON THEIR WORK. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING YOU'VE DONE IN THE PAST OR I'M NOT FAMILIAR. ARE YOU EXPECTING UDC IN THIS OR

CLIMATE GOALS? >> DOUG: THERE'S TWO OPPORTUNITIES COMING UP IN 2027 THAT WE WANT TO LOOK AT. ONE IS THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE IS GOING TO BE RELEASED, THE LATEST VERSION THAT WE'LL WANT TO PLUG IN WITH DSD'S PROCESS.

AND, YES, THE UDC I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE LAST UDC ROUND WE DID INCORPORATE SOME ITEMS THAT WERE MORE VOLUNTARY BUT JUST TRYING TO INCORPORATE SOME LANGUAGE. THIS TIME WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO, AGAIN, WORK WITH DSD AND THEIR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY GROUPS TO REALLY FIGURE OUT ARE THERE THINGS THAT WE CAN AGREE UPON THAT MAY HELP HEAT MITIGATION OR MAY HELP WITH FLOOD MITIGATION. I THINK, AGAIN, WITHOUT BEING TOO ONEROUS BUT FINDING THAT COMPROMISE WHERE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. YES, THOSE ARE DEFINITELY TWO

TOOLS THAT WE THINK IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON. >> CHAIR: GREAT.

GOOD TO HEAR THAT. THE LAST THING I WAS GOING TO ASK IS --EN I -- I KNOW THIS IS SHIFTING WITH THE FEDERAL CHANGES AND MARKET INDUSTRY. BUT WHAT'S THE EXPLANATION WITH GREEN BONDS HERE LOCALLY? IS THAT EXPIRATION HERE, THE CITY OR THE COUNTY? WE CAN ALWAYS TALK ABOUT IT ANOTHER TIME. IT MIKE A FINANCIAL ISSUE OF THE

BONDS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SEEK OUT. >> PATINO: SO GREEN BONDS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF BEING REVIEWED BY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS IN TERMS OF JUST BEST PRACTICE.

WE HAVE NOT CONDUCTED A REVIEW RECENTLY OF THEIR A OLYMPICKIBILITY AND OUR CAPACITY TO DO THAT. THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO WORK WITH OUR FINANCE TEAM TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE AT AND HOW THAT WOULD IMPACT OUR CAPACITY.

>> CHAIR: OKAY. GREAT. GOOD TO KNOW.

I THINK AS WE'RE LOOKING AT A REDUCED DEBT TO PRACTICE, TOTALITY OR DIFFERENT FORM OF BONDING THIS AFFECTS THIS OUT HERE. BUT INTERESTED IN SEEING WHAT THAT ANALYSIS WOULD LOOK LIKE. I DON'T HAVE THAT EITHER. DID NOT DO GREAT IN THAT WORLD.

HAPPY TO EXPLORE THAT WITH YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COOL.

WE'LL MOVE INTO ITEM NUMBER THREE, THE MUNICIPAL ENERGY PROGRAM.

>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, MY GOAL IS GOLDA.

I WILL BE GOING OVER AND UPDATE ON THE MUNICIPAL ENERGY PROGRAM. AS I WAS SITTING BACK THERE AND COUNCILWOMAN GONZALEZ MENTIONED ABOUT MUNICIPAL M PRAYS AND KIND OF WHAT THE CITY IS DOING AND LEADING BY EXAMPLE, SO THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION, I WILL BE JUST KIND OF PROVIDING WHAT THE CITY HAS BEEN DOING FOR ALMOST 17 YEARS NOW. WITH ALL THE TALK WITH REDUCTIONS, I AT LEAST WANT TO OH BECAUSE I OVERSEE ON THE ENERGY PROGRAM SIDE.

I DO WANT TO AT LEAST POINT OUT AND THANK TWO MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE WITHIN THAT DIVISION.

JENNIFER DECOCOA AND ASH WILLIAMS, THE PROJECTS THAT YOU WILL SEE HERE, MUNICIPAL SOLAR, THEY ARE DOING GREAT WORK ON THAT AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.

BEFORE I GET INTO WHAT THE CITY IS DOING AND LEADING BY EXAMPLE, I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO JUST GO OVER THE IMPORTANCE OF AN ENERGY PROGRAM. THE CITY OPERATES OVER 1,000

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AND EVEN THOUGH THE CITY DOES OWN THE TWO UTILITIES, WE STILL PAY UTILITIES.

AND FY25 THE CITY PAID $52.9 MILLION. THIS INCLUDED ELECTRICITY, NATURAL GAS, WATER/SUE WE, AND CHILL WATER TO SUPPORT ANIMAL DOME AND CONVENTION CENTER.

ALMOST $53 MILLION. WE DO KNOW THAT COSTS HAVE STEADILY INCREASED EVERY YEAR.

AND WE CONTROL OUR COST BY REDUCING (INAUDIBLE) AND REDUCING OUR ENERGY, WE'RE ABLE TO OPERATE AND REDUCE THE COST, WE'RE ABLE TO PRODUCE ANNUAL ENERGY SAVINGS.

YOU WILL SEE THAT SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE IN HERE IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND HERE FOR TEXAS AND IT'S THE ONLY. AND WE HAVE BEEN DOING THAT FOR CLOSE TO 17 YEARS.

WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE RELIABLE FACILITIES, TO IMPROVE ENERGY RESPONSE, AND PUBLIC SERVICE.

THIS ALSO DEMONSTRATES RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF OUR TAXPAYERS' DOLLARS.

AND A PIECE WITHIN OUR SA CLIMATE READY GOALS, WE DO HAVE A GOAL OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND BEING CARBON NEUTRAL WITH OUR FACILITY OPERATIONS BY 2040. OVERALL WE WANTED TO AT LEAST PROVIDE A TIMELINE FOR THIS UNIQUE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE. OVERALL, WE -- I DO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT WITH ALL OF THESE MAJOR MILESTONES, THE END RESULT IS ONE-THIRD REDUCTION IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. WITHIN ALL OF THE CITY OPERATIONS, THAT MEANS SOME OF THE CLOSED LANDFILLS, BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ALSO STREETLIGHTING.

WE HAVE BEEN CONVERTING THOSE OVER THE PAST YEARS. SO WITH OVERALL REDUCTION, I AT LEAST WANTED TO GO THROUGH AND AT LEAST TALK ABOUT WHEN THE CONDITION CITY IMPLEMENTED THESE ONE OF A KIND PROGRAMS. IN -- ACTUAL DEPARTMENT WAS CREATED IN ABOUT 2008-2009.

IT WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. SO WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING THIS PROGRAM 17 YEARS. IN 2011, THIS IS CALLED A SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, THE CITY CALLS IT A RESIDENCY FUND. IT'S A FUND THAT REVOLVES AROUND SAVINGS.

WHAT THIS PROGRAM HAS DONE, WE GO OUT AND DO RETROFITS ON THOSE THAT CREATE SAVINGS.

WE REVOLVE THAT SAVINGS INTO THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY FUND AND WE ALSO SEEK CPS REBATE.

AGAIN, WE DO OWN THE TWO UTILITIES BUT BECAUSE WE'RE ALSO A CUSTOMER WE'RE ABLE TO RECEIVE ONE-TIME UTILITY (INAUDIBLE). IN 2013 THE COUNCIL DID MAKE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY FUND A PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS. SO WE DO WORK WITH THE BUDGET DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT PROJECTS, PROJECTS ARE ACCEPTED, AND THEN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR WE IMPLEMENT THEM.

IT TIES INTO 2019 WITH THE SA CLIMATE READY ADOPTION OF NET ZERO MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS BY 2040. A PART OF ALSO LEADING BY EXAMPLE, IN 2022 THE CITY MANAGER DID SIGN AD1.4 MUNICIPAL FACILITY ENERGY POLICY. THIS POLICY OUTLINES PROCEDURES ON HOW THE CITY OPERATES AND MAINTAINS. SO HERE IN THIS FACILITY, IT DOES OUTLINE WHAT TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE SET DURING THE SUMMER, WHAT TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE SET DURING THE WENTER. AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ASKING RESIDENTS MAYBE TO REDUCE AND WE WANTED TO SHOW AS A CITY THAT WE'RE ALSO DOING THAT. OF COURSE ONE OF THE MAJOR RECENT APPROVAL BY THIS COUNCIL IN 2023, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN TEXAS, THE MUNICIPAL ON-SITE SOLAR PROJECT. I WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT LATER BUT IT WAS A $30.7 MILLION INVESTMENT WHERE WE INSTALLED SOLAR ROOFTOPS, CARPORT CANOPY THROUGHOUT THE MUNICIPAL SITES AND BEING ABLE TO GENERATE SAVINGS AND ALSO PULL ON THE TAX CREDIT.

WHICH LEADS US TO TODAY AS FOR AN INTEGRATED MUNICIPAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT, WE'RE DRYING TO WORK ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS AND BEING ABLE TO KEEP REDUCING ENERGY, LOOKING AT WHAT DIDN'TS CAN DO AND ALSO TO WHAT THE RESIDENTS CAN DO. AND WE WANTED TO AT LEAST SHOW THIS SLIDE TO AT LEAST INFORM THIS COMMITTEE THAT WE DO MEASURE, WE DO IMPROVE, AND WE DO GENERATE. ANYTHING THAT STARTS WITH ENERGY MANAGEMENT, YOU DO HAVE TO BENCHMARK. SO THE CITY, IT WAS CREATED IN 2009, WE USE THE FREE ENERGY PROGRAM, ENERGY STAR PORTFOLIO MANAGER, AND WE DO HAVE AN ANALYST ON STAFF THAT EACH MONTH

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AND THAT ALSO GOES INTO OUR -- LOOKING AT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE FACILITY AND WHAT PROJECTS CAN BE DONE. AND ALSO TO THE SAVINGS. SO THAT IS THE BASE OR THE CORE OF AN ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. AND WE HAVE BEEN DOING THAT SINCE 2009.

THIS LEADS INTO THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY FUND, SPECIAL REVENUE FUND WHERE WE DO ANNUAL RETROFITS THROUGH VARIOUS PROJECTS. WE SEEK THE REBATES THROUGH CPS OR SAWS AND REVOLVE THAT BACK INTO THE FUND. AND OF COURSE I WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT, THE MUNICIPAL ON-SITE SOLAR PROJECT, WHERE WE'RE NOW GENERATING ENERGY. AND AT LEAST ALLOWING THE DEPARTMENT WHO ACTUALLY OWNS THE FACILITY AND PAY THE UTILITY BILLS, NOW THEY'RE PAYING LESS, WHICH WE ARE REVOLVING TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THE SOLAR. JUST TO OVERALL HIGHLIGHT OF THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY FUND, SINCE ITS INCEPTION, SINCE 2011, WE'VE UMP MEMENTED OVER 400 PROJECTS, 439 TO DATE AT OVER 190 FACILITIES. THESE PROJECTS INCLUDED LIGHTING RETROFIT, HVAC EQUIPMENT UPGRADES, THERMOSTAT REPLACEMENTS, SOLAR WINDOW FILM. WE ALSO REPLACED PUMPS ON POOLS IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS. AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE SINCE 2009 AND '10, WE HAVE SEEN, AND THAT'S ABLE TO BE REVOLVED BACK INTO THE FUND, OVER $1 MILLION HAVE BEEN REVOLVED.

EACH YEAR WITHIN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY FUND, WE'RE ABLE TO REVOLVE AND TAKE THAT MONEY TO BE ABLE TO DO OTHER PROJECTS. SINCE 2011 WE HAVE RECEIVED -- AND MAINLY FROM CPS ENERGY -- $3.2 MILLION. THESE ARE ONE-TIME PAYMENTS BUT THAT WENT INTO THE FUND TO BE ABLE TO BE REVOLVED AND IMPLEMENT WITH OTHER PROJECTS. IN FY26, WE HAVE $3.2 MILLION WAS ADOPTED. WE HAVE FIVE DEDICATED STAFF. WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE VACANCY WITHIN THAT FIVE DEDICATED STAFF. WE WILL CONTINUE ENERGY PROJECTS. THE PROJECTS THAT ARE SET FOR 2026, EAST POLICE SUBSTATION, TOBIN LIBRARY AND THE THOUSAND OAKS LIBRARY. I WANTED TO AT LEAST TAKE A MOMENT TO JUST PROVIDE SOME -- A SUMMARY ON OUR UNIQUE FIRST OF ITS KIND PROJECT.

THIS IS THE FIRST AND LARGEST GOVERNMENT ON-SITE PROJECT TO DATE HERE IN TEXAS.

WE ARE HALFWAY THROUGH. AND THE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED AT THE END OF 2027.

IT INCLUDES 52 SITES THAT IS MADE UP OF ROOFTOP SOLAR PANELS, CARPORT SOLAR PANELS, SOME A COMBINATION. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO POINT OUT THAT, AGAIN, WE ARE THE FIRST HERE IN TEXAS AND PROBABLY -- I WANT TO MAYBE STRETCH AND SAY THE UNITED STATES.

BUT WE ARE THE FIRST TO RECEIVE $1.2 MILLION FROM THE IRA, THE TAX CREDIT.

WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE CERTAIN PROJECTS AND WE SUBMITTED THROUGH TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND EARLIER THIS YEAR WE RECEIVED A $1.2 MILLION CHECK. IT WAS AN ACTUAL CHECK.

AND IT WAS NOT EVEN BELIEVABLE BY THE CMO OFFICE, SO THAT'S HOW RARE IT WAS.

BUT THIS IS SO UNIQUE BECAUSE THE ITC, THE TAX CREDIT FOR SOLAR, IS THE REASON WHY WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS PROJECT. FOR EVERY ONE DOLLAR THAT WE SPEND FOR THESE PROJECTS, WE GET 30 TO 40-CENTS BACK. AND THE CHECK THAT WE RECEIVED THIS YEAR IS ONE OF THREE.

SO AS WE COMPLETE PROJECTS, AND THEY WILL INCREASE IN SIZE, BUT I REALLY WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT, THAT WE WORK WITH OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND IT WAS REALLY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, THANK YOU TO THEM, THAT REALLY SUBMITTED FOR THIS. BUT WE DIDN'T REALLY THINK THAT WE WERE GOING TO GET IT BACK SO SOON. BUT IN ADDITION TO THE TAX CREDIT THAT IS PART OF THIS PROJECT, ONCE THE PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETE, WE WILL SEE $1.8 MILLION IN UTILITY SAVINGS. THAT IS MONEY THAT THESE DEPARTMENTS WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO CPS ENERGY. TO DATE WE HAVE REVOLVED OVER 800,000. THE FIRST PROJECT WAS UP AND RUNNING MAY, END OF MAY 2024.

THE NEXT MONTH WE SAW SAVINGS AND WE WERE ABLE TO CAPTURE THAT.

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CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, I AT LEAST WANTED TO POINT OUT WITH THIS SLIDE OF THE -- WHERE THESE PROJECTS ARE LOCATED. 52 PROJECTS. AGAIN, WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THIS IS THAT YOUR TYPICAL OR YOUR TRADITIONAL SOLAR WOULD BE ONE LARGE FIELD IN, YOU KNOW, ONE PART OF TOWN AND THEN IT'S ALMOST LIKE THAT BECOMES A COMMUNITY SOLAR.

WHAT WE DID FOR THIS PROJECT IS WE MADE SURE THAT WE HIT ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS AND WE WERE ABLE WITH THE 52 SITES TO AT LEAST HIT COMMUNITY CENTERS, LIBRARIES, POLICE STATIONS, FIRE STATIONS, AND SOME ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS. OF COURSE BASED ON THE LOCATION, SOME COUNCIL DISTRICTS RECEIVED MORE THAN OTHERS BUT WE WERE ABLE TO DO TWO OR THREE IN AT LEAST ALL TEN COUNCIL DISTRICTS. AGAIN, WE'RE HALFWAY THERE. AND WE WILL UPDATE THIS, THIS CHART, ONCE IT'S COMPLETED. AGAIN, I AT LEAST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE OUTCOMES.

WE ARE HITTING THE COMMUNITY CENTERS, SENIOR CENTERS, LIBRARIES, AND OTHER CITY FACILITIES. AND AGAIN, WE ARE REDUCING THE DEMAND ON THE GRID.

WHEN IT'S TOO HOT, AND IN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS. OVERALL, WE WILL LOWER THE TOTAL MUNICIPAL BUILDING ENERGY USE BY ABOUT 11% AND OVERALL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FOR OUR FACILITIES BY ALMOST 20%. PRODUCING ENERGY, BUT WE ALSO PROVIDE SHADE AND OF COURSE REDUCING THE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT. AND THIS SLIDE JUST SHOWS A SNIPPET.

WE'VE COMPLETED 34 SITES TO DATE. AT LEAST WE WANTED TO REPRESENT THE DIFFERENT COUNCIL DISTRICTS HERE ON THE COMMITTEE, AS FAR AS THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THE QAR COMMUNITY CENTER AND THAT'S A TOTAL ROOF PROJECT.

AND WE JUST INCLUDED COST AND SAVINGS THERE. DISTRICT 6, SOUTHWEST SERVICE CENTER IS PROBABLY THE THIRD LARGEST, AND THAT IS DISTRICT 5. WE DO HAVE JOHN EAGLE LIBRARY, THAT'S A COMBINATION OF ROOFTOP AND CARPORT FOR DISTRICT 8. GARZA COMMUNITY CENTER, THAT WAS ALL ROOFTOP, AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE NICE CLEAN ROOF FOR THAT -- FOR DISTRICT 7.

AND THEN DISTRICT 10, WE HAVE THE NORTHEAST SENIOR CENTER. SENIORS LOVE PARKING THEIR NICE CADILLAC UNDERNEATH THAT CARPORT CANOPY, I CAN TELL YOU. IT'S A GREAT BENEFIT.

AND SO FOR THIS PROGRAM, AGAIN, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE REDUCTIONS, BUT AGAIN, OUR DEPARTMENT IS SMALL AND MIGHTY. WE STILL WILL IMPLEMENT THESE THINGS, THESE PROJECTS, THESE MEASURES, AND WORKING WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS. WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND THE EEF PROJECT LOCATIONS BY TYPES. WE DO -- OR WE WILL TAP INTO ENERGY ON WATER EFFICIENCY.

SLOWLY BUT SURELY OUR WATER COSTS HAS BEEN INCREASING. AND YOU KNOW, WE USE WATER OUTSIDE AND A LOT OF TIMES THAT'S WHERE SAWS WILL HIT AND THE CITY PAYS THE BILLS.

SO WE ARE LOOKING AT WATER EFFICIENCY P PROJECTS. NEXT FISCAL YEAR WE DO PLAN ON DOING A MUNICIPAL ENERGY LONG-RANGE PLAN AND WE HOPE TO INTEGRATE -- LAURA WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN OUR NEBS PRESENTATION -- EEF AND MUNICIPAL SOLAR PROJECTS INTO FUTURE BOND PROGRAMS. WE'LL WORK WITH BSD ON DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND ENERGY PROJECTS THAT WE CAN BE -- POSSIBLY CAN BE IMPLEMENTED ALONGSIDE OF THEM.

AND THEN MAYBE LOOKING AT BATTERY STORAGE IN THE FUTURE. WE'LL CONTINUE TO TRACK FEDERAL AND STATE LOW INTEREST LOANS, TAX CREDITS, AND REBATES. AND OF COURSE WORK WITH OUR LOCAL UTILITY PARTNERS. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

WE'RE HERE FOR QUESTIONS. >> CHAIRMAN, IF I MAY, I WANT TO PUT ONE FINAL POINT ON THE TAX CREDITS. THOSE WERE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT IN 2022. THEY'VE SINCE PHASED OUT. PEOPLE OFTEN ACCUSE GOVERNMENT OF MOVING TOO SLOWLY. WE MOVED QUICKLY. IT'S A CREDIT TO GOLDA, TO ASH WILLIAMS AND THIS TEAM FOR TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT. THEY GOT THE REQUISITE PURCHASES IN BEFORE IT WAS 20 PHASED OUT. AND AS A RESULT, IT'S SAVING MONEY AND HAVING AN IMPACT FOR

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>> CHAIR: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE -- WHAT WE HAVE WITH THE INSULATION THIS YEAR AS WELL WHERE I GOT TO SEE THE BIG CHECK.

THAT WAS ALSO GREAT TO SEE LIVE AND IN PERSON. I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT OF COURSE ALL THE FOLKS WHOA ARE SOLAR, DOING INCREDIBLE WORK, BUILDING A LOCAL ECONOMY.

IT'S AN INCREDIBLE SIGHT TO SEE. REALLY QUICKLY BEFORE I GET INTO COMMUNITY QUESTIONS, WHICH SIDE OF TOWN HAS THE MOST MUNICIPAL SOLAR PROJECTS, THE WEST SIDE? LOOKS LIKE THE WEST SIDE TO ME.

I'M TAKE IT. WHO WILL START THE CONVERSATION TODAY.

COUNCILMAN WHYTE? >> WHYTE: THANKS, CHAIR. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.

AND THANKS FOR KEEPING MY DISTRICT 10 CADILLACS WELL COVERED.

AND COOLED. YES. SO MY FIRST QUESTION IS, IF WE'RE PRIORITIZING PROJECTS BASED ON THE HIGHEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT FIRST, SO, YEAH.

THAT'S QUESTION ONE. AND REALLY SORT OF A -- WHAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS IS I'M LOOKING AT THESE -- THE SLIDE YOU SHOWED WITH MY SENIOR CENTER AND THE OTHERS, $565,000 IT COST, $28,000 IN ESTIMATED ANNUAL SAVINGS. I MEAN, THAT'S 20 YEARS TO RECOVER THE COST. IS THAT -- I MEAN, IS THAT ABOUT NORMAL?

IS THERE A RETURN, OR WHAT? >> GOLDA:GOLD. >> PATINO: THAT'S NORMAL IN TERMS OF THE RETURN LIFE CYCLE OF SOLAR PROJECTS. HOWEVER, WE ARE SEEING AN EXPEDITED RETURN DUE TO THE TAX CREDITS BEING INCORPORATED AS WELL AS THE LOW INTEREST SECAL LOAN THAT IS PART OF THE FINANCING OF THIS PROJECT. THIS ALLOWS US TO EVEN RECAPTURE THOSE FUNDS, AND IT'S NOT REFLECTED IN THE SAVINGS AS A UTILITY SAVINGS BUT IT IS REFLECTED IN THE PROJECT TOTAL COST OF BEING RECAPTURED EARLIER, EVEN AS EARLY AS 10-15

YEARS, DEPENDING ON THE PROJECT. >> WHEN WE LOOK AT FROM A TOTAL PROJECT, ALL OF THEM SAMPLED TOGETHER, THE PAYBACK WE'RE LOOKING AT CONSERVATIVELY, 8-10 YEARS.

SO WHEN WE -- SO THE LARGER THE SYSTEM, THE MORE COST EFFICIENCY IS.

SO THAT WAS THE OTHER BENEFIT OF DOING THIS WAY, IS THAT THE LARGER SYSTEMS CAN HELP OFFSET THE COST OF THE SMALLER SYSTEMS. IF WE LOOK AT IT, AGAIN, AS A TOTAL, IT'S MUCH MORE COST

EFFECTIVE. >> WHYTE: OKAY. OBVIOUSLY BEFORE WE KEEP DOING THESE PROJECTS, WE REALLY NEED TO BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT WE ARE -- THEY ARE FINANCIALLY BENEFICIAL. WHAT OTHER ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS ARE IN THE PIPELINE?

>> GOLDA: WE DO HAVE -- WE PLAN TO DO A TRAGEDY FOR OUR MUNICIPAL ENERGY PROGRAM IN 2027. PREVIOUSLY WE HAVE COMPETED LIGHTING INTERIOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING. THOSE ARE USUALLY THE EASIEST. WHEN WE DID GET THE FIRST ROUND SEEDING THIS FUND ON 2008-2009, THE CITY WENT THROUGH AND IMPLEMENTED LIGHTING RETROFIT IN OVER 130 FACILITIES. AS WE GOT THAT RETURNED, COUPLED WITH CAPITAL PROJECTS, RETROFITTING HVAC EQUIPMENT. SO WE HAD CHILLER REPLACEMENT, WE HAVE ROOFTOP REPLACEMENT, ALSO DID PUMP REPLACEMENT IN ADDITION TO SOLAR WINDOW FILM. SO AS THE YEARS WENT ON, YOU KNOW, WE HIT THE LOW-HANGING FRUIT AND LAURA MAY TALK ABOUT IT LATER, BUT WE DO HAVE PLANS IN 2027, DO AN ENERGY MASTER PLAN TO BE ABLE TO SEE OUR RETURNS FOR ALL OF THE PROJECTS

AND WHAT PROJECTS CAN WE IMPLEMENT IN THE FUTURE. >> MARTINEZ: I WANTED TO SAY AS OF FY27, WE INCORPORATE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS SO WE HAVE SEVERAL FIRE STATIONS WHERE WE'RE REPLACING THE HVAC, WE HAVE A ROOF REPLACEMENT THAT WE REPLACE ALSO WITH COOLING ROOFS

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>> WHYTE: THIS IS NOT AN AREA OF EXPERTISE OF MINE. AND I DON'T HONESTLY SPEND A TON OF TIME LOOKING AT THIS. BUT I HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY A FEW GROUPS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THIS. AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW FROM A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE FOR THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, HALF DECADE, MAYBE LONGER, THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY HERE, IF WE CAN LEGITIMATELY SHOW FINANCIAL SAVINGS WITH SOME OF THESE PROJECTS, THAT NOW COULD BE A TIME TO REALLY LOOK AT WHERE THESE MAKE SENSE AND WHERE WE'RE GETTING THE MOST RETURN ON OUR INVESTMENT.

>> PATINO: ABSOLUTE LIT. WE UTILIZE A TOOL CALLED ENERGY STAR PORTFOLIO MANAGER TO BEN MARK OUR BUILDINGS AND EVALUATE THEIR ENERGY USAGE. THAT COUPLED WITH THE INITIAL LIST AND EVALUATION THAT WAS WHEN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY FUND WAS ESTABLISHED, ALLOWS US TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT PROJECTS COULD WE DO NEXT. OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE, AS GOLDA EXPLAINED, WE'VE TAKEN PROJECTS FROM THAT LIST, PROPOSE THEM TO COUNCIL AND THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. THIS YEAR DUE TO THE REDUCED BUDGET WE ARE PROPOSING TAKING A PAUSE SO WE CAN FINALIZE OUR FY25 AND '26 PROJECTS AS WELL AS ALLOW US TO DEVELOP A MORE COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY LONG-RANGE PLAN THAT WOULD RE-EVALUATE THE TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT WE'RE DOING, THE TYPES OF FACILITIES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, AND THEN BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE IT WITH THE DIFFERENT FINANCING MECHANISMS THAT WE HAVE INCLUDING BONDS,

MAINTENANCE, AND SO ON. >> WHYTE: I LOVE HOW Y'ALL WERE WILLING TO SAY, LET'S TAKE A PAUSE HERE THIS YEAR AND THEN, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY GIVE UP SOME OF THAT MONEY.

MASTER LIVE OF CITY BUILDINGS BY DISTRICT AND THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY THEY USE.

>> YES. FOR THE -- FOR THE FACI FACILITIES THAT WE MONITOR,

YES, WE DO HAVE THEM IN A PORTFOLIO MANAGER. >> WHYTE: AND IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT YOU WOULD ARGUE THAT SOME OF THESE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS AREN'T

RIGHT FOR EVERY SINGLE BUILDING? >> IT REALLY DEPENDS ON VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF THE BUILDING, INCLUDING THE AGE, THE MATERIAL, AND REALLY THE TYPE OF PLANS THAT ARE IN BOND PLANS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS FOR THE BUILDING AS WELL AS DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. SO WE MAKE SURE AND WE COORDINATE WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS SO THAT WE'RE NOT DUPLICATING ANY PROJECTS THAT WE'RE INVESTING IN FACILITIES THAT ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND ARE GOING TO GIVE US THE MAXIMUM

RETURN ON INV INVESTMENT INTO THOSE SAVINGS. >> WHYTE: OKAY.

THANK YOU, THANKS, CH CHAIR. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO?

>> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND FOR THE PRESENTATION.

MORE COMMENT THAN QUESTION. WHEN I SEE A $3.2 MILLION REBAIT AND THEN I BELIEVE IT'S 1 POINT-SOMETHING MILLIONS IN COST SAVINGS AND THEN SEE THE BUDGET BOOK WITH THE REDUCTIONS TO THE SUSTAINABILITY, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE WITH THESE INITIATIVES UNDER YOUR DEPARTMENT, IT'S -- I IT -- IT'S SE SELF-L SE SELF-LIQUIDATING; RIGHT? SO IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

AND I UNDERSTAND THIS IS MORE OF A COUNCIL CONVERSATION IN TERMS OF BUDGET PRIORITIES BUT SEEING THE AMOUNT OF COST SAVINGS WE'RE SEEING UNDER THIS DEPARTMENT IT JUST GIVES ME CONCERN THAT WE ARE GOING TO PAUSE ON

INITIATIVES THAT WE ARE SEE ING COST SAVINGS. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN.

WE AGREE IT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT WORK. I JUST WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THE POSITIONS THAT WORK ON THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY FUND PROGRAM ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE EFFICIENCY FUND, SO THERE'S NO GENERAL FUND THERE BUT THOSE ARE FU FUNDED BY REECE FUNDING WHICH HAS BEEN REDEDICATED TO THE GENERAL FUND BUT YOUR

POINT IS WELL TAKEN. THANK YOU. >> CASTILLO: I UNDERSTAND.

IT'S ON THE PRESENTATION ALL FIVE POSITIONS WILL BE FUNDED AND IT RUNS IN SYNC AND THEY COMPLIMENT ONE ANOTHER IN TERMS OF SUSTAINABILITY AND REDUCING COST BECAUSE THE VALUE OF THIS IS WE'RE SAVING COST FOR THE TAXPAYER BECAUSE OUR UTILITY BILL WILL BE LOWER BUT WHAT'S JUST AS IMPORTANT IS ENSURING OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE ALSO LOWERING THEIR BILL THROUGH THE MANY INITIATIVES THAT THE SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES. THANK YOU, JEFF.

THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE

GAVITO. >> ALDERETE GAVITO: JUST WANT TO DITTO EVERYTHING

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COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO SAID. >> GALVAN: FURTHER, ANYONE ELSE HAD ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WELL, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I THINK, OF COURSE, AS YOU GO THROUGH THE LO LONG-RANGE PLAN, EAGER TO SEE THAT COME BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL SO WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THAT COULD ALL LOOK LIKE, WHAT KIND OF COST SAVINGS WE COULD SEE ON ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS IN SOME FORM, ESPECIALLY AS WE LOOK AT WATER EFFICIENCY IN TANDEM WITH THIS WORK. I THINK ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE IMMEDIATE SAVINGS TOMORROW, WHICH WE COULD IMMEDIATELY, BUT AS YOU TALKED ABOUT BEYOND BUDGET CYCLE AT CITY COUNCIL WHAT'S THE LONG-TERM, HOW DO WE SAVE COSTS AS WELL AS SPRINGING MORE REVENUE TO OUR CITY, WHAT'S THE NEW ONE RIGHT HERE.

AND HOW TO ACCELERATE OUR WORK WITH BOND PROGRAMS WHICH IS POSSIBLE, BUT YEAH, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION. ALL RIGHT.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE ITEM 4. UPDATE ON SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE WITH A FOCUS ON VIA'S PUBLIC TRANSIT UPDATES.

GO AHEAD RAZI, WELCOME BACK TO THE PODIUM. >> GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN AND COMMITTEE, I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF ENGINEERING AT VIA, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. WE HAVE 6,096 ACTIVE BUS STOPS. 2,370 OF THEM HAVE A SHE SHELTER.

1,485 OF THEM HAVE LIGHTS. AND 3,790 HAVE NO SHELTER. THESE NUMBERS ARE AS OF THE SUMMER OF THIS YEAR. OVER THE PAST DECADES, VIA HAS INSTALLED SEVERAL STYLES OF BUS SHELTERS AS YOU SEE ON THE PICTURE. THE LATEST IS THE LAST DECADE OR SO, WE CALL IT NEXT GENERAL, WHICH IS 918 OF THEM, 672 AND YOU SEE THE OTHERS. THE TOP THREE SHELTERS, THEY HAVE LIGHTS THE REMAINING HAVE NO LIGHTS. THESE ARE THE REMAINING SHELTER PICTURES YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN. EVERY YEAR, ROUGHLY THREE TIMES PER YEAR, WHENEVER WE CHANGE THE SERVICE, WE SEE ALL OF THOSE BUS SHELTERS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS.

THEY INCLUDE AVERAGE DAILY BOARDING, AVERAGE BUS ROUTES OF BUSES AT STOPS, AND ANY EITHER SIDE GETS ADDITIONAL POINTS, MEDICAL FACILITY, EDUCATIONAL FACILITY, COMMUNITY CENTER, GROCERY STORE, MULTIFAMILY. STOPS WITH A SCORE OF 15 OR HIGHER EVALUATED FOR SHELTER INSTALLATION. 345 LOCATIONS WITHOUT SHELTER, THEY DO MEET SHELTER REQUIREMENTS BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE SHELTER TODAY. 155 HAVE RIGHT OF WAY RESTRICTION.

WE REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF NINE FEET FROM BACK OF THE CURB TO PRIVATE PROPERTY LINE O OF -- DESIRE IS 11 FEET, BUT MINIMUM IS 9 FEET TO BE ABLE TO INSTALL SHELTER.

133 LOCATIONS IN PROCESS OF FIELD CONFIRMATION. THTHESE MEET THE SHELTER REQUIREMENT, BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE'S AMPLE RIGHT OF WAY WE CAN GO AND BUILD AND INSTALL SHELTER. 25 LOCATIONS IS READY FOR INSTALLATION AS THE SHELTER BECOMES AVAILABLE WE INSTALL ON THOSE 25 LOCATIONS, AND 36 FOUNDATIONS ARE COMMITTED WITH OTHER AGENCIES LIKE C COSA OR TXDOT WHEN THEY BUILD THE FOUNDATION TO GO AND INSTALL SHELTER THE PROCESS FOR SHELTER INSTALLATION IS OF COURSE THEY HAVE TO HAVE A SCORE OF 15 OR HIGHER. WE SURVEY TO MAKE SURE THERE IS MINIMUM OF 9-FOOT, DESIRED IS 11-FOOT RIGHT OF WAY AVAILABLE.

OBTAIN PERMIT FROM REQUIRED AGENCY MUST OBTAIN FROM C COSA.

CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. FIRST WE CONSTRUCT CONCRETE FOUNDATION, AND THEN OF COURSE THEN SCHEDULE SHELTER INSTALLATION. AS PART OF OUR PROPOSED 2027

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THE LIMIT IS FROM 31 NEW STATIONS, AND IMP IMPROVEMENT TO 8 EXISTING DOWNTOWN SHELTERS.

SLIGHTLY UNDER 7-MILE OF SIDEWALK WE'RE GOING TO BUILD.

13 NEW SIGNALIZED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING. ALL TILLTY UPGRADED.

TEN-MINUTE FREQUENCY ON THE WEEKDAYS AND 15 ON THE WEEKENDS, THE HOURS OF OPERATION, 6:00 A.M. TO 9:00 P.M. ON WEEKDAYS, AND 6 6:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M. ON WEEKENDS. ON SILVER LINE, WHICH IS UNDER DESIGN, WE JUST GOT 70% DESIGN WE ARE REVIEWING AND PLANNING THIS PROJECT GO TO CONSTRUCTION SOMETIME OF FALL NEXT YEAR. THE LIMIT OF THE PROJECT FROM GENERAL FROST BANK MOSTLY ON COMMERCE AND BUENA VISTA. 7.3-MILE IMPROVEMENTS, 24 NEW STATIONS AND IMPROVEMENT TO NINE EXISTING DOWNTOWN SHELTERS.

6 MILES OF NEW SIDEWALK. NINE NEW SIGNALIZED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING.

UTILITY UPGRADE. AND SAME FREQUENCY WITH THE GREEN LINE, 10-MINUTE WE WEEKDAYS, 15 MINUTES ON THE WEEKENDS, AND OF COURSE HO HOURS OF OPERATION IS 6:00 A.M. TO 9:00 P.M. AFTER THIS PROJECT IS COMING IN THE LINE, THIS IS HAVE A LOT OF BENEFIT FOR THE COMMUNITY. ONE IS BECAUSE OF 10-MINUTE FREQUENCY WE ANTICIPATE A GOOD NUMBER OF PEOPLE WILL BE RIDING THIS ONE, WHICH MEANS WE REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PRIVATE VEHICULARS ON THE ROADWAY, WHICH HELPS AIR QUALITY AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. IT REDUCES ACCIDENTS ON THE ROADWAY BECAUSE WE REDUCE SOME OF THE VEHICULAR. ALL OF THOSE TRAFFIC SIGNALS WILL BE SYNCHRONIZED. IF INDIVIDUALS DRIVING PAST THE SPEED LIMIT, THEY WILL REACH ALL OF THE GREEN LI LIGHTS, WHICH MEANS LESS DELAY FOR THE PUBLIC AND ALSO REDUCE AIR QUALITY. IN ADDITION TO THE BUS SHELTER, WE ALSO HAVE ADDITIONAL PROGRAM. I WANT TO COME OVER THERE, DURING THE SUMMER DAYS, YOU KNOW THE TEMPERATURES ARE 100 DEGREES. VIA STOPS GO AROUND AND PA PASSES COLD BOTTLES OF WATER TO ANYBODY ON THE BUS SHELTER OR EVEN BUS STOP TO MAKE SURE THEY AT LEAST HAVE A COLD WATER. I WANT SHAWN TO TALK ABOUT

THAT PROGRAM ALSO. >> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M SHAWN CAGAN, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF SAFETY AND CHAIRMAN AT VIA. AS RAZI MENTIONED, I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO TALK ABOUT CAMPAIGN OUT OF CARE CONCERN AND PREVENTION, AND THAT'S OUR WATER DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM. WE KNOW THE SUMMER MONTHS HERE CAN BE BRUTAL, AND AS TEMPERATURES RISE, WE KNOW OF CARE AND CONCERN THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER MONTHS ON DAYS WE REACH THE TRIPLE DIGITS WE'RE PASSING OUT BOTTLES OF WATERS TO OUR PASSENGERS JUST OUT OF ACT OF CARE AND CONCERN AND THANKING THEM FOR RIDING V VIA.

WE KNOW IT'S A SMALL ACT THAT GOES A LONG WAY, BUT ON ANY GIVEN WEEK WE CAN PASS OUT OF HUNDRED BOTTLES OF WATER AND 5,000 BOTTLES OF WATER DURING SUMMER MONTHS SO IT'S A PROGRAM WE'RE PROUD TO DO AND WE DO IT ON SELECT ROUTES THROUGHOUT THE AREA AND ON TRANSASSESS DE DENTS BECAUSE THEY'RE FOR OUR PASSENGERS.

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ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. >> I THINK I'M -- AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO PASS TO LESLIE. AFTER HER PRESENTATION IS DONE, THEN WE CAN ASK QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

LESLIE. >> GOODS MORNING. I'M THE SUSTAINABILITY ADMINISTRATOR WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF SUSTAIN SUSTAINABILITY.

I OVERSEE URBAN PROJECTS AND WORK. I WANT TO THANK RAZI FOR HIS PRESENTATION AND REALLY FOR SETTING THE STAGE FOR THIS PRESENTATION.

AS WE SAW, VIA HAS AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF BUS STOPS AND WHILE THEY'VE INSTALLED SHELTERS AT EVERY STOP THAT HAVE CRITERIA AND CONTINUE WORK ON BUILDING AND CLOSING GAPS, SOME REMAIN WITHOUT SHELTER. THE FOLLOWING PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF HOW THE PARTNERSHIP WILL TRY TO FILL THE GAPS AND PROVIDE SOLUTIONS FOR THOSE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES ENSURING WE CAN SUPPORT LONG-TERM RIDERSHIP, GROWTH, SUSTAINABILITY WHILE KEEPING RIDERS SAFE AND MORE COMFORTABLE DURING HARSHER CLIMATE SO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE REALLY ALWAYS GO BACK TO OUR ROAD MAP, THE STATE CLIMATE READY PLAN AND HEAT RESILIENCE PLAYBOOK AND THAT'S WHERE, AGAIN, WE WERE LOOKING TO ENSURE WE WERE ADDRESSING THESE NEEDS AND THIS PROJECT LOOKS AT HOW DO WE MODERNIZE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS GOING TO STAY UP TO EXISTING CHANGES WITH CLIMATE AND HEAT WITH CITY. SO THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT SIMPLE, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HIT WHAT WE NEEDED TO AND PRIORITIZE WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO US, AND SO THAT WAS REALLY TO IDENTIFY THESE AME AMENITIES AND IDENTIFY DESIGN FOR PRIORITIZE SAFETY AND COMFORT FOR OUR RIDERS AND LOOK AT DEVELOPING SHADE OPTIONS FOR THESE SPACES THAT ARE CONSTRAINED DUE TO, YOU KNOW, RIGHT OF WAY OR SIDEWALK OR THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THEN THE OTHER THING WE'RE LOOKING AT IS MAKING SURE WE'RE USING REFLECTIVE, COOL MATERIALS AND ARCHITECTURE DESIGN TO PROVIDE THAT HEAT RELIEF AS FAR AS STATUS AND FUNDING, WE RECEIVED COUNCIL APPROVED FU FUNDING IN 2024, FY24 FOR A MILLION DOLLARS TO PILOT THIS PROGRAM, AND THIS YEAR, WE HAVE ENTERED INTO CONSTRUCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION PHASE WITH WES AS OUR ARCHITECTURE, CONSULTANT, AND SMITH AS OUR CONSTRUCTION PARTNER FOR IMPLEMENTATION. WE WILL HOPE HOPEFULLY BEGIN WITH CONSTRUCTION HERE AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR AND INTO THE NEW ONE AND THEN HAVE THAT COMPLETED SHORTLY SO THAT WE CAN INVITE YOU ALL TO CELEBRATE THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. SO WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT, WHAT DO WE CONSIDER? THROUGH OUR RESEARCH AND ALL OF OUR WORK, WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT WE WANTED TO PRIORITIZE OUR HEAT PROTECTION AND WEATHER RESILIENCE, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, WE KNOW SUMMERS HERE ARE HOT. THE GRAPH ON THE TOP OF YOUR SCREEN WILL SHOW YOU A SUMMARY OF JUST WHEN WE SEE THOSE PEAK HEAT TIMES. OBVIOUSLY WE SEE THE START OF OUR SUMMER START IN MAY AND THAT TAKES US INTO PROBABLY EARLY OCTOBER AND THEN YOU CAN SEE DURING THE AVERAGE TIMES, YOUR HEAT STARTS TO REALLY CREEP UP AT 10:00 A.M. AND GOES INTO 10:00 P.M. SO THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT AREA OR TIME CONCERN WE WANT TO ADDRESS WITH THESE SHELTER DESIGNS.

OUR ARCHITECTURE PARTNER WAS ABLE TO GO AHEAD AND USE THIS INFORMATION AND THEN LOOK AT HOW WE'RE DESIGNING AND WHAT DESIGN ELEMENTS WE WERE GOING TO BRING TO ENSURE WE'RE MAXIMIZING THE SHADE DURING THESE PEAK TI TIMES.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE FIGURE BELOW IN THE SLIDE WE'RE REALLYING LOOKING AT ORIENTATION AND MAXIMIZING ON THOSE FEATURES OF THE SHELTER HERE IS A SAMPLE OF A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN, AND WHAT I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO IS YOU CAN SEE HERE WHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN INTENTIONAL WITH, THE SHADE BEING CAST BY THE SHELTER IS DIRECTLY OVER WHERE THE RESIDENTS WILL BE WAITING OVER THE BUS, IT'S NOT BEHIND, NOT TO THE SIDE, NOT ON THE STREET WHERE IT'S NOT HELPING ANYBODY, AND SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE WANTED TO SHOW WITH THIS EXA EXAMPLE. AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE SOME OF THE INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN FEATURES, WE'VE GOT A DOUBLE-LAYERED ROOF.

THIS IS GOING TO HELP WITH AIR FLOW AND CIRCULATION WHILE PROTECTING THE RESIDENT FROM RAIN AND ANY OF THE OTHER ELEMENTS. WE'VE GOT, OF COURSE, LO LOCALIZED IDENTITY WITH SIDE PANELS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VIA AND ARTS DEPARTMENT WHERE WE'RE INSTALLING THESE TO MAKE SURE THESE ALIGN WITH THOSE NEEDS AND HELP MAKE THIS ALSO A BEAUTIFUL THING TO LOOK AT. OUR PERFORATED SHADE PANELS PROVIDE THAT HEAL -- THAT COOLING EFFECT, AND SO YOU'LL SEE THAT ALLOWS FOR

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WE'RE USING CONCRETE OR DIFFERENT MATERIALS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO ABSORB THE HEAT LIKE A TRADITIONAL METAL BENCH DOES, AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL THE ELEMENTS OF THE SHELTER TO ENSURE THAT WHILE THE RIDER IS WAITING 10 OR 15 MINUTES, IT'S GOT COMFORT AND SUPPORT FOR THEM.

WHEN WE LOOK AT WHERE THESE ARE LOCATED, I WANT TO NOTE THAT OUR SITE SELECTIONS CONSIDERED THE SILVER AND GREEN LINE IMP IMPROVEMENTS, SO YOU'LL SEE HOW THERE REALLY ISN'T, YOU KNOW, REPRESENTATION ALONG NORTH, SOUTH, AND WEST AND EAST DUE TO THOSE, AND WE ALSO TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION VIA'S RIDERSHIP CRITERIA AND THEN LOOKED AT OUR HIGH HEAT AREAS FROM OUR RESEARCH WITH UTSA TO UNDERSTAND REALLY WHERE THE MOST NEED WAS. AND SO THIS IS THE REPRESENTATION OF THAT.

OUR RED DOTS ARE THE 13 SI SITES THAT HAVE ALREADY GONE THROUGH PRELIMINARY EVALUATION AND ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.

OUR YELLOW SITES, WE ARE ENTERING TWO OF THOSE INTO INITIAL EVALUATION AND THE REMAINING THREE WILL REMAIN AS OUR BACKUP SITES IN CASE WE RUN INTO ANY CHALLENGES OR WE NEED TO MAKE SOME SWITCHES IN OUR IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE.

AND AS WE KIND OF WRAP THIS UP AND COME TO AN END, I JUST WANT TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION.

THIS IS A VERY INTENSIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PARTNERS.

VIA, WE'VE GOT OUR CITY LEADERSHIP, WE'VE GOT PUBLIC WORKS, CDD.

WE HAVE OHP. WE HAVE ARTS. A LOT OF PEOPLE AT THE TABLE ENSURING WE'RE LISTENING TO THE DIFFERENT FOLKS. WE WILL ENTER INTO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS WE CONTINUE IN THIS PROCESS AND WE'LL ENGAGE YOU AND KEEP YOU UPDATED WITH THAT. AND AGAIN WANT TO THANK OUR CITY LEADERSHIP, OUR SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE TEAM, AND REALLY JUST WANT TO GIVE A HIGHLIGHT TO OUR SUMMER INTERN, SHE'S AN ARCHAN ARCHITECTURE STUDENT AT UT UTSA, AND SHE'S REALLY DIVED INTO THIS AND HAS REALLY HELPED KEEP EVERYTHING COORDINATED AND MOVING SO I WANT TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT THOSE FOLKS THAT HELP US KEEP THIS MOVING FORWARD. SO I THINK THAT'S GOING TO DO IT FOR ME. I'M GOING TO PAUSE FOR QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >> ALL RIGHT.

YA'LL, LAST SEGMENT AND WE'RE DONE WITH THIS ITEM, I PROMISE.

SO I WANT TO BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHT THE SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE WORK BEYOND TRANSPORTATION POSSIBILITY THAT WE'RE ADVANCING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CAPITAL DELIVERY DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. SO THIS UPDATE IS A RESPONSE TO T GALVAN'S REQUEST AND WE'LL PROVIDE A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW AND WE'RE HAVING A MORE DETAILED BO BOND PRESENTATION AT CITY COUNCIL IN THE FUTURE LED BY CAPITAL DELIVERY DEPARTMENT TO WE'RE HAPPY TO RETURN AFTER THAT WITH MORE DETAILED BRIEFING ON THIS WORK. SUSTAINABLE INFRAST INFRASTRUCTURE -- WHOOPS.

SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE IS FUNDAMENTAL TO RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY, SAN ANTONIO NEEDS INFRASTRUCTURE THAT COSTS LESS TO OPERATE, USES MORE EFFICIENTLY IS AND BUILT FOR FUTURE CONDITIONS. AND OUR GOAL IS TO MOVE FROM INDIVIDUAL PROJECT EVALUATION TO A MORE CONSISTENT STANDARDIZED APPROACH CITYWIDE EMBEDDING RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY IN HOW WE DESIGN AND DELIVER INFRASTRUCTURE. AND WE'RE NOT STARTING FROM SCRATCH.

MANY OF THESE PRACTICES HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED TODAY.

TWO OF THOSE REALLY BRIEF EXAMPLES ARE -- THAT DEMONSTRATE THESE PRINCIPLES IN ACTION ARE THE SOUTH ALAMO PROJECT AND THE BROAD CORRIDOR PROJECT.

SOUTH ALAMO DEMONSTRATES THE COMPLETE STREETS APPROACH INTEGRATING PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE INTO ONE CORRIDOR. BROADWAY ON THE OTHER HAND INTEGRATES WATER, TREES AND ENERGY EFFICIENT AND DARK SKY COMPLIANT LIGHTING, AND BROADWAY QUARTER PROJECT WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED BY THE AGC BUILD AMERICA AWARD. THESE PROJECTS DEMONSTRATE THAT SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE IS REALLY ALREADY HAPPENING IN SAN ANTONIO. SO THESE -- LIKE I SAID, THESE ARE JUST TWO EXAMPLES FROM THE 2022 AND EARLIER BOND PROGRAMS, BUT WE'RE BUILDING ON THAT FOUNDATION AND THE LEARNINGS FOR THE FUTURE. OUR DEPARTMENT, RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY ESTABLISHED AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL WORKING GROUP FOR SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THAT GROUP DEVELOPED SIX GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR FUTURE PL PLANNING. WE'VE PARTNERED WITH ITSD TO

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SO WITH THAT, I'LL WRAP IT UP AND WE'LL TAKE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> GALVAN: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION TODAY. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO START THE CONVERSATION? OR QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, EVER EVERYONE, FOR THE PRESENTATION. THIS IS REALLY EXCITING BECAUSE I HAD TO -- I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH MY BROTHER ABOUT JUST OVERALL BUS SHELTERS, AND ONE THAT CAME TO MIND -- AND I WAS MEASURING IT DURING THE CONVERSATION AFTER LOOKING AT THE BUS STOP IMPROVEMENT SCORING CRITERIA; RIGHT? AND IT'S BUS STOP -- OFF OF NOVALITO AND CULBERTSON, SO I MEASURED IT BASED OFF OF THE REQUIREMENTS, 500 FEET AWAY FROM A MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT, TWO FEET AWAY FROM A GROCERY STORE, AND 805 FEET FROM AN LAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SO I'LL SEND THIS BUS STOP NUMBER TO VIA SO IT COULD BE CONSIDERED FOR A POTENTIAL BUS SHELTER, AND THAT ONE CAME TO MIND BECAUSE I WAS AT THE SENIOR CENTER, MY CAR DIED AND I GOT A JUMP, AND I TOOK IT TO THE AUTOZONE ON CULBERTSON, SO WHILE THEY WERE CHARGING MY BATTERY TO SEE IF IT HAD LIFE OR NOT I WAS LIKE I'LL VISIT MY MOM, SO INSTEAD OF PAYING A $16 UBER, I'LL PAY A DOLLAR AND A COUPLE CENTS TO JUST JUMP ON VIA AND GET OFF AT THE STOP. AND WHILE I WAS WAITING THERE IN FRONT OF A GROCERY STORE AND I SEE SO MANY FAMILIES WITH BAGS OF GROCERIES AND I WAS THINKING MAN, IT WAS HOT, THE SUN IS BEAMING. I WAS FINE BUT THINKING OF FOLKS HAVING BAGS OF DAIRY, MEAT, GROCERIES UNTIL THE BUS COMES BY, SO AGAIN I'LL SEND ALONG THAT BUS STOP NUMBER, BUT I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE CRITERIA.

I WAS ALWAYS CURIOUS IN TERMS OF HOW AREAS WERE IDENTIFIED FOR BUS SHELTER, SO I'M PLEASED TO SEE THAT LAID OUT HERE. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE COORDINATION WITH THE SUSTAINABILITY TEAM ON HOW WE COULD ENSURE THAT WE'RE INTENTIONAL WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE PARTICULARLY WITH, LIKE, THE CEMENT BLOCKS, I WAS PUBLIC TRANSIT UNTIL I MADE IT TO MY ELECTION. AND IT'S ROUGH.

WHEN IT'S COLD DOWNTOWN, AND WHEN THERE'S NOT A SCREEN TO BLOCK THE WI WIND, IT'S ROUGH WAITING FOR THE BUS DOWNTOWN, SO JUST GRATEFUL TO SEE THE DIFFERENT WORK IN TERMS OF THE DIFFERENT OPT OPTIONS. I'M CURIOUS IF OFFLINE YOU CAN PROVIDE MY TEAM WITH JUST A COST BR BREAKDOWN. SO WITH THE BUS STOP SHELTER TYPES, LIKE WHAT IS THE AVERAGE COST, AND THEN ALSO, FOR EXAMPLE, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A BUS SHELTER, BUT THERE ARE SOME STOPS THAT HAVE TWO SEATS ATTACHED TO THE POLE. I'M CURIOUS AS TO WHAT THE COST IS BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND IN TERMS OF THE FUNDING TO VIA, LIMITED RESOUSOURCES RIGHT OF WAY, SO ON AND SO FORTH BUT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT INTERNALLY HOW COULD WE USE CIP RESOURCES TO HELP

SUPPORT A BUS SHELTER IN OUR DISTRICT. >> COUNCILWOMAN, FIRST OF ALL, I COULD USE THAT 1.8 MILLION CHECK THEY GOT. AVERAGE BUS STOPS TODAY, WE'RE ANTICIPATING COSTS $40,000 OR SO DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF IT.

THEY ARE AS SMALL AS 8-FOOT OR SO, AS BIG AT 20-SOMETHING FOOT BUT DEPENDING ON LOCATION AND FOUNDATION, BUT AVERAGE IS $40,000. AND ALSO, WE ARE REALLY LOOKING TO BUY NEW SHELTERS. WE HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH MANY, MANY PEDESTRIANS. WE ARE REALLY LOOKING VERY SERIOUSLY TO HAVE TYPE OF ROOF TO REFLECT THE HEAT AND THE SUN RATHER THAN PASSING DOWN TO THE PEOPLE STANDING

UNDER THAT. >> CASTILLO: AND CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE RIGHT OF WAY PROCESS; RIGHT? BECAUSE I'M THINKING ABOUT DISTRICT 5, OLD ERIN FROM STRUCTURE, NARROW SIDEWALKS, LIMITED SPACE, SO THAT COULD LIMIT THE SIZE AND/OR BUS SHELTER BEING PLACED. CAN YOU WALK ME THROUGH IF THERE IS A HIGH NEED WE SEE

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ACQUIRE MORE PROPERTY TO ACCOMMODATE A BUS SHELTER. >> YEAH.

WHEN ANY BUS STOP MISSED A SHELTER INSTALLATION, THAT'S JUST A NUMBE NUMBERWISE, 15 AND HIGHER, THEN MY TEAM PHYSICALLY GOES TO THE FIELD TO SURVEY THE AR AREA, DO WE HAVE SIDEWALK, DO WE HAVE WHEELCHAIR RAMP BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO BUILD A SHELTER WITH NO SIDEWALK OR WHEELCHAIR RAMP AND THAT'S WHY I SAY $40,000 AVERAGE COST BECAUSE ALSO WE BUILD ADDITIONAL SIDEWALK TO GET TO BUS STOP OR WHEELCHAIR RAMP. REGARDING THERE IS A PLACE, THERE NO 9-FOOT MINIMUM FOR US TO BUILD, WE APPROACH THE PROPERTY OWNER, HOPEFULLY THEY GIVE US THE FREE THE CHARGE EASEMENT TO BU BUILD, OR WE BUY FROM THEM.

UNFORTUNATELY, CERTAIN PARTS OF -- ESPECIALLY OLD PARTS OF CITIES, WE HAVE BUILDING AT THE PROPERTY LINE, THOSE AREAS ARE REALLY TOUGH TO BUY BECAUSE THIS BUILDING, YOU REALLY HAVE TO MOVE THE BUILDING. OUR PLAN IS TO WORK WITH PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND TRANSPORTATION RATHER THAN BUYING PRIVATE PROPERTY, TO SEE CAN WE REDUCE THE STREET SLIGHTLY TO MOVE THE CURB TO GIVE US THAT ADDITIONAL 2 OR

3 FEET WE NEED FOR US TO BE ABLE TO BUILD THAT SHELTER. >> CASTILLO: AND THEN, I GUESS, ARE THERE ANY EXAMPLES, RIGHT, AND TYPICALLY LIKE A -- I'M THINKING, AGAIN OF DISTRICT 5, IT WOULD BE -- I THINK THERE WAS ONE EXAMPLE WE SAID, AND THERE WASN'T ENOUGH RIGHT OF WAY, IT WAS A VACANT LOT, BACK TAXES SO ON, SO FORTH, SO I UNDERSTAND THERE'S NOT A PROPERTY OWNER NECESSARILY TO COMMUNICATE WITH TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT, BUT DOES VIA HAVE -- VIA DOES HAVE THE ABILITY FOR EMINENT DOMAIN, 2 FEET, 3 FEET TO ACCOMMODATE FOR BEST SHELTER , AND HOW DO YA'LL EVALUATE -- AND THIS COULD BE AN OFFLINE CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW YOU ALL EVALUATE WHEN

THERE'S VALUE IN TAKING THAT STEP. >> FIRST OF ALL, WE COULD CONDEMN, CITY COULD DO, ALSO THAT'S REALLY LESS OPTION WE USE, WE WANT TO REALLY EXPLAIN THE PROPERTY OWNER WHY IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT JUST FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND MANY TIMES, DIRECTLY, I HAVE ABIGAIL FROM OUR OFFICE, SHE DOES THE REAL EST ESTATE,

ABIGAIL, DO YOU WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE, PLEASE? >> SURE.

HI, GOOD MORNING. ABIGAIL KINSON, DIRECTOR OF REAL ESTATE AND CAPITAL AMENITIES. RAZI IS RIGHT. WE HAVE THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN, BUT THAT'S OUR LAST RESORT, WE PREFER TO NEGOTIATE AND DISCUSS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS, OR SEE IF WE COULD ADJUST THE STOP SLIGHTLY TO BETTER ACCOMMODATE PASSENGERS. ANOTHER REASON WE ALSO DON'T USE EMINENT DOMAIN FOR BUS STOPS AND SHELTERS IS THAT OUR SYSTEM CHANGES. WE'VE JUST GONE THROUGH THE BETTER BUS SYSTEM, THAT'S GOING TO CONT CONTINUE. SO AS THOSE IMPROVEMENTS CHANGE, STOP LOCATIONS CAN AS WELL. SO IT'S -- IT'S KIND OF THAT BALANCE OF, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH DO WE WANT TO INVEST AS FAR AS A LOCATION THAT MAY

CHANGE IN THE FUTURE. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, ABIGAIL.

I APPRECIATE THAT CONTEXT. AND THANK YOU, RAZI. MY LAST COMMENT, RIGHT, AGAIN AS YOU WORK TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING AND PLACING MORE BUS SHELTERS, I WOULD STR STRONGLY ENCOURAGE, RIGHT, LOOKING BEYOND THE SILVER AND GREEN LINE.

MANY OF MY RESIDENTS HAVE TO WALK TO GET TO A MAIN CORRIDOR BUT WALK TO A BUS STOP TO CONNECT AND TRANSFER. SO I WANT TO SHARE THAT WE'RE BEING MINDFUL OF THOSE NETWORKS THAT DON'T NECESSARILY CONNECT DIRECTLY TO THE SILVER OR GREEN LINE

BUT HAVE A HIGH USE. >> THAT'S GOOD INPUT, COUNCILWOMAN.

ACTUALLY, THE 150 WE'RE PLANNING TO BUILD NEXT YEAR, AND OF COURSE PROBABLY ANOTHER 150 THE YEAR AFTER THAT, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ON GREEN LINE OR SILVER LINE BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE BUSES STATIONED, ALREADY BUDGETED. THIS WILL BE OUTSIDE OF

THOSE TWO MAJOR CORR CORRIDORS. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, RAZI.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, ALL, THANK YOU CHAIR.

>> GALVAN: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO.

>> ALDERETE GAVITO: THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU RAZI AND OTHERS FOR THE PRESENTATION. YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT -- EVER SINCE I WAS ON THE VIA BOARD WE'VE BEEN HARPING ABOUT VIA BUS SHELTERS. A FRIEND OF MINE IN DISTRICT 8 WAS JUST TE TEXTING ME ABOUT THIS. AS COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO SAID THEY'RE WATCHING OLDER PEOPLE WITH GROCERIES, YOU KNOW, WAITING FOR BUSES WITH NO SHELTER. SO THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO FOR ASKING ABOUT THE COST OF INSTALLATION. I MEAN -- AND WE CAN TAKE THIS CONVERSATION OFFLINE, BUT I DO THINK IF THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE COULD SPEED UP THE PROCESS FOR MORE BUS SHELTERS, AND I DO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO, NOT JUST ON THE GREEN AND SILVER LINE ; RIGHT? WE KNOW A LOT OF INVESTMENT IS GOING THERE,

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SO IF THERE'S -- IF THERE'S WAYS THAT WE CAN PARTNER TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS, THEN LET ME KNOW, AND, AGAIN, I KNOW IT WILL ALL COME BACK TO FUNDING, AND I KNOW THAT VIA IS SEVERELY UNDERFUNDED; RI? YOU KNOW BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THAT -- THOSE PORTIONS OF THE PENNY GOING TO PRE-K FOR SA OR REA READY TO WORK AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT TOO. SO IT'S EASY TO SAY VIA IS NOT DOING THEIR JOB BUT WE AS A CITY ARE NOT GIVING YOU ALL THE RESOURCES WE NEED AND WE SEE AUSTIN AND DALLAS' PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM REALLY TAKING OFF AND ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THEIR RESIDENTS AND THEIR GROWTH, AND WE'RE STRUGGLING, YOU KNOW.

AND I JUST THINK THAT WE HAVE TO ALSO LOOK INWARD TO SEE HOW WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY SETTING YOU ALL UP FOR SUCCESS THROUGH DECISIONS THAT WE -- AND I'M

SAYING WE HOLISTICALLY AS A CITY. >> COUNCILWOMAN YOU HAVE A GOOD POINT. AND LET ME TELL YOU WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO BE ABLE TO BUILD 150 NEXT YEAR. AS OF TODAY, WE INSTALL BUS SHELTERS ON THOSE AREAS WHEN EXISTING BUS SHELTERS ARE AVAILABLE, WHEN WE'RE REMOVING ONE.

PHYSICALLY REMOVE. REPAIR IT AND PUT IT ON NEW LOCATION.

>> WE'RE GOING TO ADVERTISE TO BUY BRAND NEW. WE'RE WORKING WITH SOME MANUFACTURERS, NOT JUST TO BUY A BRAND NEW SHELTER, BUT ALSO MAKE SURE SHELTER, ESPECIALLY THE ROOF AS SUCH REF REFLECTS THE HEAT. ON TOP OF, THAT WE HAVE ADVERTISED ON AN-CALL CONTR CONTRACTOR. IN THE PAST, IT USED TO TAKE US A LONG TIME TO GO -- YOU WERE ON THE BOARD -- TO HAVE THE BOARD APPROVE THAT PROJECT. AFTER OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE CAPACITY OF THE CONTRACTOR, THEN REALLY THE SKY IS THE LIMIT. AS WE -- A BUS SHELTER LOCATION BECOMES AVAILABLE WE'LL BUILD IT AND INSTALL BUS SHELTER.

>> ALDERETE GAVITO: THAT'S HELPFUL TO KNOW, THANKS, RAZI, AND NOW I KNOW WE HAVE ALMOST 1700 STUDENTS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP FOR FREE VIA BUS PASS SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE SHELTER AS WELL. I'M SORRY WERE YOU GOING TO

SAY SOMETHING. >> WE HAD A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO OVER THE PAST TEN OR FIFTEEN YEARS. WE LEVERAGE BOND PRO PROJECTS AND IMP PRO PROJECTS AND WE GAIN SHELTER SITES THROUGH THOSE PROJECTS.

AS YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A LONG LEAD TIME, SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE -- YOU KNOW, WE MAKE COMMENTS DURING THE DESIGN PHASE, AND WE SEE THEM THROUGH DURING CONSTRUCTION, AND THEN WE INSTALL SHELTERS OR WE GAIN SHELTERS AT STOPS THAT EXIST ON THOSE CORRIDORS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO WE CALCULATED IT SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, IT WAS OVER 600 STOPS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPROVED THROUGH CITY BOND

PROJECTS. >> ALDERETE GAVITO: OKAY. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.

>> SO THERE'S A LEVERAGE HAPPENING. THE OTHER THING I'LL MENTION IS THAT THROUGH THE BETTER BUS PLAN, FREQUENCIES ARE IMP IMPROVING, SO FOLKS ARE SPENDING LESS TIME AT A STOP. IT'S STILL VERY IMPORTANT,

BUT THAT IS HELPING TO IMPROVE THAT. >> ALDERETE GAVITO: YEAH.

AND I SAW -- BECAUSE I RECENTLY LOOKED INTO THE STATE OF TRANSIT, WHICH WAS GREAT BY THE WAY, AND YOU KNOW I THINK YA'LL ARE TAKING ON TWO MORE MILLION PASSENGERS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IF I'M REMEMBERING CORRECTLY.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE DEFINITELY WANT VIA TO OBVIOUSLY BE THERE AT A MORE FREQUENT BASIS. I KNOW FREQUENCY IS THE NAME OF THE GAME FOR YOU ALL.

AND ALSO TOO OBVIOUSLY IF THE BUSES ARE MORE FREQUENT, THEN PEOPLE ARE NOT HAVING TO WAIT WITH THEIR GROCERY AS LONG AND THAT KIND OF STUFF.

SORRY. TOM WERE YOU GOING TO MENTION.

>> YEAH. JUST LIKE YOUR STUDENT PASS PROGRAM WHICH WAS AS OF YESTERDAY WAS AT 1,998 SO 49 AWAY WHAT WE DID DURING THE PILOT PROGRAM FOR THAT ANNUAL PASS AND WE'RE PUSHING TO ADD ANOTHER ONE THOUSAND AFTER THAT.

BUT THE INCREASE THERE WAS TECHNOLOGY; RIGHT? INSTEAD OF THE OLD PROGRAM FOR THE SEMESTER PASS WAS A STUDENT HAD TO PRINT OFF A PAPER FORM, TAKE IT TO THEIR SCHOOL, GET IT SIGNED U UP, AND SO WE FULLY TOOK IT ONLINE SO THEY LITERALLY CAN GO, FIND THEIR SCHOOL, SUBMIT IT, AND THEN THEIR SCHOOL DOES THE VERIFICATION THAT ORIGINALLY REQUIRED A PRINCIPAL'S SIGNATURE. SO THEN WE MAIL THE PASS TO THE SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL DISDISTRIBUTES IT. SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO VISIT A TRANSIT CENTER OR STOP AT ALL. SO ULTIMATELY, THAT'S THE BEST PLAN FOR A SHELTER, NO SHELTER AT ALL BECAUSE WE HAVE LESS TRANSFERS, SO LESS WA WAITING TIME, YOU START, YOU GET OFF, YOU GET ON ANOTHER BUS, SO THAT'S THE BETTER BUS PLAN THAT'S CONNECTING ROUTES AND MAKING YOUR TRIP -- YOU KNOW, LONGER WHILE YOU'RE ON A CLIMATE CONTROLLED BUS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, YOU KNOW, MAKING THE ROUNDABOUTS TO THAT TECHNOLOGY PIECE, WE'RE LAUNCHING A NEW APP THAT WILL INTEGRATE THE VIA LINK APP AND OUR NORMAL ROUTE OF SERVICE INTO THE SAME APP AND HAVE THE FAMILIARITY OF UBER TO SEE WHERE ALL THE

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SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY WAIT INSIDE INSTEAD OF AT A SHELTER OR KNOW, HEY IT'S DOWN THE STREET SO NOW I HAVE TO WALK OUT TO THE SHELTER.

SO THAT'S ULTIMATELY GOING TO BE THE BEST THING BECAUSE JUST TO PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE, YOU KNOW, THE 2500 SHELTERS WE HAVE AT $40,000 A PIECE, THAT'S $100 MILLION, THAT'S ABOUT -- A LITTLE OV OVER -- YOU KNOW, A THIRD OF OUR ANNUAL BUDGET, AND SO IF WE COULD PUT THOSE DOLLARS INTO THE TRANSIT SYSTEM TO GET MORE BUSES FAS FASTER. JOHN GARY LIKES TO TALK ABOUT THE SLOPE THE CLOSER WE CAN GET TO 0 TO 10 MINUTES WAIT TIME THE MORE PEOPLE WANT TO USE OUR

SYSTEM. >> ALDERETE GAVITO: THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE AND YOU'VE BEEN GREAT PARTNERS TO THE STUDENT PASS AND LISTENING TO STUDENT TESTIMONIALS ABOUT HOW MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE THAT PASS IS MAKING IN THEIR LIVES IS ALL THAT WE NEED TO, OBVIOUSLY, KEEP GOING AND SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YA'LL'S HELP WITH THAT. AND I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT HOW IF WE INVEST IN MORE FREQUENT STUFF WE'RE NOT HAVING TO INVEST IN KIND OF THE HARD INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YA'LL'S CONTINUED WORK. MY TEAM AND I HAVE AN IDEA BREWING, SO WE'LL BE TALKING TO YOU SOON AND HOPEFULLY MY COLLEAGUES HERE TOO CAN SIGN ON TO IT. SO THANKS AGAIN. THANKS, CHAIR.

>> GALVAN: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE. >> WHYTE: YEAH.

BRIEFLY. RAZI, FIRST OF ALL, GREAT TO SEE YOU BACK IN THE BUILDING.

THAT'S IT. >> IT WAS HARD TO GET IN, COUNCILMAN.

>> WHYTE: WELL, YEAH. THEY DON'T LET ME IN SOMETIMES TOO.

BUT IT'S -- IT'S LIKE OLD TIMES. SO GOOD TO SEE YOU, AND TOM AS WELL. ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU. JUST REALLY QUICK ON THE SCORE CARDS. ARE THEY GOING TO INCLUDE LIFE CYCLE COST AND MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING COST RATHER THAN JUST THE UPFRONT CONSTRUCTION PIECE?

>> NO, COUNCILMAN, IN ORDER TO REALLY SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WHEN THERE'S A NEED, WE'RE BUILDING THOSE SHELTERS, WE WANT TO BUILD THE SHELTER IT REQUIRES MINIMUM MAINTENANCE THAT'S ONE OF OUR FOCUS WHEN TALKING WITH THE MANUFACTURER, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS IN PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY MORE LIKELY GOING TO BE USED BY SOME INDIVIDUAL, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S EASY TO PLACE,

EASY TO MAINTAIN. >> WHYTE: YEAH. OKAY.

AND ARE WE LOOKING TO MAKE THESE INVESTMENTS THE AREAS WITH THE HI HIGHEST

RIDERSHIP I WOULD IMAGINE? >> THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT.

>> WHYTE: ALL RIGHT. WELL THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAD.

THANKS ALL YA'LL FOR THE WORK. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU.

COUNCILMEMBER MEZA GONZALEZ. >> GONZALEZ: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. JUST A QUICK COMMENT ON THE SHADED BUS SHELTER PILOT, UNDERSTAND THE -- WHAT IS IT? THE -- I LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT.

I UNDERSTAND THE -- OH MY GOD I LOST IT. WHAT WAS I GOING TO SAY.

I WAS TRYING TO TALK ABOUT VAN SHACKSON. WE GOT THIS IN AT THE BUDGET TOWN HALL, SOMEBODY ASKED ABOUT THE STOPS ON VANCE JACKSON, SO I WANTED YOU GUYS TO CONSIDER THAT DOES NOT HAVE A SHADE AND ADVANCE JACKSON GOES FROM 410 ALL THE WAY TO 1604 AND SO MUCH INDUSTRY. AND DISTRICT 8 HAS THE MOST APARTMENTS IN THE CITY. WE HAVE A LOT OF HOTELS COMING UP BY THE RIM WITH UTS A, AND THE ACTIVITY THERE WITH TEXAS, AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IF THERE'S ANY POSSIBILITY TO ADD ANY SHADE STRUCTURES ALONG THAT VA VANCE JACKSON ROUTE THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. AND WE'RE JUST ALONG 9 SO AND EVERY MAJOR EXIT, SO THERE'S TRAFFIC COMING IN AND OUT OF THERE CONSTANTLY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE MEDICAL CENTER, LARGE EMPLOYERS LIKE USAA, SO I JUST WANT TO SEE IF ANY OF THOSE RED DOTS THAT ARE ALONG IN ON THAT MAP, IF ANY OF THEM CAN MAYBE BE ALONG I-10 WOULD BE NICE, WHICH IS ON SLIDE 19, I BELIEVE. 19?

YEAH. >> WE'LL LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES. LIKE RAZI MENTIONED, THEY EVALUATE A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR, AND SO SOME OF THEM DROP OFF, SOME OF THEM COME ON, AND WE'RE TRYING TO CATCH THEM AS WE SEE THEM, SO WE'LL DEFINITELY TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AND SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD IMPLEMENT OR CHANGE. DEFINITELY WE WANT TO LEARN FROM THESE, SO IF THERE'S A SECTION OF THE CITY, WE COULD TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT

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WE'LL WORK WITH THE TEAM AND FOLLOW UP. >> GONZALEZ: THANK YOU SO

MUCH. >> REALLY QUICK COUNCILMAN. TOM MARKS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR VIA. WE'RE STILL CONTINUING THE BETTER BUS PROGRAM, AND SO THERE'S GOING TO BE CONSIDERABLE UPDATES IN THE -- ABOUT THE NEXT YEAR COMING TO YOUR DISTRICT SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THE UTSA CONNECTION TO DOWNTOWN, SO I-10 IS A VERY IMPORTANT CORRIDOR FOR US BUT ALSO MOVING OUT INTO THAT VANCE

JACKSON AND HUBNER AREA AS WELL. >> GONZALEZ: AWESOME.

COUNT ME IN FOR A RIDE. >> ABSOLUTELY. PLUS KEEP CONNECTING CLARK

TO THE STUDENT PASS PROGRAM. >> GONZALEZ: THANK YOU. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY.

I'LL WRAP UP WITH A COUPLE QUICK THINGS. I APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION ON THIS TODAY AND ALL THE UPDATES RELATED TO BRINGING MORE SHADE FOR PEOPLE OF PUBLIC TRA TRANSIT. IT'S AN INCREDIBLE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. MY LIFE AS WELL. AND BEING ABLE TO THINK ABOUT GETTING THROUGH THE CITY COMFORTABLY WITH EASE I KNOW WITH VIA IS A PRIORITY.

GRATEFUL TO SEE THE WORK SINCE THE SHADE IS ART CCR FROM A COUPLE YEARS AGO, THAT KIND OF WO WORKING GROUP BETWEEN ART AND PUBLIC WORKS, EVERYBODY, VIA TO DELIVER SOME OF THIS WORK HERE. IF I COULD ASK QUICKLY, WHAT'S THE -- WHAT'S BEEN THE WORK WITH OR COORDINATION WITH AMPL WITH THE BUS SHELTERS? ANY SUPPORT FROM THEM ON THIS?

>> SO WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE AMPL FOR THE OVERALL PLAN OF THE UPDATE FOR CR25 AND THEY WERE EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THE PILOT AND DEFINITELY, AGAIN, TRANSPORTATION IS A BIG PRIORITY FOR THEM, SO WE WILL -- THEY ARE A STAKEHOLDER THAT WE'RE KE KEEPING UPDATED WITH THE PROGRESS.

THEIR FOCUS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE, YOU KNOW, ALIGNED WITH THEIR PRIORITIES AND THEY'RE WORKING WITH DIFFERENT FUNDING MECHANISMS SO RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST MOSTLY THAT IDEA SHARING AND REALLY ONE OF THE DELIVERABLES FROM THIS PROJECT IS THAT WHEN WE'RE DONE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PLAYBOOK THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH VIA, SHARE WITH AMPL, SHARE WITH ACOG, CENTRAL, AND ALL THE PAR PARTNERS IN THE CITY WHERE THIS IS A SHADE DESIGN THAT WORKS THAT ANYBODY WITH PICK UP AND RUN WITH AND THAT'S ONE OF THE DELIVERABLES SO DEFINITELY KEEPING THEM IN THE LOOP AND ENGAGING AND WE COULD DEFINITELY CONNECT WITH THEM AND CONNECT THEM TO THE PARK.

>> GALVAN: THAT'S GREAT. OH, GO AHEAD. >> I JUST -- SO WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE NPO ON A STUDY OF OLDER SHELTER STRUCTURES, SO NEXT AGAIN IS NEWER BUT WE WORKED WITH THEM TO FUND A STUDY THAT STRUCTURALLY WORKED WITH MAINTENANCE PRACTICES AND IS THERE A WAY TO EXTEND A LIFE OR ARE THEY AT THE END OF THEIR LIFE AND IS THERE A RECOMMENDATION. SO WE'RE WRAPPING THAT UP

RIGHT NOW THROUGH THE NPO. SO THAT'S SORT OF CONNECTED. >> GALVAN: GOT IT.

THANK YOU. THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR TOO.

ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING WE COULD GET TO CONTINUE WORKING ON THIS STUFF TO ACCELERATE THE WORK OF COURSE EXCITED TO SEE IF WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT.

I KNOW THE PROCESS TO GET FUNDED IS LENGTHY BUT ALONG WITH 2024 ME MEETING IN THIS COMMITTEE WE TALKED A BIT ABOUT -- CRYSTAL JONES TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT NATIONAL ARTS GRANT AS WELL TO HELP ASSIST WITH SOME OF THESE, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE BEEN SEEKING ANY OF THOSE, BUT I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING ANY KIND OF FUNDING WE COULD DO FOR THIS WORK EVEN IF ON CERTAIN STOPS BASED ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WE GET, ALL THE STOPS IN THE AREA. JUST INTERESTED TO SEE HOW WE COULD AUGMENT COSTS AND HOPEFULLY ACCELERATE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

>> WE DO HAVE A ART AND TRANSIT PROGRAM THAT WE ADMINISTER THROUGH VIA.

RIGHT NOW IT'S FOCUSED MOSTLY ON THE GREEN AND SILVER LINE, SO WRAPPING UP THE GREEN LINE, AND THAT'S ALL OF THE -- YOU KNOW, THE SHADE, METAL BACKGROUNDS OF THE STATIONS ARE ALL ART FROM -- YOU KNOW, WITHIN ONE MILE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL OR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT FROM THAT AREA SO PLANNING IT RIGHT NOW AND HAVE AN EVENT WITH THE STUDENTS WHERE WE WANT TO GIFT THEM A FRAMED VERSION OF THE ARTWORK ON THE STATION. WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF SILVER LINE.

IT LOOKS LIKE -- YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE STATIONS AS A FORMER D5 STAFFER YOU SAW THAT GREAT PIECE ON ZARZ ZARZAMORA, SO VERY SIMILAR TO THAT.

WE'RE ALSO IDEAUATING AROUND DIFFERENT ADOPT A SHELTER PROGRAM, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB HAS REACHED OUT TO US, DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE SOME SORT OF REPRESENTATION SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE, BUT WE COULD INCORPORATE SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT WOULD INCLUDE AN ART PIECE.

>> GALVAN: THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. >> SURE.

>> GALVAN: ONE OF THE LAST THINGS I WANTED TO ASK WAS WILL VIA BE DEVELOPING A PUBLICALLY ACCESSIBLE VIEW LOOKING AT IMPROVING WHAT THE COSTS ARE, WHAT THEY'RE AT, ANY PRIO PRIORITIZATION BEING DONE. I THINK ABOUT TRANSPORTATION

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I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE INTENSIVE WORK WOULD LOOK LIKE, BUT SOMETHING VIA IS

THINKING ABOUT OR THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT HERE. >> AS WE SCORE THEM, THE HIGHEST SCORE WE START WITH GOES FIRST AND THE SECOND THING WE LOOK OVER DO WE HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY, IF WE HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY AND THE HIGHEST SCORE THEY'RE FIRST ON THE LIST OF COURSE WE GO FURTHER DOWN. WE HAVE OVER 300 WE'RE PLANNING 150 FOR 27. THAT'S ALMOST REDUCED BY OUR BACKLOG ALMOST 50% OR 40% OR SO. AND THEN THE REMAINING, WE'LL BE DOING PROBABLY IN 2028. WE HAVE CHALLENGES, SOME ARE PROBABLY EASIER TO GET THAN OTHERS, BUT WE'LL WORK ON -- ANY SHELTER MISSED THE SHELTER REQUIREMENT FOR US TO INSTALL SHELTER THERE.

GO. >> GALVAN: GOT IT. I APPRECIATE IT.

THOSE ARE ALL OF MY QUESTIONS. ANY LAST COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ALL THE TEAMS HERE TODAY TO HELP WITH OUT PRESENTATIONS.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.